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A Matrix-WhatsApp puppeting bridge
https://maunium.net/go/mautrix-whatsapp
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Sending certain file types Matrix→WhatsApp does not work #633

Closed vncnt-dev closed 1 year ago

vncnt-dev commented 1 year ago

While sending certain file types, such as photos and .txt files, works without any problems, files with types like .zip cannot be opened from WhatsApp when sent from Matrix.

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tulir commented 1 year ago

Sounds like a WhatsApp issue, probably not related to the bridge

vncnt-dev commented 1 year ago

But I can send these types of files from an official WhatsApp Client without a problem.

tulir commented 1 year ago

There's no problem sending them from the bridge either. All the native apps act the same way regardless of whether the file was sent over the bridge or from another native app.

LeviWenzel commented 9 months ago

I'm encountering the same issue. I've generated an example file (as shown below). When I send it as a .txt file, everything works perfectly. However, if I remove the file extension (or alter it to something "non-standard" like .md), the Application abruptly exits the chat when attempting to open the file. In the video below, you can see the different behavior between "Sending a file from the native app" and "Sending the file from Elements."

testAttachment.txt

https://github.com/mautrix/whatsapp/assets/77998138/b867bfff-68d5-47a1-a564-b4e5bf21c434