thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android
Scroll bar in emails flickering when going downwards
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Description
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App
Thunderbird for Android
App version
1.5.0
Where did you get the app from?
Google Play
Android version
16
Device model
Pixel 9a
Steps to reproduce
- Open an email that is longer than the device's screen is tall.
- Scroll downwards.
- See the flickering.
Expected behavior
The scroll bar does not flicker when scrolling in either direction.
Actual behavior
The scroll bar to either side of the indicator flickers when scrolling down. It does not flicker when scrolling up.
I have a screen recording, but it failed to upload.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue in Thunderbird for Android 1.5.0 on Android 16 while scrolling through a long email, then inspect the attached k9mail-logs.txt. Done means the scrollbar no longer flickers when scrolling downward or upward.
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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
- 35/100