[Due for payment 2026-02-04] Attachment - Video starts playing in preview without user clicking play button

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Version Number: v9.2.59-0
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: No
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from BrowserStack: #66793
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): expensify416+da2@gmail.com
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Device used: MacOS Chrome
App Component: Other

Action Performed:

1. Go to any chat
2. Drag video file and drop it on add attachment section

Expected Result:

Video shouldn't start playing in preview automatically as production

Actual Result:

Video starts playing automatically without user clicking play button

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

• Android: App
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: App
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• iOS: mWeb Chrome
• Windows: Chrome
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• MacOS: Desktop

Screenshots/Videos

bug.mp4

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Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @Guccio163

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Triggered auto assignment to @muttmuure (Bug), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/14418 for more details. Please add this bug to a GH project, as outlined in the SO.

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Triggered auto assignment to @cristipaval (DeployBlockerCash), see https://stackoverflowteams.com/c/expensify/questions/9980/ for more details.

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