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Will this let you actually download files? Go try to download an STL for example. It won't let you. Which is mindblowing to me.
I just did, downloaded fine. This has been the case for years, not sure what you’re talking about.
A lot of what people think are iOS restrictions haven’t been the case for years. I can download any file from Safari, and put it on a microSD card using a lighting or USB-C to microSD adapter from Files.
You’ve been able to do this stuff for years now, since the launch of the Files app and the addition of a download manager to Safari 8 years ago.
They won’t let you download it to the files app? Can’t say I’m shocked but that’s stupid.
The files app isn't a file explorer. It's another app with the same restrictions as any other.
This is not true. It’s not a full file explorer as it doesn’t give you total access to the system but it can access the shared storage of any app, interface with external drives, and access files downloaded in Safari directly. Which other apps cannot do.
Just Safari?
I use Brave and it lets me choose a download location. Used it yesterday for some tax documents.
Granted, every web browser on iOS is Safari under the hood. I just prefer to use Brave because it syncs my settings and history and bookmarks to and from my PC and other devices.
Other apps would download files to their own shared storage location, so they’re accessible too. Chrome asks you if you want to save to Files when you download, just tested.
Apple is such a crock of shit lol
This is clearly a user error… downloading files works just fine.
Maybe the site you are trying to download from doesn’t offer downloads on the mobile version of their site? Try switching to the desktop version.
Its thingverse, and I'm using firefox. All downloads download as .unknown extension and are useless / only a few KB. But you may be right about user error. Or it's specific to thingverse
The download from Thingiverse works fine on my iPhone and iPad using safari.
I have not tried Firefox.
Hmmm I'll give it another go with safari.