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Some file downloads are named downloadfile.bin instead of the correct name

Bug #59: Some file downloads are named downloadfile.bin instead of the correct name

Added by Soren Stoutner about 10 years ago. Updated over 7 years ago.

Status:
Closed
Priority:
Next Release
Assignee:
Soren Stoutner
Start date:
09/02/2016
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Description

This is caused when the download link contains variables that inform a script on the server which file to download. Android's download manager isn't smart enough to figure out what the file name is, so it calles it `downloadfile.bin`.

Downloading from this example link produces an example of this behavior:

http://download.cnet.com/Avast-Free-Antivirus/3001-2239_4-10019223.html?hasJs=n

Resolving this behavior might be difficult without totally replacing Android's download manager with custom download code and requesting full storage write permissions.

SS Updated by Soren Stoutner almost 10 years ago Actions
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  • Status changed from New to Closed

Android's `WebView` has difficulty discovering the name of some file downloads before it passes them to the `DownloadManager`. Specifically, it reports a null `Content-Description` header. An `AlertDialog`has been implemented that displays the proposed file name before the download begins, which if unknown is set to`downloadfile.bin`. This allows the users to specify the file name if desired. A future revision to `WebView` could resolve this misbehavior.

Commit https://git.stoutner.com/?p=PrivacyBrowser.git;a=commitdiff;h=a45494e763affaa93f42927ee58f45803e1ee9db

SS Updated by Soren Stoutner over 7 years ago Actions
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  • Priority changed from 2 to Next Release
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