Are diaries set to public viewable in Android app?

Derf_Smeggle
Derf_Smeggle Posts: 610 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Simple question. My diary is set to public. Someone mentioned they couldn't view it from their phone. I know online that it is viewable from a desktop browser. Can Android users view it without friending? Heck, what about Apple users?

Edit
Well this part of the forum isn't where I meant to put this... smh

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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Nope. You can only view friends' diaries that are open to you on the apps.
  • Derf_Smeggle
    Derf_Smeggle Posts: 610 Member
    Ah, gotcha. One of those settings that sort of works as advertised. :D
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    I once got chastised on here for giving advice while having my diary set to private! My diary is public, this buffoon just tried viewing it from his phone!
  • WendyLeigh1119
    WendyLeigh1119 Posts: 495 Member
    Really?? What's the point if you can't use a phone? I have mine on public, too and figure if someone can't be bothered to read it before asking me dumb questions, I'm not bothering to discuss my diet. I assumed "public" meant...err...public. As in everyone.

    Why would MFP make it work only for the few people who still use "desktops"?
  • CyberTone
    CyberTone Posts: 7,337 Member
    Yes, I can view any user's Diary that is set as public from an Android phone (I am using ver 4.8 still).

    If another user has posted in Community, find one of their comments and tap on the username, which will bring up the "Send a Message / Ignore" Community page. Tap the username on that to bring up the user's Profile Page. If there is a "View Diary" button, tap on View Diary to go to the user's Diary.

    My Diary is open; try opening mine.

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  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    @CyberTone , I just tried viewing your diary from my phone (Android), and it says "This users feed is private"
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
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  • CyberTone
    CyberTone Posts: 7,337 Member
    edited June 2017
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    @CyberTone , I just tried viewing your diary from my phone (Android), and it says "This users feed is private"

    When I view your user Profile, I get a "View Diary" button. I wonder if it works on my Android phone because I am using an older version of MFP (ver 4.8)? That is the only difference I can think of. I checked my Settings and my Diary is set to Public and my Privacy Settings are all set to Everyone.

    Edited to add: I checked the Help page and there are no known issues.

    @Alex @Betty Is this a known issue? Is there a difference between Android versions that allows me to view other user's Public Diaries, but later Android version users can not?
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    I used to be able to see them on my phone but not anymore. I assumed I lost it in an update at some point, on purpose or not, who knows?
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    WendyLeigh1119 wrote: »
    Really?? What's the point if you can't use a phone? I have mine on public, too and figure if someone can't be bothered to read it before asking me dumb questions, I'm not bothering to discuss my diet. I assumed "public" meant...err...public. As in everyone.

    Why would MFP make it work only for the few people who still use "desktops"?

    Maybe it's the only bone they throw us.
  • WendyLeigh1119
    WendyLeigh1119 Posts: 495 Member
    JeromeBarry1 wrote: »
    WendyLeigh1119 wrote: »
    Really?? What's the point if you can't use a phone? I have mine on public, too and figure if someone can't be bothered to read it before asking me dumb questions, I'm not bothering to discuss my diet. I assumed "public" meant...err...public. As in everyone.

    Why would MFP make it work only for the few people who still use "desktops"?

    Maybe it's the only bone they throw us.

    I doubt it. Look how old timey they make it to post photos.

    But seriously....I do use a large tablet or my phone....but they're both still mobile. I'd have to take my Chromebook to the Gym to access desktop features, I suppose. I'm pretty sure they'd throw me out of the locker room for that. Fitbit is just as bad with their app and they sell a wareable arm device. You'd think "mobility" would be priority for them. It's really strange.
  • CyberTone
    CyberTone Posts: 7,337 Member
    WendyLeigh1119 wrote: »
    JeromeBarry1 wrote: »
    WendyLeigh1119 wrote: »
    Really?? What's the point if you can't use a phone? I have mine on public, too and figure if someone can't be bothered to read it before asking me dumb questions, I'm not bothering to discuss my diet. I assumed "public" meant...err...public. As in everyone.

    Why would MFP make it work only for the few people who still use "desktops"?

    Maybe it's the only bone they throw us.

    I doubt it. Look how old timey they make it to post photos.

    But seriously....I do use a large tablet or my phone....but they're both still mobile. I'd have to take my Chromebook to the Gym to access desktop features, I suppose. I'm pretty sure they'd throw me out of the locker room for that. Fitbit is just as bad with their app and they sell a wareable arm device. You'd think "mobility" would be priority for them. It's really strange.

    I open the full MFP desktop site on my mobile Android phone whenever I have to do something I can only do on the web version. When you use the Chrome browser on an Android mobile device, tap the three dot icon on the top right of the Chrome app and then tick Request desktop site and then navigate to myfitnesspal.com.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    CyberTone wrote: »
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    @CyberTone , I just tried viewing your diary from my phone (Android), and it says "This users feed is private"

    When I view your user Profile, I get a "View Diary" button. I wonder if it works on my Android phone because I am using an older version of MFP (ver 4.8)? That is the only difference I can think of. I checked my Settings and my Diary is set to Public and my Privacy Settings are all set to Everyone.

    Edited to add: I checked the Help page and there are no known issues.

    @Alex @Betty Is this a known issue? Is there a difference between Android versions that allows me to view other user's Public Diaries, but later Android version users can not?

    I'm on version 6.17. I always update when a new one comes out.
  • Psychgrrl
    Psychgrrl Posts: 3,177 Member
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    I once got chastised on here for giving advice while having my diary set to private! My diary is public, this buffoon just tried viewing it from his phone!

    Wait ... What?! You can't give advice if you have a private diary? That doesn't sound right.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member

    Psychgrrl wrote: »
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    I once got chastised on here for giving advice while having my diary set to private! My diary is public, this buffoon just tried viewing it from his phone!

    Wait ... What?! You can't give advice if you have a private diary? That doesn't sound right.

    I said something like if you're gonna talk the talk, walk the walk. Someone was giving advice about clean eating blah blah, and i mentioned that their diary was locked. Then another member came swooping in jumping on me for having my diary set to private yada yada, and accused me of being a hypocrite. But he was on his phone, so couldn't view my diary.

  • Derf_Smeggle
    Derf_Smeggle Posts: 610 Member
    edited June 2017
    @CyberTone, after some more digging it appears that around the same time Android user lost the ability to post images from the app easily, we also lost the functionality to view public, non-friend dairies.
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