Vivaldi Android cannot download any files
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@DeKaWob Unfortunately the Beta also has this bug.
Is the fix of the issue in progress?
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@Gwen-Dragon I've tried both versions and still have this issue. Unfortunately the VB ticket email was in my spam folder and now I can't find.
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@Gwen-Dragon Thanks, my report is the VB-63345.
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Interestingly my pixel 3 doesn't not have this bug, but my pixel 3 xl does. Both android 10
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I got the same issue. Android 10 device.
Was going to create a thread, until I saw this one already exists. -
this problems also happen in the latest snapshot.
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I cannot reproduce on either Beta or Snapshot, both latest, on Android 10, also fully up-to-date. I can save to both internal storage as well as the SD card. Perhaps there is since issue with the cards in question. Can the be accessed and saved to from another browser?
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@Gwen-Dragon @BoneTone
No. Problem is my device (ASUS ROG Phone II) doesn't even have a SD Card slot. It only has the internal storage. So Vivaldi asking for SD Card, doesn't even make sense. -
I have had no problems but I am back on the APK ver. 2.11.1813.18... not a newer version.
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@hyperboraeer well, it giving an error saying there is no card is fine, but you can't even save when you change the location to the internal storage? That would definitely be a bug. If you don't have an external SD card, you shouldn't even enable that dialog. Change the save location to your internal storage and disable the dialog by sliding off the option to ask where to save files. Both are in the Downloads settings. That should resolve the issue.
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@sweetlou6 See my post just before this one for details. If you don't have an SD card, you should disable the setting "ask where to save."
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@Krzywus said in Vivaldi Android cannot download any files:
I can't change it.
What happens when you click the
Download Location
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@BoneTone It already is Internal storage in Downloads Settings. What else could it be, if I don't have a SD card slot. I have 1 TB Internal storage instead.
As I said it's a bug. It doesn't make any sense that Vivaldi asks for Download path, because there is only the internal storage. It's unable to download anything. You can check for yourself, my device is "ASUS ROG Phone II" it has no SD Card slot. I have recorded the screen to show you guys, but I don't have permission to upload videos here. The "Yandex" browser on the other hand, on my same Android device works perfectly well with downloading. It's a Vivaldi related bug.
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@hyperboraeer said in Vivaldi Android cannot download any files:
It already is Internal storage in Downloads Settings. What else could it be, if I don't have a SD card slot.
It's not entirely clear from @Krzywus 's reply, but it made it seem like his location might be set to the SD card and he's unable to change it.
It doesn't make any sense that Vivaldi asks for Download path
Well, your settings do tell it to ask everytime. It's respecting your wishes. If you have that enabled, I would expect the browser to popup the dialog, but either not display the SD card or throw the error saying no SD card found when you try to choose it. It should still save successfully to internal storage though. To not see the dialog, the user should disable that setting.
Since yours is set to the internal storage, it is worth testing what happens when you disable that dialog. If it resolves the issue, that's good for you. Either way, the results will be useful information to send Vivaldi to help them debug the problem.
You can check for yourself, my device is "ASUS ROG Phone II" it has no SD Card slot. I have recorded the screen to show you guys, but I don't have permission to upload videos here.
There's no need for that. Even devices that support SD expansion can be running without one. It might be useful to the dev team to know if devices that support SD cards but don't have one also exhibit the issue, but it's irrelevant to me. I'm just thinking of ways one might be able to work around the bug.
I don't think anyone has the ability to upload videos. You need to host them somewhere else, like YouTube or Vimeo, and then you can point to them in your post.
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@BoneTone I disabled that dialogue, but it's still saying "SD Card not found" and won't let me download.
The bug is still present. After going back to the downloads Settings, I see that it even turned itself on again. It should've nothing to do with that dialogue. -
@hyperboraeer said in Vivaldi Android cannot download any files:
After going back to the downloads Settings, I see that it even turned itself on again.
That's really weird. I tried it in both the Snapshot and the Beta and it doesn't get turned back on.
It should've nothing to do with that dialogue.
Huh? It's the option that turns that dialog on and off. Or it should when there's not a bug.
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@BoneTone It's not about the dialogue, but about Vivaldi wanting to download to SD Card, even tho the device doesn't have SD card support. Even tho I chose Internal storage as download path (because there is nothing else to choose from in Settings, as you saw in the screenshots)
This is a bug that needs to be fixed from Vivaldi's site. Every other browser has no issues with downloading files. -
@hyperboraeer Hi, I checked on:
Umidigi One
Android 8.1
Vivaldi 2.12.1864.3 Snapshotand files are downloaded to /download directory automatically.
What are your settings in Settings > Download
I don´t have a SD card, too.Cheers, mib
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@hyperboraeer right, I understand the issue. I don't know where you get the idea I don't think it's a bug when I call it such.
Trying these things often finds a workaround that allows users to continue their work. It also provides the Vivaldi dev team with useful information for debugging the issue, so long as it gets sent to them. They don't have the time to read through the forum, but whoever filed the bug can provide the additional details by replying to the email received when it was created.
Or anyone could file a bug, and reference the VB number so it gets tied to the correct issue. Since this isn't a 100% reproducible bug, it makes that info even more valuable as there's no guarantee they'll be able to repro it. I've seen a bunch of bugs get closed as no repro only to be reopened later when this kind of info is then provided, which delays getting a fix for the effected users.
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@hyperboraeer You guys can stop wondering. You might have seen that we added an "IN PROGRESS" label. It's a bug (Android Q) and it's being fixed.