thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android

Delete icon opens links embedded in email rather than deleting email.

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Description

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App

Thunderbird for Android

App version

2.2.334

Where did you get the app from?

Google Play

Android version

Android V 16, Samsung One UI very 8

Device model

Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+

Steps to reproduce

1 Open Thunderbird
2 use delete icon to delete unwanted emails (one email at a time)

Expected behavior

Emails should be deleted when using the delete icon.

Actual behavior

Every once and a while, doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason as to when it happens, when using the delete icon, links within the email open in an external browser rather than the email being deleted. Seems to occur more frequely with emails that contain commercial links like 'Canadian Tire' 'flyer' (rather than say emails from individuals or notifications from, say, Craigslist.

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the delete-icon action in Thunderbird for Android with emails containing commercial links, using the listed Samsung device and Android version if available. Trace the delete interaction when the email is open and compare it with the link-opening behavior. Done means the selected email is deleted reliably and embedded links are not opened by the delete icon.

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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
52/100

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