Bug: Can not enable developer mode [not relevant]
asked 2014-07-28 17:40:16 +0300
After updating to the last release Tahkalampi 1.0.8.19 I got frustrated with the buggy, sluggish and non existing performance of my Jolla and decided to revert to factory settings after backing up everything to a memory card.
The good part: After factory reset I downloaded and installed the (3?) suggested updates and got back my smoothly performing Jolla. Nice!
The bad part 1: I needed to re install all the applications, even the ones installed from Jolla store.
The bad part 2: I wanted to install the Google Play to get back by applications that are only there. (why can't there be a guided application for installing Google Play? Not everybody wants to toy around with this either.) But to install Google Play, you need to enable developer mode. That just does not happen. reproducable? every time
Network: both 3g and WLAN, verify connection at Jolla Store date: current release: 1.0.8.19 language: Finnish Steps to reproduce: 1. Go to settings -> developer mode -> development tools -> Developer mode ->accept terms 2. Screen title "developer tools". Watch the endless row of little worms making their way to the right side of the screen, with text "enabling developer mode" 3. Watch a progress bar reach 2/3 of the destination. then get stuck 4. after about 1 minute, quick message on top:"problem at store: installation failed: jolla-developer-mode" 5. swiping from the bottom you find notification: Problem with installation: 1 minute ago jolla-developer-mode 6. you tap on the notification, you get: Screen title: store, package jolla-developer-mode can not be found from Store.
futher more; At settings -> developer mode -> development tools: SSU -> allow development updates, it will ask you to register your username and password, but nothing happens after that. You can do that over and over again, but when returning to Developer Tools, you don't have it highlighted,
the rant: I strongly suggest an update that would make a clean install of everything without losing all the good stuff that is already installed. Should be smart enough to have the information of previous app installations. I'm sure there are many many Jolla users out there that are not prepared to toy around with their poorly performing device and are ready to try something else. My wife being one of them. I suspect that there are many that we are not hearing from.
Surely you will disable such UI components in future releases.
peinu ( 2014-08-18 14:08:43 +0300 )editThe other way round, they will enable developer updates.
chemist ( 2014-08-18 14:21:48 +0300 )editI agree that the SSU thing has no place in the UI though. It's something a developer can and should do via terminal.
nthn ( 2014-08-18 14:34:14 +0300 )edit@nthn the developer mode in general or the developer updates bit? People install developer mode as they think it does give them freedom... that freedom means responsibility is most of the time denied by such users - maybe it should be hidden behind a terms-of-use disclaimer... just to make people aware that it needs an extra "yes I understand" to go there...
chemist ( 2014-08-18 14:40:18 +0300 )editJust the developer updates bit, I have no problem with a switch for turning developer mode itself on/off in settings.
nthn ( 2014-08-18 15:18:23 +0300 )edit