[Bug]: Activity: “Add to Favorites” does not show filename in Nextcloud 31

[ncheng89]

⚠️ This issue respects the following points: ⚠️

• This is a bug, not a question or a configuration/webserver/proxy issue.
• This issue is not already reported on Github OR Nextcloud Community Forum (I've searched it).
• Nextcloud Server is up to date. See Maintenance and Release Schedule for supported versions.
• I agree to follow Nextcloud's Code of Conduct.

Bug description

Steps to reproduce

1. Open Files app in Nextcloud 31 (official release).
2. Add any file or folder to Favorites (via star icon).
3. Open Activity app (web or mobile client).
4. Check the entry for the "added to favorites" action.

Expected behavior

The Activity entry should display the filename (or folder name) that was added to Favorites.

Actual behavior

The Activity entry only shows a generic message like:
"Added to your favorites"
but no filename is shown.

Screenshots:
(see attached example: [add your screenshot here])

Environment

• Nextcloud Server: 31.0.8 (official release, no third-party apps)
• PHP: 8.2
• Database:8.0
• OS: centos8

Notes

• The file/folder is correctly added to Favorites (visible in the Files → Favorites list).
• The issue occurs in both web UI and mobile app.
• No third-party plugins are installed.
• Other Activity types (e.g. file changes, shares) correctly show filenames.
• This seems to be a regression / bug introduced with the new “favorites activity” feature in Nextcloud 31.

Impact

Users cannot identify which file/folder was added to or removed from Favorites by reading the Activity feed.

Possible cause

The Activity entry created by the “favorite provider” does not include the file path or filename.

Version tested

Nextcloud 31.0.8

Steps to reproduce

1. Open Files app in Nextcloud 31 (official release).
2. Add any file or folder to Favorites (via star icon).
3. Open Activity app (web or mobile client).
4. Check the entry for the "added to favorites" action.

Expected behavior

The file name should be recorded to let the user know which file was operated

Nextcloud Server version

30

Operating system

RHEL/CentOS

PHP engine version

PHP 8.2

Web server

Nginx

Database engine version

MySQL

Is this bug present after an update or on a fresh install?

None

Are you using the Nextcloud Server Encryption module?

None

What user-backends are you using?

• Default user-backend (database)
• LDAP/ Active Directory
• SSO - SAML
• Other

Configuration report

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            "10.100.105.90"
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        "trusted_proxies": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "datadirectory": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "dbtype": "mysql",
        "version": "31.0.8.1",
        "overwrite.cli.url": "http:\/\/xxx.xxx.com:8989",
        "overwritecondaddr": "^10\\.147\\.17\\.0\/24$",
        "dbname": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
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        "installed": true,
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    }
}

List of activated Apps

Enabled:
  - activity: 4.0.0
  - admin_audit: 1.21.0
  - app_api: 5.0.2
  - bruteforcesettings: 4.0.0
  - circles: 31.0.0
  - cloud_federation_api: 1.14.0
  - comments: 1.21.0
  - contactsinteraction: 1.12.0
  - dav: 1.33.0
  - federatedfilesharing: 1.21.0
  - federation: 1.21.0
  - files: 2.3.1
  - files_downloadlimit: 4.0.0
  - files_external: 1.23.0
  - files_pdfviewer: 4.0.0
  - files_reminders: 1.4.0
  - files_sharing: 1.23.1
  - files_trashbin: 1.21.0
  - files_versions: 1.24.0
  - firstrunwizard: 4.0.0
  - logreader: 4.0.0
  - lookup_server_connector: 1.19.0
  - memories: 7.6.2
  - nextcloud_announcements: 3.0.0
  - notifications: 4.0.0
  - oauth2: 1.19.1
  - password_policy: 3.0.0
  - photos: 4.0.0
  - privacy: 3.0.0
  - profile: 1.0.0
  - provisioning_api: 1.21.0
  - recommendations: 4.0.0
  - related_resources: 2.0.0
  - serverinfo: 3.0.0
  - settings: 1.14.0
  - sharebymail: 1.21.0
  - support: 3.0.0
  - survey_client: 3.0.0
  - systemtags: 1.21.1
  - text: 5.0.0
  - theming: 2.6.1
  - twofactor_backupcodes: 1.20.0
  - updatenotification: 1.21.0
  - user_status: 1.11.0
  - viewer: 4.0.0
  - weather_status: 1.11.0
  - webhook_listeners: 1.2.0
  - workflowengine: 2.13.0
Disabled:
  - dashboard: 7.11.0 (installed 7.0.0)
  - encryption: 2.19.0
  - suspicious_login: 9.0.1
  - twofactor_nextcloud_notification: 5.0.0
  - twofactor_totp: 13.0.0-dev.0
  - user_ldap: 1.22.0
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Additional info

No response

[ncheng89]

[AndyScherzinger]

Same on v32 dev branch

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