Blank icons in "More suggestions" when no internet connection available
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unity8 (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
I was out and about with my phone today, away from wifi, and I didn't realise my 3g connection had run out of credit.
I opened the Applications lens and found loads of missing icons in the "More suggestions" category.
I tried to go online in the browser but was redirected to my carrier "pay us money for credit" page. So I *do* have an internet connection but one which is blocked because I don't have any credit. I imagine this happens to people all the time.
It looks pretty terrible to have a vast screen full of empty icons (I couldn't get a screenshot as I was afk) with only descriptions which were cached.
I would expect that if there was no connection to the backend store, the application lens should _not_ attempt to show applications / icons.
You could _probably_ reproduce this by unplugging your cable modem / router, but leaving the wifi access point up. You'd have a connection but not be able to get to the store.
| description: | updated |
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in unity8 (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| Michał Sawicz (saviq) wrote | #2 |
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.