As I was doing my reviews this morning on mobile I noticed that I can no longer pull down to refresh the page.
This does not seem to affect the normal WK page or forums, but specifically the reviews. I tried this in both firefox and chrome on android.
This is a massive inconvience because:
I use WK as a PWA since there is no app, which is completely fine by me, BUT as a PWA WK is fullscreen which means there is no refresh button
refresh is necessary for most userscripts to work during review (since latest WK update)
I have to use WK on mobile because the heatmap only works when using one device, so I canât use any other device without losing the heatmap (since WK took the API away)
Iâm not sure if this was an intentional change or not, but if it was, it came at a bad time.
If I didnât have to refresh for userscripts, it would be fine but since I have no choice due to the circumstances WK created, itâs very frustrating to me.
I hadnât noticed and Iâm so happy about this change! I had accidentally pulled down to refresh a couple of times and lost progress this way. You can still intentionally refresh by selecting ârefreshâ from the browser menu.
The issue is that if you use it as a PWA, there is no menu to click refresh. Itâs fullscreen like a normal app would be.
Iâd also be happy with the change if I didnât have to refresh every time I do reviews, which is multiple times a day.
PWA stands for Progressive Web App. Itâs an option to use websites similar to regular apps. The website needs to have a manifest to enable it and can allow things like offline support, notifications and other things, making it similar to a normal app. Itâs a bit more limited than actual apps but sufficient for many use cases.
To use a PWA you can hit âinstallâ or âadd to home screenâ in your browserâs menu.
It works on most mobile/PC browsers.
When you have WK as a PWA you get the icon on your home screen and it opens fullscreen, like a normal app would.
(Might depend on your device and version, especially Apple doesnât like PWAs much because devs donât have to pay 30% to them if they have a PWA instead of an app in the app store)
Personally I use Firefox on Android since it supports extensions, so I can use userscripts on mobile (also ublock origin, though that doesnât matter for WK)
Got you, thanks for the explanation!
If youâre able to use userscripts, shouldnât implementing a refresh as a userscript be relatively easy?
I mean that I believe that the change the WK team made is a positive one for the typical user, and for a custom setup like yours it should be possible to find a custom workaround.
I was thinking about doing that actually, it just sucks that an unannounced change breaks my workflow and makes me have to develop more after a 10h workday if I would like to keep using things.
I guess overall Iâm just really frustrated with WK lately. They donât really add features people want but break things people need (and need only because WK refuses to add them).
Iâd be so happy if I didnât have to use userscripts, then I wouldnât have these issues either. But I refuse to use WK without the undo feature and dark mode, because without those it would be too frustrating for me. I canât wake up to do reviews just to be flashed and have a typo set me back hours, days or even months.
Ever since I started using bunpro, WK just feels lackluster in comparison. Bunpro has everything I need/want out of the box, works great, looks great, feels great, keeps getting new features added and even offers a roadmap, etc⊠Meanwhile WKâŠ
I just want WK to be better and feel very frustrated that it doesnât appear to be getting better.
