wordpress-mobile / wordpress-mobile/WordPress-Android
Video thumbnail orientation in Aztec
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[Type] Bug
Aztec
Media
Posting/Editing
- Dominant language
- Kotlin
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Description
Expected behavior
Video thumbnail is correctly rotated.
Actual behavior
Video thumbnail orientation is incorrect.
Steps to reproduce the behavior
- Open a new draft in Aztec
- Add 3 video files from local storage
- Wait for the upload to finish
- Press back
- Open the post again and notice the thumbnail orientation is incorrect.

Tested on [device], Android [version], WPAndroid [version]
Emulator API 28
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 in the Aztec video upload and post-reopen flow described in the issue, focusing on how video thumbnails are generated and displayed. Reproduce the steps with local videos, then verify that the thumbnail orientation remains correct after reopening the post.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100