keybase / keybase/client

Taking a photo saves to the phone's gallery in Android

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Description

When you are wanting to send a photo with the Keybase chat Android app clicking 'Take Photo' will let you take a photo to send. After the photo is taken it ends up stored on the phone in the gallery. Other similar secure messaging apps like Wire and Signal have ways to bypass storing the image on the phone and only send the photo. I know I was very surprised to see my photo saved on the phone and then automatically backed up to google photos by my phone.

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Research direction

Start by locating the Android chat flow behind the “Take Photo” action and inspect how the captured image is stored before sending. Verify the change by taking a photo, confirming it is sent successfully, and checking that it does not appear in the phone’s gallery or automatic Google Photos backup.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android
Domain
mobile, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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