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Text files with Windows umlauts hang nextcloud app

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Description

Text Files (.txt) formatted in windows format (ISO 8859) containing german umlauts (ä,ü,ö,ß - Hex code 0xE4 for 'ä') do not load in mobile app. Instead app show blank screen and hangs.

Expected behaviour

Text file should be viewable/editable as in nextcloud web.

Actual behaviour

Nextcloud App hangs

Steps to reproduce

Create a Text in File in Windows Notepad, write some german unmlauts into it (e.g. ä) and save as ANSI coded text file. Upload this to nextcloud. Open in nextcloud app on ios.

Reasoning or why should it be changed/implemented?

Bug, since this used to work in earlier version of app/server.

iOS version

14.3

App version

3.1.0.7

Server configuration

Nextcloud 20.0.5 official docker imager

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Research direction

Reproduce on iOS 14.3 with app version 3.1.0.7 using an ANSI/ISO 8859 text file containing German umlauts, then compare its behavior with the same file in Nextcloud web. Done means the uploaded text file opens and can be edited in the iOS app instead of showing a blank screen or hanging.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ios, swift
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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