nextcloud / nextcloud/ios

Feature request: Edit account settings in (iOS) Nextcloud app

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Description

Steps to reproduce

1.start app
2. choose „more“
3. tap on account

Expected behaviour

Account not only can be chosen (if more than one exist) or be deleted, but account settings can also be edited
Tell us what should happen.

Actual behaviour

Tell was what instead happens.
It only is possible to change between accounts and an account can be deleted. It is not possible to edit account settings, escpecially the NC server‘s URL.

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Reasoning or why should it be changed/implemented?

If the server URL changes (i.e. new DNS domain), you have to add a new account. This also means that you have ti restart photo/video sync. If since the last photo sync new photos have been taken you have to sync the whole photo roll, which may lead to many duplicates. If it was possible to edit the account settings, especially the server‘s URL, one just would have to set the new URL and an existing automatic photo sync job could continue…

Environment data

iOS version: e.g. iOS 14.4.1
iOS17.0.3

Nextcloud iOS app version: see More > Settings
4.6.0.19 (yeah, I know, old one, but actual version doesn‘t offer that feature as well)

Server operating system:
Debian 11

Web server: Apache, nginx
Apache

Database:

PHP version:

Nextcloud version: see Nextcloud admin page
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Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start at the iOS app's More > Account flow, tracing the existing account selection and deletion behavior; done means an existing account can edit its settings, especially the server URL, without needing to recreate the account or restart photo/video synchronization.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ios, swift
Domain
mobile-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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