nextcloud / nextcloud/talk-android

File uploads fail frequently

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Description

Steps to reproduce

Use Take Photo, Take Video, or Upload from Device. Most of the time the upload works correctly, but often it fails.

Its worse when you use Take Photo or Take Video, since not only does the upload fail, the file is also lost.

This seems most prevalent when switching networks, such as between WiFi and cellular. I believe that when the connection is broken, the upload fails.

Solution is to implement resume/retry functionality such that when there is adequate connection, it will eventually work.

Expected behaviour

Every time you try to upload a file, it should upload successfully.

Actual behaviour

Uploads sometimes fail as detailed above.

Device brand and model

Pixel 6P

Android version

14

Nextcloud Talk app version

18.0.1

Nextcloud server version

No response

Talk version

No response

Custom Signaling server configured

None

Custom TURN server configured

None

Custom STUN server configured

None

Android logs

No response

Server log

No response

Additional information

No response

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing uploads through Take Photo, Take Video, and Upload from Device while switching between WiFi and cellular. Trace the upload flow and determine how interrupted connections are handled. Done means uploads retry or resume when connectivity returns and captured files are not lost.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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