Already downloaded "available offline" files still require the server until thumbnails have been generated
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Description
Available offline photos do not render when opened until the server has generated a thumbnail for the photo even though the file is already on your device. If you set your phone to airplane mode, photos without a thumbnail open up immediately as do photos with thumbnails while connected to the server.
If the file is on my device I would like to not NEED the thumbnail to open it in online mode. Having an option to allow client side generation of thumbnails would also be nice but I can understand if that isn't reasonable.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the offline photo behavior described in the issue, comparing photos with and without generated thumbnails in airplane mode and while connected. Trace the iOS photo-opening path to determine why a locally available file still depends on the server; done means available offline photos open without a server-generated thumbnail.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- swift
- Domain
- mobile-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100