thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android
make attachment download dependent on connection/bandwidth (wifi / mobile data)
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type: enhancement
- Dominant language
- Kotlin
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Description
Would be great to have options to set the download behaviour concerning attachments. I'd suggest the following options:
- automatic download of every attachment regardless of its size
- manual download of attachments only (user always has to manually start the download)
- allow for a size threshold to be set for each connection type (wifi / mobile data / ...) so that attachments smaller than the threshold will automatically be downloaded whereas attachments greater than the threshold will not be downloaded automatically
It would be useful also if these rules were applied (at each sync) to messages already fetched in past syncs.
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing the existing attachment download and sync behavior, including how previously fetched messages are handled. Done means the app supports the requested automatic, manual, and per-connection size-threshold behaviors consistently during sync.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100