nextcloud / nextcloud/ios

Feature Request: add configuration to change nextcloud server url (aka: how to update/change server url)

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Description

Steps to reproduce
  1. add an account
  2. start sync/upload/download stuff
  3. change server dns or url
  4. no place to change the server url, seems must create another account
Expected behaviour

Have the possibility to change server url, example: change this wrong/old url https://wrong-or-old.mynextcloud.cloud to the new/correct https://correct-or-new.mynextcloud.cloud

Actual behaviour

No configuration, seems must add another account

Reasoning or why should it be changed/implemented?

Sometimes happens to change a dns or an url

Environment data

iOS version: iOS 14.4.2

Nextcloud iOS app version: 3.4.2.0

Server operating system: Debian/GNULinux

Web server: nginx

Database: postgreslq

PHP version: 7.3.27-1~deb10u1

Nextcloud version: 21.0.1

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by reading the account configuration and settings flow in the iOS app, then trace how the server URL is stored and used for syncing. Done means an existing account can change from an old URL to a new one without requiring a second account, while its synced data remains available.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
swift
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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