[Feature]: Gallery App Functionality

[anonymoushand]

Feature detail

code immich as a gallery app as well. I.E. currently if I download a picture on android, and open it I would have to open it in google photos as Immich isn't shown as an option through that context menu or able to be set as default image viewer. This would be big for making Immich usable as the only needed image app on android.

As explained from Jrasm91 in discord:"I think there are a few different levels to that, but you're basically talking about registering immich to handle other "intents", such as image mime-types. So when you open an image, immich is in the list of available app, right? And then you'd have the option to set immich as the default handler as well"

Platform

Mobile App

[SlavikCA]

@alextran1502 We just add a permission in Android for this. Can you help double check in Immich app setting on Android?

I have Android app 1.99.0 and can't use Immich as "photo viewer app".
Tested with apps:

• Camera
• Google Voice

Few screenshots here:
#8116

[alextran1502]

Ah there seems more to be done to get to that point

[AZweimiller]

IMO there's a few things that are needed to make the Immich mobile app more competitive as a drop-in gallery app. These items are mentioned across a few different discussions but I thought it would help to summarize them in one place. This discussion felt appropriate due to the title. I am using Android so these items may not apply to iOS.

1. Register as a viewer for media opened from other apps.
   [Feature]: Gallery App Functionality #1605 (This discussion)
   [Feature] "Open/Edit With..." button for local photos on mobile #7612
   [Feature] Open image in Immich app #7363

2. Ability to browse all albums and media on device, not just albums that are selected for auto-backup. This could be expanded to allow manual uploading of assets in these albums.
   [Feature] Local-Only Folders / Upload photos not a part of an auto-backed up folder #7075

3. Automatically delete assets from mobile devices when removed from web.
   [Feature] Delete from web and sync to mobile #3594

These are all features of the Other App.

Thank you.

[alextran1502]

We will get there!

[benmccann]

For point 1, #7612 seems to actually be asking for the reverse. I.e. the ability to open a photo from Immich into Google Photos to allow for editing it

[alecdotdev]

the ability to open a photo from Immich into Google Photos to allow for editing it

Exactly

[xxxsskxxx]

Hi all, just checking, is this feature planned? WOuld love to get rid of google photos and replace it completely with Immich! Thanks

[krzemyczek]

As for now, i use https://f-droid.org/packages/com.dot.gallery/. Which is the best open source gallery app which I found

[JordyEGNL]

As for now, i use https://f-droid.org/packages/com.dot.gallery/. Which is the best open source gallery app which I found

Thanks I will use that instead of Google Photos for now!

[Serinus1]

I've gotten rid of Google photos, and just use Files for anything non-Immich (like screenshots). The biggest annoyance is not being able to open photos directly from the default Camera app.

[krzemyczek]

Which camera app you use? I'm afraid that many of them doesn't allow 3rd party ones

[scan5415]

Hi all
Do you have any update for this android features?

[bo0tzz]

https://justinmayer.com/posts/any-updates/

[KweezyCode]

https://justinmayer.com/posts/any-updates/

It's very strange to send such links, having 500 open issues. It often happens that developers forget to close the problem, having implemented the functionality long ago. I think you could spend your time more effectively by simply answering "yes" or "no" than looking for this link

[bo0tzz]

@KweezyCode every unnecessary comment on a thread notifies dozens of people, and there's a handful of them each day - which also means time spent by us replying instead of doing more useful things with our time. "Looking for" this link was instant as I have it in my bookmarks. I post it because I'm hoping to reduce the amount of comments like this, for the reasons above.