[Android] Take 2 on this issue: The latest Android 16 update broke the update for the Search and Favorites widget

[anikiki]

Task/Issue URL: https://app.asana.com/1/137249556945/project/1202552961248957/task/1211543179581893

Description

This PR brings back the initial changes made as part of https://app.asana.com/1/137249556945/project/1202552961248957/task/1211451449729774 and fixes the issue for old OS versions.

Steps to test this PR

Test the Search and Favorites widget on OS versions like: 8, 9 , 10, 11, 12

[anikiki]

• [Android] Take 2 on this issue: The latest Android 16 update broke the update for the Search and Favorites widget #6885 👈 (View in Graphite)
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[0nko]

I tested it on multiple Android versions, including API 26 and it's working! 🎉

@landomen, do you want to give it a try on your phone?

[landomen]

@anikiki @0nko It's still crashing on my S10 (Android 12) with 24dp size (84px). Anything over 14dp (50px, 10kb) is crashing. However, at 14dp the image quality is pretty poor, but still passable. I'm worried that while 14dp works on my phone, it might not work on an older phone like the S7 which is one of the crash reports.

Should we go with 14dp and see how if it fixes the issue for all devices? Or invest more time in finding an alternative solution?

One idea that comes to mind is continuing @0nko's workaround of using URIs, but also supporting it for the generated avatars by storing it to disk and then using URI for that as well. Not sure if it would work, but worth a try.