PHPicker: How to pick iCloud videos and report download progress?

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dlsigjflkdhjl OP

Created Aug ’20

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Two questions:

How do I pick videos with PHPicker stored in iCloud?
How do I track iCloud download completion progress?

Code Block swiftfunc picker(_ picker: PHPickerViewController, didFinishPicking results: [PHPickerResult]) { 
  let type = "com.apple.quicktime-movie"
 
  results.first!.itemProvider.loadFileRepresentation(forTypeIdentifier: type) { url, error in 
    let newURL = ...  // copy item at url to a new location  
    let asset = AVAsset(url: newURL)
    
    // display the video
}

Is this the correct approach? Items do seem to be downloaded from iCloud but I don't know how to track download progress.

Answered by Engineer in 629927022

Unfortunately detailed progress reporting currently is not supported. You can show an indeterminate progress indicator for now.

Please file a Feedback request so we can enhance it in the future.

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Answer 1

Engineer OP

Apple

Aug ’20

Accepted Answer

Unfortunately detailed progress reporting currently is not supported. You can show an indeterminate progress indicator for now.

Please file a Feedback request so we can enhance it in the future.

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Answer 2

Alan72 OP

Sep ’20

loadFileRepresentation returns a Progress object. Does that give back good progress info while the video is downloading?

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Answer 3

Engineer OP

Apple

Sep ’20

The progress returned by loadFileRepresentation can be inaccurate (tracked by 68037960).

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