thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android
Read Status doesn't get synced
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Description
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- I will describe the problem with as much detail as possible.
App version
5.806
Where did you get the app from?
F-Droid
Android version
10
Device model
Huawei P Smart 2019 (Codename POT-LX1)
Steps to reproduce
- Read any mail by tapping it
- Hit the back button
- Refresh mails
- See that the mail you just read appears as unread again
or
- Read any mail
- Log in on the web page of your email provider
- See that the mail you read appears as unread there as well
Expected behavior
Mail appears read on the website and the app
Actual behavior
Mail appears unread on website and app
Logs
No response
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Reproduce the issue using app version 5.806 from F-Droid on Android 10, following the listed tap, back, refresh, and provider-web steps. Trace the read-status synchronization path and verify that a message remains read both after refreshing the app and when viewed through the email provider.
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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