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Reader: VideoPress video thumbnail can be displayed as broken
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[Type] Bug
Reader
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- Kotlin
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Description
Expected behavior
VideoPress videos in the Reader should always display the thumbnail.
Actual behavior
When opening a post in the Reader that contains a ViedoPress video, the thumbnail is displayed as broken.
Steps to reproduce the behavior
- Open a post that contains a VideoPress video in the Reader.
- Observe that the video's thumbnail is not displayed. Instead, a broken image link icon is shown.
NOTE: If the thumbnail is shown, try to close the post and re-open it.
Tested on Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G, Android 13, JPAndroid / WPAndroid 22.8-rc-3
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 broken thumbnail in the Reader with a post containing a VideoPress video, including closing and reopening the post. Trace the Reader's VideoPress thumbnail handling and verify that the thumbnail consistently displays instead of a broken image link.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- kotlin
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100