From 0b4a96140e5f997ece4313d3b401c989a89e2215 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex <alex.tran1502@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 07:58:32 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] fix: don't include metadata when upload motion part of
 LivePhotos (#25400)

* fix: don't include metadata when upload motion part of LivePhotos

* fix: get original file name
---
 .../services/background_upload.service.dart   |  8 ++---
 .../services/foreground_upload.service.dart   | 36 +++++++++++--------
 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mobile/lib/services/background_upload.service.dart b/mobile/lib/services/background_upload.service.dart
index fe1e4ac13b..90c8d7f7d4 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/services/background_upload.service.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/services/background_upload.service.dart
@@ -307,10 +307,10 @@ class BackgroundUploadService {
       priority: priority,
       isFavorite: asset.isFavorite,
       requiresWiFi: requiresWiFi,
-      cloudId: asset.cloudId,
-      adjustmentTime: asset.adjustmentTime?.toIso8601String(),
-      latitude: asset.latitude?.toString(),
-      longitude: asset.longitude?.toString(),
+      cloudId: entity.isLivePhoto ? null : asset.cloudId,
+      adjustmentTime: entity.isLivePhoto ? null : asset.adjustmentTime?.toIso8601String(),
+      latitude: entity.isLivePhoto ? null : asset.latitude?.toString(),
+      longitude: entity.isLivePhoto ? null : asset.longitude?.toString(),
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/mobile/lib/services/foreground_upload.service.dart b/mobile/lib/services/foreground_upload.service.dart
index b979096e1c..9cd562b5db 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/services/foreground_upload.service.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/services/foreground_upload.service.dart
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import 'package:immich_mobile/platform/connectivity_api.g.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/providers/app_settings.provider.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/providers/infrastructure/platform.provider.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/providers/infrastructure/storage.provider.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/repositories/asset_media.repository.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/repositories/upload.repository.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/services/api.service.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/services/app_settings.service.dart';
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ final foregroundUploadServiceProvider = Provider((ref) {
     ref.watch(backupRepositoryProvider),
     ref.watch(connectivityApiProvider),
     ref.watch(appSettingsServiceProvider),
+    ref.watch(assetMediaRepositoryProvider),
   );
 });
 
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ class ForegroundUploadService {
     this._backupRepository,
     this._connectivityApi,
     this._appSettingsService,
+    this._assetMediaRepository,
   );
 
   final UploadRepository _uploadRepository;
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@ class ForegroundUploadService {
   final DriftBackupRepository _backupRepository;
   final ConnectivityApi _connectivityApi;
   final AppSettingsService _appSettingsService;
+  final AssetMediaRepository _assetMediaRepository;
   final Logger _logger = Logger('ForegroundUploadService');
 
   bool shouldAbortUpload = false;
@@ -311,7 +315,8 @@ class ForegroundUploadService {
         return;
       }
 
-      final originalFileName = entity.isLivePhoto ? p.setExtension(asset.name, p.extension(file.path)) : asset.name;
+      final fileName = await _assetMediaRepository.getOriginalFilename(asset.id) ?? asset.name;
+      final originalFileName = entity.isLivePhoto ? p.setExtension(fileName, p.extension(file.path)) : fileName;
       final deviceId = Store.get(StoreKey.deviceId);
 
       final headers = ApiService.getRequestHeaders();
@@ -322,19 +327,6 @@ class ForegroundUploadService {
         'fileModifiedAt': asset.updatedAt.toUtc().toIso8601String(),
         'isFavorite': asset.isFavorite.toString(),
         'duration': asset.duration.toString(),
-        if (CurrentPlatform.isIOS && asset.cloudId != null)
-          'metadata': jsonEncode([
-            RemoteAssetMetadataItem(
-              key: RemoteAssetMetadataKey.mobileApp,
-              value: RemoteAssetMobileAppMetadata(
-                cloudId: asset.cloudId,
-                createdAt: asset.createdAt.toIso8601String(),
-                adjustmentTime: asset.adjustmentTime?.toIso8601String(),
-                latitude: asset.latitude?.toString(),
-                longitude: asset.longitude?.toString(),
-              ),
-            ),
-          ]),
       };
 
       // Upload live photo video first if available
@@ -363,6 +355,22 @@ class ForegroundUploadService {
         fields['livePhotoVideoId'] = livePhotoVideoId;
       }
 
+      // Add cloudId metadata only to the still image, not the motion video, becasue when the sync id happens, the motion video can get associated with the wrong still image.
+      if (CurrentPlatform.isIOS && asset.cloudId != null) {
+        fields['metadata'] = jsonEncode([
+          RemoteAssetMetadataItem(
+            key: RemoteAssetMetadataKey.mobileApp,
+            value: RemoteAssetMobileAppMetadata(
+              cloudId: asset.cloudId,
+              createdAt: asset.createdAt.toIso8601String(),
+              adjustmentTime: asset.adjustmentTime?.toIso8601String(),
+              latitude: asset.latitude?.toString(),
+              longitude: asset.longitude?.toString(),
+            ),
+          ),
+        ]);
+      }
+
       final result = await _uploadRepository.uploadFile(
         file: file,
         originalFileName: originalFileName,