thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android
Only the first swiped message is deleted in Unified Inbox (subsequent swipes do nothing)
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Description
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App
Thunderbird for Android
App version
18.0
Where did you get the app from?
F-Droid
Android version
11
Device model
No response
Steps to reproduce
- Open Thunderbird for Android.
- Go to Unified Inbox.
- Ensure there are several messages visible in the list.
- Swipe the first message to delete it.
- Immediately swipe the second message.
- Swipe the third message, and so on.
- Restart the app.
- Check how many messages were actually deleted.
Expected behavior
Every swipe gesture should successfully delete (or move to Trash) the corresponding message.
If I perform 5 swipes → 5 messages should be deleted permanently from the Unified Inbox.
Actual behavior
Only the very first swipe deletes the message successfully.
- All following swipes are ignored: the message disappears temporarily, but reappears after app restart.
- Effectively, only one message can be deleted per app session using swipe in the Unified Inbox.
- Multi-select + Delete button works correctly.
- Swipe-to-delete works fine in individual account folders.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue in Thunderbird for Android 18.0 through the Unified Inbox, using repeated swipe-to-delete gestures and then restarting the app. Trace the Unified Inbox swipe-to-delete path and compare it with deletion in individual account folders and multi-select deletion. Done means each successive swipe persists the corresponding message deletion or move to Trash.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100