iOS - Chat - HEIC images are converted to JPG when sending to chat

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Issue found when execute PR #13246

Action Performed:

1 . Go to Settings > Camera > Format > ensure that "high-efficiency" is enabled
2. Open the iOS app and login
3. Go to chat
4. Take a picture with the native iOS camera, ensuring that "live" photo is disabled
5. Tap the grey plus icon to the right of the chat input
6. Select a image from your camera roll (for iOS should be HEIC files by default)
7. Upload the image
8. Verify that the image is uploaded successfully

Expected Result:

Uploaded image should be HEIC format

Actual Result:

Uploaded image is converted to JPG

Workaround:

Unknown

Platform:

Where is this issue occurring?

• iOS

Version Number: 1.2.37.0

Reproducible in staging?: Yes

Reproducible in production?: No

Email or phone of affected tester (no customers):

Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856

Notes/Photos/Videos: Any additional supporting documentation

Bug5855569_13246_iOS.mp4

Expensify/Expensify Issue URL:

Issue reported by: Applause - Internal Team

Slack conversation:

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[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @bfitzexpensify (Bug), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/14418 for more details.

[s77rt]

HEIC images are converted to JPG because the server does not support HEIC files as far as I know
Also HEIC images are not widely supported as JPG

[sketchydroide]

Yeah, this seems like a feature, not bug, Otherwise other platforms would not be able to see the picture

[sketchydroide]

closing