Persistent notification "group members have the same name"

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
kotlin
Domain
mobile

Research direction

Start by reproducing the notification in a large Signal Android group, then review the linked debug log and the chat notification flow involved when the X is pressed. Done means dismissing the warning prevents it from returning when the user re-enters the chat, while preserving the member-name details when requested.

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Description

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Bug description

The notification that warns that some group members have the same name appears over and over again, and there is no way to eliminate it permanently. Pressing the X brings the message back as soon as you re-enter the chat and clicking on the notification shows only the members' names but there is no way to tell them that "it's okay".

This bug happens to all users in the group, not just me who is an administrator.

Steps to reproduce
  • have a large group (we have a group of 100 members).
  • have at least 6 members with the same name
  • try to delete the notification and not show it again

Actual result: Describe here what happens after you run the steps above (i.e. the buggy behaviour)

The notification persists and returns every time you re-enter the chat.

Expected result: Describe here what should happen after you run the steps above (i.e. what would be the correct behaviour)

if I press on the 'X' it is because I don't want to see this notification anymore.

Screenshots

Screenshot_20240316-150255C

Device info

Device: Google Pixel 6 with GrapheneOS
Android version: 14.0
Signal version: 7.1.2

Link to debug log

https://debuglogs.org/android/7.1.2/9743ad9f0593ef8f76832d3cf81e9b2bfe321ecc8fde37f50ce55486aee1c4c5

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