compose: "Attach images or videos" button not working for videos on iOS

[chrisbobbe]

I just got this error dialog on iOS when trying to upload a short video; screenshot below. In a quick experiment, I was able to resolve the error with a rough sketch at using the first-party image_picker plugin, i.e.:

• Switch from file_picker package to first-party file_selector and/or image_picker #855

So let's plan to fix by doing #855 properly, including manual testing etc. (which I don't have time to prioritize right now).

[chrisbobbe]

For this feature, it looks like the image_picker API to use (and the one that defeated the error in my quick experiment) is pickMedia.

[chrisbobbe]

Completing this issue requires testing the affected upload-from-gallery UI on both platforms:

• Upload an image on iOS
• Upload an image on Android
• Upload a video on iOS
• Upload a video on Android

[Abhisheksainii]

@chrisbobbe
seems like the issue was not reproducible on my end.
I was able to successfully upload a video and an image via file_picker in iOS Simulator. Attaching screen record for your reference.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12eo6OIJ_27s3cIsWAuoIHz7EBsaVK06c/view?usp=sharing

[chrisbobbe]

I'm not sure what set of circumstances are needed to trigger the error, but it definitely happens sometimes (see my screenshot in the issue description), and the proposed fix (#855) is something we've been wanting to do anyway.