[HOLD WAQ] Allow `bmp` & `gif` avatar uploads on Native Apps & `svg` everywhere

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Action Performed:

1. On Android or iOS App, navigate to Profile page
2. Click avatar, choose “Upload photo”
3. Select a gif or bmp image, click “Save” on the “Edit photo” menu

Expected Result:

Images upload successfully, the avatar URL retains the correct image extension, URL successfully updates on other devices

Actual Result:

1. iOS throws errors when uploading BMP
2. iOS converts GIF to JPG in URL of uploaded file
3. Uploading GIF in Android throws console warning, isn’t able to upload image

Note: Some investigation was done here, indicating this may be a problem with a library we use, RNImageManipulator

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
• Android

Version Number: Reproducible in staging?: Reproducible in production?: Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856 Notes/Photos/Videos: Any additional supporting documentation GH conversation: https://github.com/Expensify/App/pull/12549#issuecomment-1326579036

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[bondydaa]

okay unassigning myself then and looking for other bugs

[Beamanator]

While this issue currently exists, I would prefer waiting till https://github.com/Expensify/App/pull/12549 gets merged before working on this (most likely can be external) since in that PR we’re enabling other image formats to be uploaded