Tighter integration on apps within Nextcloud ecosystem

[tobiasKaminsky]

• [x] iOS: https://github.com/nextcloud/ios/issues/2460
• [x] Android: https://github.com/nextcloud/android/issues/11744
• Android Talk: https://github.com/nextcloud/talk-android/issues/3248
• iOS Talk: https://github.com/nextcloud/talk-ios/issues/1327
• Android Notes: https://github.com/nextcloud/notes-android/issues/1873
• iOS Notes: https://github.com/nextcloud/notes-ios/issues/46

see below for updated tasks

We have many good apps that are maybe not that well known and where users can benefit from a tighter integration. This is "only" a rough overview, which then needs to be split up in smaller tasks.

[szaimen]

I think that sounds like a good idea. But why aren't you working heavily on PWAs? I think they would be the solution not to have to install an app for every feature. (Especially a problem on Android)

[tobiasKaminsky]

Android Files / Notes:

• in Drawer as first row: Talk, Notes, "more apps"
• use same "more" icon as Desktop
• opens app if installed, if not open link to PlayStore or Fdroid
• "more" -> open playstore/fdroid with filter for "Nextcloud"
• with multi account: open another app with correct account

iOS Files / Notes:

• in settings: above "Transfers" with gap with above same behaviour

Android Talk:

• in avatar modal, beneath settings, as one row

iOS Talk:

• in settings, with gap beneath account switcher, also as one row

For all:

• check if server app is installed
• if not: show it greyed out, on click -> "app not installed on your server. You can ask your server administrator to install it".

Brander:

• disabled by default

[marinofaggiana]

I think that sounds like a good idea. But why aren't you working heavily on PWAs? I think they would be the solution not to have to install an app for every feature. (Especially a problem on Android)

remember that PWAs are not allowed by apple policies, what is different is to get them within the File/Talk app ... but they are slow require a decent server and do not work offline.

[tobiasKaminsky]

PWA or similar are not scope of this issue. The idea is to promote existing apps and not try to provide each and every feature as an "app" to users.

For a discussion on PWAs please create a topic on server repo, as those needed to be provided via web.

[tobiasKaminsky]

@jancborchardt which apps shall we show in "more" apps? All server side apps? Like on Desktop?

[tobiasKaminsky]

@jancborchardt which apps shall we show in "more" apps? All server side apps? Like on Desktop?

• "more" -> open playstore/fdroid with filter for "Nextcloud"

Totally forgotten :see_no_evil:

[mpivchev]

with multi account: open another app with correct account

@jancborchardt Are we sure we should do this? There might be cases where the user does not want to switch between accounts, and wants to use the ones set in each app.

Also just to clarify that the iOS notes app does not support multi account switching, so this will require more development time.

[jancborchardt]

@mpivchev I'd say yeah, it would be expected to land in the same account you came from, if that one is configured inside the receiving app. (If not just land in the regular one.)

But if the app does not support multiple accounts or account switching, that's a different task.

[mpivchev]

@mpivchev I'd say yeah, it would be expected to land in the same account you came from, if that one is configured inside the receiving app. (If not just land in the regular one.)

But if the app does not support multiple accounts or account switching, that's a different task.

Yes, all apps don't support this out of the gate:

• Notes needs multi user support, separate issue will be made
• Talk needs a deeplink URL support for switching accounts, issue will be made
• Files also needs a deeplink URL support for switching accounts for when we switch to it, I will make this so it's ready.

For now I will only open the apps without any account switching, so I can move this forward.