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Why layar internal browser does not support file upload?

Vsevolod Novikov
asked this on August 02, 2011 11:18

I am trying to make a layar with custom user-provided pictures.

Unfortunately, the layar internal browser doesn't provide file upload dialog when I am pressing upload button on my form on the Android, and disables file upload button at all on the iPhone. On the other side, I also can not even call external browser on the Android.

It would be very useful to have file upload functionality in the internal browser to make layar content more customizable IMHO.
 

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gallegoezpeleta
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Hello again.

i'm using the new version of layar on android (6.2.1) and this bug is no fixed. Do you think that we will see a solution in near hotfixes?

Can i use the default browser instead the layar web view?

thanks

April 16, 2012 12:36
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xuan
staff

Hi all,

There is no fixed date for this issue yet. I have provided some more comments to it and hopefully it can be picked up soon.

Xuan

February 28, 2012 10:47
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gallegoezpeleta
developer

Hello. i have the same problem in android with 6.1.1 version of layar.

when do you think that this problem will be fixed?

February 27, 2012 18:04
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Vsevolod Novikov
Great news, hope to see an android solution in near hotfixes. As for the iPhone, i think that the picup solution is the best. Really i was thinking about the same workaround for the android.
November 14, 2011 18:11
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xuan
staff

I have created a bug report for the android client QAREV-267.

November 14, 2011 16:36
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xuan
staff

Hello Vsevolod,

I have tested the file uploading on both Android and Iphone v6.0 client. Here is what I observed:

1. on Android, Samsung Galaxy S, v2.2, layar v6.0

The upload function works in the native browser but does not work in the layar web view. I will double check with our developer to see whether we can do anything about this since we are actually using applewebkit which should behave the same as the native browser on android.

2. on iPhone, iphone4, iOS5.0.1, layar v6.0 (will be available very soon)

The  upload button greys out on both native safari brower and layar web view. I googled this issue and it turned out that file uploading is simply not possible on safari browser. I have found this post which suggest some nice workaround. http://www.parorrey.com/blog/technology/how-to-fix-iphoneipad-mobil...

Best Regards,

Xuan

November 14, 2011 13:22
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