iOS app freezes after creating a weblink
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Taylor Mc
When I create a weblink, either from the Share -> capacities or via New -> paste url, the app freezes after giving it a title. I have to reload the app to continue
Capacities v1.44.34; Apple iPhone; iOS v18.1.1; WebKit v605.1.15 (WebKit v605.1.15); Mobile (Capacitor); 1/29/2025, 10:26:53 AM
Steps I’m taking:
- Share -> capacities
- Select space
- Wait for it to scrape link metadata / populate title
- Click Tags
- App unresponsive
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Luca Joos
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Serdar Kovancı
I open the iPhone or iPad to and click the book objects link but the app freezes and doesn’t allow to see the items. I restart the app but nothing changes. Thus, we cannot use the app. This problem must be fixed urgently. This makes the app useless. Thank you in advance.
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Adam Rubin
Dear god PLEASE fix this. Being able to quickly capture posts, articles, links while using phone is a CRITICAL and BASIC feature. It is currently unusable in iOS based on the constant freezing.
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Angela Frey
This bug has murdered my interest in using capacities. It has been many months. Any estimate on a fix?
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Adam Kaz
Came here looking for this one too
Capacities
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Not actively worked on, moved to open for now.
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Adam Rubin
Capacities Please prioritize this fix, capturing other posts/articles is critical to so many different workflows. Restarting the app after every link to capture is not a viable alternative. This one bug alone has me seriously considering going back to Reflect App.
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Matt Hanson
I've noticed this happening whenever I create a new object and attempt to bring up the options for a multiselect field. Restarting the iOS app usually does the trick.
Beth
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iOS App crashes creating weblink
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Tim Knauff
If the app is not already running, creating a weblink via iOS "share" crashes the app, leaves "An error occurred" message. If the app is already in memory it will create the weblink correctly. Running app v.1.46.1, iOS 18.3.2.
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Tina Moreau
### Precisions & maybe why it freeze
First :
-> As a precision, the problem also happens to me but ONLY if after creating the Weblink I press the "Tags" -> then the App completely freeze and I have to crash it and re-launch it.
Second :
I think I found the reason it freeze, even if I don't know why it behaves this way :
-> The opened Keyboard
Explanation :
-> At the same time the Weblink is created, the Keyboard opens with the entry bar on the "Title" of the weblink : ready for a manual entry; BUT usually we're waiting for the data scrapping to fill the "Title" and "Description", and when the data is entered the keyboard is STILL open, so when we press on "Tags" the Keyboard is open, and the App freeze.
I tested it multiple times, if I close the Keyboard before pressing on "Tags" it does not freeze anymore.
Third :
The Freeze also happens when using Quick Actions -> Clipboard
Steps :
- Copy a website's link
- Launch Capacities
- Press the Quick Actions " + " in the bottom tab.
- Press "Clipboard" -> Create Weblink -> Wait for data scrapping (yes, the keyboard is opened too)
- Press "Tags" -> The entire App Freeze
Capacities v1.45.29 (Nightly); Apple iPhone; iOS v18.3.1; WebKit v605.1.15 (WebKit v605.1.15); Mobile (Capacitor); 25/02/2025, 16:04:24
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Niza Sichi
Tina Moreau you’re absolutely right. I’m currently using the latest iOS version and the latest Capacities App. I’ve tried all your suggested methods (the tips work), unfortunately, the freezing issue still exists.
Capacities could you please provide any updates on this bug in Capacities? Perhaps disabling the automatic keyboard pop-up could resolve it.
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Angela Frey
Tina Moreau - well researched and documented, this is exactly what is happening. If keyboard is open, trying to select a multi-select field freezes the app. Your workaround of closing the keyboard works, but dang that will be hard to always do right.
Luca Joos
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IOS App freezing opening drop downs
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Cyryl Borgfjord
The iOS app freezes when trying to select properties such as the attached. I was trying to assign a category which is a multiselect with the tags and the app froze.
Often once I restart the app it works fine but it happens often enough to be an issue. Happens also when it’s not just a tag but object type items like web links etc.
Luca Joos
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Sharing to Capacities and then tagging on iOS
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Alexander Sc
Hello,
I'm using iOS 18.3 and I use capacities also to save everything I'm interested in. Sharing and then tagging doesn't work around 60% of the time.
When you share to capacities, create a new weblink, wait till the information is loaded and then click on "tag" very often it "freezes" as in the UI doesn't do anything anymore. One can still type, but doesn't see what happens and can't click on any tag. I always have to close Capacities then and when I reopen it I can actually tag the object.
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