Chat - File types MP4, PDF, DOC etc other than images can not be attached to a report

[lanitochka17]

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Version Number: 1.4.63-0
Reproducible in staging?: Y
Reproducible in production?: N
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail: https://expensify.testrail.io/index.php?/tests/view/4498814
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): gatantm@gmail.com
Issue reported by: Applause - Internal Team

Action Performed:

1. Launch new Expensify
2. Navigate to any chat
3. Tap on the plus icon > Add attachment > Choose Document
4. Select any file other than an image (e.g, PDF, Word, Zip, MP4)

Expected Result:

Supported file types can be attached to the chat and sent without issues

Actual Result:

Only image file types can be sent. PDF, Word, Zip, MP4 files throw an error message

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

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

• Android: Native
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: Native
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• MacOS: Desktop

Screenshots/Videos

Add any screenshot/video evidence

Bug6453803_1713455179998.az_recorder_20240418_184004.mp4

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[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @AndrewGable (DeployBlockerCash), see https://stackoverflowteams.com/c/expensify/questions/9980/ for more details.

[github-actions]

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1. Identify the pull request that introduced this issue and revert it.
2. Find someone who can quickly fix the issue.
3. Fix the issue yourself.

[lanitochka17]

Production:

0-02-01-cbe46255eadc6de9cbdb30a60f78764e0f8fd21ba84781fcaf5989ef593f07e7_6e104256f05a7d90.mp4

[lanitochka17]

@AndrewGable FYI I haven't added the External label as I wasn't 100% sure about this issue. Please take a look and add the label if you agree it's a bug and can be handled by external contributors

[lanitochka17]

We think that this bug might be related to #vip-vsp

[AndrewGable]

Not 100% but this PR looks like it could be suspect: #39334

[AndrewGable]

Confirm revert fixes, going to CP the revert