duckduckgo / duckduckgo/Android
[Bug] Text search of bookmarks crashes app
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Description
Describe the bug
Having a huge bookmark list +5000 records, after latest update 5.137.5 app crashes when trying to do a text search - error message. Downgraded to 5.135.0, and imported bookmarks to the app (previously exported from it), but out of 1MB file only ~300kB imported, rest got dropped.
How to Reproduce
Go to bookmarks
Click search
Start inserting text
App crashes - error message
Expected behavior
Expected to get search results.
Environment
- DDG App Version: 5.137.5
- Device: Pocophone F1
- OS: Android 9
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the crash in the bookmarks search flow with a large bookmark list on the reported Android versions, then inspect the bookmark search entry point and the linked error message. Done means entering search text no longer crashes and search results are returned without dropping imported bookmark data.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- mobile-dev, search
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100