[Bug]: Download file option not working

[vigneshsf3992]

Capacitor Version

Capacitor Doctor

Latest Dependencies:

@capacitor/cli: 5.7.0
@capacitor/core: 5.7.0
@capacitor/android: 5.7.0
@capacitor/ios: 5.7.0

Installed Dependencies:

@capacitor/android: 5.7.0
@capacitor/cli: 5.7.0
@capacitor/ios: 5.7.0
@capacitor/core: 5.7.0

Other API Details

No response

Platforms Affected

• iOS
• Android
• Web

Current Behavior

Download file not working

Expected Behavior

File needs to be downloaded.

Project Reproduction

React project

Additional Information

When i use the below code in react project. It's downloading.
When i click the Download button, the file was not downloading in androidstudio using capacitor.

<a href="sample.png" download="file">Download</a>

[jcesarmobile]

closing as duplicate of #5478

You can use Filesystem's downloadFile method for downloading files with more control about were to place the files
https://capacitorjs.com/docs/apis/filesystem#downloadfile

[vigneshsf3992]

Can you please provide simple react component with the mentioned usage?

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