Auto upload doesn't work

Actual behaviour

• When I add or enable a folder in the auto upload list, nothing gets uploaded. In this case, I have a bunch of .md files with notes which I want to be automatically uploaded to the folder 'Notes' in my Nextcloud. They do not get uploaded and no error is shown.

Expected behaviour

• Files should be uploaded/synchronized

Steps to reproduce

1. Set up a folder to automatically upload in the android client

Environment data

Android version: 7.1.2

Device model: Sony Z1 Compact

Stock or customized system: AICP Android (based on LineageOS)

Nextcloud app version: 3.2.1

Nextcloud server version: 13.0.4

[jirikeller]

Same here on Gemini PDA. The proof that the problem is solvable is an application for Dropbox called DropSync (greetings to my hometown Prague,CZ ;-) ) - MetaCtrl have autosync applications for Dropbox, MEGA storage, Google drive, MS OneDrive and Box.
If I add a file to synced folder, it is seamlessly uploaded. Fullstop. This is expected behaviour.
Should I really ask a third-party developer to add appliaction for FOSS project or is NC team capable to fix the code at least after a year ?!

@jirikeller My current solution is the syncthing application. I have synced notes (and a lot of additional folders) on all my devices now - except on my nextcloud.

[jirikeller]

@Apfelgriebs - thanks for marvellous tip ! Unfortunately this is not really "optimal" solution, however fully works - the only limitation is that the devices have to "meet" online from time to time, however this is easily solved by having one instance of syncthing. And actually, on some desktop one may sync syncthing even with nextcloud ;-)

[moulip]

I don't get it. Why is this feature so randomly functional? Last time I was told to remove Nextcloud app from any power optimizations, which I did and fixed the issue, but since 2 updates it does not work anymore on my S9+.
I think I will revert to owncloud to see if things get better over there.

[jmhunter]

For what it's worth - I am having the same issues at the moment. Galaxy S9+, and for a while now Nextcloud has not been auto-uploading all photos.

Sometimes it will detect that a new photo exists; but more often it won't.

The upload part is fine, but the detection part doesn't seem to be reliable for some reason.

I'm using the standard camera app, I haven't really changed any settings and I don't have a SD card; Nextcloud app on phone is version 3.2.1, and I have excluded it from the "put to sleep if running in background" functionality on the phone.

Not sure what I can do in terms of debugging on the phone (is there anything I can do with logcat or similar??) but hopefully these details of the problem I'm seeing will help.

[AndyScherzinger]

@mario @tobiasKaminsky do you know anything steps that would provide further information to gain some insight on why auto upload doesn't seem to work for the mentioned devices like Sony Z1 compact, Samsung Galaxy S9+ and Gemini PDA?

[gerroon]

Auto upload is broken with Samsung S7 Android 8.0. Disabling battery optimization did not help either. I made sure all the upload folders are properly selected. It does not seem to watch for changes.

[AndyScherzinger]

@mario @tobiasKaminsky are you aware of any general issues regarding Samsung Galaxy S issues regarding auto upload issues?

[gerroon]

@AndyScherzinger

I have another device with LineageOS 14.1 and auto uploads works perfectly fine.

[AndyScherzinger]

I have another device with LineageOS 14.1 and auto uploads works perfectly fine.

@gerroon yeah, I also run Lineage 15.1 and it works fine, also worked fine before with the OEM Android OS version... :/

[gerroon]

It actually used work to on that S7 until couple months ago, it probably broke after the damn system updates couple months ago

[jmhunter]

I would love to help with any debugging I can (using either my S9+, or my S7 Edge which I still have). Both seem to have the same issue at the moment, i.e. new photos I take do not get detected by the auto upload functionality. If I 'Share...' the photos and send them to Nextcloud, the actual upload works fine.

Both phones are on Android 8.0.0 ("Samsung Experience 9.0").