Appeal to developers

robo_1 · 2021-05-21T10:53:15.574Z

Dear Developers.
Please stop adding new features to the firmware updates.
Could you please focus on removing bugs from previous versions?
I have to admit that recently every upgrade is worse and worse and causes more damage than benefits.

makino16 · 2021-05-21T18:20:46.496Z

+1
Some of the new features appear to be preferred by persons who are far from GL-iNet core users. Given the GL-iNet product concept the profit and loss in the event of a problem should be higher than that of competitors.

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I confirmed that there was no fatal mistranslation when translating into English with GoogleTranslate.
but sleepy now so can’t write in english🥴

私はセキュリティフィックスの労力を減らすためにGL-iNetカーネルに留まっているため、全ての更新のうち、一部のみを知っています。
それでも、例えばWPA3やIGMP Snoopingは「急ぎ過ぎている」のような追加に見えました。（個人向けの製品に限れば）

専門知識がある人は、それらは全てのユーザーにとって価値あるものである事を知っています。
それと同時に、2021年のうちに「大きな恩恵を受ける機会」はほとんど無い事も知っています。

専門知識のない人にとっては、自分の環境におけるWPA3の安全性を正しく評価することは、5G SIMの誇大広告を見破る事の100倍困難です。
そのような人々に訴求する場合、新機能は本来の価値を超えて出荷台数に寄与します。よって、早期対応を目指すことは正しい販売戦略です。

ただし、そのような人々は最初のセットアップで問題に直面すると、非常に速い段階で「悪い購入体験だった」と結論付けます。そして、少なくとも10年間は同じ会社の製品に近寄らず、周囲の人には買うべきでないと警告します。悪意ある一部の客ではありません。「問題の原因がどこに（誰に）あるか」を正しく判断できない物事に対して、誰もが善意から行うことです。

そして、見かけの売上は単に増加したように見えます、そのため誤謬を犯さないように効果測定をする必要があります。
たとえば、出荷台数と fw.gl-inet.com へのリクエスト数の推移を調べ、両者の相関について確認するのは良いアイデアです。

alzhao · 2021-05-22T04:01:12.096Z

Appreciate your feedback. But what features do you mean? If you check the release notes of 3.201, it contains very few new features, but a lot of bug fixes.

robo_1 · 2021-05-27T08:43:43.748Z

I have 4 of your routers. Now I have to move all of them to openwrt, gl-inet firmware is not usable on daily basis. The last 2 upgrades were disaster.

alzhao · 2021-05-27T08:55:37.825Z

You still didn’t mention what new features.

Henry_Bruns · 2021-05-28T18:46:49.216Z

alzhao:

it contains very few new features, but a lot of bug fixes.

I dont use 100% of all days for checking gl firmware and it can be I am wrong, a its looks for me a little bit, gl is pklaying in some time updates from other software vendors, a not so often fix own bugs.

by the way. See the follow list of bugs. A it can be a hand f bugs are not on this list, because gl deleted the public “gl” buglist and I dont remember every bug which I found and reported p.e 2 years ago…

2021, gl-inet Firmware 3.2, shorttest of snapshot version - #49 by Henry_Bruns

By the way. If I remember right, firmware developement are offered by openwrt and ddwrt as a service. I told already gl about on forum how to use this offered service. Pls. check by self by search function…

robo_1 · 2022-03-16T12:08:14.606Z

Your GUI is a pure disaster. F: 3.211.

Currently I can on my phone only log in then I see only white screen.

On the computer GUI works but slow as before.

As I said, GUI is a disaster. You’re killing your brand.

panpan · 2022-03-17T02:10:46.966Z

Happy to listen to your thoughts about GL user interface design.
Please provide the details via this survey: User Interface Survey

robo_1 · 2022-03-17T11:14:54.775Z

It’s not about design. It looks fine (graphics, layout). The problem is that it doesn’t work properly.

beniamin · 2022-03-17T17:25:15.288Z

Can you provide details on which function does not work or have issues?

rp201rp · 2022-03-18T02:47:42.401Z

years ago some gui issues can usually be allevieated with flushing your browser cash or sometimes an incogneto or private tab. although I haven’t run in to such in a while but usually my first goto. especially if your connecting to different routers. obviously not the long term solution but a place to start if it’s a quick fix that works.

iplayzed · 2022-03-18T17:12:34.786Z

I am a completely new user, so it may be that I have not encountered these problems, but I think the GUI interface (both the app and the web one) are one of the best ones out there.
I switched (well, kinda half-assed switched because of IPTV) from the default Telekom routers (I use the Flint one now) and I am more than happy with the new product.
I have just wanted to add a little positivity to this post here.

robo_1 · 2022-03-19T11:29:11.452Z

The first thing is that since ca. last year the gui has been working much worse than before. After 3.2 it has been working very slow.
The last stable version on USB150 allows me only to log in (phone), on the computer works just slow.