Long time user of AnkiDroid, with >10,000 cards. I’ve imported cards from various sources, and a large portion are from Lingq. Today all the LingQ cards don’t display the “question” (which that form of card calls “term”). It’s just blank. When I tap “answer” it shows the correct answer/info. All other sources of cards still work. Any clues here? Thanks!
Can you display the question in Anki Desktop?
Could you screenshot the Front, Back and when editing a card
Wait, the shot worked! Here are the two shots of what I see when I reach the card and then answer it. You can see the question upper part is blank.
In the Edit card screen, Could you click Cards:LinQ card
Then copy Front, Back and style, and paste here using Preformatted function (symbol looks like this </>)
type or paste code here
Which version of Ankidroid are you using? (Settings > about)
I’m using 2.17.0.
I have an old phone with 2.16.5, in which it works fine. But unsynched, and very far behind.
I’ll try to grab those screenshots.
oopsie
Which version are you on? Settings > about
If you’ve just upgraded to 2.17, this could be a night-mode problem. Removed Features
Try changing themes in settings and see if the text shows up.
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Danika, you nailed it. I use it on dark setting. Switching to light setting worked. Thanks so much! Now I just have to figure out how to display it dark/reversed somehow. The white background kills my eyes!
Could you make a post in https://forum.lingq.com/ to ask devs to update their note type?
Share this post there, so others can find help
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Yes, done. Thanks for the idea.
Is there a way I can change the card type from LingQ to some other that will work? When I try, I get a message saying all info will be lost, and so far the card types I’ve chosen (like “basic”) then don’t have the fields populated, so I end up building a whole new card anyway. With a few thousand cards from LingQ, that’s not viable.
You can “clone” that notetype to make a new one for yourself (give it a distinct name) Adding/Editing - Anki Manual, change all of you notes to that type Browsing - Anki Manual, and then make whatever changes you want.
I wish I even knew what that means!
Wouldn’t you be lucky if I had put links in that message with the sections of the manual that explain exactly what I’m talking about? 
Haha! I would be even luckier if 1) I understood what all that means in those links, and 2) I could do it with the confidence of not blowing up my 3.5 years worth of work! 
This will work as a safety net to revert changes if the note type get messed up or just use backups (optional, you can just jump to step 2)
AnkiDroid:
Top right: 3 vertical dots > Manage Note types > Add: Clone: LingQ Card Model V1(rename to avoid confusion)
Desktop:
-
Tools > Preferences > Manage note type> same as above -
Manage Note type>Edit cards>Styling: Copy and paste the content below in this cloned note type
.card {
--text-color1: black;
}
.card.night_mode {
--text-color1: white;
}
.title {
color: var(--text-color1);
}
/* filter could also be used */
.title {
color: red;
}
.night_mode .title {
filter: invert(100%);
}
Couldn’t find in AnkiDroid
Desktop
Browser > Select cards from LingQ Card Model V1 > right click > change note type > newly edited clone
Ok, I think I get it. Desktop is Ankiweb?
Not quite.
AnkiDesktop is the “computer” version to install on Windows, Mac, or Linux https://apps.ankiweb.net/ . It is the most fully featured of the apps.
AnkiWeb is the website version https://ankiweb.net/, which is good for studying in a pinch, but not for anything like this.