zhanghai / zhanghai/MaterialFiles
Add option to choose an external app for opening compressed files by default
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- Dominant language
- Kotlin
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- 9k
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Description
Right now there's no way to define a preferred app for opening a specific type of file. Since the internal archive manager doesn't support many types of compressed files (like when they are password protected or multipart archives), the only way to properly open them is by selecting the "Open with" option to use another app. It would be great if we could select another app as the default archive manager inside the app.
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First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction
No files or tests are named. Start by tracing the internal archive manager and the existing “Open with” flow, then determine where a preferred external app could be selected and stored. Done means users can choose an external archive app as the default for supported compressed-file types and still use the existing fallback flow.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100