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Unable to share an Gif (base64) on IOS

See original GitHub issue

Steps to reproduce

Download a gif from URL as a base 64.
Share using shareSingle(...) (Tried for Facebook, Instagram & Mail)
It loses all it’s animation when shared.

Expected behaviour

It should be able to share the animated gif on the above-mentioned platforms.

Actual behaviour

It shares a static image on Facebook (only in IOS) and Instagram (Android and IOS). When shared on email (Only In IOS) it shares the actual base 64 string in the mail. Double checked if base64 code correct, yes it is. The screenshot for mail is attached.

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Environment

61.5
ios 13

react-native-share

3.5.0

Link to repo (highly encouraged)

https://github.com/

Issue Analytics

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Created 3 years ago
Comments:5

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Maveniccommented, Jul 2, 2020

@MateusAndrade Yes, I tried with the local file instead of base64 and it’s the same result. On Android, it works as expected except for Instagram, on IOS it doesn’t, neither for Facebook nor Instagram. I’m trying some workaround, let’s see if that works.

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stale[bot]commented, Sep 7, 2020

Closing this issue after a prolonged period of inactivity. Fell free to reopen this issue, if this still affecting you.