Signal-android: Share multiple photos (files)

[ghost]

Hi,
I love TextSecure but there's one thing that I find rather annoying. It often happens that I want to share some pics with someone (more than just one pic), and I have to select them one at a time instead of selecting them all and sending them all at once.
It would be cool if I could pick them from the gallery and then click "share" and send them without going through the procedure n times. I don't think this should be hard to implement and it would save so much time and improve usability greatly.
Thank you

[agrajaghh]

I like the idea :+1:

[generalmanager]

Yeah would be great to have that option. Maybe with the mystical media rework? ;-)

[ghost]

With 2.4.1 I can select more than one photo, but it just sends the first one I selected..
EDIT: you actually can't send more than one, apparently I clicked really really fast

[fajabird]

Many Miss this feature. Meanwhile I looked at different implementation:

• telegram seems to implement an own picker Dialog
• threema uses the same picker textsecure does but still allows to select more that one picture

I think textsecure should go the threema way.

[aurisnoctis]

At the moment (version 2.14.5), I cannot find a way to attach more than one picture in one go, for either of the two options:

1. Gallery > <select image(s)> > Share (TextSecure only shows up as sharing option if 1 image is selected, starting with two, the TextSecure sharing option disappears, only WhatsApp and a couple of others available)
2. TextSecure > <some conversation> > Add attachment > Picture (short or long press on a picture just attaches that picture instantly. No other pictures can be selected directly without going to the TextSecure menu again.)

Sorry if I still overlooked another option (?)

[cassy12]

I also miss this feature very much. Is it planed to implement this?

[mcginty]

On the roadmap

[piratenpanda]

Roadmap for which release? Would be really good to have and a missing feature compated to all other messengers

[damiencourousse]

+1 for this feature request.

Thank you for this great app! :)

[sigenc]

pls don't bump

[Trolldemorted]

we might want to change the title to "share multiple files", though.

[chodid]

Just started a bounty on this. Join in and pledge! :)
https://www.bountysource.com/issues/6632903-share-multiple-photos-files

[p0ll3]

2 Years later, still one of the most wanted features.

[moxie0]

@p0ll3 Please read the contributing guidelines before posting again.

[gabrielsimoes]

I'm planning on tackling this issue. My idea is to send multiple URIs to the SlideDeck, instead of only one. And make an horizontal RecyclerView or something to display the multiple images/files before sending them.

[gabrielsimoes]

I plan on implementing two overlaping layouts: the RecyclerView for images, files and videos, and a SignalMapView for the map attachment. I decided to do this after having some problems with map image precaching. As only one location should be shared, the RecyclerView won't be necessary.

[gabrielsimoes]

Alright, I have finished implementing it. I'll just wait for a maintainer to review the PR.

[automated-signal]

GitHub Issue Cleanup:
See #7598 for more information.

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This feature request is being discussed and tracked here.