From 4f059aabc07c149c2654a01c4361c200f8885a4a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Patrick Roza <contact@patrickroza.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2026 08:40:12 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix(web): keep iOS picker mounted while composer collapses

---
 apps/web/src/components/chat/ChatComposer.tsx | 22 +++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/chat/ChatComposer.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/chat/ChatComposer.tsx
index 35f324651ca..b4106bfbeb9 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/chat/ChatComposer.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/chat/ChatComposer.tsx
@@ -2409,6 +2409,17 @@ export const ChatComposer = memo(function ChatComposer(props: ChatComposerProps)
       className="mx-auto w-full min-w-0 max-w-3xl"
       data-chat-composer-form="true"
     >
+      {/* Keep this above the collapsed/expanded mobile branches. Opening the
+          native iOS picker blurs and collapses the composer; remounting the
+          input before `change` arrives discards the selected files. */}
+      <input
+        ref={imageFileInputRef}
+        type="file"
+        accept="image/*"
+        multiple
+        className="hidden"
+        onChange={onImageFileInputChange}
+      />
       <div
         className={cn(
           "group rounded-[22px] p-px transition-colors duration-200",
@@ -2921,17 +2932,6 @@ export const ChatComposer = memo(function ChatComposer(props: ChatComposerProps)
                     />
                   </>
                 )}
-                {/* Keep this outside the responsive footer branches. iOS can resize the
-                    viewport while its native picker is open; remounting the input then
-                    discards the pending change event. */}
-                <input
-                  ref={imageFileInputRef}
-                  type="file"
-                  accept="image/*"
-                  multiple
-                  className="hidden"
-                  onChange={onImageFileInputChange}
-                />
                 <Button
                   type="button"
                   size="sm"