keybase / keybase/client

[Android] Stay logged in or fingerprint login

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Description

Given I have a nice long passphrase on my keybase account, I shouldn't have to log in over and again whenever I get a new message.

I get a notification that there's a new encrypted chat message, click it and every time, my session has timed out. I then have to type a long password. Not a good experience.

My phone is encrypted and also uses a long password which I skip by using the fingerprint reader, my banks all allow login by fingerprint as well, keybase should allow this.

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the Android session timeout and authentication flow, then define the supported fingerprint-login behavior and verify that opening an encrypted chat notification no longer requires repeatedly entering the long passphrase.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android
Domain
authentication, mobile
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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