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Everytime I try to save an Image or video file, Firefox on Android just says download failed without explaining how or why.

I've tried clearing the cache. I've tried clearing download and search history. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the app.

I don't know what else to do.

You can make the window that appears when you try to save a webpage as a PDF editable. This is necessary because webpages with long names, such as medical titles, exceed the character limit on mobile devices, causing the download to fail. When you try to download a webpage with a short name as a PDF, the download will succeed. Please add the ability to edit the file name before downloading as soon as possible. Thank you.

Recently, I haven't been able to download the browsing page as a PDF file. I want to mention that my file shows download complete(0B). Please fix my problem. Thank you.

The download will stop and refuse to download and saw failed I can't monitor the download in the app only on the notification if ín clear it the download fails even without clearing it it will just stop at 46gb and refuse to download the rest 31.33mb refuse to download the rest it's not my network I'm a android user

Seemingly whenever and wherever I try to download an image on Firefox Nightly for android, it's strangely deleted in a few minutes or less. I see that people get a similar issue in private browsing, but even in normal browsing, all my images that I download are deleted. When I look in downloads in Firefox, there's no record of them being downloaded. I've verified that Chrome and Samsung Internet work just fine; I can download images on them without them being deleted, and it occurs on any website. My phone is a Samsung S21+ for reference. It doesn't happen for certain images, but it happens enough to where it's a big problem.

Description of the Issue ​When I start a file download (especially a large file) in Firefox for Android and then use the Recent Apps/Overview screen to swipe the Firefox app away (closing the app), the download process is immediately cancelled and cannot be resumed. ​Expected Behavior ​An active, background download should continue running even if the user closes the main Firefox application window by swiping it away from the Recent Apps list, or it should at least become a resumable failed download. Many other Android apps (like Chrome, dedicated download managers, or media players) can maintain active background tasks even when swiped from recents. ​Steps to Reproduce ​Open Firefox for Android. ​Navigate to a website with a large file (e.g., a 200MB test file). ​Start the download and confirm it is active (visible in the notification panel). ​Press the Home button (or swipe up) to go to the main home screen. ​Open the Recent Apps / Overview screen. ​Swipe the Firefox app card away to close it completely. ​Check the Android notification panel and the Firefox Downloads history. ​Actual Result ​The active download is immediately and permanently cancelled. It must be started again from the beginning, leading to data waste and user frustration, especially on slow or unstable connections.