thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android
Gmail automatic folders are not detected early enough
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- Kotlin
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Description
When setting up a gmail account, I sometimes get into the situation where the folders have not been detected yet. Each says Automatic (None). When I used K-9 Mail for the first time, this made me think something was broken and I needed to manually select the folders, which in turn did not make it use the automatic folders it should be.
If we can delay showing this screen until folders are detected, I think this would improve the experience.
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Research direction
Reproduce Gmail account setup and observe the folder-selection screen while folder detection is still in progress. Trace the setup flow that displays folders, then verify that the screen is delayed until folders are detected and no longer shows Automatic (None) as an apparent final state.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100