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Repeatedly subscribing and unsubscribing from a blog triggers an error message: "There was a problem handling the request. Please try again later."
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Description
Expected behavior
The user should be able to subscribe and unsubscribe from a blog without errors.
Actual behavior
An error message is displayed: 'There was a problem handling the request. Please try again later.'
Steps to reproduce the behavior
- Go to 'Reader' -> 'Discover'
- Tap on a blog
- Tap the 'Subscribe' button
- Tap the 'Subscribed' button
- Repeat step 3 and 4 multiple times
Tested on [device], Android [version], JPAndroid / WPAndroid [version]
Galaxy S21 5G, Android 12, Jetpack 25.2.1 (1444)/WordPress 25.2.1 (1444)
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start in the Android app's Reader → Discover flow and reproduce the issue by repeatedly tapping Subscribe and Subscribed on a blog. Trace the subscription request and error handling from that entry point. Done means repeated subscribe/unsubscribe actions complete without displaying the generic error message on the reported device and app versions.
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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
- 35/100