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Why would they attach this as a zip file? Makes reading on an iPhone impossible (CORRECTION: cumbersome) EDIT: Learnt something new. But the spec on an HTML pa
by aloknnikhil 7y ago
Why would they attach this as a zip file? Makes reading on an iPhone impossible (CORRECTION: cumbersome)
EDIT: Learnt something new. But the spec on an HTML page would be a lot more convenient than having to install more apps just to read this document.
- OJFord 7y agoIs it truly impossible? No fs access has been one of the things stopping me becoming an iOS user, I thought it'd make some things harder, but I didn't realise something so regular seeming (as in I don't have to be a tech nerd to want to open a .zip) would not be possible.
- theclaw 7y agoYou can save downloads to the Files app, which then has folders for all the storage apps you have installed, like dropbox or icloud or whatever. You can also save to the device local storage, but for some reason only in folders created by other apps.
- jedieaston 7y agoiOS 13 allows you to store any file on your iPhone and unzip/zip it, without a certain application.
- tinus_hn 7y agoIt is of course not impossible, there are unzip apps for iPhone. It’s just a hassle. Normal people typically don’t want to open zip files on an iPhone and Apple isn’t in the ‘can open any file’ market. They expect others to provide files their devices do open and mostly that strategy works.
- theclaw 7y agoSave it to Files, tap ‘preview content’ then swipe over to the second document.
- pkaye 7y agoMaybe install an app that lets you open zip files?