nextcloud / nextcloud/talk-android

Markdown table not rendering on Android app when text appears above it

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Description

Steps to reproduce
  1. Send two messages in Talk:
    • One contains a text line followed by a Markdown table.
    • The other contains only a Markdown table without any text above.
  2. View both messages in the Android mobile app.
Expected behaviour

The Markdown table should render correctly in both messages — with or without preceding text — just like it does in the Talk desktop app.

(See attached screenshot for correct rendering on desktop.)

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Actual behaviour

When a text line appears above the Markdown table in the same message, the formatting breaks on Android. The table is rendered as plain text with no styling or column alignment.

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Device brand and model

samsung SM-A346E

Android version

34

Nextcloud Talk app version

21.1.2

Nextcloud server version

31.0.7

Talk version

21.1.2

Custom Signaling server configured

Yes (specify version in Additional Information)

Custom TURN server configured

Yes

Custom STUN server configured

Yes

Android logs

No response

Server log

Additional information

signaling server version: 2.0.2

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the two Talk messages on the Android app using the stated device and versions, comparing a table-only message with one containing text above the table. Trace the Markdown rendering path and verify that both messages display the table with styling and column alignment, matching the desktop behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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