Searching while offline says no results found

cahlenlee commented

2020-08-22 21:19:38 +02:00

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DESCRIPTION:

Searching while offline say no results found and that the user should try another term. If the user is not aware they are offline, they may be led to believe that the item they searched for doesn't exist when it does, or that LBRY's search algorithms are poor.

REPRO STEPS:

Install and Launch LBRY 0.16.0 on Android 8.1.0
Go offline
Search for something that definitely exists

Results: User is told no results

Expected: User is told they are offline

ENVIRONMENT:

LG V20
Android 8.1.0
LBRY 0.16.0

MEDIA:

INTERNAL USE:

DEFINITION OF DONE:

Tested against acceptance criteria
Tested against the assumptions of the user story
The project builds without errors
Unit tests are written and passing
Tests on devices/browsers listed in the issue have passed
QA performed & issues resolved
Refactoring completed
Any configuration or build changes documented
Documentation updated
Peer Code Review performed

LBRY ADDRESS:
bZSqrVdpxt5KJdn2eGMUzT9Jn3gEiRet7b
mail@cahlen.org

**DESCRIPTION:** Searching while offline say no results found and that the user should try another term. If the user is not aware they are offline, they may be led to believe that the item they searched for doesn't exist when it does, or that LBRY's search algorithms are poor. ----- **REPRO STEPS:** 1) Install and Launch LBRY 0.16.0 on Android 8.1.0 2) Go offline 3) Search for something that definitely exists **Results:** User is told no results **Expected:** User is told they are offline ----- **ENVIRONMENT:** - LG V20 - Android 8.1.0 - LBRY 0.16.0 ----- **MEDIA:** ![Screenshot_20200822-131050_LBRY](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/30788194/90963988-f2913600-e479-11ea-8e90-63ed8c9c84dd.png) ----- **INTERNAL USE:** ----- **DEFINITION OF DONE:** - [ ] Tested against acceptance criteria - [ ] Tested against the assumptions of the user story - [ ] The project builds without errors - [ ] Unit tests are written and passing - [ ] Tests on devices/browsers listed in the issue have passed - [ ] QA performed & issues resolved - [ ] Refactoring completed - [ ] Any configuration or build changes documented - [ ] Documentation updated - [ ] Peer Code Review performed ----- **LBRY ADDRESS:** bZSqrVdpxt5KJdn2eGMUzT9Jn3gEiRet7b mail@cahlen.org

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tzarebczan commented

2020-08-24 17:22:31 +02:00

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We should improve the UX all around when it's not able to connect to the web.