thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android

Notification on WearOS vibrating despite sound/vibrate diasbled on phone

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Description

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  • I have used the search function to see if someone else has already submitted the same bug report.
  • I will describe the problem with as much detail as possible.
App version

6.511

Where did you get the app from?

Google Play

Android version

Android 13.0

Device model

Oneplus 10 Pro

Steps to reproduce
  1. disable sound and vibration for alerts
  2. receive a new email
Expected behavior

WearOS is supposed to only show the alert, without sound and vibration , honouring phone's configuration.
This is the behaviour for any other application.

Actual behavior

Alert causes the watch to virbate.

Logs

k9mail-logs.txt

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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 reviewing the attached k9mail-logs.txt and reproducing the issue on Android 13 with a WearOS watch. Trace the notification behavior after phone sound and vibration alerts are disabled, then verify that the watch displays the alert without vibrating while other notification behavior remains unchanged.

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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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