Unspecific error message when trying to save photo on iPhone
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Description
I was trying to save a photo from the iPhone app to my device, but I kept getting a generic "Failed to download" error. At first I thought it was a bug, so I gave up on that attempt, but when I came back later the same thing happened. So I happened to look through my settings, and discovered I hadn't given Keybase read/write access to my Photos, and once I turned that on, the download worked.
It would be useful if the error was more specific, e.g. "Please allow access to Photos."
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Research direction
Start by locating the iPhone photo-save or download flow and the code that produces the generic "Failed to download" error. Check how denied Photos access is surfaced there. Done means a missing Photos permission produces a specific request to allow access, while successful downloads continue to work.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- react-native
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100