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1. what+(OP)[view] [source] 2026-02-04 05:32:04
Pretty sure that’s how it works on iOS. The app can only access its own sandboxed directory. If it wants anything else, it has to use a system provided file picker that provides a security scoped url for the selected file.
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2. signal+Ll[view] [source] 2026-02-04 08:42:17
>>what+(OP)
Yes, UIDocumentPickerViewController is 10+ years old at this point.

There’s also a similar photos picker (PHPicker) which is especially good from 2023 on. Signal uses this for instance.

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3. int_19+2s[view] [source] 2026-02-04 09:31:15
>>what+(OP)
It's also how it works on macOS and even on modern Windows if you are running sandboxed apps.
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