Wrong photo orientation using the Signal camera

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
58/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
ios, swift
Domain
mobile-dev

Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue with the Signal camera on the reported iPhone and iOS version, then inspect the linked debug log and compare the captured photo's orientation. Done means photos taken from a conversation retain the expected orientation instead of being rotated to landscape.

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  • 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

The photo's orientation is wrong when taking a photo from the Signal app

Steps to reproduce
  • Open a conversation
  • Use the camera to take a photo in the Signal app

Actual result: The taken photo is wrongly rotated to landscape
Expected result: The taken photo should keep the expected orientation

Screenshots

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6d5cab1f-62be-437c-8b1d-cc9bc6c5c435

Device info

Device: iPhone 7 Plus
iOS version: 15.8.7
Signal version: 8.8 (1549)

Link to debug log

https://debuglogs.org/ios/8.8.0/1c88613979379998e51180b0306209c27a5c4761a54e3fae9213dd9847c14e89.zip

Maybe related to this issue #6214?

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