Gareth Welton

When Google Photos shares an "Enhanced" image, it doesn't hand WordPress a normal file URI, it generates the enhanced version on the fly and passes it as a temporary content:// stream from the Google

Photos provider. The WordPress Android app's share handler doesn't pick up that stream the same way it picks up an Original (which is already a real file on disk), so the new-post screen opens with no attachment.

I think the Original works because it's an existing file. The Enhanced is a transient, provider-backed image.

Possible Workarounds for you my friend

  1. Save the Enhanced copy first, then share. In Google Photos, open the photo → tap the Enhance suggestion → Save copy (or "Save as copy"). That writes a real file to the device. Then share that file to WordPress, it'll attach normally.

  2. Reverse the flow. Open the WordPress app first → new post → tap the media/photo button → pick the enhanced file from the device gallery (after saving it as above).

  3. Avoid the Quick Edit share path until the WordPress mobile team fixes the intent handler.

 Failing this, 

It's a WordPress Android app bug worth reporting at https://github.com/wordpress-mobile/WordPress-Android/issues, you should include Android version, WordPress app version, Google Photos version, and mention that Original shares work but Enhanced shares produce an empty post. The fix is on WordPress's side (handling the streamed content URI), not Google's.