Hi Neil, When a photo is uploaded it is scaled and converted in our servers to a standard size and format. This is the cause of the md5 difference and unfortunately cannot be prevented.
Cheers, Julian. On Sep 5, 4:24 am, nloko <[email protected]> wrote: > I've posted a similar question on the Android dev forum, but maybe it > will get the proper audience here. > > If I upload a photo using the API within the size constraints of > 96x96px and later download that same photo, it does not match the > original photo uploaded. This is confirmed by comparing the Md5 hash > of both photos. > > So, my question is, how exactly is Google modifying the photo? The > downloaded file has same dimensions, dpi, and it looks the same, but > the Md5 hash is different from the original and is a few bytes > smaller. > > So... > 1) What is changing? > 2) Can it be prevented? > > Thanks, > Neil --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Contacts API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-contacts-api?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
