signalapp / signalapp/Signal-iOS
Video message exceeding size limit: deleted without option to save it, losing user data
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Description
Reopening #4497, which was spuriously closed by a robot. All details there.
Issue still relevant.
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Review the details in issue #4497 first, then trace the iOS video-message handling described there. Confirm the behavior when a video exceeds the size limit and define done as preserving the user's video or providing a way to save it instead of deleting it without recovery.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- swift
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100