APP-2884: Avoid base64 reads for web videos (#11493)

src/lib/media/picker.shared.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {t} from '@lingui/core/macro'
 
 import {type ImageMeta} from '#/state/gallery'
 import * as Toast from '#/components/Toast'
-import {IS_IOS, IS_WEB} from '#/env'
+import {IS_IOS} from '#/env'
 import {VIDEO_MAX_DURATION_MS} from '../constants'
 import {getDataUriSize} from './util'
 
@@ -58,7 +58,10 @@ export async function openUnifiedPicker({
     quality: 1,
     allowsMultipleSelection: true,
     legacy: true,
-    base64: IS_WEB,
+    // Reading videos as base64 can fail in the browser before callers have a
+    // chance to validate the file size. Web callers can read image files from
+    // the `file` returned on each asset after validation instead.
+    base64: false,
     selectionLimit: IS_IOS ? selectionCountRemaining : undefined,
     preferredAssetRepresentationMode:
       UIImagePickerPreferredAssetRepresentationMode.Automatic,