bug: Attachments not downloadable on Android — file URL becomes "content://net.demola.chat.android.provider/files/<filename>"

[felipe-demola]

Describe the Bug

On Android, tapping any file attachment in a room/thread fails to open or download. I tested image, audio, DOCX, and PDF files with the same result.
When I tried a .txt file and chose “Open in browser,” I saw the attachment resolves to a content URI:

content://net.demola.chat.android.provider/files/<filename>

This is an Android content URI (not an http/https web URL). The app/intent flow appears to pass a content:// URI that external apps can’t open—likely due to missing temporary read permission or a FileProvider configuration/authority issue—so the attachment never opens.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open the app on Android and enter any chat.
2. Tap an existing file attachment (e.g., PDF, image, doc), or upload a new one and then tap it.
3. Choose the app to open the file

Expected Behavior

• Tapping an attachment should open it in a suitable viewer or download it successfully on Android.

Actual Behavior

• The file open/download fails.
• The file URL displayed/resolved is: content://net.demola.chat.android.provider/files/<filename>
• Android cannot open it (launched fails to open / images stay loading forever)

Rocket.Chat Server Version

7.9.3

Rocket.Chat App Version

4.65.0.107519

Device Name

Samsung Galaxy M35

OS Version

Android 15

Additional Context

No response

[JASIM0021]

@felipe-demola, could you please share a short video attachment of the same issue? Thank you!

[felipe-demola]

@felipe-demola, could you please share a short video attachment of the same issue? Thank you!

Sure. Here's the video attachment. All those files open as expected at the browser version of Demola Chat.

Screen_Recording_20251015_115242_RocketChat.2.mp4

[JASIM0021]

unable to re-produce @felipe-demola https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/72499a1a-c791-4afb-b2bf-2badfdeff069