Avatar Troubles

[M.J. Saulnier]

What's all this Tom Fuckery about the uploaded image not matching the file extension when I try to update my avatar?


I change quite frequently, you see, so it has become problematic, as this is not the first time I have encountered this issue.

 

[M.J. Saulnier]

I've used my super human powers just now to deduce that this issue seems to relate to images I've first edited on my Galaxy S4, then attempted upload.

 

[Kaerri]

There might be something in the way your Galaxy saves the file that doesn't match up, formatting wise? I don't know much about phones or file extensions, but I know sometimes things I've created or edited on my phone can't be opened by standard Windows software.

 

[M.J. Saulnier]

Yeah, I'm far from tech savvy myself, but what you're saying makes perfect sense to me.


Thanks.


I let Wayne & Stark tinker with the gadets. They call me when shit hits the fan. ^-^

 

[Demon]

For Android, a problem occurs when you edit photos pre-upload as your phone adds extra information to the file which can cause unknown readings (AKA those pesky errors you get) when uploading. A solution to this is moving it to your computer/tablet, editing on them instead or simply using the plain image.


Though this may no longer be useful for you, it may come handy for knowledge or for the search engine. =P

 

[M.J. Saulnier]

Excellent. That clears things up. Thank you.