nextcloud / nextcloud/ios

File or folder search by name is not working on Apple iOS Next Cloud Application

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Description

I’m experiencing an issue with the Nextcloud app on my iPhone where searching for files or folders by name returns “No result”, even though the items exist.

Please note that the search functionality works correctly on both Android and the web interface—the issue seems to be specific to iOS.

My setup:
Backend File Server: Nextcloud 29.0.16
iOS Version: 18.4.1

Steps to reproduce
  1. Download iOS Nextcloud App on Iphone
  2. Sign in to an account
  3. Try searching a file/folder from search bar of the Nextcloud App

### Expected behaviour

  1. A file or folder should be visible in the search results when searched.
    Android App where the file/folder search works as expected. See Attachment

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/cc7b56cb-c170-40f0-ad3f-fe49ad064872

### Actual behaviour

  1. Searching for files or folders by name returns “No result”, even though the items exist.
    From iOS App where the file/folder search not working. See Attachment

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/eec6fb43-bb67-4d34-8e6b-734a0557887c

Environment data

iOS Version: 18.4.1
Nextcloud version: Nextcloud 29.0.16

Nextcloud iOS app version: 6.6.1

Server operating system: Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS

Web server: Apache, nginx

Database:

PHP version:

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Research direction

Start by reproducing file and folder name searches in the iOS Nextcloud app 6.6.1 against Nextcloud 29.0.16, using the listed reproduction steps, and compare the result with Android or the web interface. The issue names no source files or tests; done means existing files and folders appear in iOS search results instead of “No result”.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
ios, swift
Domain
mobile-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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