Android - Attachment - Camera viewfinder overlaps with camera hole and device nav bar

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Version Number: 9.3.55-0
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: N/A - new feature, doesn't exist in prod
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from BrowserStack: #86981
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): jsdjosidjiojisojio3@gmail.com
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Bug source: Exploratory - Significant User Experience Deterioration
Device used: Samsung Galaxy S25 FE / Android 16
App Component: Chat Report View

Action Performed:

Precondition:

• App camera access is allowed.

1. Launch Expensify app in landscape mode.
2. Go to workspace chat.
3. Tap + > Add attachment > Take photo.

Expected Result:

Camera viewfinder will not overlap with camera hole and device nav bar.

Actual Result:

Camera viewfinder overlaps with camera hole and device nav bar.

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

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

Screenshots/Videos

Bug7125400_1775711889157.6185.mp4

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[OSBotify]

Investigation Summary: Frontend bug. Causing PR: 86981 (fix: use in-app VisionCamera for chat attachments) by @MelvinBot - High confidence. Recommendation: REVERT. PR 86981 introduced AttachmentCamera.tsx which does not properly handle safe area insets in landscape mode on Android, causing the viewfinder to overlap the camera hole cutout and nav bar. Assigned: @MelvinBot, @ShridharGoel, @srikarparsi. Labels: DeployBlockerCash kept (Frontend bug).