signalapp / signalapp/Signal-iOS
Search can't handle "@" character
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Description
- I have 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
Searching for "@" or strings containing "@" doesn't work or it doesn't show the matched messages.
Steps to reproduce
- send or receive messages containing "@"
- go to the chat list
- (A) search for "@"
- (B) search for a string containing "@"
Actual result: (A) it says that no messages are found. (B) matching results don't include "@" character in the preview.
Expected result: the search engine should find any message containing "@".
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Device info
Device: iPhone 8 Plus
iOS version: 12.1
Signal version: 2.32.0.14
Link to debug log
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue in the iOS chat list search with "@" alone and inside a message string. Trace the search implementation and its result preview handling, then verify that matching messages are found and the "@" character remains visible in previews.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- ios, swift
- Domain
- mobile-dev, search
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100