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Unsaved / disappearing reply all

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Description

Had started to write a reply to an email and wanted to find a link to paste in, so I pressed the home dot/button. Then when I returned to K-9 Mail, something flashed on the screen and then the original message 📮 reappeared.

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Open an email that someone sent to you only.
  2. Press the reply icon & then Reply all
  3. Write your message 📮 📬 📫 📤.
  4. Think of some link you want to include & hit the home 🏡 dot at the far bottom of your screen.
  5. Return to K-9 Mail.

Expected behavior
It's pretty obvious what the expected behavior is, to still have the email there that you've started writing.

Environment (please complete the following information):

  • K-9 Mail version: 5.801
  • Android version: 10
  • Device: LG G7
  • Account type: several IMAP's

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First steps

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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 flow in K-9 Mail on Android: open an email, choose Reply all, write text, leave with the home button, and return to the app. Investigate the reply composer across this background-and-return sequence; done means the in-progress reply remains visible instead of the original message reappearing.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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