From 0af9aed3d907f1019d34474f554dfb3aa9459ca8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Oscar Hinton <Hinton@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:26:10 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] [PM-31158] Change default send to file for old ui (#18526)

* Change default send to file for old ui

* Trigger change detection to ensure signals are refreshed
---
 .../src/app/tools/send-v2/send-v2.component.ts | 18 ++++++------------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/tools/send-v2/send-v2.component.ts b/apps/desktop/src/app/tools/send-v2/send-v2.component.ts
index 95c0c971d2c..0df71a78412 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/tools/send-v2/send-v2.component.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/tools/send-v2/send-v2.component.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ export class SendV2Component {
 
   protected readonly sendId = signal<string | null>(null);
   protected readonly action = signal<Action>(Action.None);
-  private readonly selectedSendTypeOverride = signal<SendType | undefined>(undefined);
 
   private sendFormConfigService = inject(DefaultSendFormConfigService);
   private sendItemsService = inject(SendItemsService);
@@ -151,10 +150,9 @@ export class SendV2Component {
 
   protected readonly selectedSendType = computed(() => {
     const action = this.action();
-    const typeOverride = this.selectedSendTypeOverride();
 
-    if (action === Action.Add && typeOverride !== undefined) {
-      return typeOverride;
+    if (action === Action.Add) {
+      return undefined;
     }
 
     const sendId = this.sendId();
@@ -173,24 +171,20 @@ export class SendV2Component {
     } else {
       this.action.set(Action.Add);
       this.sendId.set(null);
-      this.selectedSendTypeOverride.set(type);
 
-      const component = this.addEditComponent();
-      if (component) {
-        await component.resetAndLoad();
-      }
+      this.cdr.detectChanges();
+      void this.addEditComponent()?.resetAndLoad();
     }
   }
 
-  /** Used by old UI to add a send without specifying type (defaults to Text) */
+  /** Used by old UI to add a send without specifying type (defaults to File) */
   protected async addSendWithoutType(): Promise<void> {
-    await this.addSend(SendType.Text);
+    await this.addSend(SendType.File);
   }
 
   protected closeEditPanel(): void {
     this.action.set(Action.None);
     this.sendId.set(null);
-    this.selectedSendTypeOverride.set(undefined);
   }
 
   protected async savedSend(send: SendView): Promise<void> {