Can't Logon To Forum Anymore

[startac4]

I've been on this forum for a few years but you've complately changed it and now I can't logon to it. I don't see any "logon" option anymore.

 

[startac4]

The way I got logged on to post this was because I tried to post this and it wanted me to register. And only then did it ask if I was a member and showed a logon option. That used to be at the very beginning when I went to the site.

 

[AugieTN]

I had the same problem. I had to change the theme at the bottom of the page to the Dark Theme to log in

 

[olbriar]

@Rob has been working on the forums and something must have been changed. I'm sure he'll address it the next time he is on. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.

 

[ocnbrze]

Hmmm weird, didn't have that issue...... so far so good for me.

 

[olbriar]

I didn't have any problems logging on either. I do have dark mode selected however.

 

[Rob]

I've been on this forum for a few years but you've complately changed it and now I can't logon to it. I don't see any "logon" option anymore.

Any chance you can log back out, screenshot where you would expect to see the login, and attach here?

I'm guessing you're mobile? The navigation layout isn't optimized properly for mobile yet but definitely need to make sure people can get logged in!

Thanks for the heads up on this!

 

[AugieTN]

Here's where there is no login. I went to the Dark Theme to log in. I'm on my laptop using Firefox

 

[ocnbrze]

Here's where there is no login. I went to the Dark Theme to log in. I'm on my laptop using FirefoxView attachment 168580

yep just logged out and i got the same thing. scrolling down to Prisma(AF) and then selecting dark theme, i get the log in option again.

 

[nickdalzell]

gotta love that change for sake of change stuff....

I remember not too long ago the site was entirely inaccessible unless you used a browser from 2010.

 

[ozonetrooper]

Yup, the dark theme and the default theme have the log in buttons, the Prisma (AF) does not and it comes up as default when opening the site in my browser.

I am on a computer not mobile.

 

[nickdalzell]

Heck I hardly use my phone on the web except for a rando Google search for certain information at work, if that. My only use for a web browser on my tablet is for YouTube since it's from 2012 and the app no longer works. I hate mobile sites. I remember when Steve Jobs back in 2007 mentioning one of the major benefits of the 'new' iPhone being 'desktop-class browsing' and making jokes about WAP, yet here we are in 2023 with crappy modern WAP remakes, gimped as all get out. Worse yet, you can't even escape some sites doing it on a freaking laptop if you use an 'unpopular' browser such as Firefox or Brave.

 

[Rob]

gotta love that change for sake of change stuff....

I could give you 1 million reasons why this isn't "change for the sake of change", but here are two...

1. Interest in Android has been declining for a decade now- people are largely content and complacent with their phones.
2. Social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and especially Reddit have replaced Forums as the defacto first stop for News and Q&A

At its core, AF was built as a community of tech early adopters. We rallied around cool new product launches. We followed fun, emerging tech stories and stuck around to share our excitement (or disappointment) and insight (or ask questions) in those first days, weeks, and months of a product's life cycle.

Android Forums was an amazing destination for more than a decade, but we need to step into a new purpose that meets the needs of a community that has drastically evolved and essentially moved on from both "Android" and "Forums".

There are a bunch of loyal AFers that have stuck around. I'm forever grateful for your participation! But we need to make this place inviting and purposeful for the hundreds of thousands of AF members that left and haven't come back. We need to give them a reason to come back and check us out and reasons to keep coming back and visiting. I can't think of a better reason to keep returning to a tech forum than seeing the best list of new products and a calendar of noteworthy upcoming launches- so that's where I'm starting and I welcome you to join in creating the lists and keeping them updated!

And if that wasn't enough, we need change because I need change. I want to feel inspired and reinvigorated again. I will always have a deep love and appreciation for Android Forums, but all good things must come to an end... why not couple it with a beautiful new beginning?

Rather than continue insisting that AF should remain status quo, I implore you to be patient, optimistic, and see where the road takes us. A positive attitude can go a long way... especially as lurkers and other members follow along.

Let your hair down and have some fun with this!

 

[Dannydet]

Well said, Rob.
Kudos to you and the people behind the scenes that make this happen...

 

[ozonetrooper]

I am not impressed with how the "kids" want their internet served, I wished I could still have the XP Pro OS !

I do not like touch screen, Ipad look, tablet look, or any other "fad" that is going around, just deliver my content to my device and let me alone.


The world changes everyday, and if we do not change with it, we will be left behind ....

Thnkx to Rob for wanting to keep us "in the game".