nextcloud / nextcloud/ios

complementary function: "Upload all media"

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The iOS client has a functionality to upload the whole phone storage.
That's nice and works fine.

But very often, not all media in the library is not located on the phone but swapped out to the iCloud.
The iPhone or iPad downloads those files on demand, when they are accessed.

To be able to really replace the iCloud with Nextcloud a funtionality is needed to effectively sync the whole library, including media currently swapped out to the iCloud.
This functionality is implementable. Applications like Photosync are doing exactly that.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the existing iOS functionality that uploads the whole phone storage, then investigate how media swapped out to iCloud is accessed. Done means the client can sync the entire library, including media not currently stored on the device; the issue does not name specific files or tests.

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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
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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