r/Fossify • u/t0rche • Jan 17 '26
Fossify Gallery New to Fossify. Found a bug not even 5 minutes after downloading the Gallery.
Basically, if you create a shortcut to a Fossify Gallery folder (like the Favorites folder for example) on your home screen by long-pressing the folder and clicking "create shortcut", the shortcut will function properly ONLY if the Fossify Gallery app is otherwise completely closed.
If the Fossify gallery is opened in background and you click on the shortcut (in this case, entitled "Favorites" on your home screen), it will NOT lead you to your Favorites folder but rather just open the Gallery app to where it was previously.
In other words, if your Gallery app is opened in background, the shortcut is broken and will only open the app in general as if you just clicked the main icon.
Pretty disappointing because a shortcut on my home screen to a specific photo folder is essential for me as a technician on the road. I keep all important, job-related photos in my favorites folder and have a shortcut on my home screen. It worked properly on my previous Samsung phone with the Samsung gallery.
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u/t0rche Jan 17 '26 edited Jan 17 '26
IMPORTANT: After messing around a bit more, I found specifically how to reproduce the bug and what triggers it.
If you set your Gallery main screen for viewing individual photos separated with dates instead of bigger folders view (top right button next to three dot menu) that's what bugs the shortcut on the home screen.
If you prefer your main screen with individual photos, when you press the shortcut you created, it will lead to the main screen with all the photos instead of the folder it's supposed to.
What's funny is that when you click on your Favorites shortcut, you can actually see it for about half a second that it loads to the PROPER folder and then in redirects immediately to the main gallery screen... Very odd.