Swan Quest playbook download for iPad isn’t working

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Created Jun ’20

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It will be great if the download link will be working for iPad and will open Playgrounds app.
I found a workaround - installing 3rd party unzip software for the iPad, and then open folder using Playgrounds app.

I think it will be so much easier if you can open it straight in the Playgrounts app without those manipulations.

Thanks!

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Answer 1

Frameworks Engineer OP

Apple

Jun ’20

Thanks for the feedback! Yes it would be good to automatically unzip and open Playgrounds when downloading playground books.

But you don't need a 3rd party unzip utility anymore. As of iOS 13, the Files app can also unzip. Tap and hold on the document to bring up the context menu and choose "Uncompress".

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Answer 2

mhanlon99 OP

Jun ’20

I also chucked these playgrounds up in a temporary feed you can subscribe to: https://developer.apple.com/ul/sp0?url=https://www.thecodehub.ie/playgrounds/wwdcfeed.json

But the Files uncompressed tip works well, too!

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bgeerdes OP

Jun ’20

The "tap and hold" context menu is not offering "Uncompress" as an option (only Copy, Duplicate, Move, Delete, Info, Quick Look, tags, Rename, and Share). I'm on iOS 13.5.1.

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ldickey123 OP

Jun ’20

If you are just looking at files the "Recents" tab, the compress option doesn't appear. But, if you switch to the "Browse" tab, and then navigate to where you saved the file, and then long press, "Compress" shows up at the bottom as an option. (This tripped me up too!)

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Answer 5

tylermilner OP

Jun ’20

The solution @ldickey123 posted was my problem as well. I was looking at the “Recents” tab and couldn’t find any way to uncompressed the zip file. Even after researching online, it looked like everyone one was saying zip support was built-in to the Files app, but I still couldn’t make it work. Only after using a third party app to unzip the file did I discover that my problem was not tapping on the zip file while in the “Browse” tab of the Files app.

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