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Search results doesn't include special characters
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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
Search results doesn't include special characters while it does in Desktop version.
Steps to reproduce
- Send someone a message that includes special characters
- Tap search input
- Type some special character
Actual result: Special characters doesn't included in messages in search results.
Expected result: Special characters in messages in search results should be included.
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Device info
Device: iPhone 13 mini
iOS version: 15.4.1
Signal version: 5.37.2.0
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The report names no files or tests. Start by reproducing the issue on the listed iPhone and Signal version, then trace the iOS message-search path for special-character queries. Done means matching special characters appear in message search results as they do in Signal Desktop.
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