nextcloud / nextcloud/contacts
Store sorting order per user and not per browser
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- JavaScript
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Description
I prefer to sort my contacts by "Last name". Once selected, on next login it will remain on "Display name".
Is there a way to fix this? Since is anoying since contacts first app-release.
That would be nice. Thank you.

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Research direction
No file or test is named in the issue. Reproduce the contact sorting preference across logins and browsers, then trace where the selected order is stored and restored. Done means a user's chosen order, such as Last name, remains selected after login and is not shared through browser-local state.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100