thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android
Reading messages while sync is in progress marks them as unread again after sync is complete
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Description
Describe the bug
When a message sync is currently in progress and you read some messages in the meantime, they are marked as unread again after the sync finishes.
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Open K-9
- Pull down to refresh
- Open an unread message
- Go back
- wait for sync to complete
- See message as unread again
Expected behavior
Messages stay read/unread even if a concurrent sync is running
Environment (please complete the following information):
- K-9 Mail version: 5.802
- Android version: 8.1
- Device: Nexus 5X
- Account type: Imap
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue in K-9 Mail 5.802 using the listed steps, with an IMAP account on Android. Trace how reading a message and marking it read/unread interact with the concurrent sync, then verify that the message state remains unchanged after sync completes.
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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
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100