Sharing a file + message via WhatsApp does not work on iOS latest anymore

Question

Sharing a file + message via WhatsApp does not work on iOS latest anymore

PeterHasitschka opened this issue 9 months ago · comments

Hi guys!

I'm facing a very strange behavior I could not resolve so far.
Since it only occurs on WhatsApp combined with iOS 16.6 (or at least after 16.4) when I try to combine message + file (via local url), i assume this might be a bug.

In my app the user can share a file including a message.
On EVERY Service or Messenger this works fine, except WhatsApp on iOS latest.
It also worked fine before updating iOS to 16.6.x.
The same behavior was also reported by my customers using this version.

Steps to reproduce

Try to share a file + message via Share.open on iOS latest with WhatsApp using the following ShareOptions:

{
    "filename": "Test_Table_2023-09-08_12-03-44",
    "failOnCancel": false,
    "subject": "*** Tablelle 'Test Table'",
    "message": "Ihre *** Tabelle 'Test_Table_2023-09-08_12-03-44' befindet sich im Anhang als CSV-Datei.",
    "type": "text/csv",
    "showAppsToView": true,
    "url": "file:///private/var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/F8C7F09C-45FE-4E79-BCE6-07B7EB13DAD9/tmp/Test_Table_2023-09-08_12-03-44.csv"
}

Click on Person you want to send it
Only the message appears.

Expected behavior

Sharing a file including a message works on WhatsApp on iOS latest.
It works on ANDROID and EVERY APPLICATION which supports message + file EXCEPT WhatsApp on iOS 16.6.

Actual behavior

The file name appears before selecting a WhatsApp recipient.
Then the Message-Screen appears. Unfortunately only the message is shown but not the file.
It works if i remove the message from the options. However this is not an option, since the message content is important (e.g. for sending via mail).

Environment

React Native version: 0.72.4
React Native platform + platform version: iOS 16.6
Typescript version (if using typescript): 4.8.4

react-native-share

Version: 9.4.0

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks and greetings from Austria

Adil Ijaz · Answer 1 · Thu Sep 14 2023 03:08:34 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I am having the same issue. I am sending base64 image in URL but it's not working in iOS.

abhishek tiwari · Answer 2 · Fri Sep 15 2023 23:49:00 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

getting the same issue in android as well

ijhar-nivoda · Answer 3 · Thu Sep 28 2023 20:34:33 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

@PeterHasitschka have you found any work around ?

Bijomon Varghese · Answer 4 · Tue Oct 03 2023 13:19:37 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

@PeterHasitschka Let us know if you have found any work around?

Peter Hasitschka · Answer 5 · Tue Oct 10 2023 22:53:06 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

@ijhar-nivoda @bijomon-tolexo Unfortunately I did not find any workaround but removing the message on iOS.

github-actions · Answer 6 · Sun Dec 10 2023 09:47:20 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you for your contributions. You may also mark this issue as a "discussion" and i will leave this open

Abraham Alizor · Answer 7 · Thu Dec 14 2023 20:57:36 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I'm having this same issue for android

Arthur de Andrade Simões · Answer 8 · Thu Jan 18 2024 03:19:02 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I have the same issue for ios, but in android works. I really need to send a url with a message to whatsapp. Someone know other way to do it?

github-actions · Answer 9 · Mon Mar 18 2024 09:43:33 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you for your contributions. You may also mark this issue as a "discussion" and i will leave this open