REPRODUCIBILITY (% or how often): 100
BUILD ID = OS VERSION (Settings > About product): 4.1
HARDWARE (XA2, X10, X10 II, …): XA2
UI LANGUAGE: Finnish
REGRESSION: (compared to previous public release: Yes, No, ?): Yes
DESCRIPTION:
When trying to open a document, say a PDF file, that’s outside either the Documents or the Downloads directory hierarchy, the Documents application claims that the document is broken. Or in case of an image, the Gallery application claims that the picture cannot be shown if it is outside the Pictures directory hierarchy. It used to be possible to open such files via e.g. the File Browser application, but that behaviour was broken at some point.
PRECONDITIONS:
A file exists somewhere outside Documents or Downloads directory hierarchies.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
- Open File Browser application.
- Navigate somewhere in the directory tree that is outside of Documents
- Select the file.
- Try to open the file.
EXPECTED RESULT:
File opens in the Documents application. (Or in the Gallery application, or Media application, etc)
ACTUAL RESULT:
Documents says that the file is broken. Gallery says that the image cannot be shown.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
I’ve currently worked around this by symlinking my project trees inside the Documents directory. But this seems silly, as this used to just work the way you’d expect.