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 This page presents some issues you may encounter with medAL-//reader//, and ways to solve them. This page presents some issues you may encounter with medAL-//reader//, and ways to solve them.
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     - Long-press on the app and press ''Uninstall''.     - Long-press on the app and press ''Uninstall''.
     - Navigate in the ''Play Store'', search and install medAL-reader.     - Navigate in the ''Play Store'', search and install medAL-reader.
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 +===== medAL-data credentials not asked when configuring the tablet the first time  =====
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 +This form is displayed in medAL-//reader// using the tablet's default browser. If it doesn't show up, please proceed as follows:
 +  - Go to ''Android settings'' > ''Applications'' > ''Google Chrome''
 +  - Click on Browser app within app info
 +  - Set chrome as the defaut browser
 +Once chrome is the default browser, proceed as follows :
 +    - Go to ''Android settings'' > ''Applications'' > ''Google Chrome''
 +    - Click ''storage'' > ''empty cache''.
 +  - Restart the application.
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 +===== medAL-data credentials randomly asked again after some time  =====
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 +  - This is the expected behaviour if the device has been removed from its health facility in medAL-data (and its token  revoked)
 +  - Please ask your local IT manager to check if this is why the tablet got disconnected. 
 +  - If this was not the cause, please be aware that the token is stored not in medAL-reader, but in the tablet's default browser
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 +If this is not the cause of the experienced behaviour, 
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 +  - Go to ''Android settings'' > ''Applications'' > ''Google Chrome''
 +  - Click on Browser app within app info
 +  - Set chrome as the defaut browser
 +Once chrome is the default browser, proceed as follows :
 +    - Go to ''Android settings'' > ''Applications'' > ''Google Chrome''
 +    - Click ''storage'' > ''empty cache''.
 +  - Restart the application.
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     - Go to Android’s home screen, press the ''Currently running apps'' button > ''Close all apps''.     - Go to Android’s home screen, press the ''Currently running apps'' button > ''Close all apps''.
     - Restart ''medAL-reader''.     - Restart ''medAL-reader''.
-  - If that did not work, please try all the steps above: [[medal-reader-troubleshooting-guide#medAL-reader Does not Launch|medAL-reader Does not Launch]]. +  - If that did not work, please try all the steps above: [[troubleshooting-guide#medAL-reader Does not Launch|medAL-reader Does not Launch]].
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   - Go to the ''Play Store''.   - Go to the ''Play Store''.
-  - Search for ''medAL-reader'' andClick on it+  - Search for ''medAL-reader'' and Click on it
   - If ''uninstall'' / ''Open'' is displayed, then simply click on open.   - If ''uninstall'' / ''Open'' is displayed, then simply click on open.
   - If it says ''Install'' press on it to install it.   - If it says ''Install'' press on it to install it.
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 ===== medAL-reader Crashes when I Try to Do X ===== ===== medAL-reader Crashes when I Try to Do X =====
  
-  - Apply all steps from [[medal-reader-troubleshooting-guide#medAL-reader Does not Launch|medAL-reader Does not Launch]].+  - Apply all steps from [[troubleshooting-guide#medAL-reader Does not Launch|medAL-reader Does not Launch]].
   - If that still does not work, please take a screenshot and explain all the details to reproduce the crash to your local IT coordinator so the problem can be reported to the IT team.   - If that still does not work, please take a screenshot and explain all the details to reproduce the crash to your local IT coordinator so the problem can be reported to the IT team.
  
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 +===== Questions not showing up in medAL-reader =====
  
 +**Try to re-entering the birth date**.
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 +if no question showing up at next screen you must **save the case and exit** the application
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 +- Empty the cache:
 +    - Go to ''Android settings'' > ''Applications'' > ''medAL-reader''
 +    - Click ''empty cache''.
 +  - Restart the application.
 +  - See if the problem is solved and that all the questions show up
 +  - Please contact the person who is responsible for Level 1 support in your country
  
 ===== I Cannot Find my Name in medAL-reader ===== ===== I Cannot Find my Name in medAL-reader =====
  
-  - It may be a cache issue, please try to apply all the steps from [[medal-reader-troubleshooting-guide#medAL-reader Does not Launch|medAL-reader Does not Launch]].+  - It may be a cache issue, please try to apply all the steps from [[troubleshooting-guide#medAL-reader Does not Launch|medAL-reader Does not Launch]].
   - If that doesn’t work, please contact your local IT coordinator so they can check if your username is correctly created in the health facility settings of medAL-creator.   - If that doesn’t work, please contact your local IT coordinator so they can check if your username is correctly created in the health facility settings of medAL-creator.
  
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     * Is there a problem with the format of the case? What does the log say when you try to reprocess?     * Is there a problem with the format of the case? What does the log say when you try to reprocess?
     * If missing variable in the algo, wait until the next day and try reprocessing (medAL-data reloads the JSON version from medAL-creator every night)     * If missing variable in the algo, wait until the next day and try reprocessing (medAL-data reloads the JSON version from medAL-creator every night)
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   * Is the hub's IP entered properly in the the health facility? (Proper syntax: ''http://192.168.1.2'')   * Is the hub's IP entered properly in the the health facility? (Proper syntax: ''http://192.168.1.2'')
   * Do you see the proper hub address in the settings page of medAL-reader?   * Do you see the proper hub address in the settings page of medAL-reader?
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 +===== medAL-reader Has Become Too Slow to Use =====
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 +  * Try following this guide: {{ :medal-reader:medal-reader_quick_reference_guide_-_what_to_do_if_the_app_becomes_too_slow.pdf |}}
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