element-hq / element-hq/element-android

Obfuscation makes encrypted messages unreadable

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Description

**Describe the bug**
Building app with postprocessing obfuscation makes encrypted messaged disabled for decrypt for recipient.

**To Reproduce**
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
1. Set in build.gradle `obfuscate true`
2. Build app
3. Send message in E2E encrypted DM/room
4. Recipient doesn't see the content and cannot decrypt the message

**Expected behavior**
Obfuscated apk source code should make encrypted messages enable to decrypt

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