Open local file in InAppBrowser? Or how to save file to main iOS menu directory?

@dsgriffin wrote:

I'm using the file-transfer cordova plugin to download files and InAppBrowser to view remote ones, but I'm not able to:

1. Save the file to the correct location (as in the main menu screen on iOS) using file-transfer

   let targetPath = cordova.file.syncedDataDirectory + file;
   fileTransfer.download(fileLocation, targetPath, (res) => {
     // manipulate the file etc
   }

syncedDataDirectory is obviously the wrong path, but documentsDirectory doesn't store the file anywhere useful for the user either. The files are saving but I need them in a place the user can open them up in iBooks etc.

1. Display a local file in InAppBrowser (something to do with safari sandboxing my files?)

   this.platform.ready().then(() => {
       cordova.InAppBrowser.open(url, "_system", "location=true");
   });

Safari will simply not let me display local files. Surely there must be a way?

I don't mind which one (although i'd like to know what users would prefer themselves), I just want to find a solution for either.

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