thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android
Missing Email app intent
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Description
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App
Thunderbird for Android
App version
14.0
Where did you get the app from?
Google Play
Android version
Android 16
Device model
Galaxy Fold 5
Steps to reproduce
Trigger an "Open Email app" intent - typically via an "Open Email app" button on an email confirmation screen - e.g. when authorizing in Slack, Coinbase, Element.
Expected behavior
Thunderbird appears in the list of apps in the Chooser.
Actual behavior
Thunderbird does not appear in the Chooser.
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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 "Open Email app" intent on Android 16 and inspect Thunderbird's intent declarations and handling. Compare the declared intent with the one triggered by apps such as Slack, Coinbase, or Element; done means Thunderbird appears in the Android Chooser for that action.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100