thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android

Login permissions differ between Android and Linux clients, resulting in the denaiale of some hostnames in Android.

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Description

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  • I have used the search function to see if someone else has already submitted the same bug report.
  • I will describe the problem with as much detail as possible.
App

Thunderbird for Android

App version

17.0

Where did you get the app from?

F-Droid

Android version

14

Device model

No response

Steps to reproduce
  1. Login with a microsoft edu school email in linux and it would get approved normally
  2. Now try to login with the same edu account with the android app you will get this error:
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Expected behavior

To have same approval mechanism in both linux and android. As I think that android version is requesting more permissions to the account then the linux one therefore it got denied

Actual behavior

Failed to login unlike the linux client.

Logs

I tried to remove the account from the linux client and relogin but it didn't show any extrnal aproval page. as it used the old credentials I think.
I am not sure how to remove the account completely with its approval credentials so I could investigate more.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the Microsoft school-account login on Thunderbird for Android 17.0 with Android 14, then compare its requested permissions and approval flow with the Linux client. The issue names no source file or test, so trace the Android login path and capture the differing permission request; done means the same account approval behavior is verified or the discrepancy is isolated.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin, linux
Domain
authentication, mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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