Please help. I just switched to Apple. There is no back button on my iPhone 7+. I am within the apple called Google Authenticator. I need to go back to the main page on that app to scan a QR code, but I can't. No online advice works. Swiping left to right only opens up different apps. I need to go back WITHIN an app.
Thanks!
posts here are disappearing. someone posted a screenshot of the page button and i replied, but now both posts are gone. plus if you post too fast, there is a red error message and your post disappears if you navigate away, even though it says it is auto-saved.
There was no page indicator after I posted.
That's a flaw with Jive, the third party software these forums run on. For whatever reason, if there are only two pages of posts, when you add a new one (still only two pages) and try to click forward to see your newly added post, the second page doesn't display correctly. You have to go back to page one, then click the forward arrow into page two a second time. The problem goes away once there's a page three.
Why not just close out of the app completely and reopen to the main screen? As you have indicated, it should open to the main menu and allow you to scan the QR Code you are wanting scanned. Also, it has been iterated multiple times that a poorly designed app by the developer is not the fault of Apple, but of whoever created it. In this case it is Google - It does not mean Google is terrible, it just means the app needs updating.
Whatever. I'm convinced you're not here for help at all, but are simply a troll trying to push your google agenda.
You completely dismiss all of the advice you're given because that's not how your samsung did things.
I am going to uninstall then reinstall. if not, then I will switch to apple's version of authenticator. I bet they don't let Google on there. We'll see.
Even unistalling does not work on apple. I tried holding the app and making it wiggle, but it doesn't. all it says is do I want to share the app?
What you are probably doing is using 3D Touch rather than a simple touch gesture. When you touch and hold on the app from the home screen, make sure you don't press down on the screen too much, otherwise 3D touch will enable and give you options/shortcuts for the app, (such as sharing) rather than the wiggle to delete option. A light touch and hold 🙂
Thanks Phil! Yep, that big plus sign is not there on my app! I am going to try reinstalling. If not I will get Apple's code authenticator instead!
See I am not a google troll. I am willing to try Apple's authenticator. That Tim thinks I am a troll.
And I found another error on these forums. When you post and it makes the thread go to a new page, then you click the < button for the page before, it takes you to two pages before! So on my post which extended the thread to page, 4, I clicked the < button, and it took me to page 2 instead of 3!
Thank you for all of your help. I apologize for my earlier attitude. I get all hyper when I get something new and become very impatient.
I am not a troll. I own an iPod and iPhone. I would by a MacBook laptop but it is too expensive.
I used to have Safari installed on my PC, but Apple stopped supporting it. It did make some errors that Chrome did not make, but it is a good browser.
My first computer was a Macintosh SE with a 20 MB hard drive. I had System 6.0.4.
Jive does a lot of goofy stuff. Apple is aware of it (members with Lounge access report these issues to the hosts) and they send on the bug reports to Jive. But until Jive does something to fix the issues, we're stuck with the way it works - or doesn't.
mileena wrote:
Please help. I just switched to Apple. There is no back button on my iPhone 7+. I am within the apple called Google Authenticator. I need to go back to the main page on that app to scan a QR code, but I can't. No online advice works. Swiping left to right only opens up different apps. I need to go back WITHIN an app.
To go back to a previous app double-press the HOME button, then tap on the app you want to return to.
That has been mentioned quite a few times, but the cost involved in developing forum software that can handle the enormous daily load, number of active members and cross-linked servers involved with Apple's forum is daunting.
Apple has switched forum software twice since I've been a member. They had to, as the former software in use could no longer handle the forum's demands. There are only two or three packages to pick from at this level. Apple went with Jive.
If they took the time and resources to write their own forum software, it would take at least a couple of years to write and test the heck out of it before you would dare replace what the forums are currently running on with your own. It would easily run over a million dollars in development and testing time. Not worth it when you can obtain software already available.
Adobe also uses Jive for the same reason. Sure, they have the talent to write their own forum software, but the expense isn't worth it.
Ahhh...I see. Money is at the root of everything. These forums have always helped me. I guess I can live with a few glitches. I'm surprised Apple doesn't pressure Jive more and use its clout.
I do like Apple's privacy stance, like someone mentioned above. And I remember Apple did not like Adobe Flash back in the day. Jobs said it was too unstable and I agree. Now Chrome and Firefox have built-in Flash. Only Opera and IE for Windows 7 still uses Flash nowadays.
mileena wrote:
Thank you for all of your help. I apologize for my earlier attitude. I get all hyper when I get something new and become very impatient.
I am not a troll. I own an iPod and iPhone. I would by a MacBook laptop but it is too expensive.
There are users who start their post bashing Apple and praising other product like Android. I understand you're frustrated but in here, Apple bashing is treated as if you've insulted Apple fan's mother. They will jump on you. I guarantee that. I don't consider myself an Apple or Google fan. I use both. I don't praise one or the other because there are things that I like in both products. So, in the future, it is best to start a post explaining what you're doing.
Ahhh...I see. Money is at the root of everything.
It's a matter of not spending it foolishly. What would Apple get out of a million dollar plus investment? Very little. The only businesses who might be interested in any forum software Apple developed would be places like Adobe. How much would you have to charge for a license to make up your development cost? Answer: a LOT. Who would buy it when they already have Jive in place? Pretty much no one.
Jive isn't cheap, but it's WAY cheaper than the cost of developing your own forum software when something that suits your needs already exists.
How do I go back on an iPhone 7 Plus? Don't tell me to swipe
