signalapp / signalapp/Signal-Android
Regression: Screen orientation fixed to portrait when sharing image or photo
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Description
Guidelines
- I have searched open and closed issues for duplicates
- I am submitting a bug report for existing functionality that does not work as intended
- This isn't a feature request or a discussion topic
Bug description
I noticed that at some point maybe last year or before this bug got reintroduced:
Turn device auto-rotation on (if not already).
View a picture in landscape mode and select the 'share' action.
Signal android app rotates to portrait mode as soon as I selected the recipient of the 'share' dialog, before I can send the attachment.
That's just annoying, but was fixed before... Would be nice to get actual orientation of phone to render that 'send image dialog' in either landscape OR portrait when sharing attachments.
Screenshots
Device
Pixel 7 Pro
Android version
Android 16
Signal version
8.6.2
Link to debug log
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Research direction
Reproduce the sharing flow on the reported Pixel 7 Pro and Android 16 setup, starting from viewing a landscape image and selecting Share. Trace the Signal Android image-sharing flow and the recipient selection step. Done means the send image dialog respects the device's current landscape or portrait orientation before the attachment is sent.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 50/100