We're calling on all EU-based Mozillians with iOS or iPadOS devices to help us monitor Apple’s new browser choice screens. Join the effort to hold Big Tech to account!

Avatar for Username

Pomoc pśepytaś

Glědajśo se wobšudy pomocy. Njenapominajomy was nigda, telefonowy numer zawołaś, SMS pósłaś abo wósobinske informacije pśeraźiś. Pšosym dajśo suspektnu aktiwitu z pomocu nastajenja „Znjewužywanje k wěsći daś“ k wěsći.

Dalšne informacije

Toś ta nitka jo se zacyniła a archiwěrowała. Pšosym stajśo nowe pšašanje, joli trjebaśo pomoc.

Why can't I view my downloads in the downloads folder? (Android 4.2.1 Jellybean)

  • 3 wótegrona
  • 64 ma toś ten problem
  • 1 naglěd
  • Slědne wótegrono wót Ted Curran

William
William
more options

I just got the new Google Nexus 4 and have been running Firefox mobile as my primary browser but I have recently discovered a problem. When I download a file (such as a PDF) off of a site to read with Android's quickoffice, no file goes into Android's downloads app. I assumed the file was only bring temporarily bring downloaded for a one time view but when I tried this same process with Chrome mobile, a file was put in the downloads app. I installed a third party for browser for my phone and looked in the downloads folder it showed for my phone and discovered the files I had been downloading with Firefox in it. It seems Firefox doesn't display files downloaded in the downloads app provided with Android which is a problem because that means without a third party for browser, you can't get rid of them. (Petty for sizes but they would eventually fill your phones storage). Is a downloads folder provided with Firefox? Can the downloads be viewed in the stock downloads app?

I just got the new Google Nexus 4 and have been running Firefox mobile as my primary browser but I have recently discovered a problem. When I download a file (such as a PDF) off of a site to read with Android's quickoffice, no file goes into Android's downloads app. I assumed the file was only bring temporarily bring downloaded for a one time view but when I tried this same process with Chrome mobile, a file was put in the downloads app. I installed a third party for browser for my phone and looked in the downloads folder it showed for my phone and discovered the files I had been downloading with Firefox in it. It seems Firefox doesn't display files downloaded in the downloads app provided with Android which is a problem because that means without a third party for browser, you can't get rid of them. (Petty for sizes but they would eventually fill your phones storage). Is a downloads folder provided with Firefox? Can the downloads be viewed in the stock downloads app?

Wubrane rozwězanje

Using the stock download app required some additional permissions. We did not want to add the the following permission to the app.

DOWNLOAD FILES WITHOUT NOTIFICATION

Allows the app to download files through the download manager without any notification being shown to the user.

Downloads can be viewed using a file browser. I personally like OI File Manager as it does exactly what I need and nothing more.

Toś to wótegrono w konteksće cytaś 👍 156

Wšykne wótegrona (3)

Kevin
Kevin
  • Moderator
more options

Wubrane rozwězanje

Using the stock download app required some additional permissions. We did not want to add the the following permission to the app.

DOWNLOAD FILES WITHOUT NOTIFICATION

Allows the app to download files through the download manager without any notification being shown to the user.

Downloads can be viewed using a file browser. I personally like OI File Manager as it does exactly what I need and nothing more.

William
William Pšašaŕ
more options

Thanks for the prompt reply! I'm using that app now as well.

Great browser, will continue using it as my primary one.

Wondering if an internal downloads folder will be included in future Firefox mobile versions. (Something like that app but just the downloads folder.)

Ted Curran
Ted Curran
more options

This doesn't tell me which directory to look for downloads in, and why they don't appear in the default Android downloads folder.

The solution you propose is fine for power users who aren't afraid to use a file manager, but I think an average non-technical user A) won't notice that there's an extra permission, and B) will wonder why they can't find their downloads in the stock Downloads app. Please consider revising this oversight. Thanks-