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Old May 21, 2014, 6:35 am
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Please list any issues/queries here. Updated to post # 87 plus 129.

iOS

Problem :
-upgrade button doesn’t work. It delivers MMB section but no upgrade ability (says to use normal website)
-seat map doesn’t work (just shows random symbols, not sure if iOS or Android related)
-BEY is in the "Europe" category rather than Middle East
-FDH: an extra "f"
-passbook error fails to download boarding pass - details here.
-On the flight status pages, there is no way to refresh the flight status to view latest information - surely you should be able to swipe down to refresh?
-Wifi password page lists closed BA lounges - Nairobi, Istanbul, Mumbai.
- app doesn't seem to update booking details when a return flight is changed via TA after outbound flown, second time I've experienced it recently (resolved when I check-in for booking via ba.com, albeit with a big of a lag - 5 mins+)
- Unable to download terminal maps because hard-coded server name no longer exists
- Ability to download mobile BPs is tied to phone clock showing 24 hours before departure whereas on connections and same-day returns the BP can be available before this.
-Business UK status not showning fast track status.
- The app fails to redirect to AA correctly to change seats on a BA booking
- receiving between 13-15 notifications per OLCI on notifications screen for each flight (testing ios10).
- App shuts down audio playing on other apps when certain BA app pages are loaded, including award search.
- The iPad app does not show the current year's tier points once you retain GGL. A panel on the My Account page, that I assume shows progress to the next tier, simply says you have retained GGL.
- as guest, Wallet boarding pass does not show oneworld status

Query :
-will gate numbers and baggage carousel numbers for non UK airports be displayed?
-Does the timer that determines how soon after departure time the "your next flight" section is updated work? And does this adjust with delays to the flight?
-where did the airport maps go?
-no pictures on the new destinations

Feature Request :
-Facility to add membership card to Wallet
-Booking of awards within the app
-GUI menu button move to left hand side
-synch across devices so if checked in on PC then ability to directly get BP
-gate number displayed on BP
-display booking class in MMB section under further details. (currently this only works using the upgrade button and then clicking on the flight segment in question)
-consistent UI (some sections are new and some revert to mobile site GUI)
-swipe to go back one step as per Apple standards
-change style to tabs instead of home screen and hamburger system
-weather shown should be for date of arrival (if less than 2 weeks away)
-HHA missing info (household account)
-resize add a booking on my bookings screen (too much real estate)
-contact us shows general contact info and not status specific info. (Gold line example)
-opton to turn off the return fares from London bit on bottom of home screen
-A hopeless request, but can it not be made to work with iOS6?
- For those of us who use both iOS and Android, minor request but can we have 'My account' list Avios and TPs in the same order (Android shows TPs then Avios, iOS shows Avios then TPs)
- Similarly can the menu be consistently either top left or top right on both (top right IMHO)
- Can it show LT TPs (at the very least in Full account details, if not on the main page with current Avios/TPs)
- Can it show GGL status on boarding passes please - if ba.com does, so should the app
- Add functionality to allow tracking of your bag (i.e. showing the last point of scan within the baggage tracing system) similar to that on the US Airways app.
- Add a CCR card display please.

Android

Problem :
-Flight Status, by Route & by Airport.
-The airport master data is loaded as :London, United Kingdom, LCY, City Airport
London, United Kingdom, LGW, Gatwick
London, United Kingdom, LHR, Heathrow
Which ever one you choose, it displays as "London, United..", so you can't tellwhich airport you've selected.
-upgrade button doesn’t work. It delivers sorry all available seats have been sold (incorrectly)
-changing seat button doesn’t work (may just be current BA.com issue related)
-seat map doesn’t work (just shows random symbols, not sure if iOS or Android related)
- Issues with reloading bookings after flight has been changed

Query :
-Android Widget no longer seems to exist. Is this intentional?
-version needed to upgrade app? (4.0.2 or earlier compatibility)?
-old boarding passes, are they still available? - yes, just go into previous bookings(EDIflyer)

Feature Request :
-Executive Club contact details (with the appropriate number for logged-in user's current tier)
-Booking of awards within the app
-add to calendar feature should allocate time according to flight duration not a fixed 1 hour
-smoother scrolling
-better contrast when Silver status and text at top of app window (white text)
- For those of us who use both iOS and Android, minor request but can we have 'My account' list Avios and TPs in the same order (Android shows TPs then Avios, iOS shows Avios then TPs)
- Similarly can the menu be consistently either top left or top right on both (top right IMHO)
- Can it show LT TPs (at the very least in Full account details, if not on the main page with current Avios/TPs)
- Can it show GGL status properly please - if ba.com does, so should the app

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Old Jul 20, 2018, 8:28 am
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Out of interest how quickly do folks find their app updates with gate info? I'm at EDI and gate has been showing on the screens for about 10 min but still nothing in the app. Not sure if it's and Android vs iOS app issue or BA just don't bother updating the info anywhere apart from at LHR?
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Old Jul 24, 2018, 4:51 pm
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Interesting changelog for latest Android app update - says may now be asked for Bluetooth permission for upcoming features - anyone heard any details about what might be planned?
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Old Jul 24, 2018, 7:13 pm
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Originally Posted by EDIflyer
Out of interest how quickly do folks find their app updates with gate info? I'm at EDI and gate has been showing on the screens for about 10 min but still nothing in the app. Not sure if it's and Android vs iOS app issue or BA just don't bother updating the info anywhere apart from at LHR?
I can only recall getting an alert from the app with this info ONCE! However if I specifically look for the info it is there once the screens are also showing. This is based on my LHR departures. At outstations I have never AFAICR had an update.
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Old Jul 25, 2018, 2:24 am
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Is it me or has the latest Android update made my card look really cheap and tacky?
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Old Jul 25, 2018, 3:24 am
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Originally Posted by xenole
Is it me or has the latest Android update made my card look really cheap and tacky?
It certainly looks different to before, but I wouldn't say it looks cheap and tacky. Maybe more harshly illustrated, but I quite like it.
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Old Jul 25, 2018, 3:34 am
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Originally Posted by xenole
Is it me or has the latest Android update made my card look really cheap and tacky?
correct, made to look a similar way as on iPhone... pointless update IMHO.
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Old Jul 25, 2018, 3:47 am
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The barcode looks bigger though, probably to help with BOB
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Old Jul 25, 2018, 4:51 am
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Also still seems to have the totally pointless timeline feature (that can't even cope with connecting flights) - anyone found a use for it yet?
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Old Jul 25, 2018, 5:08 am
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Originally Posted by Dubh
The barcode looks bigger though, probably to help with BOB
That's what I think. It now displays your Avios balance as well.
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Old Jul 25, 2018, 5:10 am
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Originally Posted by EDIflyer
Also still seems to have the totally pointless timeline feature (that can't even cope with connecting flights) - anyone found a use for it yet?
Guess for the social media "X sleeps until xxxx" screenshot posts. Irrelevant for normal folk.
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Old Jul 25, 2018, 5:11 am
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Originally Posted by Pack
Guess for the social media "X sleeps until xxxx" screenshot posts. Irrelevant for normal folk.
Yep, it just seems to replicate all the other info that is already there!
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Old Jul 25, 2018, 5:13 am
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Originally Posted by Pack
That's what I think. It now displays your Avios balance as well.
It does indeed, but it all makes look the card busy and cluttered - also logos (avios, emerald) have wrong aspect ratio - previous design was much better. If you wanna look at the card, you really want to see a shiny card with name / status that's it - avios balance I can see without accessing my card.
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Old Aug 9, 2018, 1:09 am
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Hi all,

something odd im seeing on the iOS app which may be completely normal but is worrying me. I moved to an earlier flight to a destination on the same day and in the app I still see the original flight as well as the new flight I’m booked into. Is that normal?

The original flight doesn’t seem to have a ticket number associated with it (or a seat allocation) but I can’t make it disappear from the app (also appears the same on MMB) even if I log in and out again. Do I need to worry about it or is it just one of those things.
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Old Aug 9, 2018, 1:28 am
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On IOS, i have 2 code share flighzs AY1362 / BA6004 and AY73 / BA6085 MAN - HEL/HEL-NRT showing twice, no other flight is shown twice on the booking, and logging in and out doesnt help, although neither are showing the BA Ticket Number
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Old Aug 9, 2018, 2:08 am
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Originally Posted by youngfogey
The original flight doesn’t seem to have a ticket number associated with it (or a seat allocation) but I can’t make it disappear from the app (also appears the same on MMB) even if I log in and out again. Do I need to worry about it or is it just one of those things.
I wouldn't worry so long as you have a ticket number on the correct booking, it's not unusual, particularly if it's part of a complex booking. It's less usual if it's a simple one-way ticket where you just changed the time of flight and didn't change the route and it was a BA online booking. Any deviation from this risks "ghost PNRs" coming up, and at worst this will be cleared down at the gate. The only thing to watch is if there is another sector on the same booking after the correct PNR, to make sure this doesn't get auto-cancelled but on 125 tickets that is unlikely.
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