FR: Streaming audio, not only video

[scoobydrvr]

I would like to just view files without storing them in local storage. It's nice that the app can be secured by a password/pin/fingerprint but once a file is downloaded, it can then be easily accessed via a file browser. Is it possible to have a more dropbox-like functionality where, say, an image can be viewed without storing it to the device?

EDIT of @jesmrec: Removing previews will be directly related with Scoped Storage. Audio streaming is an interesting feature. We can track it from here.

Actual behaviour

• Selected file is saved to device in order to be viewed

Expected behaviour

• File is stored in temporary storage and removed once done

Steps to reproduce

1. Open any file not currently saved to device

Can this problem be reproduced with the official owncloud server? (url: https://demo.owncloud.org, user: test, password: test) Yes

Environment data

Android version: 10

Device model: OnePlus 6T

Stock or customized system: Stock

ownCloud app version: 2.14.2 release fe23fedb4

ownCloud server version: 10.3.2

Logs

Web server error log

Unavailable

ownCloud log (data/owncloud.log)

Unavailable

[davigonz]

Hi @scoobydrvr , thanks for your feedback. Videos can already use streaming but images don't.

[scoobydrvr]

Is this something that could be implemented for photos and documents? The other aspect to this is the "security" of things. Access via the app can be secured via finger print/pin/pattern but, once downloaded, the files are open through a file explorer.

[jesmrec]

Is this something that could be implemented for photos and documents?

for sure, but it is not in our short-term roadmap. We can keep this issue as reference for such feature

The other aspect to this is the "security" of things. Access via the app can be secured via finger print/pin/pattern but, once downloaded, the files are open through a file explorer.

this is a different feature, it'd be better to handle in another issue. The solution for this problem is the scoped storage, in our list of favourite features to implement, included in Android 10.

[ngbadebo]

Hi @scoobydrvr , thanks for your feedback. Videos can already use streaming but images don't.

Hi, Any idea if Audio files can use streaming?

[ngbadebo]

Hi, Any idea if Audio files can currently use streaming?

@jesmrec @scoobydrvr

[jesmrec]

Actually, audio videos are not streamed (yet)

[ngbadebo]

Thanks. Pls clarify what you mean by audio videos? Is that a typo?

On Mon, 18 Jan 2021, 8:22 am Jesús Recio, notifications@github.com wrote:

Actually, audio videos are not streamed (yet)

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[jesmrec]

yes, sorry, a typo. I meant audio files.

[jesmrec]

We will use this issue to track the audio streaming, that's something we will do in the short/medium term.