[Bug]: Incorrect Download Notification Trigger Upon Playing Audio File

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• This is a bug, not a question or a configuration/webserver/proxy issue.
• This issue is not already reported on Github OR Nextcloud Community Forum (I've searched it).
• Nextcloud Server is up to date. See Maintenance and Release Schedule for supported versions.
• I agree to follow Nextcloud's Code of Conduct.

Bug description

When sharing an audio file/folder of audio files with a public link, simply playing the audio file(s) triggers the notification that a user "downloaded" the file(s).

Steps to reproduce

1. In Notification settings, enable "A file or folder shared by mail or by public link was downloaded"
2. Upload audio file(s)/folder containing audio file(s) and share using a public link
3. Access the public link and play audio file(s)
4. Notification should arrive stating "[Name of file/folder] was downloaded via public link" (despite not being downloaded)

Expected behavior

Download notification should only be triggered once a user actually downloads the file/folder (not when the files are just played). Also, would be useful to receive the specific name of the audio file was that downloaded/played.

Nextcloud Server version

34

Operating system

Other

PHP engine version

No response

Web server

No response

Database engine version

No response

Is this bug present after an update or on a fresh install?

Fresh Nextcloud Server install

Are you using the Nextcloud Server Encryption module?

No response

What user-backends are you using?

• Default user-backend (database)
• LDAP/ Active Directory
• SSO - SAML
• Other

Configuration report

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        "memcache.local": "\\OC\\Memcache\\APCu",
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                "url": "\/custom_apps",
                "writable": true
            }
        ],
        "memcache.distributed": "\\OC\\Memcache\\Redis",
        "memcache.locking": "\\OC\\Memcache\\Redis",
        "redis": {
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            "password": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
            "port": 6379
        },
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        "passwordsalt": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "secret": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "datadirectory": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "dbtype": "pgsql",
        "version": "34.0.1.2",
        "overwrite.cli.url": "http:\/\/localhost",
        "instanceid": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "dbname": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "dbhost": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
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        "dbuser": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "dbpassword": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "installed": true,
        "mail_smtppassword": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "mail_smtpname": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "mail_domain": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "mail_from_address": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "mail_smtpmode": "smtp",
        "mail_smtpsecure": "ssl",
        "mail_smtphost": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "mail_smtpauth": true,
        "mail_smtpport": "465",
        "mail_sendmailmode": "smtp",
        "mail_smtpstreamoptions": {
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            }
        },
        "trusted_proxies": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "forwarded_for_headers": [
            "HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR"
        ],
        "defaultapp": "files,dashboard",
        "loglevel": 2,
        "maintenance": false,
        "trusted_domains": [
            "127.0.0.1",
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            "dejavuldn.com",
            "localhost",
            "nextcloud"
        ]
    }
}

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Additional info

Operating System: TrueNAS

Reproduce the issue by opening a public link and playing an audio file, then trace the server-side download notification path that handles public-link file access. Done means playback no longer emits a download notification, while an actual file or folder download still does; add coverage for both behaviors where the existing notification tests reside.