Homeserver url field apparently requires https:// prefix

[ara4n]

Steps to reproduce

1. Change homeserver at login
2. Enter element.io into the server box
3. According to @rxl881 it causes weird errors unless you prefix with https://

Outcome

What did you expect?

no https:// prefix needed

Your phone model

No response

Operating system version

No response

Application version and app store

0.1.2 (40001020) playstore

Homeserver

No response

Will you send logs?

No

Are you willing to provide a PR?

No

[bmarty]

I do not reproduce the issue. When entering element.io, the homeserver element.io is displayed in the list as a valid result:

The application will propose to use the homeserver, even if no .well-known file is detected and valid only if the url is complete though.

For instance with nochance.org:

But when selecting nochance.org, this error will be displayed:

@rxl881 do you repro with the latest nightly? We will release a new version in the AppStore very soon, you can try to repro on this one.

(Link to the code which resolve homeservers: https://github.com/vector-im/element-x-android/blob/develop/features/login/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/login/impl/resolver/HomeserverResolver.kt#L74)

[rxl881]

I think that this was a combination of me using the wrong homesaerver domain and also a dark theme bug whereby I couldn't see the results of the search.

Specifically, I was trying to log in to the vector.modular.im homeserver (not element.io). I forgot that it was on a modular subdomain and instead was trying to log in with vector.im, which returned no results (that I could see). I then tried https://vector.im, which did return a result which I then clicked on, but obviously failed to log me in against. I guess that matches with the screenshot that you provided above (as there was no .well-known for the domain that I specified, but it tried anyway when I specified the full URL).

More of a UX issue, but I was a bit confused by the phrase "search term or domain address" ... I get what we're going for here (trying to make it less technical), but it seemed a bit unclear when I was looking to input the "homeserver name" or "homeserver domain", which would be a more precise.

[bmarty]

For the wording, this is a product team's decision, we are just integrating it. CC @VolkerJunginger if we want to improve this.

[anoadragon453]

Should this get an X-Needs-Product label?

[spaetz]

Given the server field does not need https:// prefixed, can this be closed? The wording is really a different issue.