3 Replies Latest reply: Jul 11, 2014 3:43 AM by Christophe_Jossic

Android Gallery adds DPS content

Andrey_ZR Jul 11, 2014 2:09 AM

Hello all!

Almost all Android devices contain built-in Gallery app, that shows all the photos on a device. This app automatically scan all folders on a device, and DPS content folder as well. As a result, the gallery fills with a content from folio - page previews, buttons etc. User needs to remove all that stuff manually after each folio download. My users reported me on this inconvenience with HTC, i have approved this on Asus device. There is one solution to prevent Gallery app from auto scan: add blank file named .nomedia in folder root. Can you please add this, or some another solution in future DPS version, to prevent automated Android Gallery filling?

1. Re: Android Gallery adds DPS content

Christophe_Jossic Jul 11, 2014 2:23 AM (in response to Andrey_ZR)

Hi Andrey,
We are storing our files in the app data storage directory, and that directory already has a ".nomedia" file in it which is supposed to indicate to other apps that the content inside is not media and should not be indexed (see http://androinica.com/2009/08/how-to-hide-non-music-audio-files-from-appearing-in-android- media-players/ for one example of this).
It appears whatever app that is is ignoring this ".nomedia" information and indexing the data anyway.
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2. Re: Android Gallery adds DPS content

Andrey_ZR Jul 11, 2014 3:05 AM (in response to Christophe_Jossic)

Thank you, Christophe. I add the screenshot from my Asus tablet. Maybe this happens because my app was 30.3 version? Have you included .nomedia with v31, or earlier?
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3. Re: Android Gallery adds DPS content

Christophe_Jossic Jul 11, 2014 3:43 AM (in response to Andrey_ZR)

I meant the '.nomedia' file is not DPS specific, it is in \Internal storage\Android\data already, which is where we store our files. For some reason, that picture gallery is ignoring that file.
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