signalapp / signalapp/Signal-iOS
Signal does not accept system drag-and-drop for images between apps
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Description
- 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
On iOS (and more recently on Android) you can hold down on an image in an app like Apple Photos, drag it with one finger, and use another finger to navigate to a different app, such as iMessage, where you can drop the image to paste it. This feature works smoothly across many apps. But unfortunately, it doesn’t work with Signal, even though it shouldn’t be an issue, especially considering Signal is a native Swift app.
Steps to reproduce
- Open Apple Photos (or any other app that supports drag-and-drop).
- Tap and hold on an image until it lifts and follows your finger.
- Use another finger to swipe and navigate to the Signal app (e.g., using the home bar or multitasking view).
- Open a conversation in Signal where you’d normally send a photo.
- Drag the image over the message input area or conversation window in Signal.
- Attempt to drop the image into the conversation.
Actual result: Nothing happens. Signal does not accept the dropped image.
Expected result: The image should be accepted and ready to send in the Signal chat, as it does in other messaging apps like iMessage.
Screenshots
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5ed75643-4fdf-4bc3-923d-a884f16258e1
Device info
Device: iPhone 15 Pro Max
iOS version: 18.5
Signal version: 7.62 (817)
Link to debug log
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the drag-and-drop flow on the reported iPhone and iOS versions, focusing on Signal's conversation message input area. Trace how images dropped from another app are handled and verify that a dropped image becomes ready to send in the chat.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- ios, swift
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 43/100