element-hq / element-hq/element-x-android

Gif uploads as regular picture for profile picture

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T-Defect
Dominant language
Kotlin
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Description

Thank you so much for enabling gifs to be properly played on profile pictures after so long! Not sure if this is supposed to be issue or feature request, but when gif is uploaded from phone app, it's just 1st frame, while uploading it with web version of Element shows up as gif.

### Steps to reproduce

1. Open my profile picture
2. Upload gif
3. Reopen the app
4. Check my profile picture

### Outcome

#### What did you expect?
To see animated gif
#### What happened instead?
It shows just 1st frame

### Your phone model

Samsung Galaxy S23

### Operating system version

Android 16

### Application version and app store

Element X version 26.08.01

### Homeserver

matrix.org

### Will you send logs?

Yes

### Will you submit a Pull Request?

No

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue through the Android profile picture upload flow using the listed Element X version and GIF steps. Trace how the uploaded profile picture is processed after selection, then verify that reopening the app displays the animation rather than only its first frame.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
65/100

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