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Improvement: Unread_Count should be a per-user setting
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Description
The settings for notifications (desktop, push, email) are per-user settings. However, the setting which messages should be counted as "unread messages" and therefore create the unread counter badges, is a global setting. This leads to confusion, because push notifications work, but the unread badge is not shown at the app icon (see https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.ReactNative/issues/4299).
I propose to make Unread_Count setting a per-user setting next to the notification settings, or at least synchronize it with the push notification setting, because that would follow the principle of least surprise.
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Research direction
Review the proposal and the referenced Rocket.Chat.ReactNative issue #4299 to understand the mismatch between push notifications and unread badges. Before implementation, clarify whether Unread_Count should become per-user or synchronize with push notifications; done should mean the selected behavior works consistently for each user.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- full-stack
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100