element-hq / element-hq/element-android

Element doesn't honor Synapse retention policies

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Description

### Steps to reproduce

1. Configure retention policies in homeserver.yaml
2. In Element Web old messages are no longer visible
3. but in Element Android even very old messages can be seen

### Outcome

#### What did you expect?
Old, expired messages to disappear in Element Android according to the retention policies

#### What happened instead?
Old messages are still visible in Element Android

### Your phone model

Motorola Moto G6 Plus

### Operating system version

Android 11

### Application version and app store

Element version 1.3.10

### Homeserver

Private Deployment on AWS

### Will you send logs?

No

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