Signal-android: Group Images are still not getting resized.

Created on 25 Apr 2016 · 5Comments · Source: signalapp/Signal-Android

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Bug description

Sending a large Image (f.i. 13MPixel, ~6MB .jpg) to a Group doesn't resize the Image to a lower dimension and filesize. When you send the same Image to a single Contact in contrary, it -does- resize the image.

This leads to a large amount of traffic use on both ends. Group images should ideally be handled the same way as single contact images.
In a perfect version, the user should be asked for whether it should resize the image or not.

This issue has actually been found and fixed 1 year ago here BUT it is still happening in the latest Version of Signal: https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Android/issues/2913

Steps to reproduce

create a group, add one or more contacts.
send a large image (13 MPixel / ~ 6 MB) to this group.

Actual result: The Image is not getting resized and Signal sends a whole 6 MB image to the group. The group receives (and has to download) a full 6 MB Image.
Expected result: You actually send a resized image (1280 * xxxx, ~200 KB) to that group. The group receives and downloads just a 200 KB Image.

Device info

Device: LG G3
Android version: 6.0.1
Signal version: 3.15.2

Source

tokariu

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Most helpful comment

I wish this "bug" also applied to one-on-one chats, preferably as an option you can enable/disable.

I can also confirm on Moto G (2015)

Dyras on 26 Apr 2016

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All 5 comments

Can reproduce on Nexus 4, stock 5.1.1, Signal 3.15.2

@liliakai https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Desktop/issues/417

2-4601 on 25 Apr 2016

I wish this "bug" also applied to one-on-one chats, preferably as an option you can enable/disable.

I can also confirm on Moto G (2015)

Dyras on 26 Apr 2016

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@Dyras indeed.
Signal not asking the user if he actually wants the image to be resized or not, is somewhat patronizing. Signal should have a bit more confidence in the abilities and knowledge of the user.

tokariu on 26 Apr 2016

Agreed. Please don't change this, at least until the bug with overresizing images in 1-on-1 chats gets resolved. Preferably, resizing would be configurable since most of my Signal-using friends end up sending photos through other (unsecure) means because of this.