nextcloud / nextcloud/ios

iOS System-wide search/ Files App Search does not work with Nextcloud Files App Integration

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Description

Expected behaviour
  1. performing a iOS System-wide search, files stored in Nextcloud with turned-on Files-App-Integration will appear in the results.

  2. When performing a search within the iOS-Files-App, files stored in Nextcloud with turned-on Files-App-Integration will appear in the results.

Actual behaviour

ad 1. files stored in Nextcloud do not appear within the results. Files stored in - for example - iCloud or Boxcryptor do appear.

ad 2. Same behaviour as ad 1., even when specifically searching the Files-App-Integrated Nextcloud-Folder: No results at all.

Steps to reproduce

Perform searches as described above

Reasoning or why should it be changed/implemented?

System-wide search/Search without entering the Nextcloud-app is a Basic feature for a fluent use of a cloud service.

At least a search among the Filenames should be possible, fulltext would be great, but probably way harder to implement.

iOS version

13.5.1

App version

3.0.0.76

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the missing results in iOS system-wide search and the Files app with Files-App-Integration enabled, using the reported iOS and app versions if available. Trace the app's Files-App integration and search entry points. Done means Nextcloud filenames appear in both search locations, with full-text search treated as a separate enhancement.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
ios, swift
Domain
mobile-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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