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Sending specific video failed after compressing

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Description


Bug description

Trying to share a specific video through Signal fails. After selecting the video and share it there is a spinner and a notification that the video is being compressed. After the compressing there is an error saying sending failed and some things need your attention. This only seems to happen to this specific file. The size of this file is ~40Mb. Tested this on two devices and Signal versions. Both failed.

Steps to reproduce

Actual result: Sending failed. See description above.
Expected result: Sending file is successful.

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Device info

Device: Samsung SM-960F
Android version: 10
Signal version: 4.74.3

Link to debug log

https://debuglogs.org/d3498e70d90dad35e173f19eb8b39cb3bb08a1d72e6c9463d9a4528f1e062805

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the failure with the linked Reddit video on the reported Android setup, then inspect the linked debug log for the compression or sending failure. Done means the specific approximately 40 MB video can be shared successfully after compression, without the sending-failed error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile
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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