Allow aspect ratio free cropping of uploaded images

[benparsons]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
You want to share only part of an image, would like to crop it immediately before uploading.

Describe the solution you'd like
Tiny editor similar to WhatsApp

Describe alternatives you've considered
None, idea stolen from WhatsApp.

[T-bond]

There is already cropping functionality. Just the buttons invisible/black on black. In the current release they are fixed.

[SeerLite]

Isn't that only aspect ratio cropping though? I couldn't figure out how to crop freely like on other apps.
I think aspect ratio cropping is really unintuitive, it has been a common complaint from my friends

[SeerLite]

I'd also like to suggest adding some basic editing functionality like the ability to add text or draw on top of images. They're not as important as cropping but still missed a lot from other IMs, in case you wanna consider them.

[thefeiter]

Isn't that only aspect ratio cropping though? I couldn't figure out how to crop freely like on other apps. I think aspect ratio cropping is really unintuitive, it has been a common complaint from my friends

Every time I want to send only part of a screenshot, I have to use my phones built in image editor to be able to crop with a free aspect ratio. I would really love to see free cropping as well.
I think those are things making it hard for people to transfer to matrix since all other messenger apps have this as a basic feature.

[thefeiter]

Maybe the issue can be renamed to "Allow aspect ratio free cropping of images"

[mxvin]

This feature is available from upstream libs. See Yalantis/uCrop#801 (comment)
Just add some line on GalleryOrCameraDialogHelper.kt and that's it.
This is a very basic feature, important and must be available ASAP 😄

UCrop.Options options = new UCrop.Options();
options.setFreeStyleCropEnabled(true);