element-hq / element-hq/element-android

Composer invisible

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A-Composer O-Occasional S-Critical T-Defect
Dominant language
Kotlin
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Description

### Steps to reproduce

Sometimes my chats don't show the message composer. Normally closing the app fixes this.
Recently one of my chats stopped showing the messege composer permanently.
Even reinstalling Element did not fix this.

I have not edited power levels in this room and Element Desktop does show the message composer in this room.

![MissingMessageComposer](https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/assets/44400603/dbfa203d-7a61-4e28-bfc0-222fe69c1bd9)

I have tried to reply to a previous message and the empy space where the composer should be became larger.
So the composer is there, but invisible.

### Outcome

#### What did you expect?
The message composer to be visible.

#### What happened instead?
The message composer is invisible.

### Your phone model

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7

### Operating system version

Android 11

### Application version and app store

Element 1.6.2 from GitHub

### Homeserver

Synapse 1.85.2

### Will you send logs?

Yes

### Are you willing to provide a PR?

No

Contributor guide

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Research direction

No source file, test, or entry point is identified in the report. Start by reproducing the invisible composer on the reported Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 with Android 11, then compare the affected room with Element Desktop and the provided screenshot. Done means the message composer remains visible in the affected chat without requiring an app restart or reinstall.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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