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Reproduction steps2. Send that photo on Fluxer. It can be in a group chat, a DM, or the Personal Notes section. Even in the send preview, a bigger file size is displayed.Added: Tested with iPhone 16 Pro Max with the settings:Added: Settings -> Camera -> FormatsAdded: Camera Capture: Most CompatibleAdded: Photo Mode: 24 MPAdded: ProRAW & Res Control: EnabledAdded: Pro Default: JPEG MaxAdded:
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Sending an image on iOS mobile increases the file size drastically

Reproduction steps

  1. Take a photo
  2. Send that photo on Fluxer. It can be in a group chat, a DM, or the Personal Notes section. Even in the send preview, a bigger file size is displayed.
Tested with iPhone 16 Pro Max with the settings: Settings -> Camera -> Formats Camera Capture: Most Compatible Photo Mode: 24 MP ProRAW & Res Control: Enabled Pro Default: JPEG Max

Expected behaviour

The file size stays consistent, or even smaller due to compression.

Actual behaviour

The file size is inflated by 3-4x.

Build information

v2026.10.100 (88) beta 6

Platform

iOS

Evidence

IMG_8337.jpg IMG_8208.jpg IMG_8336.jpg The images I tested with are attached.
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Sending an image on iOS mobile increases the file size drastically

Reproduction steps

  1. Take a photo
  2. Send that photo on Fluxer. It can be in a group chat, a DM, or the Personal Notes section. Even in the send preview, a bigger file size is displayed.

Expected behaviour

The file size stays consistent, or even smaller due to compression.

Actual behaviour

The file size is inflated by 3-4x.

Build information

v2026.10.100 (88) beta 6

Platform

iOS

Evidence

[[file:IMG_8337.JPG]] [[file:IMG_8208.JPG]] [[file:IMG_8336.JPG]] The images I tested with are attached.