Bugs found in Uptime for Android
Uptime is an educational app designed to make learning fun, simple, and accessible. In just five minutes, Uptime users can learn a hack, that is, a condensed lesson with actionable insights from a book, documentary, or course.
Uptime covers an abundant selection of topics, mainly for adults – from psychology, mental health, and leadership to entrepreneurship, cryptocurrency, and culture. What distinguishes it from other e-learning apps is that Uptime factored in that people explore things differently. The app allows you to choose from the following learning modes – standalone text, audio lesson, and illustrated story.
Since 2015, QAwerk has tested a plethora of e-learning solutions, and we keep expanding our portfolio with new market entrants, testing their products for free to give them a good start. Uptime boasts a fairly good Google Play ranking, yet it could do even better without the bugs below.
Overlapping window on knowledge hack after tapping to view it
Severity:
Major
Steps to Reproduce:
- Open the “Uptime: 5-min Books, Courses” app.
- Search for The Life-Changing Magic Of Tidying Up.
- Click the Read button.
- Pay attention to the opening of the window.
Environment:
OnePlus Nord AV11
Actual Result:
Two windows pop up at once.
Expected Result:
Only the page view of the selected hack is displayed.
White lines appear on My Uptime page after closing Settings / Message window
Severity:
Minor
Steps to Reproduce:
- Open the “Uptime: 5-min Books, Courses” app.
- Click the My Uptime tab.
- Click on the Settings or Message menu – close the window.
- Pay attention to the loading of the My Uptime page at the top.
Environment:
OnePlus Nord AV11
Actual Result:
White lines are displayed on the My Uptime page after closing the Settings or Message window.
Expected Result:
The page is loading without white lines.
Two share windows open after pressing twice Share button from category page
Severity:
Minor
Steps to Reproduce:
- Open the “Uptime: 5-min Books, Courses” app.
- Click the Browse tab.
- Select any category By Topic.
- Click the Share button several times.
- Pay attention to multiple pop-ups.
Environment:
OnePlus Nord AV11
Actual Result:
Two share windows open after quickly pressing the Share button in the By Topic page twice.
Expected Result:
CTA “Share” is impossible to click twice.
Uptime is a great alternative to social media apps and an effortless way to always stay in the know about an array of essential topics. My favorite feature is that you get to choose how to consume content - through a simple text, audio, or an engaging story. Nevertheless, more attention should be paid to the usability and performance of the application to retain more customers. I discovered several issues with UI and UX, pop-ups, and CTA buttons.
