nextcloud / nextcloud/talk-android

"Guest is typing" instead of User in direct chat?

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Description

Steps to reproduce
  1. User A starts a direct conversation to user B
  2. User A starts typing
  3. Switch to user B
Expected behaviour

User B should see "User A" is typing.

Actual behaviour

User B sees "Guest is typing"

Device brand and model

Google Pixel 8 Pro

Android version

15

Nextcloud Talk app version

22.0.2

Nextcloud server version

No response

Talk version

No response

Custom Signaling server configured

None

Custom TURN server configured

None

Custom STUN server configured

None

Android logs

No response

Server log

Additional information

This issue happens randomly.

It could be that this is a fallback where a typing message was received, but the app did not know the display name of the user yet?

So it could be a race condition?

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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 direct-chat typing indicator using the listed steps on the reported Android setup, then trace how typing events and user display names are handled. Done means the recipient consistently sees the sender's name instead of "Guest", including when the issue's suspected race condition occurs.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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