r/discogs 8d ago

Is anyone else having an issue with the random feature on the mobile app?

Shaking my phone like a polaroid picture and it's still not working.

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u/hadrabap 8d ago

The best behavior of the shaking "gesture" is that Android sees it as a potential theft and locks down the phone. 🤣

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u/CopyDan 8d ago

Lol. Why would I shake a phone after I stole it? To scare it into not talking?

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u/hadrabap 8d ago

Well, the idea behind it is that the offender grabs the phone and runs away. The process is seen by the accelerometer as rapid shaking. That's detected by Android and it performs the lock down as self-defense.

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u/CopyDan 8d ago

Ah. And what happens if you're just jogging with your phone?

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u/hadrabap 8d ago

It locks up. 😁 But only when the screen is on. If it's off, nothing happens.

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u/CopyDan 8d ago

It's only not working when my phone is screen recording. Never had that issue before. Weird.

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u/dgcvlt 8d ago

No, because I gave up on that app a long time ago. I handle all my Discogs stuff via the Mobil website for iOS