Image takes time to load

Italo · February 22, 2020, 8:52pm

Not that I know of.

David · February 23, 2020, 2:23am

Umm i already reported this on slack before. and the problem seems to be still there.

Rene1898 · February 26, 2020, 6:10am

you said that!

drpeterramsis2007 · February 26, 2020, 2:46pm

I have the same problem (images loads slowly) with my last app created on 13 Feb …
Is there any solution or is it a bug?

gopayarg · February 26, 2020, 5:10pm

@kodular can we add this to the bug tracker? Seems like its an issue for a bunch of people.

Mohd_Younis · March 9, 2020, 6:08am

@Kodular Problem is also with me images in assets are taking time to show but earlier images were showing instantly…

Yasir_Shakoor · March 9, 2020, 2:18pm

Yah! Same with me

Sven_D · March 27, 2020, 11:11am

Same with me to.
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ombhat327 · March 29, 2020, 8:23am

im also caught this error since this days, before it not take such time to load images. nearabout 20 to 25 sec it takes to load images from the assets and then after images from internet loads fast… is there any solution?

consoleheretohelp · March 29, 2020, 8:54am

same here… Takes time to load than unusual… images are save in assets but same concern provided above

ombhat327 · March 29, 2020, 8:55am

anyone knows how to report it…?

ombhat327 · March 29, 2020, 9:09am

im also caught this error since this days, before it not take such time to load images. nearabout 20 to 25 sec it takes to load images from the assets and then after images from internet loads fast… is there any solution?

bodymindpower · March 30, 2020, 8:05am

Apparently there is a bug with the image component. It doesn’t matter where the images come from (assets, external storage). The loading of the images takes between 4 and 83 seconds. Tested on various devices with Android 8, 9.

Note: I repeated these tests again later in the evening and found that the results could hardly be reproduced. The delayed display of the image was still there, but minimal. This morning, however, the problems could be reproduced again. I have no idea what exactly was / is the cause. I suspect it is related to the stability / quality of the WiFi. When the WiFi is diabled, the problems do not arise. (No internet is required in my test APK.)

To work around this issue (bug) (until there is a fix), you have 2 options:

Place the image(s) in an arrangement as a background image
disconnect WiFi (using Taifun’s WiFi extension: App Inventor Extensions: WiFi | Pura Vida Apps)

Check this APK: imageLoad_bug.apk (4.9 MB) (Note: enable WiFi on your device !)
Note: There are no issues at all in AI2: imageLoad_AI2.apk (3.4 MB)

Here is one of my tests (Galaxy Note8 Android 9, Galaxy A3 Android 8):

Screen1:

Screen2:

Peter · March 30, 2020, 8:29am

Nice testing @bodymindpower.

Mika · March 30, 2020, 8:34am

There is no need to answer once and once again.
The bug is already fixed for next release.

gopayarg · March 30, 2020, 8:36am

Thanks for taking your time for all the testing.

I’ve found systematically that I have the slowest load speeds for the images between midnight and noon (i’m in South América), don’t know if it’s maybe a server issue and most of Kodular apps are in the other side of the world (India). I don’t know. Just a thought.

Rene1898 · March 30, 2020, 8:36am

It would be nice to communicate this to the audience…

Peter · March 30, 2020, 8:39am

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bodymindpower · March 30, 2020, 8:49am

I can’t find a clue anywhere that the problem has been fixed.
By the way, I would also be interested in what exactly causes the problem.

Vishwas · March 30, 2020, 8:52am

Looks like there are two topics about the same issue.