Merge pull request Expensify#82941 from Uzaifm127/fix/82018

fix: Video pauses after seeking and resumes unexpectedly when clicking on three dots in iOS

Author: rlinoz

src/components/VideoPlayer/VideoPlayerControls/ProgressBar/index.tsx

@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ function ProgressBar({duration, position, seekPosition}: ProgressBarProps) {
 
     const pan = Gesture.Pan()
         .runOnJS(true)
+        // Reduce gesture threshold so quick taps trigger onFinalize on iOS.
+        .minDistance(0)
+        .activateAfterLongPress(0)
         .onBegin((event) => {
             setIsSliderPressed(true);
             checkIfVideoIsPlaying(onCheckIfVideoIsPlaying);

src/components/VideoPlayerContexts/VideoPopoverMenuContext.tsx

@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ function VideoPopoverMenuContextProvider({children}: ChildrenProps) {
     const updatePlaybackSpeed = useCallback(
         (speed: PlaybackSpeed) => {
             setCurrentPlaybackSpeed(speed);
-            if (!videoPopoverMenuPlayerRef.current) {
+
+            // We check if the player ref exists and if the playback rate is already set to the new speed to avoid redundant updates.
+            // On iOS, setting the playback rate can cause the video to resume playback if it was paused.
+            if (!videoPopoverMenuPlayerRef.current || videoPopoverMenuPlayerRef.current.playbackRate === speed) {
                 return;
             }
             videoPopoverMenuPlayerRef.current.playbackRate = speed;