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Edit taken date

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Description

It should be possible to edit the taken date. This is particularly important for videos. The taken date displayed in Nextcloud often does not correspond to reality. This leads to videos being displayed in the wrong order in Photos.

See also: https://github.com/nextcloud/viewer/issues/2739

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Research direction

The issue names no files or tests. Start with issue #2738 and the linked viewer issue #2739, then trace where the taken date is displayed for videos. Done should mean that users can edit a video's taken date and that Photos reflects the corrected ordering.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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