signalapp / signalapp/Signal-Android
Signal updates/prompts leaving downloaded APKs behind
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Description
Guidelines
- I have searched searched open and closed issues for duplicates
- I am submitting a bug report for existing functionality that does not work as intended
- This isn't a feature request or a discussion topic
Bug description
This probably started a few months ago. Even when I ignore the notification regarding a new update, I find multiple APKs for updates being downloaded to my phone. There doesn't seem to be any way to stop the application from fetching updates either. I'm using the F-Droid version, so I would rather update manually using F-Droid.
Screenshots
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Device
Razer Phone
Android version
Android 9
Signal version
7.47.2
Link to debug log
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the update-download behavior on Android 9 with Signal 7.47.2, then trace the update notification and APK download flow. Done means ignored updates no longer leave downloaded APKs behind and users can continue updating manually through F-Droid.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- mobile, release
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100