signalapp / signalapp/Signal-iOS
Text search not including URLs (on mobile)
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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 text snippets of URLs is not showing results in the iOS app (cant test it for Android) while it works on desktop.
Steps to reproduce
- Send message with link (e.g. www.test.com) to yourself/another user
- Search for "test"/part of the link
Actual result: Message shows up in desktop app but not on mobile
Expected result: URLs are searched on iOS as well and results are the same on all platforms
Device info
Device: iPhone 13 mini
iOS version: 15.5
Signal version: 5.37.1.1
Contributor guide
First steps
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- 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 URL search steps on iOS and comparing the results with the desktop app. Trace the mobile search implementation and its URL handling, then verify that searching a URL fragment returns the same message results across platforms.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- ios, swift
- Domain
- mobile, search
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100