TeamAmaze / TeamAmaze/AmazeFileManager

It takes ages to view image from SMB

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Area-FileOperations Area-SMB Area-UIUX Issue-Bug
Dominant language
Kotlin
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Description

Describe the bug
It takes ages to load image from SMB

To Reproduce

  1. Open a folder with images on SMB resource
  2. Thumbnails loading even for short folders takes minutes (if thumbnails are turned on)
  3. An attempt to open an image with default system image application results in waiting rotation animation
  4. Other file manager both load thumbnails and open images during a fraction of seconds

Smartphone (please complete the following information):

  • Huawei MatePad 11.5S 2026 and Huawei Pura 80
  • the last Harmony and EMUI (mostly based on Android 12)
  • Rooted: No
  • Version: current one from the F-Droid

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue with a folder of images on an SMB resource, with thumbnails enabled, and compare thumbnail loading with opening an image in the default system image application. Trace the file manager entry points involved in SMB image access and thumbnail generation. Done means thumbnails and image opening no longer take minutes and remain responsive on the reported devices.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile, performance
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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