ODK Collect betas are an opportunity to get community feedback on upcoming releases. If you have an ongoing data collection campaign, we recommend quickly verifying part of your form on a test device. The release will be delayed until all reported issues are fixed.
Joining the beta program
To join the beta program, find ODK Collect in the Play Store and scroll all the way down. Please don't join the beta with a device or account actively used for data collection! In particular, note that joining the beta is account-based. If you use the same Google account across multiple devices, do not join the beta with that account.
Leaving the beta program
You can leave the beta program from the bottom of the Play Store page at any time. Once you leave, you will get the next production update when it is released. If you need to go back to the previous production release, uninstall and reinstall the app. Your settings will be reset but your forms will remain (though backups are always recommended).
What to check in this release
This is a big release with a lot of new functionality! The important changes to verify are:
Dark theme
Enable at General Settings > User interface > Theme
Form updates trigger notifications and background downloads
Enable at General Settings > Form management > Form updates
I am enrolled in beta testing for ODK Collect app. I recently got an upgrade in playstore for v 1.15.0 beta. The app has some bug, where it crashes when a date prompt selects a date. I need to revert back to older stable version. How to do it?
@saad, @Balazs_Antal Thanks so much for taking part in the beta and for reporting an issue! We have identified the source of the date problem and are working to get it fixed.
@Balazs_Antal is your first question also a date question or is it of a different type?
I have tested this feature and noticed the following.
The background download works perfect.
I think there is an issue with update notification, i have tried to update the form multiple times, and waited for the notification, it happen once, not in other instances.
My device is samsung s6 edge with android 7.0. I set the trigger update in 15min.
With the trigger time interval, i think this feature if implemented on application start, will be more helpful, not just the interval checks.
I have also installed the sample form in default url, the app crushes after the input text. From the web form , the following question is of media type.
Thanks for the feedback, @DavidM! The first and last screens look reasonable to me, but I agree that the select_one with minimal could be a little lighter since it's a pop up. I've filed an issue to fix it at https://github.com/opendatakit/collect/issues/2213.
@dicksonsamwel For the form crashing, can you please describe which form on the default server you are using, what question it crashes on, and what you inputted? If you have a screenshot, that might be easier.
As far as notifications, you will only get a single notification for each form version. Once you dismiss the update for that version, you will not get that notification again. Is that the behavior you are seeing?
@yanokwa Sure! Here is all the files in the biotikaForm_2018_BfNPI_HUN.zip (24.3 KB)
. I can also give You account for our server, so You can download the form from there but strictly privately. If you need an account, please email me to antal@bfnp.hu
@Balazs_Antal and @dicksonsamwel I've been able to reproduce the error! I believe it's the same issue that @LN tracked down. It's been patched at https://github.com/opendatakit/javarosa/pull/316 and it's going through our internal testing right now and it'll be fixed in the next beta. The form and the video were very helpful to reproduce the issue, so thank you!
Hi All
For me the app is crashing every time I go to Admin Settings - Import/Export settings. I am using an LG G5 running android 7.0 and ODK beta 1.15
I tested file widget with a Samsung galaxy S5 (Android 6.0.1) .
What I saw is that by default my phone look at recent file and in this case got a Google Drive folder displaying an error. I move back to my local drive at it was OK. My suggestion, if it is possible, is to let upload file from drive in addition to local.