Send a concrete mime type for media shared with a wildcard one

Some apps share an image with the mime type image/* rather than a
concrete one. That value was carried straight into the uploaded event, so
the message reached the room with an unusable media type and bridges
rejected it as unsupported.

Resolve a wildcard subtype to a default for its top level type before
processing the upload, reusing the mapping the download path already
applies so the SDK can pick the right extension.

libraries/core/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/core/mimetype/MimeTypes.kt

@@ -63,4 +63,17 @@ object MimeTypes {
         val subType = components.last()
         return subType.isNotBlank() && subType != "*"
     }
+
+    /**
+     * A mime type with a wildcard subtype is a filter, not a media type, so replace it with a
+     * concrete default for its top level type.
+     */
+    fun String?.withDefaultSubtype(): String = when {
+        this == null -> OctetStream
+        hasSubtype(this) -> this
+        this == Images -> Jpeg
+        this == Videos -> Mp4
+        this == Audio -> Mp3
+        else -> OctetStream
+    }
 }

libraries/core/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/core/mimetype/MimeTypesTest.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 Element Creations Ltd.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial.
+ * Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
+ */
+
+package io.element.android.libraries.core.mimetype
+
+import com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat
+import io.element.android.libraries.core.mimetype.MimeTypes.withDefaultSubtype
+import org.junit.Test
+
+class MimeTypesTest {
+    @Test
+    fun `withDefaultSubtype keeps a mime type that already has a subtype`() {
+        assertThat(MimeTypes.Png.withDefaultSubtype()).isEqualTo(MimeTypes.Png)
+        assertThat(MimeTypes.Mp4.withDefaultSubtype()).isEqualTo(MimeTypes.Mp4)
+        assertThat(MimeTypes.Pdf.withDefaultSubtype()).isEqualTo(MimeTypes.Pdf)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `withDefaultSubtype replaces a wildcard subtype with a concrete one`() {
+        assertThat(MimeTypes.Images.withDefaultSubtype()).isEqualTo(MimeTypes.Jpeg)
+        assertThat(MimeTypes.Videos.withDefaultSubtype()).isEqualTo(MimeTypes.Mp4)
+        assertThat(MimeTypes.Audio.withDefaultSubtype()).isEqualTo(MimeTypes.Mp3)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `withDefaultSubtype falls back to octet stream`() {
+        assertThat(MimeTypes.Any.withDefaultSubtype()).isEqualTo(MimeTypes.OctetStream)
+        assertThat("text/*".withDefaultSubtype()).isEqualTo(MimeTypes.OctetStream)
+        assertThat(null.withDefaultSubtype()).isEqualTo(MimeTypes.OctetStream)
+    }
+}

libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/media/RustMediaLoader.kt

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ package io.element.android.libraries.matrix.impl.media
 import io.element.android.libraries.core.coroutine.CoroutineDispatchers
 import io.element.android.libraries.core.extensions.mapFailure
 import io.element.android.libraries.core.extensions.runCatchingExceptions
-import io.element.android.libraries.core.mimetype.MimeTypes
+import io.element.android.libraries.core.mimetype.MimeTypes.withDefaultSubtype
 import io.element.android.libraries.matrix.api.media.MatrixMediaLoader
 import io.element.android.libraries.matrix.api.media.MediaFile
 import io.element.android.libraries.matrix.api.media.MediaSource
@@ -71,15 +71,8 @@ class RustMediaLoader(
                     val mediaFile = innerClient.getMediaFile(
                         mediaSource = mediaSource,
                         filename = filename,
-                        mimeType = when {
+                        // Fallback to a default mime type based on the main type, so that the SDK can create a file with the correct extension.
-                            mimeType == null -> MimeTypes.OctetStream
+                        mimeType = mimeType.withDefaultSubtype(),
-                            MimeTypes.hasSubtype(mimeType) -> mimeType
-                            // Fallback to a default mime type based on the main type, so that the SDK can create a file with the correct extension.
-                            mimeType == MimeTypes.Images -> MimeTypes.Jpeg
-                            mimeType == MimeTypes.Videos -> MimeTypes.Mp4
-                            mimeType == MimeTypes.Audio -> MimeTypes.Mp3
-                            else -> MimeTypes.OctetStream
-                        },
                         useCache = useCache,
                         tempDir = cacheDirectory.path,
                     )

libraries/mediaupload/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/mediaupload/impl/AndroidMediaPreProcessor.kt

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import io.element.android.libraries.core.mimetype.MimeTypes
 import io.element.android.libraries.core.mimetype.MimeTypes.isMimeTypeAudio
 import io.element.android.libraries.core.mimetype.MimeTypes.isMimeTypeImage
 import io.element.android.libraries.core.mimetype.MimeTypes.isMimeTypeVideo
+import io.element.android.libraries.core.mimetype.MimeTypes.withDefaultSubtype
 import io.element.android.libraries.di.annotations.ApplicationContext
 import io.element.android.libraries.matrix.api.media.AudioInfo
 import io.element.android.libraries.matrix.api.media.FileInfo
@@ -82,15 +83,16 @@ class AndroidMediaPreProcessor(
         mediaOptimizationConfig: MediaOptimizationConfig,
     ): Result<MediaUploadInfo> = withContext(coroutineDispatchers.computation) {
         runCatchingExceptions {
+            val resolvedMimeType = mimeType.withDefaultSubtype()
             val result = when {
-                mimeType == MimeTypes.Svg -> processSvgImage(uri, mimeType)
+                resolvedMimeType == MimeTypes.Svg -> processSvgImage(uri, resolvedMimeType)
-                mimeType.isMimeTypeImage() -> {
+                resolvedMimeType.isMimeTypeImage() -> {
-                    val shouldBeCompressed = mediaOptimizationConfig.compressImages && mimeType !in notCompressibleImageTypes
+                    val shouldBeCompressed = mediaOptimizationConfig.compressImages && resolvedMimeType !in notCompressibleImageTypes
-                    processImage(uri, mimeType, shouldBeCompressed)
+                    processImage(uri, resolvedMimeType, shouldBeCompressed)
                 }
-                mimeType.isMimeTypeVideo() -> processVideo(uri, mimeType, mediaOptimizationConfig.videoCompressionPreset)
+                resolvedMimeType.isMimeTypeVideo() -> processVideo(uri, resolvedMimeType, mediaOptimizationConfig.videoCompressionPreset)
-                mimeType.isMimeTypeAudio() -> processAudio(uri, mimeType)
+                resolvedMimeType.isMimeTypeAudio() -> processAudio(uri, resolvedMimeType)
-                else -> processFile(uri, mimeType)
+                else -> processFile(uri, resolvedMimeType)
             }
             if (deleteOriginal) {
                 tryOrNull {

libraries/mediaupload/impl/src/test/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/mediaupload/impl/AndroidMediaPreProcessorTest.kt

@@ -65,9 +65,24 @@ class AndroidMediaPreProcessorTest : RobolectricTest() {
         assertThat(height).isEqualTo(2268)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `test processing an image shared with a wildcard mime type`() = runTest {
+        val mediaUploadInfo = process(
+            asset = assetImageJpeg,
+            mimeType = MimeTypes.Images,
+            mediaOptimizationConfig = MediaOptimizationConfig(
+                compressImages = true,
+                videoCompressionPreset = VideoCompressionPreset.STANDARD,
+            ),
+        )
+        val info = mediaUploadInfo as MediaUploadInfo.Image
+        assertThat(info.imageInfo.mimetype).isEqualTo(MimeTypes.Jpeg)
+    }
+
     private suspend fun TestScope.process(
         asset: Asset,
         mediaOptimizationConfig: MediaOptimizationConfig,
+        mimeType: String = asset.mimeType,
         sdkIntVersion: Int = Build.VERSION_CODES.P,
         deleteOriginal: Boolean = false,
     ): MediaUploadInfo {
@@ -81,7 +96,7 @@ class AndroidMediaPreProcessorTest : RobolectricTest() {
         val file = getFileFromAssets(context, asset.filename)
         val result = sut.process(
             uri = file.toUri(),
-            mimeType = asset.mimeType,
+            mimeType = mimeType,
             deleteOriginal = deleteOriginal,
             mediaOptimizationConfig = mediaOptimizationConfig,
         )