Apple Inc.

Pierre d'Herbemont

Jean-Gabriel Morard

Jean-Pierre Ciudad

Julien Jalon

Michael Pirnack Hess

Rony Fadel

Johannes B Fortmann

Alexandre Laborie

Amaury Patard De La Vieuville

This application relates to a technique that enables a software application to access files at a computing device while enforcing privacy measures. The technique includes a file browser that can act on behalf of a software application to communicate a user file selection to a relevant file access service. While operating in a sandboxed mode, the file browser can communicate the user file selection while the software application is unaware of the file browser's activities. The file browser can display a set of files that are available for user selection using an enumeration logic that is distinct from an enumeration logic implemented by either the software application or the relevant file access service. When a user file selection is detected, the file browser can assist the software application in receiving a secure URL to enable the software application to directly-access the file associated with the user file selection.

Techniques for enabling a software application to access files at a computing device while enforcing privacy measures

Disclosed herein is a technique for managing storage space in a user device by efficiently downloading files from a cloud-based storage system and evicting files from the user device. According to some embodiments, files are continuously downloaded in a download mode until a particular threshold is satisfied. When the threshold is satisfied, the files can be downloaded in an on-demand mode as needed by the user, where the user device operates in the on-demand mode until a sufficient amount of storage space is freed by evicting files from the user device. Thereafter, the user device can switch back to the download mode.

Small disk support for large cloud-based storage systems

A method and apparatus of a device that downloads an object from a cloud service provider is described. In an exemplary embodiment, the device receives a download request for the object from a process running on a device. The device further determines a priority hint associated with the process for the download request. In addition, the device starts a download process using the download request and the priority hint. Furthermore, the device determines a change in the priority hint of the process during the download. The device additionally changes a characteristic of the download process in response to the change in the priority hint. The device further stores the object.

Download prioritization

A sandboxed process is initiated in response to a request for a preview of dynamic media content. A stream of frames is generated in a preview specific format by a plug-in that executes within the sandboxed process. The stream of frames is provided as the preview of the dynamic media content, where the preview is viewable on a display screen.

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