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Messages to yourself aren't encrypted automatically with Autocrypt mutual mode enabled
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Description
Expected behavior
Messages sent to yourself should automatically be encrypted when Autocrypt mutual mode is enabled.
Actual behavior
Messages sent to yourself aren't automatically encrypted when Autocrypt mutual mode is enabled. The grey lock symbol is displayed in the message compose screen.
Steps to reproduce
- Enable OpenPGP + Autocrypt mutual mode
- Compose new message
- Enter first characters of your own email address and tap the auto complete suggestion for it
- Grey lock symbol is shown
Environment
K-9 Mail version: 5.717
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
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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
Reproduce the issue in K-9 Mail using the listed OpenPGP and Autocrypt mutual-mode steps, then trace the self-address autocomplete path into message encryption. Done means selecting your own address shows the encrypted-state lock and the sent message is encrypted automatically.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- mobile, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100