[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #28640: Enable selecting multiple files when uploading from mobile devices

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#28640: Enable selecting multiple files when uploading from mobile devices
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 Reporter:  azaozz        |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  4.0
Component:  Upload        |     Version:
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:
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Comment (by azaozz):

 The current implementation in iOS is still lacking, the limitation for
 using the camera as source still hasn't been fixed. When the `multiple`
 attribute on `<input type="file">` is present, the users can only select
 existing files. Without it the users can either select a file or use the
 camera as source (to take a snapshot or video which is uploaded directly).

 From UX point of view being able to upload multiple files has (much?)
 higher priority than selecting the camera as source.

 28640.patch is a (hacky) attempt to work around that limitation (only for
 Media->Add New). It adds a second button in iOS and dynamically resets the
 `multi_selection` Plupload setting. Not sure if we should try doing that
 or leave as-is for now. There is also a chance that this limitation will
 be finally fixed in iOS8.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/28640#comment:2>
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