nextcloud / nextcloud/ios

Feature request: Sync all my old photos

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Description

It would be great if there was an option to upload all of my photos and videos I've ever taken with my iPhone to my Nextcloud without having to select every photo manually.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the existing iPhone photo and video upload flow in the Nextcloud iOS app and how it currently requires manual selection. Define how an option to sync all historical photos and videos should behave, then verify that the complete library can be uploaded without selecting each item individually.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ios, 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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