This task derives from the usability test analysis for talk pages in October 2022.
Problem: A participant accidentally pressed back while creating a new topic. The subject and description were deleted after going back and creating a new topic
Solution: Make sure to cache/store the contents of an input field for a specific session to avoid the loss of the user’s input.
APK: https://github.com/wikimedia/apps-android-wikipedia/pull/3674
| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolved | None | T291851 EPIC: Enhance Messaging Interface and Workflows for Android App | |||
| Open | None | T318311 Design research to improve communication: New users (Talk pages: After) | |||
| Open | None | T321261 Talk page usability test analysis + action items from Oct 2022 | |||
| Resolved | Sharvaniharan | T321269 Cache answers when creating new talk page topics and replying |
Hi @scblr
Since the new topic screen is an independent activity of its own, we cannot store the user text efficiently when they press back button. By definition in android back button is expected to 'kill' things... However, we can provide a dialog with something like "Are you sure you want to exit?" Which will catch both accidental back nav and also even when it is intentional, it will provide as a warning that they are in fact "Exiting"
Please lmk what you think.