Photos do not work in Qfields 3.5.5

[SeanHillGW]

Hi there

I am having tremendous issues with Qfields. I use the cloud based app often but recently I am having problems taking photos as attachments. I have tried everything regarding the path set ups in the Attribute Form setup, but nothing works. I create a special DCIM folder in the QGIS project folder, point the photo attachment to the folder using "Relative to project path" and "Absolute" and set the content to "Image" or "no content" I have tried literally everything and all combinations of things and yet when I download the project to my phone after packaging the project with QField sync, the photo capture does not work and I get a message telling me that the "file does not exist" when taking the photo. I have never had this problem until about a month ago when I updated my QGIS to 3.40.6 and my QField to 3.5.5. Prior to that everything worked just fine. Is there a bug in the latest versions? QField sync is also up to date?

[nirvn]

@SeanHillGW , could you send a sample project here? I can't think of anything disruptive that occurred in 3.5.5 (vs 3.5.4?) but a project would help debug this further

[SeanHillGW]

Good afternoon Mathieu Thank you for your reply. please see project link here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1IzOD451Yfq3dNxF_b6uWJEC1i8k-XRf7?usp=drive_link I have tried uninstalling QGIS and upgrading to 3.40.7 and I have also tried uninstalling and reinstalling the QField Sync plugin. I also uninstalled QFields on my phone and reinstalled it, but the camera still does not work, I still get the message that the file does not exist. I created the project above from scratch and it is still not working. I have tried multiple pathway settings again even trying to force the direction by using @project_home + '/DCIM' but nothing is working. Thank you for your help. Kind regards Sean Hill

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On Mon, 26 May 2025 at 13:28, Mathieu Pellerin ***@***.***> wrote: @SeanHillGW <https://github.com/SeanHillGW> , could you send a sample project here? I can't think of anything disruptive that occurred in 3.5.5 (vs 3.5.4?) but a project would help debug this further — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#6304 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BSHUGZQDXZS6AA7UUY7EME33AMCGBAVCNFSM6AAAAAB55NMTDCVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTGMRXGIZDGOI> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[nirvn]

@SeanHillGW , is it working when you try to take a photos with the sample bees project shipped with QField?

[SeanHillGW]

Good morning Mathieu I have tried it with the Bee Project and it worked even though I have used the exact same settings as those of the bee project. I'm really confused now! You should have access to the project I shared with you now. Kind regards and thank you again Sean Hill

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On Tue, 27 May 2025 at 02:02, Mathieu Pellerin ***@***.***> wrote: @SeanHillGW <https://github.com/SeanHillGW> , is it working when you try to take a photos with the sample bees project shipped with QField? — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#6304 (reply in thread)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BSHUGZRRASWZIHRJ7PVCYXD3AO2SVAVCNFSM6AAAAAB55NMTDCVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTGMRXG4YTGMQ> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[nirvn]

@SeanHillGW , thanks, issue spotted. You can test the fix through the APKs here (#6310), they will be added in ~10 minutes.

The problem had to do with your project having a custom project home here:

If you remove that, the regression will be fixed and you won't need to wait for QField 3.6.3 :)

[SeanHillGW]

Good afternoon Mathieu You are a genius! Thank you for spotting my mistake and for providing the solution! That really helped, I have been perplexed for weeks, but now all is well. Kind regards Sean Hill

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On Tue, 27 May 2025 at 08:28, Mathieu Pellerin ***@***.***> wrote: @SeanHillGW <https://github.com/SeanHillGW> , thanks, issue spotted. You can test the fix through the APKs here (#6310 <#6310>), they will be added in ~10 minutes. The problem had to do with your project having a custom project home here: image.png (view on web) <https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/af4da39c-21d9-4567-ac18-fbd190af9b8e> If you remove that, the regression will be fixed and you won't need to wait for QField 3.6.3 :) — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#6304 (reply in thread)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BSHUGZTHMHFAP3WEWWA3P333AQH3XAVCNFSM6AAAAAB55NMTDCVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTGMRYGAYDEMA> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>