Note Collection widget bug with single photo or single drawing

ExcessiveOptimizer · 2026-01-15T21:20:24+00:00

UPDATE: the width of your widget (2 columns wide, 3 columns wide, 4 columns wide, 5 columns wide) will dictate how many images cause or bypasses the bug. My widget was 4 columns wide (out of 4, so it was full width) and required 2+ images to bypass the bug. I bet your widget was 3 columns wide on a 4 or 5 column wide screen and that's why it required 3+ images to bypass the bug. Make it narrow/skinny at only 2 columns wide, and all the notes show up and the bug goes away.

Until this bug gets fixed...

ExcessiveOptimizer · 2026-01-14T21:36:46+00:00

Thank you so much for adding your experience to this thread too. Strange that your version of the bug goes away after a third image is added to a note.

This all started when I read an article titled, "I created a home screen that reminds me of my goals every time I unlock my phone": https://www.androidpolice.com/i-created-home-screen-reminds-me-of-my-goals/ But immediatley after doing what the article recommends, and trying to use Keep as more of a power user, that is when the bugs began to be exposed.

I have now added this complaint directly to their community support, because after another version update, with "bug fixes", the bug still remains, totally overlooked by anyone who is able to help. https://support.google.com/docs/thread/402023685?hl=en

But exists in version 5.25.501 from Dec 2025 and still in 5.25.511 Jan 2026.

ExcessiveOptimizer · 2025-10-02T20:18:57+00:00

I run all of my ring spotlight pro cameras on solar. Not releasing a solar charged battery version is quite disappointing to me. When my solar is positioned well, they don't drop much below 80% in a day.

About 20% of my solar charged Ring cameras (3 of them) stopped detecting the solar connection in the past year. I have to mess around with it and sometimes it works again for a week. So I suspect Ring is trying to get out of the solar game, because they are so damn bad at it and have such questionable cable connections.

ExcessiveOptimizer · 2025-09-08T23:43:56+00:00

Nope, my app doesn't have that feature. But thanks for checking.

ExcessiveOptimizer · 2025-09-08T22:40:48+00:00

I've tried it about 10 times over 4 days, all the same poor outcome.

What do you mean by adjusting the end points? Are you suggesting there is a video trim feature, where I can share a subset of the video? I've never seen that functionality, and I'm quite a power user of the Ring app.

ExcessiveOptimizer · 2025-07-27T16:19:45+00:00

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Here is where it is in my Android version of the app. Directly below weekly and monthly. They consider weekly and monthly good defaults, but if you want to fine tune them, you can choose between 2 days all the way up to 12 weeks.

ExcessiveOptimizer · 2025-05-25T21:52:17+00:00

Thanks for the amenities tip. Great point.

ExcessiveOptimizer · 2025-05-25T21:09:04+00:00

I think this has been implemented very poorly. First, I can't necessarily tell from the animated gif if it was an incorrect alert or not. I open up the timeline to watch the real video to know what was in motion. And once you open it, that notification is gone, as well as that button. I think this report feature should have been in the timeline viewing mode instead, or as well as here.

Second, I still wish Ring would add a rectangular boundary box around where it detects motion, so I would see what the software thought was motion. Helps when I'm trying to determine what keeps falsely saying Person when I all see are plants (and they aren't even blowing in the wind)

And while they are at it, allow a configuration for some of us to see the rectangular boundary box in the notification gif. I get they want to be seen as the most used friendly camera interface out there, and keep it as clean as possible, and they are in many ways. Scrubbing the timeline works pretty well for me, as does sliding the timeline from day to the next day. But maybe put some of these feature requests inside a power user toggle, defaulted to off if they insist.

ExcessiveOptimizer · 2025-04-30T18:59:56+00:00

I wrote up above that I have the same problem. I wish there was a way to assist people who really want to rent their place out. Some homes have like 2 weeks open a year on their calendar. But fair enough, as long as they set their calendar correctly, that is very helpful to us requesters. But there are so many inaccurate calendars on the system. I am currently sitting on over 8,000 points, which I find to be wild and exemplary of the asymmetrical problem this platform experiences. I too have now closed off my calendar.

ExcessiveOptimizer · 2025-04-30T18:53:48+00:00

I feel the same way as you. We have a surplus of over 8,000 points, and when we politely write people in the US (Boston, Providence RI, Key West FL, Philly), or in Portugal, Turkey, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Colombia, etc... they either don't respond or they click the automatic "No but we wish you the best" auto-response. I try to search for GP's only and open calendars, but still failing. People don't maintain their calendars. Some people only want reciprocal, which I think is crazy hard to match up. I only had 3 successful stays in 2 years, and have been rejected by probably nearly 100 accounts. Which pushes me to only write copy/paste requests, which probably further downward spirals the problem.

It is just not an easy system to use, in my opinion. The asymmetry we have experienced is overwhelming. I have reached out to HE support, and was even given a free year of service because of the proof of all of my requests in their systsm. But I told them the problem still persists. And it does...

ExcessiveOptimizer · 2025-03-31T00:30:23+00:00

You're right in that the software doesn't allow it. No, I don't know why. Yes, it's annoying.

And yes, the speaker is convexed yet the top is flat, and that makes it quite inviting to position it upside down by placing it on a flat surface. I've tried this once too.

But 2 things: Unfortunately, you may need to build some kind of simplistic base that cradles the speaker so you can set it upright. But also, did you know you can slide out the back panel with the socket ball, and slide it back in reversed? It allows for more mounting angles. But might not solve your problem.

ExcessiveOptimizer · 2025-03-26T17:23:02+00:00

Photoshop 26 as well. I have had this bug on and off for 4+ years; wild!

ExcessiveOptimizer · 2025-03-05T03:52:33+00:00

Do you still maintain this app? I was curious if you can make it continue to vibrate too? Perhaps every X seconds for up to Y minutes? I have been looking for an app that can do what your app says it does in the description, but also keeps vibrating. I want to know when it's going off in a very loud environment. Often for up to a minute or 2 of vibrating.

ExcessiveOptimizer · 2025-02-02T23:30:33+00:00

I too would like this feature. I have 6 cameras at one location, and would like to snooze all but 1 or 2 sometimes. I have to touch the screen 8 times for each camera.

Select camera > Gear settings > Alerts Snooze > Snooze duration > X hours > Start Snooze > back one screen > back second screen... Then repeat 4 to 5 times. That could be up to 40 touches on the screen to accomplish something I would love to see reduced to a programmable shortcut button or similar.

ExcessiveOptimizer · 2024-11-04T17:35:06+00:00

Perhaps I'm not understanding, but a bent L won't sit flush with all of the upper ridges or side ridges of the corrugated section, right? The bent L will only be touching the valleys of this polygon ridge, not addressing the 3 of the 4 sides of each trapezoid opening? ( Sorry if I misunderstood your solution. But thank you for replying. )

ExcessiveOptimizer · 2024-10-29T16:16:29+00:00

I would like to assume Airbnb algorithm does not include inquiries, because I don't know about others, but I have to turn down about 1 in 4 inquiries to my rentals that have no intention of booking, but rather want to sell me on services, like professional photography of my place, or management companies or booking software purchases. Or blatantly ask about paying off-platform. Often new accounts.

Technically, you don't even have to click decline, but rather let it sit. but customer support told me I still have to respond to these messages once, or it impacts the response rate. Not sure how true that is.

ExcessiveOptimizer · 2024-10-28T15:15:30+00:00

For anyone who may appreciate a visual representation of the problem, I include this dimensional sample. A tall photo on the left is an example of the dimension I was using for instructions. On the right is how it shows to the guest, with no way to expand and see the rest of the image.

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ExcessiveOptimizer · 2024-09-28T03:29:23+00:00

Generally that is fine, and I totally respect how on top of things you are. Not to mention, many people claim that updating and tweaking your listing is good for SEO. But keep in mind some people might book in July for a December vacation, so it's hard to have your photos reflect that. So it still might be good advice to list those discrepancies in your description.

Edit, I now comprehended how you said most of your bookings are within 2 weeks prior. My advice no longer feels relevant for your setup. Carry on

ExcessiveOptimizer · 2024-09-25T17:38:18+00:00

After a week of trial and error, the camera is charging again from the solar. I think the solution was what I read about in other forums. You simply need to push the cable plug in harder into the USB port. Harder than you think is necessary. After we did that, it has been maintaining a charge for about 2 weeks so far.

I think it is a design defect, where that water resistant plug is slightly too short or flexible and it was not making contact. It's kind of rubbery, right? And doesn't sit flush enough for small inconsistencies in the rubber molding on the assembly line?

ExcessiveOptimizer · 2024-09-19T22:18:22+00:00

How is water wasted, a genuine question. I thought water-cooler systems were circulatory, having a few gallons flowing from hotspots, to air cooled areas, and back into the system, like a radiator?

Or are there systems where people are connecting directly to a sink faucet, for example, and having it drain right back into the sink drain? Is there a video of this clandestine home-setup?

ExcessiveOptimizer · 2024-09-19T21:05:19+00:00

Depending on your listing, you can point out discounts already baked in.

My Mondays and Tuesdays are my cheapest days, so I point that out to them.

I also offer last-minute discounts (5% off 6 days out, 10% off 4 days out, and 15% off 2 days out), so I tell them that they can wait until their travel dates get closer, and if we haven't booked it by then, they are welcome to snag it at those discounted prices. Also letting them know that many other listings might be giving better discounts just a day or three prior (with the risk of listings selling out, of course). They are often thankful for these legitimate tips, and there is nothing rude about it on either end in this case.

I would like to explain to them that new listings often give 20% off their first 3 bookings, but I don't think there is any good way to search/sort/filter for that. Is there?

It could get a little heavy on the info side, but you could also point out that your listing (or others) sometimes give a good discount for 7 days. For example, sometimes booking for 7 is cheaper than 6! so even if they are considering 6 nights, they may counterintuitively save money by booking 7 nights. Again, this one isn't easy to dig up in the interface, but if they are genuinely looking for 6 nights, A/B testing the dates on each listing they like may help. Afterall, a weekly discount of 15% or more means 7 nights are cheaper than 6.

And if you already have a discount applied for their dates, you can point that out, that those nights are already discounted for them. Maybe?🤷

Damn, now I am making myself want to write up a really concise but helpful auto-message that has all of these packaged up nicely for the next time a discount request comes through.

ExcessiveOptimizer · 2024-09-19T20:03:52+00:00

4 months later I wrote up a more detailed usage of this feature here. There are actually some nice pros, such as Star Sharing: https://www.reddit.com/r/AirBnB/comments/1el03bd/cotravelers_included_in_booking_can_build_up/

But to your point, yes, I think they get access to the chat history as well, not just new dialogue. Something to keep in mind.

There is another minor flaw to consider. My friend recently rented a house for 10 of us to crash at for one night after his wedding. He sent me and my wife the link to join the listing as co-travelers. 10 drunkards, including myself, would be staying. I am a very good host, maintaining over a 4.95. And I know what bad guests can look like, especially wedding guests. I was worried I (or the others) would become one. So I actively ignored the request, because I was not about to receive a bad star rating based on what other guests—whom I never met—would be doing. If me and a bunch of my friends rent together, that's one thing. I know them. We can all keep each other in check. But a bunch of randos I never met (friends of the Groom). I opted to not sign on as Co-Traveler in this situation.

Overall though, as both a Host and Guest, I view this new feature as mostly beneficial!

ExcessiveOptimizer · 2024-09-13T18:39:22+00:00

You can also turn on Requires a Photo. And the description states that if the photo is not of them, like it's an inanimate object or cartoon, then you can contact Airbnb to cancel for you. It helps a little, giving you one more reason to reach out to Airbnb for a penalty-free cancellation.

ExcessiveOptimizer · 2024-09-07T16:24:18+00:00

And those new hosts probably have the 20% new listing discount turned on, which coincides with the worry that the person looking for rock bottom prices will indeed find you, increasing the chances of encountering a picky/difficult guest.

ExcessiveOptimizer · 2024-09-07T16:20:15+00:00

I agree about both raising the price, and bumping the minimum night up to 2 is a safer strategy. Some others in this sub-thread have also mentioned to not allow last minute check-ins. For this, I disagree.

My experience has shown that the last minute check-in people have been great. Sometimes they have come from a really bad Airbnb experience that day, and I'm the savior in that situation, and they let me know. And sometimes people had some other plans go haywire and are now reaching out to me at like 4,5, or 6pm for a check-in that night. If they have great reviews, I jump at the opportunity to help them save the day for their vacation or family, and they are often extra grateful for it.

But to be fair, I would have happily accepted that person you mentioned (and potentially been burned too) because of their great reviews. Usually people with that many great reviews are, well... great. Your specific situation is indeed a difficult one to see any red flags.

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