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Problems loading files with default Android files app #127

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@leo-petrucci

Over the past couple of days I've had some trouble loading roms on all browsers via Android phone. While I'm not 100% sure of why I have done some research and tried to pinpoint where the problem happened.

Reproducing

  1. Visit vaporboy.net
  2. In the menu, select "Open from device"
  3. Select the "Files" option when the context menu pops up
  4. Select the file
  5. Once selected you'll be brought back to the app, a loading screen will appear for a split second and then disappear.

I've actually had roms successfully load using this method a couple of times, but I've never received the "Add this to your collection" message.

If when opening "Files" to load the rom, you instead use the hamburger menu to use another File Explorer and select the rom from there, the file will load 100% of times, and the "Add to your collection" message will pop up.

I've also observed that, for some reason, if I try to load roms from "Files" from wasmboy.app, this always works.

This leads me to believe the problem resides with either:

  1. The default Android "Files" app
  2. The "Add to your collection" functionality

I was meaning to try removing it to do some testing but I've had some trouble with navigating the code. I'll report back once I've done more tests.

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