Better mobile file upload support

[Jeremy_Oglesby]

It seems that filepicker.io has gone defunct, and is no longer a viable option for an in-app file-selection API. @Airtable, please update your file-selection to use a more updated API, device native API’s, or else a custom solution that meets users needs on Android and iOS (and the upcoming iPadOS).

It’s now basically impossible to upload a PDF (as a PDF) to a record’s Attachment field in Airtable on an iOS device, which is pretty frustrating.

Uploading scanned pdf files to airtable using IOS Ask the community

I noticed this recently too, @zola_mzimba – I cannot access Google Drive anymore. The thing is, it’s not actually Airtable’s problem, nor can they directly fix any issues in that interface, because that interface is actually another app called Filepicker. Airtable is only using their API inside their iOS app, presumably so that they don’t have to write their own file-selection functionality. However, Filepicker.io appears to have gone defunct, and possibly been purchased/supplanted by filestac…

iCloud File Picker Product Suggestions

This is a #feature-requests specific to #ios - @Airtable_Team I’d like to see iCloud, ie, the native iOS Files app, as an option in the File Picker menu for Attachment fields. The use-case is obvious, as every other major cloud storage platform has representation in the File Picker - we iCloud users are alienated and forced to find another means of getting our files into the mobile app. Thank you for considering!

[Kamille_Parks]

I agree the mobile file upload experience could be improved.

I’m an Android user, and I use Airtable to track my apartment hunt. I take photos of each place I visit, but its a headache adding them to my base on mobile because you have to add them one by one.

I’d like to see the improvements asked for by @Jeremy_Oglesby, in addition to bulk file upload for all mobile app users.

[Russ_Campbell]

Totally agree. This shouldn’t have to be a feature request. Unfathomable that Airtable doesn’t have access to the file app.

[Nilesh_Shep]

There should be an option to upload videos from mobile. File renaming settings should be available.

[Jeremy_Oglesby]

Woohoo :tada: :partying_face:
Thank you, @Airtable !

iOS users can now upload local PDF’s and other file types from the Files app.

[Kamille_Parks]

@Jeremy_Oglesby I know your request was specifically for IOS, but this doesn’t appear to be a feature in Android yet. Its only half a solution.

@Airtable any plans on adding the feature to Android? Non-IOS users always seem to play second-fiddle when it comes to mobile app updates.