[HOLD for payment 2023-02-08] [$2000] iOS/Android - Unable to attach some accepted file types

[kavimuru]

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Action Performed:

1. Launch the app
2. Open any chat.
3. Press the "plus" button on the bottom left
4. Press "Add attachment" button
5. Press "Choose document" so that platform-specific file picker opens
6. Choose any of the bugged filetypes (list provided below), for example - txt

Expected Result:

Able to add attach the accepted file types

Actual Result:

File is not attached, receiving an error message with supported filetypes, despite the file being one of the supported file types

Workaround:

unknown

Platforms:

Which of our officially supported platforms is this issue occurring on?

• Android / native

• iOS / native

Version Number: 1.2.47-0
Reproducible in staging?: y
Reproducible in production?: y
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers):
Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856
Notes/Photos/Videos:

video_edited.mov

AVEG8050.1.MP4

Expensify/Expensify Issue URL:
Issue reported by: @priya-zha
Slack conversation: https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C049HHMV9SM/p1672678836780029

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[zanyrenney]

Please can you attach the attachment you're trying to upload here so I can try to reproduce because this is not happening for me at a local level with the file types I have tried.

[zanyrenney]

Bump @kavimuru

[zanyrenney]

bump @kavimuru

[kavimuru]

1.docx
@zanyrenney any .doc file will work