# Questions about Thunkable X

**URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/c/thunkable/49.md?page=375

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## [Ble thunkable app on android crashes when receive data fails](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ble-thunkable-app-on-android-crashes-when-receive-data-fails/707459)

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**Author:** [@martinnohr76p3z9](https://community.thunkable.com/u/martinnohr76p3z9)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2020, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ble-thunkable-app-on-android-crashes-when-receive-data-fails/707459 "2020-07-29T16:43:24Z")

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I have the BLE module working fine when connected to my Arduino app. However, if the Arduino ever fails to respond to a read request then the thunkable app simply crashes. Is there any way to detect that a receive failed…

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## [Firebase: be careful to properly secure your data!](https://community.thunkable.com/t/firebase-be-careful-to-properly-secure-your-data/33655)

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**Author:** [@Rob\_Schoemaker](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Rob_Schoemaker)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2020, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/firebase-be-careful-to-properly-secure-your-data/33655 "2020-07-29T16:24:50Z")

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We all love firebase, and for a lot of applications the data stored in firebase will not be that critical. However, if you plan to store personal or confidential data in firebase, please think about your users and make s…

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## [Copying blocks between screens within the same app](https://community.thunkable.com/t/copying-blocks-between-screens-within-the-same-app/707879)

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**Author:** [@penny](https://community.thunkable.com/u/penny)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/copying-blocks-between-screens-within-the-same-app/707879 "2020-07-29T15:02:06Z")

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Hi, I made a list variable of 21 strings yesterday and today realized it was in the wrong screen. So, naturally I grabbed the blocks up to the screen menu at the top of the block editing window and dropped it into the c…

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## [Web viewer broken by recent Thunkable update?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/web-viewer-broken-by-recent-thunkable-update/708159)

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**Author:** [@aliencaocao](https://community.thunkable.com/u/aliencaocao)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2020, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/web-viewer-broken-by-recent-thunkable-update/708159 "2020-07-29T14:21:18Z")

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Hi, im building an app that needs a google form with multiple pages to be embed into the app using web viewer. The google form needs user to click the ‘next’ button in the web viewer to proceed, and it is working normall…

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## [\[Solved\] Firebase Getting Specific Parent Node/Key into List](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-firebase-getting-specific-parent-node-key-into-list/671742)

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**Author:** [@suki.na.melxnx](https://community.thunkable.com/u/suki.na.melxnx)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 6:37pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-firebase-getting-specific-parent-node-key-into-list/671742 "2020-07-11T18:37:08Z")

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Hi! What I am trying to do: I have 4 keys (parents) that goes by LOCATION/USERID/DATE\_INPUT/TIME\_INPUT and I want to make a list viewer using the 3rd key (DATE\_INPUT) only. Then when I click on the date, it will navigat…

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## [How to display stuff that was entered before in a listViewer? Please Help](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-display-stuff-that-was-entered-before-in-a-listviewer-please-help/709022)

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**Author:** [@rockode](https://community.thunkable.com/u/rockode)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2020, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-display-stuff-that-was-entered-before-in-a-listviewer-please-help/709022 "2020-07-29T12:40:31Z")

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It’s simple and yet I am not able to figure it out. Stuff from three textInputs added to a listViewer and then display it even if you exit the app. Now first thing you guys would tell is to save it in a database. I tried…

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## [Getting crash logs from apk](https://community.thunkable.com/t/getting-crash-logs-from-apk/708530)

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**Author:** [@adminyi7yav](https://community.thunkable.com/u/adminyi7yav)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2020, 8:06am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/getting-crash-logs-from-apk/708530 "2020-07-29T08:06:40Z")

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How do I get UI crash logs from the apk that I download from Thunkable?

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## [Can't get properties from list object](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cant-get-properties-from-list-object/370497)

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**Author:** [@smangat12njpy2n](https://community.thunkable.com/u/smangat12njpy2n)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2020, 5:36am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cant-get-properties-from-list-object/370497 "2020-07-29T05:36:56Z")

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For my project, I followed the “How to use Thunkable Web API Component: Countries Info App” tutorial because the structure of the response to the API I am querying is the same as the one in tutorial. Yet my app only disp…

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## [3 second wait hangs on the splash screen at live test app](https://community.thunkable.com/t/3-second-wait-hangs-on-the-splash-screen-at-live-test-app/707802)

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**Author:** [@parknpayuserc4he](https://community.thunkable.com/u/parknpayuserc4he)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2020, 2:21am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/3-second-wait-hangs-on-the-splash-screen-at-live-test-app/707802 "2020-07-29T02:21:24Z")

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I have a 3 second wait on a splash screen works fine in PC preview and live tests, but in the thunkable androind live app for testing it hangs forever, I have reinstalled the android thunkable live app without success.

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## [Open Link in New Tab - Thunkable X Web App](https://community.thunkable.com/t/open-link-in-new-tab-thunkable-x-web-app/580753)

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**Author:** [@mrmazzone](https://community.thunkable.com/u/mrmazzone)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2020, 2:03am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/open-link-in-new-tab-thunkable-x-web-app/580753 "2020-07-29T02:03:04Z")

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Does anyone have a way to open a link in a new tab using this block? In the mobile app, the link opens in the default web browser, so the app runs separately. In the web app, the link opens in the tab the app is runn…

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## [Keyboard: Now MY layouts are knocked out of whack](https://community.thunkable.com/t/keyboard-now-my-layouts-are-knocked-out-of-whack/705991)

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**Author:** [@penny](https://community.thunkable.com/u/penny)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2020, 1:07am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/keyboard-now-my-layouts-are-knocked-out-of-whack/705991 "2020-07-29T01:07:37Z")

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Some people have had problems with squishing of components as the keyboard appears, but this is a feature ( a feature or a bug?) I was working with to my advantage. I now find that, without any changes my keyboard appear…

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## [Filter local DB](https://community.thunkable.com/t/filter-local-db/707340)

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**Author:** [@general](https://community.thunkable.com/u/general)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 11:17pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/filter-local-db/707340 "2020-07-28T23:17:27Z")

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any ideas on filtering a row of data in Local DB based on two or three fields? for example, select arow which the age is greater than 20 and the location is united kingdom. currently we can get one cel using GET, can w…

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## [Scroll property working strange since the last update](https://community.thunkable.com/t/scroll-property-working-strange-since-the-last-update/549956)

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**Author:** [@Daniel\_Coglitore](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Daniel_Coglitore)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 11:05pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/scroll-property-working-strange-since-the-last-update/549956 "2020-07-28T23:05:42Z")

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Scroll screen not working properly and column scroll creates not filling completely the bottom of the screen, it was working properly yesterday before the update

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## [In App Purchases](https://community.thunkable.com/t/in-app-purchases/669800)

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**Author:** [@ianphaas](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ianphaas)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/in-app-purchases/669800 "2020-07-28T20:34:48Z")

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Hello, Does anybody know if and when Thunkable plans to support native iOS and Android in-app purchases? Thanks, Ian

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## [Hanging on first time to open the app](https://community.thunkable.com/t/hanging-on-first-time-to-open-the-app/707706)

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**Author:** [@maptheunknown](https://community.thunkable.com/u/maptheunknown)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/hanging-on-first-time-to-open-the-app/707706 "2020-07-28T20:31:10Z")

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iOS 13.5.1 Thunkable Live App V206 The app hangs (or stops running the blocks) when the user first opens the app (This happens on both Thunkable Live App and downloaded App on iOS) Steps to recreate: Delete the App (…

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## [In-App Purchase API for subscription](https://community.thunkable.com/t/in-app-purchase-api-for-subscription/43737)

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**Author:** [@CSJ.APP](https://community.thunkable.com/u/CSJ.APP)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/in-app-purchase-api-for-subscription/43737 "2020-07-28T20:30:50Z")

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Hey Y’all, I am working on this app for a non profit organization, and i have used thunakbale to create the app for them. App review was rejected because the NPO app is for their newspaper called youthtoday has a subsc…

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## [\[Solved\] WebViewer go back and forward functions](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-webviewer-go-back-and-forward-functions/564393)

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**Author:** [@marco.tripolinin0](https://community.thunkable.com/u/marco.tripolinin0)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-webviewer-go-back-and-forward-functions/564393 "2020-07-28T19:33:57Z")

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Good morning I do not see way to tell a WebViewer to go back… There’s a way to tell a webViewer to navigate back in the history? A goBack() function? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you

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## [Setting Expectations](https://community.thunkable.com/t/setting-expectations/705045)

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**Author:** [@trogonstartarotp2y4v](https://community.thunkable.com/u/trogonstartarotp2y4v)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/setting-expectations/705045 "2020-07-28T16:21:00Z")

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Hi! I’ve spent a little time getting to know Thunkable. I’ve setup a login process and started working on data input, learning along the way. I have already identified some limitation of the platform such as deleting …

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## [\[Solved\] Cloud variable values do not appear in Realtime Database](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-cloud-variable-values-do-not-appear-in-realtime-database/668305)

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**Author:** [@drted](https://community.thunkable.com/u/drted)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-cloud-variable-values-do-not-appear-in-realtime-database/668305 "2020-07-28T16:02:49Z")

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I took a bit of a hiatus from Thunkable X when my last app completely collapsed after an update (don’t get me started). In that app, I created cloud variable which stored objects. The values for those variables were vis…

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## [Is it possible to use open link block and tile the new window?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/is-it-possible-to-use-open-link-block-and-tile-the-new-window/707063)

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**Author:** [@Patrick\_Elisha](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Patrick_Elisha)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/is-it-possible-to-use-open-link-block-and-tile-the-new-window/707063 "2020-07-28T15:19:19Z")

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My app does not run as desired in webviewer. The only option is to use open link block to open an external web page which takes me away from the app. I will be fine if the two windows open side by side. Is there a way to…

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## [Sign In component not working on Android](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sign-in-component-not-working-on-android/699629)

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**Author:** [@eoinparkinson](https://community.thunkable.com/u/eoinparkinson)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 2:58pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sign-in-component-not-working-on-android/699629 "2020-07-28T14:58:25Z")

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Hi, I’ve come across this issue more than once now. I use the Sign In component with my app. This works as should on iOS & Web, but Android does not work. It used to spit an error for Invalid API Key, but now on Android…

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## [I'm trying to add a sign in screen to my app](https://community.thunkable.com/t/im-trying-to-add-a-sign-in-screen-to-my-app/707085)

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**Author:** [@ommmm](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ommmm)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/im-trying-to-add-a-sign-in-screen-to-my-app/707085 "2020-07-28T14:52:35Z")

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https://x.thunkable.com/projectPage/5eb1855580f936ee1b8637a3 i wangt to add sign in option but i am not able to do it…

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## [\[Solved\] If i add an image to my data viewer list it doesn’t work can someone help me](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-if-i-add-an-image-to-my-data-viewer-list-it-doesn-t-work-can-someone-help-me/651295)

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**Author:** [@will\_r.06](https://community.thunkable.com/u/will_r.06)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-if-i-add-an-image-to-my-data-viewer-list-it-doesn-t-work-can-someone-help-me/651295 "2020-07-28T14:40:18Z")

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Link to my app: https://x.thunkable.com/projects/5ee228c4cc91429680bc7fd2/313795fa-6d0e-4e9a-8b0b-594252cc359c/blocks Please send a screenshot of problem if possible. :grinning:

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## [Display image from local storage](https://community.thunkable.com/t/display-image-from-local-storage/705125)

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**Author:** [@sviluppatorevirtuals](https://community.thunkable.com/u/sviluppatorevirtuals)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/display-image-from-local-storage/705125 "2020-07-28T14:33:28Z")

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## [\[Solved\] What does Local storage's get method return if there is no value saved in the key?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-what-does-local-storages-get-method-return-if-there-is-no-value-saved-in-the-key/27169)

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**Author:** [@11161](https://community.thunkable.com/u/11161)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-what-does-local-storages-get-method-return-if-there-is-no-value-saved-in-the-key/27169 "2020-07-28T14:05:25Z")

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What does it return if there is nothing saved in the key? null? An empty string? 0? Or False?

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## [\[Solved\] How to work out summary statistics?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-to-work-out-summary-statistics/680229)

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**Author:** [@new99770067fjh](https://community.thunkable.com/u/new99770067fjh)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-to-work-out-summary-statistics/680229 "2020-07-28T13:53:04Z")

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HI, I Would like to Know how could we do a statistical information Screen, With “%” and With Sum of data in firebase

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## [\[Solved\] I can't put Admob interstitial in my app](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-i-cant-put-admob-interstitial-in-my-app/705406)

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**Author:** [@thitipiyanuchitpremp](https://community.thunkable.com/u/thitipiyanuchitpremp)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-i-cant-put-admob-interstitial-in-my-app/705406 "2020-07-28T13:47:23Z")

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## [List\_viewer error](https://community.thunkable.com/t/list-viewer-error/706063)

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**Author:** [@nsldon552](https://community.thunkable.com/u/nsldon552)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/list-viewer-error/706063 "2020-07-28T13:17:15Z")

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I can use the Live Test simulation, but when I press GETButton2 on my phone, it crashes!

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## [Cloud Variable - Get properties from Real time Firebase lists - Help needed please](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cloud-variable-get-properties-from-real-time-firebase-lists-help-needed-please/559287)

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**Author:** [@dmndeklerkeb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/dmndeklerkeb)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 1:10pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cloud-variable-get-properties-from-real-time-firebase-lists-help-needed-please/559287 "2020-07-28T13:10:23Z")

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Good day, I have created a Firebase structure like this and would appreciate it if you could help me with the correct blocks to get the properties of a list within a list. I have managed to create the database from Thun…

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## [\[Solved\] Get speed value on location sensor](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-get-speed-value-on-location-sensor/71929)

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**Author:** [@sousie](https://community.thunkable.com/u/sousie)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-get-speed-value-on-location-sensor/71929 "2020-07-28T12:58:06Z")

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how can I get speed value??

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