# Questions about Thunkable X **URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/c/thunkable/49.md?page=436 [Latest](https://community.thunkable.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.thunkable.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.thunkable.com/tags.md) **Page:** 437 --- ## [SERIOUS Screen saving problem!. Can I go back to the old Thunkable version?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/serious-screen-saving-problem-can-i-go-back-to-the-old-thunkable-version/428025)
**Author:** [@funhall](https://community.thunkable.com/u/funhall)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2020, 9:59am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/serious-screen-saving-problem-can-i-go-back-to-the-old-thunkable-version/428025 "2020-01-26T09:59:21Z")
Sorry that I make a new post for this. I already have made one but there have been no replys, so I make this new one here and the Thunkable people can merge them when they see this. My thunkable program after the update… --- ## [Variables showing as internal ID's](https://community.thunkable.com/t/variables-showing-as-internal-ids/428382)
**Author:** [@chrisanderson1006tt9](https://community.thunkable.com/u/chrisanderson1006tt9)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/variables-showing-as-internal-ids/428382 "2020-01-26T16:01:16Z")
Hey, All of my variables are now showing as their internal ID’s rather than their names and none of the blocks using variables are now working. Please screenshot below. Can anyone advise please? Thanks If I hard refr… --- ## [Anyone else with saving problems?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/anyone-else-with-saving-problems/426988)
**Author:** [@funhall](https://community.thunkable.com/u/funhall)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/anyone-else-with-saving-problems/426988 "2020-01-26T15:50:28Z")
No I cant seem to save the project. I dont even move or change anything in the blocks. Does anyone else have this problem. I get the error message in top right corner everytime i try so save the project. “There was a pro… --- ## [How to configure Web API key?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-configure-web-api-key/413444)
**Author:** [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-configure-web-api-key/413444 "2020-01-26T14:55:17Z")
I read several forum posts and watched a couple tutorial videos but I still don’t understand how to properly format a Web API call that requires a key. Here’s the format I started with: I’ve tried replacing ?key with… --- ## [What is Instagram pictures dimensions?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-is-instagram-pictures-dimensions/427925)
**Author:** [@farhanlatif027i3df](https://community.thunkable.com/u/farhanlatif027i3df)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2020, 8:54am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-is-instagram-pictures-dimensions/427925 "2020-01-26T08:54:29Z")
Can anyone tell me in ABSOLUTE SIZE what height and width instagram uses for pictures --- ## [My BIG 2020 app "O-Quiz](https://community.thunkable.com/t/my-big-2020-app-o-quiz/416265)
**Author:** [@Hayder](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Hayder)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/my-big-2020-app-o-quiz/416265 "2020-01-25T22:06:00Z")
Hello Thunkers, I would like to share my app for 2020 with you and I would be so happy if you give your notes and tips Create your quizzes and share them with others via codes O-Quiz (Online-Quiz) app is an app that… --- ## [Thunkable appreciation post jan 25](https://community.thunkable.com/t/thunkable-appreciation-post-jan-25/426520)
**Author:** [@farhanlatif027i3df](https://community.thunkable.com/u/farhanlatif027i3df)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/thunkable-appreciation-post-jan-25/426520 "2020-01-25T18:24:27Z")
When Thunkable said the blocks were faster now I didn’t think it would be this fast! I’m very surprised and very happy working with blocks is about 7-8x faster atleast in my case and I have a lot of blocks and it has mad… --- ## [Changes not being saved](https://community.thunkable.com/t/changes-not-being-saved/426686)
**Author:** [@dorissey](https://community.thunkable.com/u/dorissey)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2020, 1:06pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/changes-not-being-saved/426686 "2020-01-25T13:06:30Z")
Hi Is anyone else having an issue with projects not being saved right now?! I haven’t used Thunkable for the last few days so missed the brilliant news about the speeding up of everything. I’ve just started working on… --- ## [Project chages are not saved](https://community.thunkable.com/t/project-chages-are-not-saved/17011)
**Author:** [@losmobilos](https://community.thunkable.com/u/losmobilos)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2020, 1:05pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/project-chages-are-not-saved/17011 "2020-01-25T13:05:15Z")
In a quite large project I experience problems saving my changes to the code (blocks), which means that my code is now in a dysfunctional state. I cannot find a system to the occational succesful save of the project - I… --- ## [Timer not functioning](https://community.thunkable.com/t/timer-not-functioning/426265)
**Author:** [@Garry\_Lane](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Garry_Lane)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2020, 5:54am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/timer-not-functioning/426265 "2020-01-25T05:54:26Z")
CoinRushStop Timer does not seem to be firing. Is it bad coding or bug? It is supposed to turn off CoinRush Timer. --- ## [\[Solved\] iOS downloaded app crashes on data save using Stored variables](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-ios-downloaded-app-crashes-on-data-save-using-stored-variables/426251)
**Author:** [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2020, 5:48am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-ios-downloaded-app-crashes-on-data-save-using-stored-variables/426251 "2020-01-25T05:48:05Z")
app link: Thunkable this is just the screen i am referencing from my larger app. all variables used in the “save behaviors” button are initialized on the same screen I am trying to save a string to a variable. When I s… --- ## [Is it possible to accessing contact list or work arround](https://community.thunkable.com/t/is-it-possible-to-accessing-contact-list-or-work-arround/425774)
**Author:** [@funhall](https://community.thunkable.com/u/funhall)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/is-it-possible-to-accessing-contact-list-or-work-arround/425774 "2020-01-24T21:42:59Z")
Has anyone got succes with getting contact from the phones contact list??? Is there a work arround??? --- ## [How to read the data path ( key ) from firebase?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-read-the-data-path-key-from-firebase/387382)
**Author:** [@davidsobhysabetb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/davidsobhysabetb)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-read-the-data-path-key-from-firebase/387382 "2020-01-24T20:12:01Z")
Hi, I added a ’ Listeners ’ to firebase and i wanna figure out what is the path when data change in firebase , what i did is adding : Path/State to listener , the problem is : when reading the ’ key ’ it would be lik… --- ## [Weird Bug Changing Variable Names to Strings of Digits?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/weird-bug-changing-variable-names-to-strings-of-digits/425807)
**Author:** [@chris.bailey230698t](https://community.thunkable.com/u/chris.bailey230698t)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/weird-bug-changing-variable-names-to-strings-of-digits/425807 "2020-01-24T17:33:38Z")
Hey all, I’m facing an issue today where my variables turn into random-looking strings of digits. I have no idea what they are or why it’s happening, it tends to be when I switch between screens on when looking at the b… --- ## [My browser crashes all the time](https://community.thunkable.com/t/my-browser-crashes-all-the-time/425683)
**Author:** [@funhall](https://community.thunkable.com/u/funhall)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/my-browser-crashes-all-the-time/425683 "2020-01-24T16:18:52Z")
Hi. Can someone tell me what to do, my browser is crashing all the time. I think I am using the newest version of the program. Here is a link to a lillte video of what happens. And the same happens all the time. … --- ## [Copying and pasting a variable changes it](https://community.thunkable.com/t/copying-and-pasting-a-variable-changes-it/425291)
**Author:** [@mom7667yafy](https://community.thunkable.com/u/mom7667yafy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 11:37am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/copying-and-pasting-a-variable-changes-it/425291 "2020-01-24T11:37:58Z")
Copying and pasting a variable to another screen will result in the image shown. --- ## [Thunkable site blocks not working](https://community.thunkable.com/t/thunkable-site-blocks-not-working/425159)
**Author:** [@farhanlatif027i3df](https://community.thunkable.com/u/farhanlatif027i3df)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 10:06am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/thunkable-site-blocks-not-working/425159 "2020-01-24T10:06:41Z")
Everytime I add a block or change visibility or anything related to blocks the changes do not take place or show up on Thunkable live and when I refresh the changes disappears but any changes made in design works and sho… --- ## [All of my stored variable have](https://community.thunkable.com/t/all-of-my-stored-variable-have/424924)
**Author:** [@dlmetzgerbcch](https://community.thunkable.com/u/dlmetzgerbcch)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 6:32am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/all-of-my-stored-variable-have/424924 "2020-01-24T06:32:46Z")
Help! Today, on about half my screens, all of the stored variable names in my blocks overnight switched to 32-character codes. This happened overnight without my changing anything. App variables all OK. The correct name… --- ## [Speech recognition feature improvement!](https://community.thunkable.com/t/speech-recognition-feature-improvement/424424)
**Author:** [@davidsobhysabetb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/davidsobhysabetb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/speech-recognition-feature-improvement/424424 "2020-01-23T22:20:13Z")
Hi, I wanna make a simple task using speech recognition, i need to know when exactly the speech recognition stopped listening so that I can call a function to search the spoken word the problem here i don’t know when t… --- ## [\[Solved\] Help using any component blocks to set variables](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-help-using-any-component-blocks-to-set-variables/422048)
**Author:** [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-help-using-any-component-blocks-to-set-variables/422048 "2020-01-23T18:47:59Z")
I have 5 dynamic rows with 5 buttons in each. each row is assigned 1 variable so, the user picks 1 option (clicks 1/5 buttons) and i want that button choice assigned to the button for that row. currently my code for th… --- ## [Map onPress documentation and broken](https://community.thunkable.com/t/map-onpress-documentation-and-broken/416694)
**Author:** [@rem708](https://community.thunkable.com/u/rem708)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/map-onpress-documentation-and-broken/416694 "2020-01-23T16:53:31Z")
When I first started looking at the block “Map onPress” I wondered what the outputs ‘coordinate’ and ‘position’ did. There is nothing documented in the help screens. However, hunting through the archives this has been di… --- ## [\[Solved\] Loading icon while fetching online pictures in image component possible?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-loading-icon-while-fetching-online-pictures-in-image-component-possible/76365)
**Author:** [@maxb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/maxb)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-loading-icon-while-fetching-online-pictures-in-image-component-possible/76365 "2020-01-23T16:46:27Z")
Hello everyone, I’d like to show theloading animated icon while an image taken from a URL is being loaded and should disappear when loading is complete. Any suggestions? --- ## [Sprites do not show](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sprites-do-not-show/423535)
**Author:** [@Luc](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Luc)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sprites-do-not-show/423535 "2020-01-23T15:09:43Z")
Sprites have become invisible (even in a tiny testproject to diagose the problem). Also tested a public project (Flappy Ball) and no sprite to be seen… I must be overlooking something, but I had no problem in the past, a… --- ## [Make a data table and retrieve from it](https://community.thunkable.com/t/make-a-data-table-and-retrieve-from-it/422127)
**Author:** [@jeyseny](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jeyseny)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/make-a-data-table-and-retrieve-from-it/422127 "2020-01-23T14:36:35Z")
Hi All I am very new to thunkable teaching my kids to develop an app for a competition. I have been gong through so many tutorials and reading this forum but I think I didnt get any direct answers. I want to teach a sim… --- ## [How to show selected list items in separate list?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-show-selected-list-items-in-separate-list/418243)
**Author:** [@chris.bailey230698t](https://community.thunkable.com/u/chris.bailey230698t)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 3:28am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-show-selected-list-items-in-separate-list/418243 "2020-01-23T03:28:47Z")
Hi all, I’m trying to develop an app similar to that of a shopping list, except the user chooses from existing items (restaurant menu items). This data is up on the airtable and that is working fine. The problem I’m hav… --- ## [When any components change, does the app need to be open to actually acknowledge the changes](https://community.thunkable.com/t/when-any-components-change-does-the-app-need-to-be-open-to-actually-acknowledge-the-changes/422373)
**Author:** [@KetchupMaster](https://community.thunkable.com/u/KetchupMaster)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 2:03am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/when-any-components-change-does-the-app-need-to-be-open-to-actually-acknowledge-the-changes/422373 "2020-01-23T02:03:42Z")
I want to make a fitness app that tracks the amount of steps a person takes during the day using the “When accelerometer changes” function. Will it still run the code to add the steps even if the app isn’t actually open? … --- ## [Firebase auth + nickname!](https://community.thunkable.com/t/firebase-auth-nickname/421498)
**Author:** [@alfopietro](https://community.thunkable.com/u/alfopietro)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/firebase-auth-nickname/421498 "2020-01-22T23:06:18Z")
Hi guys, I successfully followed all tutorials on how to implement a Firebase login/sign-in functionality in my app. What I can’t find so far is how to identify users by a nickname instead of email. I mean, during the … --- ## [AnyThoughts on how to Streamline code when using color changing buttons and dynamic labels and buttons](https://community.thunkable.com/t/anythoughts-on-how-to-streamline-code-when-using-color-changing-buttons-and-dynamic-labels-and-buttons/392102)
**Author:** [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/anythoughts-on-how-to-streamline-code-when-using-color-changing-buttons-and-dynamic-labels-and-buttons/392102 "2020-01-22T19:43:03Z")
Can anyone help me figure out how to streamline these codes if possible? For this, I have five sets of 3 buttons each. If one is pressed, I want it to be green and the others orange. this first issue is solved! befo… --- ## [The image link keeps dropping](https://community.thunkable.com/t/the-image-link-keeps-dropping/413547)
**Author:** [@mom7667yafy](https://community.thunkable.com/u/mom7667yafy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 6:05am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/the-image-link-keeps-dropping/413547 "2020-01-22T06:05:43Z")
I didn’t touch anything. --- ## [All new buttons round](https://community.thunkable.com/t/all-new-buttons-round/408579)
**Author:** [@dlmetzgerbcch](https://community.thunkable.com/u/dlmetzgerbcch)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 1:03am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/all-new-buttons-round/408579 "2020-01-22T01:03:46Z")
Hi All, I haven’t seen this issue yet. I have a number of buttons on my app screen, all default square. The last two buttons I’ve added are rounded at the corners as soon as they were dragged onto the screen, before I … [Previous page](https://community.thunkable.com/c/thunkable/49.md?page=435) [Next page](https://community.thunkable.com/c/thunkable/49.md?page=437)