RocketChat / RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.ReactNative
[NEW] Ability to set channels avatar from Internet picture search
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Description
Description:
https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.ReactNative/pull/2504 introduced custom channels avatars.
Please add ability to search pictures for avatar in internet like it's done in WhatsApp and Telegram.
Environment Information:
- Rocket.Chat Server Version: 3.6.3
- Rocket.Chat App Version: 4.11
- Device Name: Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
- OS Version: Android 10
Steps to reproduce:
- Configure channel avatar
- Choose Internet search
- Search query === channel's name but user must have ability to change it if necessarily
- Choose picture from search result
Expected behavior:
Use Internet search to set channel avatar
Actual behavior:
No ability to use Internet search to set channel avatar
Additional context:
Most popular messengers have that feature and it's very convenient for user
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the custom channel avatar flow introduced by PR #2504 and trace the channel avatar configuration entry point. Implement the Internet search option described in the issue, including an editable channel-name query and picture selection, then verify that the selected picture is used as the channel avatar.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- react-native, typescript
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 32/100