Android app claims Talk is not installed when username contains special characters
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0. Needs triage
feature: authentication
feature: ldap
feature: users and groups
hotspot: account name handling
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Steps to reproduce
- Create a user with an Umlaut (e.g. "jöhn.doe")
- Install NextCloud Talk and NextCloud Talk for Android
- Try to log in
Expected behaviour
You should be able to log in.
Actual behaviour
App claims that Talk is not installed.
Talk app
Talk app version: 14.0.5
Custom Signaling server configured: no
Custom TURN server configured: no
Custom STUN server configured: no
Server configuration
Operating system: Ubuntu 20.04
Web server: Apache
Database: MySQL
PHP version: 8.0
Nextcloud Version: 24.0.5 (via Docker)
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Research direction
The report names the Nextcloud Talk for Android login flow but no source files or tests. Reproduce the failure with a username such as "jöhn.doe" and trace the login entry points on the Android and server sides. Done means users with special characters in their usernames can log in without the app claiming Talk is not installed.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, php
- Domain
- authentication, backend, mobile-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100