thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android

Change Dialogs from AppCompat to Material 3

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Kotlin
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Description

Existing dialogs use AppCompat styles. Change them to use Material 3 styles.

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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 locating the existing dialog implementations and their AppCompat styles in the Android project, then identify which dialogs are in scope. Compare them with the project's Material 3 styles and verify that every affected dialog uses the intended Material 3 appearance without regressions.

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Assessment

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

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