element-hq / element-hq/element-android

Settings screen shows "Private Keys on device" even if the MSK is missing

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Description

Suppose you have a device which (for historical reasons) has the private user-signing and self-signing keys, but not the private master key.

In that case, the "cross signing" tab in settings will look like this:

![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/dd74cb6a-db68-4b0c-bd2b-1eba063c98be)

"Private Keys on device" is incorrect. The listed keys are the *public* keys.

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