organize the code

android/build.gradle

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ buildscript {
 
     ext {
         buildToolsVersion = "31.0.0"
-        minSdkVersion = 23
+        minSdkVersion = 24
         compileSdkVersion = 31
         targetSdkVersion = 31
         if (System.properties['os.arch'] == "aarch64") {
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ buildscript {
         libre_build = !(isPlay.toBoolean())
         jitsi_url = "https://github.com/RocketChat/jitsi-maven-repository/raw/master/releases"
         jitsi_version = "3.7.0"
+        ffmpegKitPackage = "audio"
     }
 
     repositories {

app/containers/MessageBox/RecordAudio.tsx

@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ import { activateKeepAwake, deactivateKeepAwake } from 'expo-keep-awake';
 import styles from './styles';
 import I18n from '../../i18n';
 import { themes } from '../../lib/constants';
-import { CustomIcon } from '../CustomIcon';
+import { encodeAudio } from '../../lib/methods/audioFile';
 import { events, logEvent } from '../../lib/methods/helpers/log';
 import { TSupportedThemes } from '../../theme';
+import { CustomIcon } from '../CustomIcon';
 
 interface IMessageBoxRecordAudioProps {
 	theme: TSupportedThemes;
@@ -157,16 +158,16 @@ export default class RecordAudio extends React.PureComponent<IMessageBoxRecordAu
 				await this.recording.stopAndUnloadAsync();
 
 				const fileURI = this.recording.getURI();
-				const fileData = await getInfoAsync(fileURI as string);
+				const audioEncodedPath = await encodeAudio(fileURI!);
+				const fileData = await getInfoAsync(audioEncodedPath);
 				const fileInfo = {
-					name: `${Date.now()}.m4a`,
+					name: `${Date.now()}.mp3`,
-					mime: 'audio/aac',
+					mime: 'audio/mpeg',
-					type: 'audio/aac',
+					type: 'audio/mpeg',
 					store: 'Uploads',
-					path: fileURI,
+					path: fileData.uri,
 					size: fileData.size
 				};
-
 				onFinish(fileInfo);
 			} catch (error) {
 				logEvent(events.ROOM_AUDIO_FINISH_F);

app/lib/methods/audioFile.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import * as FileSystem from 'expo-file-system';
+import { FFmpegKit, ReturnCode } from 'ffmpeg-kit-react-native';
 
 import { sanitizeLikeString } from '../database/utils';
 import { store } from '../store/auxStore';
@@ -52,3 +53,19 @@ export const deleteAllAudioFiles = async (serverUrl: string): Promise<void> => {
 		log(error);
 	}
 };
+
+export const encodeAudio = (fileURI: string): Promise<string> =>
+	new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+		const fileName = sanitizeString(fileURI.substring(fileURI.lastIndexOf('/') + 1).split('.')[0]);
+		const newFilePath = `${FileSystem.cacheDirectory}${fileName}.mp3`;
+		const ffmpegCommand = `-hide_banner -y -i ${fileURI} -c:a libmp3lame -qscale:a 2 ${newFilePath}`;
+		FFmpegKit.execute(ffmpegCommand).then(async session => {
+			const returnCode = await session.getReturnCode();
+			if (ReturnCode.isSuccess(returnCode)) {
+				return resolve(newFilePath);
+			}
+			if (ReturnCode.isCancel(returnCode)) {
+				return reject();
+			}
+		});
+	});

ios/Podfile

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ def all_pods
   pod 'React-jsi', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/jsi', :modular_headers => true
   pod 'simdjson', path: '../node_modules/@nozbe/simdjson'
   pod 'ReactNativeUiLib', :path => '../node_modules/react-native-ui-lib/lib'
+  pod 'ffmpeg-kit-react-native', :subspecs => ['audio'], :podspec => '../node_modules/ffmpeg-kit-react-native/ffmpeg-kit-react-native.podspec' 
   $RNFirebaseAnalyticsWithoutAdIdSupport = true
   config = use_native_modules!
 

ios/Podfile.lock

@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ PODS:
     - React-Core (= 0.68.2)
     - React-jsi (= 0.68.2)
     - ReactCommon/turbomodule/core (= 0.68.2)
+  - ffmpeg-kit-ios-audio (5.1)
+  - ffmpeg-kit-react-native/audio (5.1.0):
+    - ffmpeg-kit-ios-audio (= 5.1)
+    - React-Core
   - Firebase/AnalyticsWithoutAdIdSupport (8.15.0):
     - Firebase/CoreOnly
     - FirebaseAnalytics/WithoutAdIdSupport (~> 8.15.0)
@@ -600,6 +604,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES:
   - EXVideoThumbnails (from `../node_modules/expo-video-thumbnails/ios`)
   - FBLazyVector (from `../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/FBLazyVector`)
   - FBReactNativeSpec (from `../node_modules/react-native/React/FBReactNativeSpec`)
+  - ffmpeg-kit-react-native/audio (from `../node_modules/ffmpeg-kit-react-native/ffmpeg-kit-react-native.podspec`)
   - glog (from `../node_modules/react-native/third-party-podspecs/glog.podspec`)
   - hermes-engine (~> 0.11.0)
   - JitsiMeetSDK (from `https://github.com/RocketChat/jitsi-meet-ios-sdk-releases.git`)
@@ -680,6 +685,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES:
 
 SPEC REPOS:
   trunk:
+    - ffmpeg-kit-ios-audio
     - Firebase
     - FirebaseAnalytics
     - FirebaseCore
@@ -734,6 +740,8 @@ EXTERNAL SOURCES:
     :path: "../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/FBLazyVector"
   FBReactNativeSpec:
     :path: "../node_modules/react-native/React/FBReactNativeSpec"
+  ffmpeg-kit-react-native:
+    :podspec: "../node_modules/ffmpeg-kit-react-native/ffmpeg-kit-react-native.podspec"
   glog:
     :podspec: "../node_modules/react-native/third-party-podspecs/glog.podspec"
   JitsiMeetSDK:
@@ -902,6 +910,8 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   EXVideoThumbnails: 19e055dc3245b53c536da9e0ef9c618fd2118297
   FBLazyVector: a7a655862f6b09625d11c772296b01cd5164b648
   FBReactNativeSpec: 66b5770d86bfee27d67b850416dbc7123c4f6311
+  ffmpeg-kit-ios-audio: 6eaf5a3c4249b767328502747a08bfd901a86d3d
+  ffmpeg-kit-react-native: 56ecfcd21536379dd123eade87c3b6fd55f12030
   Firebase: 5f8193dff4b5b7c5d5ef72ae54bb76c08e2b841d
   FirebaseAnalytics: 7761cbadb00a717d8d0939363eb46041526474fa
   FirebaseCore: 5743c5785c074a794d35f2fff7ecc254a91e08b1
@@ -998,6 +1008,6 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   WatermelonDB: 577c61fceff16e9f9103b59d14aee4850c0307b6
   Yoga: 99652481fcd320aefa4a7ef90095b95acd181952
 
-PODFILE CHECKSUM: 052cbf741847405abc3b902c9e107c1ebb48b252
+PODFILE CHECKSUM: fa943eef52304cbca92070cf5ab4be1008650d23
 
 COCOAPODS: 1.11.3

ios/RocketChatRN.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj

@@ -1046,6 +1046,14 @@
 				"${PODS_XCFRAMEWORKS_BUILD_DIR}/JitsiMeetSDK/JitsiMeetSDK.framework/JitsiMeetSDK",
 				"${PODS_XCFRAMEWORKS_BUILD_DIR}/JitsiMeetSDK/WebRTC.framework/WebRTC",
 				"${PODS_XCFRAMEWORKS_BUILD_DIR}/OpenSSL-Universal/OpenSSL.framework/OpenSSL",
+				"${PODS_XCFRAMEWORKS_BUILD_DIR}/ffmpeg-kit-ios-audio/ffmpegkit.framework/ffmpegkit",
+				"${PODS_XCFRAMEWORKS_BUILD_DIR}/ffmpeg-kit-ios-audio/libavcodec.framework/libavcodec",
+				"${PODS_XCFRAMEWORKS_BUILD_DIR}/ffmpeg-kit-ios-audio/libavdevice.framework/libavdevice",
+				"${PODS_XCFRAMEWORKS_BUILD_DIR}/ffmpeg-kit-ios-audio/libavfilter.framework/libavfilter",
+				"${PODS_XCFRAMEWORKS_BUILD_DIR}/ffmpeg-kit-ios-audio/libavformat.framework/libavformat",
+				"${PODS_XCFRAMEWORKS_BUILD_DIR}/ffmpeg-kit-ios-audio/libavutil.framework/libavutil",
+				"${PODS_XCFRAMEWORKS_BUILD_DIR}/ffmpeg-kit-ios-audio/libswresample.framework/libswresample",
+				"${PODS_XCFRAMEWORKS_BUILD_DIR}/ffmpeg-kit-ios-audio/libswscale.framework/libswscale",
 				"${PODS_XCFRAMEWORKS_BUILD_DIR}/hermes-engine/hermes.framework/hermes",
 			);
 			name = "[CP] Embed Pods Frameworks";
@@ -1053,6 +1061,14 @@
 				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/JitsiMeetSDK.framework",
 				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/WebRTC.framework",
 				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/OpenSSL.framework",
+				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/ffmpegkit.framework",
+				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/libavcodec.framework",
+				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/libavdevice.framework",
+				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/libavfilter.framework",
+				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/libavformat.framework",
+				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/libavutil.framework",
+				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/libswresample.framework",
+				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/libswscale.framework",
 				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/hermes.framework",
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
@@ -1070,6 +1086,14 @@
 				"${PODS_XCFRAMEWORKS_BUILD_DIR}/JitsiMeetSDK/JitsiMeetSDK.framework/JitsiMeetSDK",
 				"${PODS_XCFRAMEWORKS_BUILD_DIR}/JitsiMeetSDK/WebRTC.framework/WebRTC",
 				"${PODS_XCFRAMEWORKS_BUILD_DIR}/OpenSSL-Universal/OpenSSL.framework/OpenSSL",
+				"${PODS_XCFRAMEWORKS_BUILD_DIR}/ffmpeg-kit-ios-audio/ffmpegkit.framework/ffmpegkit",
+				"${PODS_XCFRAMEWORKS_BUILD_DIR}/ffmpeg-kit-ios-audio/libavcodec.framework/libavcodec",
+				"${PODS_XCFRAMEWORKS_BUILD_DIR}/ffmpeg-kit-ios-audio/libavdevice.framework/libavdevice",
+				"${PODS_XCFRAMEWORKS_BUILD_DIR}/ffmpeg-kit-ios-audio/libavfilter.framework/libavfilter",
+				"${PODS_XCFRAMEWORKS_BUILD_DIR}/ffmpeg-kit-ios-audio/libavformat.framework/libavformat",
+				"${PODS_XCFRAMEWORKS_BUILD_DIR}/ffmpeg-kit-ios-audio/libavutil.framework/libavutil",
+				"${PODS_XCFRAMEWORKS_BUILD_DIR}/ffmpeg-kit-ios-audio/libswresample.framework/libswresample",
+				"${PODS_XCFRAMEWORKS_BUILD_DIR}/ffmpeg-kit-ios-audio/libswscale.framework/libswscale",
 				"${PODS_XCFRAMEWORKS_BUILD_DIR}/hermes-engine/hermes.framework/hermes",
 			);
 			name = "[CP] Embed Pods Frameworks";
@@ -1077,6 +1101,14 @@
 				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/JitsiMeetSDK.framework",
 				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/WebRTC.framework",
 				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/OpenSSL.framework",
+				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/ffmpegkit.framework",
+				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/libavcodec.framework",
+				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/libavdevice.framework",
+				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/libavfilter.framework",
+				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/libavformat.framework",
+				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/libavutil.framework",
+				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/libswresample.framework",
+				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/libswscale.framework",
 				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/hermes.framework",
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;

package.json

@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 		"expo-local-authentication": "12.2.0",
 		"expo-video-thumbnails": "6.3.0",
 		"expo-web-browser": "10.2.1",
+		"ffmpeg-kit-react-native": "^5.1.0",
 		"hoist-non-react-statics": "3.3.2",
 		"i18n-js": "3.9.2",
 		"js-base64": "3.6.1",

react-native.config.js

@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ module.exports = {
 			platforms: {
 				android: null
 			}
+		},
+		'ffmpeg-kit-react-native': {
+			platforms: {
+				ios: null
+			}
 		}
 	}
 };

yarn.lock

@@ -10969,6 +10969,11 @@ fetch-retry@^4.1.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fetch-retry/-/fetch-retry-4.1.1.tgz#fafe0bb22b54f4d0a9c788dff6dd7f8673ca63f3"
   integrity sha512-e6eB7zN6UBSwGVwrbWVH+gdLnkW9WwHhmq2YDK1Sh30pzx1onRVGBvogTlUeWxwTa+L86NYdo4hFkh7O8ZjSnA==
 
+ffmpeg-kit-react-native@^5.1.0:
+  version "5.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ffmpeg-kit-react-native/-/ffmpeg-kit-react-native-5.1.0.tgz#7aea05ee642b0b204777ba36994f41ed192ec4ca"
+  integrity sha512-WGuF7wm18vvhr1oCMLRfHIDCwKrmBezWgVtzim6Z3cbDiHeYvDjpm7KJwrvBMwOgekQtP4R4zI9W0ZByoXjMnQ==
+
 figgy-pudding@^3.5.1:
   version "3.5.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/figgy-pudding/-/figgy-pudding-3.5.2.tgz#b4eee8148abb01dcf1d1ac34367d59e12fa61d6e"