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Ask HN: Is HTML File Upload still needed for uploading files to server?
I am working on an application for those in the media business; my users need to send files to my server for processing. I am wondering if I should support form file upload from local drive vs letting users use Google Picker/ Dropbox picker to select files which my application can pull later.
I am asking this there is a wide spread adoption of Dropbox, Google Drive etc. and the fact that apple devices do not support file upload.
- YoAdrian 12y agoApple devices have been able to upload files via HTML since iOS 6. http://www.webmonkey.com/2012/09/new-html-tricks-for-web-developers-in-apples-ios-6-2/ http://www.webmonkey.com/2012/09/new-html-tricks-for-web-dev... If you want to incorporate Google Drive or Dropbox, go ahead, but know that many corporate environments block those services, which is why basic HTML file uploads are still the standard.
- manishsharan 12y agoThanks ! I did not know about iOS6's file upload capability.