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Video upload failed in the app #19796

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@thabotswana

A user reported having trouble with uploading videos to their site through the WordPress app. Reported in 5787531-zen

Expected behavior

Video less than 1GB in size should upload successfully in the app.

Actual behavior

The request times out and video fails to upload. However, I was able to upload the same video on my test site via wp-admin.

Steps to reproduce the behavior

I was able to reproduce this both when I SSP'd into their account in the app and on my WordPress.com test site.

  1. Download this video to your device: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14Fchf8pG0CQzqCgK5dy6SM7TPz56x-OT/view?usp=sharing
  2. Open a WordPress.com Simple site (Premium plan or above) in the app
  3. Go to Menu > Media and tap the + button
  4. Select "Choose from My Device"
  5. Select the video you downloaded
Tested on iPhone SE, iOS 16.1.1, WPiOS 21.2

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