duckduckgo / duckduckgo/Android
[Bug] PDF downloads are corrupt/not accessible
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Description
Describe the bug
https://www.nationalphotonic.com/product/datasheet-asys-dbell-110/
When you download from this website through duckduckgo on android the pdf will not open, if you add them to dropbox it says they are corrupt/unsupported.
The downloads work on other browsers on android (chrome) and work on desktop on duckduckgo/chrome/firefox any ideas how to fix this?
many thanks
How to Reproduce
Go to '...'
Click on 'Download Now'
Open file
See error
Expected behavior
file should open as normal pdf
Environment
- DDG App Version: 5.154.0
- Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab A
- OS: Android
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the download from the reported National Photonic URL in DuckDuckGo Android 5.154.0 on an Android device, then compare the downloaded PDF with the result from Chrome. Done means the Download Now file opens normally and can be added to Dropbox without being reported as corrupt.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100