signalapp / signalapp/Signal-Android

Note To Self is listed under the wrong letter

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Description


Bug description

Note To Self is listed in the "wrong" place in the contact list.

Steps to reproduce
  1. Add yourself as a contact in your phone's address book
  2. Give Signal access to phone's contacts
  3. Open Signal and tap the pencil icon
  4. Look for "Note To Self"

Actual result: "Note To Self" will be listed in the position it would normally be displayed in if it were a regular contact -- eg, if your name is "Herohtar" it will show up under the "H" section in the appropriate alphabetical ordering.
Expected result: "Note To Self" should show up under "N", or at the very top as a special conversation option.

Device info

Device: Pixel 5
Android version: 11
Signal version: 5.10.8

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First steps

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  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 issue in Signal Android using the listed contact-list steps, then trace the code that builds and orders the contact list. Done means Note To Self appears under N or at the top as a special conversation option, while regular contacts retain their expected ordering.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

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
45/100

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