[Bug]: Android app doesn't handle network changes gracefully, particularly bad network connectivity
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Description
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- I searched existing issues and did not find a duplicate.
- I included enough detail to reproduce or investigate the problem.
Area
apps/web
Steps to reproduce
Start the app on cellular, move into an area and connect to WiFi, and move to a place where the cellular signal is lost. Connections need to be manually reconnected
Expected behavior
App should detect network change and re establish web sockets
Actual behavior
Phone doesn't detect network change
Impact
Major degradation or frequent failure
Version or commit
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Environment
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Workaround
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Contributor guide
First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by inspecting apps/web for network-change detection and WebSocket connection handling, then reproduce the cellular-to-WiFi and lost-signal transitions described in the issue. Done means the app detects connectivity changes and re-establishes WebSocket connections without manual intervention.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- mobile, web-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 62/100