Unreliable Change Detection for apple.com

[VeniceNerd]

Describe the bug
First I want to make sure to point out that this is not a complaint! I am just posting this to help improve the project. It is very possible that change detection is unreliable due to user error.

That being said I found change detection to be very unreliable so far. I am monitoring 5 websites and 4 of them have issues.

1. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/telcoin/id1455060641

I am using the Visual Filter Selector to monitor the version number so that I will get notified when a new update is pushed:

I get several notifications each day but the version number has never changed.

`ChangeDetection.io Notification - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/telcoin/id1455060641
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/telcoin/id1455060641 had a change.

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Version 3.2.7
`

2. https://store.ui.com/collections/unifi-network-unifi-os-consoles/products/dream-router

I am using the VFS to monitor the word "sold out" to see when it comes back in stock:

I get this error message sent to me:

3. https://medium.com/@telcoin?source=rss-9517e1c9dc5e------2

I use Basic Plaintext to monitor this site. In Filters & Triggers I have "only trigger when new lines appear" selected and I do get multiple change notifications a day as well even though no new content has been posted.

Version
v0.39.17.1

Additional context
If there are any log files I could provide to help please let me know. Again, I am not complaining. Very possible that this is all user error. I will point out, though, that I have had none of these issues with "Distill Web Monitor". That one has been rock solid for me on all of these pages. Obviously it's not self hosted...

[dgtlmoon]

it's a bit complicated to talk about all three, so lets just talk about the first one first

I get the selector of /html/body/div[5]/main/div[2]/section[4]/div[2]/div[1]/div/p do you have the same?

[dgtlmoon]

"I get several notifications each day but the version number has never changed."

What exactly do you get in the notification? some error? some text? what is the text?

[dgtlmoon]

@VeniceNerd can you tell me, for the first one only, if you put it back to using chrome, does it ever make false alerts? and if so, can you attach your backup zip?

[VeniceNerd]

it's a bit complicated to talk about all three, so lets just talk about the first one first

Sounds good!

I get the selector of /html/body/div[5]/main/div[2]/section[4]/div[2]/div[1]/div/p do you have the same?

Yes. Same selector: /html/body/div[5]/main/div[2]/section[4]/div[2]/div[1]/div/p

What exactly do you get in the notification? some error? some text? what is the text?

ChangeDetection.io Notification - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/telcoin/id1455060641
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/telcoin/id1455060641 had a change.

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Version 3.2.7

can you tell me, for the first one only, if you put it back to using chrome, does it ever make false alerts?

What do you mean by "put it back to usin chrome"?

and if so, can you attach your backup zip?

Attached!

Btw, I also now see this warning below:

changedetection-backup-1659780594.zip

[dgtlmoon]

Use playwright always

[VeniceNerd]

Use playwright always

I'm so sorry; I'm not sure I understand. I do use playwright for this monitor:

Or are you referencing something else?