thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android

No mails received after K9-Mail has been updated until App is manually opened

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Description

Describe the bug
When Google Play Store updated K9 Mail App you won't get notified about new E-Mails until you manually open K9-Mail again.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Let Google Play Store do an automatic update of K9-Mail
  2. Send an E-Mail to your account used by K9-Mail
  3. No notification of new Mail will be displayed
  4. Hours later open K9 Mail your mail from step 2 will be received (probably a lot of others, too).

Expected behavior
K9-Mail is restarted in background automatically if it has received an update.

Environment:

  • K-9 Mail version: various, after each Update
  • Android version: 11
  • Device: Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite
  • Account type: IMAP

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  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 problem on Android 11 after a Google Play Store update, then trace how the app resumes background mail checks and notifications after an update. Done means new messages trigger notifications without manually opening K-9 Mail.

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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
38/100

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