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Videos not showing in Windows app
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Description
When someone sends a video file, the sound will play but the video doesn't show.

Windows app version 3.8.6
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Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named. First reproduce the issue in the Windows app version 3.8.6 by sending a video file, then locate the relevant video-display handling. Done means the video renders while its sound continues to play.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100