thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android
Display error indicator if sync failed with an error
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Description
In the old UI account view, there was at least some notice when mail retrieval failed, either because of server or network outages. (in my use case: pop3, manual checking). But now there is nothing - it just silently fails. Please, add some indication or status message, this is really important, otherwise people might think there are no new mails when in fact there are - maybe very important ones.
On a related note, it would be very useful to have some kind of error log without needing adb or root.
K-9 Mail version:
latest on f-droid as of today
Android 8.1
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Research direction
Start by tracing the account view's manual mail-sync flow, especially POP3 retrieval failures, and identify where errors currently disappear. Compare the old UI's notice with the current behavior. Done means a failed sync shows a visible status or error indicator and the result can be verified without adb or root.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100