[HOLD for payment 2022-08-30] [$1000] Attachment - Image file size gets doubled when uploaded from iOS @aswin-s

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Action Performed:

1. Launch the app
2. Go to a chat and upload an image from a mobile device.
3. Check the image size on device.
4. Now open the chat on recipient account in a web browser.
5. Open and download the received image.
6. Check the image file size. It is almost double the original file size

Expected Result:

File size should be at least equal or less than the uploaded size.

Actual Result:

Image file size gets doubled when uploaded from mobile.

Workaround:

Can the user still use Expensify without this being fixed? Have you informed them of the workaround?

Platform:

Where is this issue occurring?

• iOS

Version Number: 1.1.76.2

Reproducible in staging?: Yes

Reproducible in production?: Yes

Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): any

Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856

Notes/Photos/Videos: Any additional supporting documentation

Image.Bug.mp4

Expensify/Expensify Issue URL:

Issue reported by: @aswin-s

Slack conversation: https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C01GTK53T8Q/p1654070862340069

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[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @sophiepintoraetz (AutoAssignerTriage), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4749 for more details.

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @yuwenmemon (Engineering), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4319 for more details.

[yuwenmemon]

Note: this is only happening for JPEG filetypes.