thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android

Confusing setting name: "When ‘Auto-sync’ is checked"

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Description

K9 > Settings > Global Settings > Network > Background sync: When ‘Auto-sync’ is checked
It's not obvious at all it meant ‘Auto-sync’ in Android’s settings.
Personally I spent a lot of time and efforts just to find it out. Not everybody might be such stubborn.
BTW, what exactly the Android's Setting is this? It is even not mentioned in Documentation.
Different Android versions have different Settings(names, locations). Didn't find any suitable for Nougat.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android
Domain
documentation, mobile
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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