thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android

Cannot fetch E-Mails on any account when a single account is offline

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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

18.0

Where did you get the app from?

F-Droid

Android version

Android 16 GrapheneOS

Device model

Google Pixel 9a

Steps to reproduce
  • have multiple email accounts set up
  • one account's mail server is not reachable (locked behind a VPN which i don't want to enable every time i check for emails)
  • pull down to refresh inbox
Expected behavior

i can immediately fetch emails from other accounts using the pull-down gesture

Actual behavior

the pull-down-to-refresh gesture does not fetch any emails on any account.
fetching email in the background works perfectly normal.
i need to restart the app or wait for the background sync interval to eventually receive any emails on other accounts.

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Research direction

Reproduce the problem in Thunderbird for Android with multiple accounts and one unreachable mail server, then trace the pull-down-to-refresh flow and compare it with background sync. Done means refreshing fetches mail from reachable accounts without requiring an app restart or waiting for the background interval.

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Assessment

Tech stack
kotlin
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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