briar issueshttps://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues2021-02-16T23:06:44Zhttps://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1923Mailing list migration2021-02-16T23:06:44ZsysterMailing list migrationMailing list migration:
For the reasons:
https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/988
https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1741
"_sourceforge doesn't give us access to the subscriptions_"
migration is bet...Mailing list migration:
For the reasons:
https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/988
https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1741
"_sourceforge doesn't give us access to the subscriptions_"
migration is better done soonish, then later.
-----------------------------------------------------------
**Solution 1:**
Creating new lists and announcing them. Letting the old lists run for 1 year or something and regular invite folks to join the new lists.
**Solution 2:**
There is access to subscribers email pre-2017. They can be migrated to new service and sending them an email asking for confirmation. Sending announcement via sourceforge to all, that there's a new email list. There is no option that pre-2017 subscribers won't receive that same email, even if they're already part of the new list. Potential legal issue: Do you have the consent, that allows you to switch the pre-2017 subscribers to new service?
**Solution 3:**
?
Concern:
- discussion in devel list will be split between 2 lists until everyone participating switched to the new one, or if this issue is mitigated by bridging the lists (could be as simple as coping the digest of the daily mails into the other list with a link to read them in the browser)https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1918Onion address collision when adding contact2021-02-03T12:37:49ZakwizgranOnion address collision when adding contact* Android version: 10
* Phone model: Samsung SM-A107F (a10sxx)
* Briar version: 1.2.13 (5fdc7e7)
* User feedback: "Unfortunately, I could not connect to my friend. It didn't work. I could not understand the problem."
Log snippet:
```
02...* Android version: 10
* Phone model: Samsung SM-A107F (a10sxx)
* Briar version: 1.2.13 (5fdc7e7)
* User feedback: "Unfortunately, I could not connect to my friend. It didn't work. I could not understand the problem."
Log snippet:
```
02-03 11:37:17.631 I/PluginManagerImpl: org.briarproject.bramble.tor changed from state ENABLING to ACTIVE
02-03 11:37:17.631 I/TorPlugin: First circuit built
02-03 11:37:17.631 I/PluginViewModel: TransportStateEvent: org.briarproject.bramble.tor is ACTIVE
02-03 11:37:17.640 I/AndroidTaskScheduler: Running 1 due tasks
02-03 11:37:17.640 I/AndroidTaskScheduler: Task is 0 ms overdue
02-03 11:37:17.642 I/PollerImpl: Polling plugin org.briarproject.bramble.tor
02-03 11:37:17.643 I/ConnectionRegistryImpl: 0 contacts connected or better: org.briarproject.bramble.tor
02-03 11:37:17.688 I/TorPlugin: WARN tor_bug_occurred_(): Bug: src/feature/hs/hs_service.c:3603: hs_servic
e_add_ephemeral: Non-fatal assertion !(register_service(hs_service_map, service) < 0) failed. (on Tor 0.3.5.12 a0b827eb5b50aa81)
02-03 11:37:17.689 I/TorPlugin: WARN Bug: Tor 0.3.5.12 (git-a0b827eb5b50aa81): Non-fatal assertion !(register_service(hs_service_map, service) < 0) failed in hs_service_add_ephemeral at src/feature/hs/hs_service.c:3603. (Stack trace not available) (on Tor 0.3.5.12 a0b827eb5b50aa81)
02-03 11:37:17.689 I/TorPlugin: WARN Onion Service private key collides with an existing v3 service.
02-03 11:37:17.689 W/TorPlugin: net.freehaven.tor.control.TorControlError: Error reply: Onion address collision
net.freehaven.tor.control.TorControlError: Error reply: Onion address collision
at net.freehaven.tor.control.TorControlConnection.sendAndWaitForResponse(TorControlConnection.java:204)
at net.freehaven.tor.control.TorControlConnection.addOnion(TorControlConnection.java:837)
at net.freehaven.tor.control.TorControlConnection.addOnion(TorControlConnection.java:786)
at org.briarproject.bramble.plugin.tor.TorPlugin.createRendezvousEndpoint(TorPlugin.java:751)
at org.briarproject.bramble.rendezvous.RendezvousPollerImpl.createEndpoint(RendezvousPollerImpl.java:213)
at org.briarproject.bramble.rendezvous.RendezvousPollerImpl.addTransport(RendezvousPollerImpl.java:350)
at org.briarproject.bramble.rendezvous.RendezvousPollerImpl.lambda$addTransportAsync$5(RendezvousPollerImpl.java:339)
at org.briarproject.bramble.rendezvous.RendezvousPollerImpl.lambda$addTransportAsync$5$RendezvousPollerImpl(Unknown Source:0)
at org.briarproject.bramble.rendezvous.-$$Lambda$RendezvousPollerImpl$h19OH8Qm1qYh76tkmxUCO9U4dzc.run(Unknown Source:4)
at org.briarproject.bramble.PoliteExecutor.lambda$execute$0(PoliteExecutor.java:57)
at org.briarproject.bramble.PoliteExecutor.lambda$execute$0$PoliteExecutor(Unknown Source:0)
at org.briarproject.bramble.-$$Lambda$PoliteExecutor$wSvuPL6t_HUoaaqCVexrhJX_RSg.run(Unknown Source:6)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1167)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:641)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:919)
```https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1909When adding contact at distance, remind that both users need to send link2023-02-23T10:17:39ZIvanaWhen adding contact at distance, remind that both users need to send linkAs a new briar user, Ivana didn't find clear how to connect to other users via internet. These are the points that came up during the walk-through..
When a phone has no access to internet, or wifi, and the briar user select to add a co...As a new briar user, Ivana didn't find clear how to connect to other users via internet. These are the points that came up during the walk-through..
When a phone has no access to internet, or wifi, and the briar user select to add a contact, via 'at a distance' option, they are not warned about absence of internet connection...
- Should there be a message to the user that they are not connected to internet, therefore cannot use the 'connect at a distance option'?
- A sender then sends the code to a contacg via SMS.
- The recipient receives the code in an SMS and retrieves it (using copy/paste of the android phone - which to this user was not immediately clear as they were not familiar with copy/paste facility of the android phones
- The recipient then briar application, add new contact page, and pastes this code into the field provided.
(To a new user who receives a code with no explanation what to do with it, it may not be clear what it is for? this presuposes some familiarity with briar app)
- Then the user taps 'continue button'. What happens next is that they get the next screen where they are given a little green 'tick' that everything was correct, and they are asked to enter a nickname for their new contact.
- However, at this point, the recipient did not send their own code back to the the person who invited them. So alhough they are given the OK by the app, this new contact (on the recipient's phone) stays in the 'connecting', or 'waiting for the contact to come online'..; and nothign else happens.
- Of course the connection cannot be established because the first user (sender) did not receive their firend's (recipient's) code at this point.
Ther was a talk on mattermost about how this could be handled in a way that guides the recipient a bit more, so that connection is actually achieved.
Suggestions made were:
- popup box before the receiving user clicks on 'Continue' - that would remind them to send their code to the person who invited them. But this wqs thought to be quite annoying to the more experienced users - hving to dismiss this popup. To get around this annoyance, they could select, maybe, a checkbox that says: 'do not show this info again'.
- another suggestion was to include a little checkbox before enabling the continue button (like the checkboxes included in webpaged to signal that the user accepts the terms and conditions). It could say something like 'I sent my own code to the person who send me their own' or whatever makes more sense; This could be easy to use for experienced users, as it woudl just be a checkbox ont he screen, but for newbies, it would be guidance to follow the propoer procedure to establish a connection.
-https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1908Going offline2022-02-25T15:03:53ZWuukoGoing offlineI was online but I'm offline.I was online but I'm offline.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1902TransactionTooLargeException when writing very long private message2021-01-13T14:35:36ZakwizgranTransactionTooLargeException when writing very long private message* Android version: 9
* Phone model: Motorola Moto Z3 Play (beckham)
* Briar version: 1.2.7 (eb562f8)
* User feedback: "I wanted to send a text that was too long."
Stacktrace:
```
java.lang.RuntimeException: android.os.TransactionTooLarg...* Android version: 9
* Phone model: Motorola Moto Z3 Play (beckham)
* Briar version: 1.2.7 (eb562f8)
* User feedback: "I wanted to send a text that was too long."
Stacktrace:
```
java.lang.RuntimeException: android.os.TransactionTooLargeException: data parcel size 4025580 bytes
at android.app.servertransaction.PendingTransactionActions$StopInfo.run(PendingTransactionActions.java:160)
at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:873)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:193)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6923)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:493)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:870)
Caused by: android.os.TransactionTooLargeException: data parcel size 4025580 bytes
at android.os.BinderProxy.transactNative(Native Method)
at android.os.BinderProxy.transact(Binder.java:1138)
at android.app.IActivityManager$Stub$Proxy.activityStopped(IActivityManager.java:3964)
at android.app.servertransaction.PendingTransactionActions$StopInfo.run(PendingTransactionActions.java:144)
... 7 more
android.os.TransactionTooLargeException: data parcel size 4025580 bytes
at android.os.BinderProxy.transactNative(Native Method)
at android.os.BinderProxy.transact(Binder.java:1138)
at android.app.IActivityManager$Stub$Proxy.activityStopped(IActivityManager.java:3964)
at android.app.servertransaction.PendingTransactionActions$StopInfo.run(PendingTransactionActions.java:144)
at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:873)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:193)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6923)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:493)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:870)
```
Edited log:
```
11-09 19:33:43.995 I/BriarActivity: Recreating NavDrawerActivity after signing in
11-09 19:33:44.001 I/BaseActivity: Starting NavDrawerActivity
11-09 19:33:44.029 I/BaseActivity: Stopping NavDrawerActivity
11-09 19:33:44.156 I/BaseActivity: Starting NavDrawerActivity
11-09 19:33:44.843 I/BaseActivity: Stopping StartupActivity
11-09 19:33:44.988 I/AccountManagerImpl: Found database key in primary file
11-09 19:33:47.541 I/BaseActivity: Starting ConversationActivity
11-09 19:33:47.714 I/ConversationActivity: Eagerly loading text for latest message
11-09 19:33:48.270 I/BaseActivity: Stopping NavDrawerActivity
11-09 19:33:59.358 I/BaseActivity: Stopping ConversationActivity
11-09 19:34:39.957 I/BaseActivity: Starting ConversationActivity
11-09 19:34:48.386 I/BaseActivity: Starting NavDrawerActivity
11-09 19:34:49.305 I/BaseActivity: Stopping ConversationActivity
11-09 19:34:50.934 I/ContactListFragment: Conversation message received, updating item
11-09 19:34:51.020 I/ContactListFragment: Conversation message received, updating item
11-09 19:34:51.116 I/ContactListFragment: Conversation message received, updating item
11-09 19:34:51.215 I/ContactListFragment: Conversation message received, updating item
11-09 19:34:57.231 I/BaseActivity: Starting ConversationActivity
11-09 19:34:57.374 I/ConversationActivity: Eagerly loading text for latest message
11-09 19:34:57.675 I/BaseActivity: Stopping NavDrawerActivity
11-09 19:35:11.617 I/BaseActivity: Stopping ConversationActivity
11-09 19:35:39.537 I/BaseActivity: Starting ConversationActivity
11-09 19:37:15.534 I/BaseActivity: Stopping ConversationActivity
```
Looks like there was 4 MB of text in the text field, and when the activity was stopped it tried to serialise its state.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1901TimeoutException: android.view.ThreadedRenderer.finalize() timed out after 10...2021-03-24T16:19:49ZakwizgranTimeoutException: android.view.ThreadedRenderer.finalize() timed out after 10 seconds* Android version: 6.0.1
* Phone model: ZTE Z837VL
* Briar version: 1.2.7 (eb562f8)
Stacktrace:
```
java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException: android.view.ThreadedRenderer.finalize() timed out after 10 seconds
at android.view.Threa...* Android version: 6.0.1
* Phone model: ZTE Z837VL
* Briar version: 1.2.7 (eb562f8)
Stacktrace:
```
java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException: android.view.ThreadedRenderer.finalize() timed out after 10 seconds
at android.view.ThreadedRenderer.nDeleteProxy(Native Method)
at android.view.ThreadedRenderer.finalize(ThreadedRenderer.java:413)
at java.lang.Daemons$FinalizerDaemon.doFinalize(Daemons.java:202)
at java.lang.Daemons$FinalizerDaemon.run(Daemons.java:185)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:818)
```
Edited log:
```
06-08 00:15:24.325 I/IdentityManagerImpl: Identity loaded
06-08 00:15:24.447 I/LifecycleManagerImpl: Starting services
06-08 00:15:24.467 I/AndroidNetworkManager: Received broadcast android.net.conn.CONNECTIVITY_CHANGE
06-08 00:15:24.656 I/PluginManagerImpl: Starting simplex plugins
06-08 00:15:24.656 I/PluginManagerImpl: Starting duplex plugins
06-08 00:15:24.974 I/BriarActivity: Recreating NavDrawerActivity after signing in
06-08 00:15:25.007 I/BaseActivity: Starting NavDrawerActivity
06-08 00:15:25.843 I/BaseActivity: Stopping NavDrawerActivity
06-08 00:15:26.023 I/BaseActivity: Starting NavDrawerActivity
06-08 00:15:26.702 I/BaseActivity: Stopping StartupActivity
06-08 00:15:36.099 I/BaseActivity: Starting SettingsActivity
06-08 00:15:37.574 I/BaseActivity: Stopping SettingsActivity
06-08 00:15:43.860 I/BaseActivity: Starting SettingsActivity
06-08 00:15:44.606 I/BaseActivity: Stopping NavDrawerActivity
06-08 00:15:51.527 I/DevReporterImpl: Sending reports to developers
06-08 00:15:51.531 I/FeedManagerImpl: Tor started, scheduling RSS feed fetcher
06-08 00:15:52.572 I/BaseActivity: Starting NavDrawerActivity
06-08 00:15:53.068 I/BaseActivity: Stopping SettingsActivity
06-08 00:15:56.591 I/BaseActivity: Starting ConversationActivity
06-08 00:15:56.836 I/ConversationActivity: Eagerly loading text for latest message
06-08 00:15:57.155 I/BaseActivity: Stopping NavDrawerActivity
06-08 00:16:01.661 I/DevReporterImpl: Reports sent
06-08 00:16:51.538 I/FeedManagerImpl: Updating RSS feeds...
06-08 00:16:51.587 I/FeedManagerImpl: Done updating RSS feeds
06-08 00:17:32.023 I/ConnectionRegistryImpl: Incoming connection registered: org.briarproject.bramble.tor
06-08 00:17:32.023 I/ConnectionRegistryImpl: Contact connected
```
Looks like this may be a platform bug; recording it just in case.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1897Groups/forums/blogs are shown as "already sharing" if initial connection to c...2023-01-20T14:33:34ZakwizgranGroups/forums/blogs are shown as "already sharing" if initial connection to contact is lostIf the initial connection to a contact is lost before client versioning messages are exchanged, any group/forum/blog we try to share with the contact will be shown as "already sharing".If the initial connection to a contact is lost before client versioning messages are exchanged, any group/forum/blog we try to share with the contact will be shown as "already sharing".Torsten GroteTorsten Grotehttps://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1892[Feature Request] A new ui2022-02-25T15:04:11Zfinrelemos[Feature Request] A new uithe current ui of the app is really basic, and for the masses to switch to a new app from say whatsapp or signal they must be able to see the visual appeal cause for most of people the real features of briar (privacy and security) are no...the current ui of the app is really basic, and for the masses to switch to a new app from say whatsapp or signal they must be able to see the visual appeal cause for most of people the real features of briar (privacy and security) are not visible, a better ui would be useful to convince the masses to use briar.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1890Support adding administrators to private groups2021-01-07T21:10:29ZiljaSupport adding administrators to private groupsCurrently it seems that only creator of private group is able to add others to it. It should be possible to add other admins as otherwise losing access to creating account will make the group useless over time, etc.Currently it seems that only creator of private group is able to add others to it. It should be possible to add other admins as otherwise losing access to creating account will make the group useless over time, etc.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1888Blog feed takes a long time to load2021-01-07T10:39:30ZWuukoBlog feed takes a long time to loadBlog section opens in 1 minuteBlog section opens in 1 minutehttps://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1886Quotation from text in the chat2021-01-07T10:13:20ZGhost UserQuotation from text in the chatHi,
i have a feature request. I wish me the possibility to quote text within a 1:1 chat. As far as i know almost every android messenger has this function and it makes chatting much easier if you write about different topics with your c...Hi,
i have a feature request. I wish me the possibility to quote text within a 1:1 chat. As far as i know almost every android messenger has this function and it makes chatting much easier if you write about different topics with your chat partner.
Thanks in advance for implementation.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1857Statistics screen2020-12-09T17:01:45ZakwizgranStatistics screenA user asked for a statistics screen showing how many messages are waiting to be sent, and when messages have been successfully sent and received.
Possibly related to #26.A user asked for a statistics screen showing how many messages are waiting to be sent, and when messages have been successfully sent and received.
Possibly related to #26.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1850Import Blog RSS Feed from hidden service (.onion address)2022-04-18T11:59:44ZMarcin OssowskiImport Blog RSS Feed from hidden service (.onion address)Hi!
It would be AWESOME if Briar could import RSS Feeds over Tor network, using a hidden service (the .onion address). This would allow for very private publishing using a feed over hidden service!
I just tested with recent Briar on A...Hi!
It would be AWESOME if Briar could import RSS Feeds over Tor network, using a hidden service (the .onion address). This would allow for very private publishing using a feed over hidden service!
I just tested with recent Briar on Android, and it is not possible - a generic failure message is displayed.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1799Allow the app to be locked as soon as it goes into the background2020-10-22T13:48:39ZakwizgranAllow the app to be locked as soon as it goes into the backgroundA user asked for the option to activate the app lock as soon as the app goes into the background.A user asked for the option to activate the app lock as soon as the app goes into the background.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1798Delete account if wrong password is entered several times2020-11-15T13:41:23ZakwizgranDelete account if wrong password is entered several timesA user asked for the option to delete the account automatically if the wrong password is entered several times.A user asked for the option to delete the account automatically if the wrong password is entered several times.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1797Forward private messages2020-10-15T10:16:15ZakwizgranForward private messagesA user asked for the ability to forward private messages. (When support for image attachments is released, I'm guessing the ability to forward individual attachments might also be useful.)A user asked for the ability to forward private messages. (When support for image attachments is released, I'm guessing the ability to forward individual attachments might also be useful.)https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1796Add option to disable animations2020-11-15T13:41:47ZakwizgranAdd option to disable animationsTwo Google Play users asked for the option to disable transition animations.Two Google Play users asked for the option to disable transition animations.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1795Show when messages were sent and received2020-11-15T18:43:45ZakwizgranShow when messages were sent and receivedA Google Play user asked for messages to show two timestamps: the time sent (on one side of the message bubble) and the time received/acked (on the other side).A Google Play user asked for messages to show two timestamps: the time sent (on one side of the message bubble) and the time received/acked (on the other side).https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1784Tor settings: Please add a sentence to explain the meaning of 'bridges' to no...2020-11-15T13:53:04ZRobert PollakTor settings: Please add a sentence to explain the meaning of 'bridges' to non-technical usersLike "Connecting via bridges is less prone to surveillance."
Also, what would be an advantage of not using bridges?Like "Connecting via bridges is less prone to surveillance."
Also, what would be an advantage of not using bridges?https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1773Switch to Weblate (translation project)2020-11-15T14:15:21ZWaterswordSwitch to Weblate (translation project)Hello Briar Developer,
you should change the Briar translation project from Transifex to an open source web based localization tool (GPL-3.0).
https://weblate.org/en/
https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate
There are only advantages, i...Hello Briar Developer,
you should change the Briar translation project from Transifex to an open source web based localization tool (GPL-3.0).
https://weblate.org/en/
https://github.com/WeblateOrg/weblate
There are only advantages, it is free for open source applications, privacy friendly, you can host yourself, more community, is very popular among translators, it supports the open source/libre community, etc.