signalapp / signalapp/Signal-Android
Messages sometimes show up late and/or in bunches
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Description
- [x ] I have searched open and closed issues for duplicates
- I am submitting a bug report for existing functionality that does not work as intended
- I have read https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/wiki/Submitting-useful-bug-reports
- [x ] This isn't a feature request or a discussion topic
Bug description
Typing on the desktop client and after awhile I heard my phone buzz. Opened it up and a flood of signal messages come in that were from the last several minutes (15 minutes maybe)
Steps to reproduce
- use desktop client, message friends on signal.
- sometimes hear phone buzz
- pick up phone and turn on screen
Actual result: signal messages from recent history flood in
Expected result: messages come into phone roughly at the same flow as desktop while on the same network
Device info
Device: Samsung galaxy s9
Android version: 9.0 stock Verizon
Signal version: 4.35.3
Link to debug log
https://debuglogs.org/6d156ab53db2297c534498e59937440ab48bb8d5ef77527afd850adcaa89c26f
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 with the supplied reproduction steps on the listed Samsung Galaxy S9, Android 9, and Signal 4.35.3 environment, then inspect the linked debug log for the delayed delivery and batching period. Done means identifying and fixing the cause so messages arrive on the phone at roughly the same flow as on the desktop client, with the behavior verified against the report.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100