briar issueshttps://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues2020-11-16T10:31:13Zhttps://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1419Online status in contact list can be confused with radio button2020-11-16T10:31:13ZTorsten GroteOnline status in contact list can be confused with radio buttonThe circle on the right of the avatar gives you an impression of a select radio button instead of online status.
![Online_1](/uploads/05ec34f3580ae8f05846fd807b516e9f/Online_1.png)
Placing the green circle on the corner of the avatar m...The circle on the right of the avatar gives you an impression of a select radio button instead of online status.
![Online_1](/uploads/05ec34f3580ae8f05846fd807b516e9f/Online_1.png)
Placing the green circle on the corner of the avatar might be more understandable:
![online](/uploads/055feea1e3c6de24587eb05c75b10f78/online.png)https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1770Delete multiple contacts2020-11-16T10:25:31ZN6P4CFB1BSRSLDelete multiple contacts**Version**
Briar 1.2.9
**Android version**
Android 10
**Description**
There is no quick way to select and delete multiple contacts under "Contacts" view. The multiple select function is missing.
Currently each contact must be dele...**Version**
Briar 1.2.9
**Android version**
Android 10
**Description**
There is no quick way to select and delete multiple contacts under "Contacts" view. The multiple select function is missing.
Currently each contact must be deleted manually.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1400Explain that if Tor is turned off, nothing will be sent via the internet2020-11-15T20:11:59ZakwizgranExplain that if Tor is turned off, nothing will be sent via the internetUser feedback: "Settings should indicate that if Tor is turned off, messages will not be sent via the internet (there is no non-Tor P2P WAN option)."User feedback: "Settings should indicate that if Tor is turned off, messages will not be sent via the internet (there is no non-Tor P2P WAN option)."CleopatraCleopatrahttps://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1401Make transport indicators usable by colourblind users2020-11-15T20:10:45ZakwizgranMake transport indicators usable by colourblind usersUser feedback: "For productivity purposes I use my phone in greyscale mode, it's at the same time a simulation of color blindness. I've noticed that it's hard to distinguish the internet/WiFi/Bluetooth indicators' active green from the i...User feedback: "For productivity purposes I use my phone in greyscale mode, it's at the same time a simulation of color blindness. I've noticed that it's hard to distinguish the internet/WiFi/Bluetooth indicators' active green from the inactive grey. The solution could be putting a dot/underscore to indicate WiFi is enabled."https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1402Green send button might be mistaken for online indicator2020-11-15T20:10:14ZakwizgranGreen send button might be mistaken for online indicatorUser feedback: "#1252 I think green color of the send button is a mistake, because it can indicate contact is online. Maybe blue, like outgoing message bubbles."User feedback: "#1252 I think green color of the send button is a mistake, because it can indicate contact is online. Maybe blue, like outgoing message bubbles."https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1406User feedback screen: Possibility to share/save device data2020-11-15T20:08:27ZmicressorUser feedback screen: Possibility to share/save device dataIt would be helpful if it could also be possible to edit the data via a different channel (Email / Save as...). This would make it easier to create a dedicated bug report.It would be helpful if it could also be possible to edit the data via a different channel (Email / Save as...). This would make it easier to create a dedicated bug report.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1407Allow conversation view to be more compact2020-11-15T20:07:49ZakwizgranAllow conversation view to be more compactUser feedback: "Please add an option to make the chat message view more compact. I do not like the whitespace between two messages. I have a small device with bad resolution and would like to use every pixel for information."User feedback: "Please add an option to make the chat message view more compact. I do not like the whitespace between two messages. I have a small device with bad resolution and would like to use every pixel for information."https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1408Reduce memory usage2020-11-15T20:07:02ZakwizgranReduce memory usageA user asked for Briar to use less memory.A user asked for Briar to use less memory.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1410Share content from another app as a Briar message2020-11-15T20:06:29ZmicressorShare content from another app as a Briar message### Steps to reproduce
1. For example: open a RSS or podcast app.
2. Select an article/podcast
3. Select share button
### Actual behaviour
It is not possible to select briar as a target.
### Expected behaviour
It should be possible to ...### Steps to reproduce
1. For example: open a RSS or podcast app.
2. Select an article/podcast
3. Select share button
### Actual behaviour
It is not possible to select briar as a target.
### Expected behaviour
It should be possible to select briar for sharing.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1411RSS/ATOM: Name of the menus2020-11-15T20:05:22ZmicressorRSS/ATOM: Name of the menusIt seems like Briar understands RSS and ATOM feeds.
Ideally, the description of the menus would be general. For example "Manage Feeds", "Import Feed", "Enter the URL of the RSS/ATOM feed".It seems like Briar understands RSS and ATOM feeds.
Ideally, the description of the menus would be general. For example "Manage Feeds", "Import Feed", "Enter the URL of the RSS/ATOM feed".https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1412Briar's liberapay account is not configured to accept new payments2020-11-15T20:04:24ZmicressorBriar's liberapay account is not configured to accept new paymentsTried to setup from my side, but got an error.Tried to setup from my side, but got an error.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1424Prompted to 'allow unknown sources' when trying to install briar via its f-dr...2020-11-15T19:59:13ZlazzPrompted to 'allow unknown sources' when trying to install briar via its f-droid repository despite the privileged extension being installedWhen trying to install briar through its third party f-droid repository I get prompted to 'allow unknown sources' by android despite f-droid's privileged extension being installed and working with the main repo as well as other third par...When trying to install briar through its third party f-droid repository I get prompted to 'allow unknown sources' by android despite f-droid's privileged extension being installed and working with the main repo as well as other third party repos.
It has been hinted that this might be due to the briar project not using the current master of fdroid, where issues of that kind have been solved.
It was suggested that you look at https://gitlab.com/fdroid/admin/issues/65 for reference and check whether some of the problematic setup sounds familiar to you and applies to your setup.
Using the latest fdroid tools should solve this issue.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1439Notification light no longer shows when lockscreen notifications are disabled2020-11-15T19:49:18ZakwizgranNotification light no longer shows when lockscreen notifications are disabled* Android version: 6.0.1
* Phone model: Samsung SM-G900F (kltexx)
* Briar version: 1.1.3 (779d873)
* User feedback: "It was well before the update, ie if I turned off the notification on the lock screen, only the notification LED flashed...* Android version: 6.0.1
* Phone model: Samsung SM-G900F (kltexx)
* Briar version: 1.1.3 (779d873)
* User feedback: "It was well before the update, ie if I turned off the notification on the lock screen, only the notification LED flashed but no one knew because there was no information about where it came from but I knew that I had info from someone. Now how do I turn off I have no information about whether I have a message. Why you removed it?"
Presumably this is related to !925, which was released in version 1.1.2. (If I remember right, 1.1.2 was a beta-only release, so this user may have upgraded from 1.1.1 to 1.1.3, the version reported above.)https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1441Expel members from forums2020-11-15T19:47:45ZakwizgranExpel members from forumsA user asked for the ability to expel members from forums.
This is less likely to be feasible than #1440, but I'm recording the request anyway.
Related to #512.A user asked for the ability to expel members from forums.
This is less likely to be feasible than #1440, but I'm recording the request anyway.
Related to #512.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1444Show large emoji when no other text is included2020-11-15T19:46:01ZakwizgranShow large emoji when no other text is includedA user asked for emoji to be enlarged when the message contains no other text.A user asked for emoji to be enlarged when the message contains no other text.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1458Sign-in reminder isn't shown when phone starts2020-11-15T19:35:47ZakwizgranSign-in reminder isn't shown when phone startsA user reported that the sign-in reminder isn't show when their phone starts.
While looking into power management I found that many phones restrict which apps can receive the boot completed broadcast. As with other power management rest...A user reported that the sign-in reminder isn't show when their phone starts.
While looking into power management I found that many phones restrict which apps can receive the boot completed broadcast. As with other power management restrictions, there's sometimes an intent for opening the screen where this is managed:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48945300/how-to-open-window-of-autostart-application-for-all-devices/48945679#48945679
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48166206/how-to-start-power-manager-of-all-android-manufactures-to-enable-background-and#
Related to #1260, #1292.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1488Gradle witness pins platform specific dependency2020-11-15T19:21:52ZRonaldGradle witness pins platform specific dependencyNo dependency for integrity assertion 'javax.inject:javax.inject:1:javax.inject-1.jar:91c77044a50c481636c32d916fd89c9118a72195390452c81065080f957de7ff'No dependency for integrity assertion 'javax.inject:javax.inject:1:javax.inject-1.jar:91c77044a50c481636c32d916fd89c9118a72195390452c81065080f957de7ff'https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1491Future dates display as "now"2020-11-15T19:20:47ZMatemàticFuture dates display as "now"Steps to reproduce:
- Use two devices with a 1h clock offset
- Add both to a private group
- Exchange messages
- In the device which is behind, all messages will show a time of "now"
This is very confusing and makes it difficult to noti...Steps to reproduce:
- Use two devices with a 1h clock offset
- Add both to a private group
- Exchange messages
- In the device which is behind, all messages will show a time of "now"
This is very confusing and makes it difficult to notice that the devices clocks are off.
Possible solution: show "invalid time" instead, to help the owner of the misconfigured device notice the issue.
The correct solution is #1098, but even if that were in place, there may be cases where this could help, and I can't think of it doing much damage.https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1521Cannot resolve symbol R after build2020-11-15T19:06:59ZnicedeveloperCannot resolve symbol R after buildI'm also encountering "can not resolve symbol R" error
import org.briarproject.briar.R; , where R is in redI'm also encountering "can not resolve symbol R" error
import org.briarproject.briar.R; , where R is in redhttps://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/issues/1533support Netguard2020-11-15T18:55:42Zbillfromisletasupport NetguardIssue #1284 and #1400 make it clear that users have trouble trusting whether Briar is not leaking on the clearnet. It raises some questions:
* what happens if Orbot is not installed?
* how does Briar work if Tor is enabled and also Net...Issue #1284 and #1400 make it clear that users have trouble trusting whether Briar is not leaking on the clearnet. It raises some questions:
* what happens if Orbot is not installed?
* how does Briar work if Tor is enabled and also Netguard is using transparent proxying to force Briar packets over Tor? On a desktop system, such a scenario would break because the app would be trying to connect to 127.0.0.1:9050 on the WAN. But on Android it functions, which seems to imply that Netguard is being bypassed.
Netguard's *lockdown mode* does not work on Briar apparently because Netguard is being bypassed. If Briar supported a non-Tor configuration, then users could use Netguard to force it over Tor and automatically have more confidence that there are likely no leaks. Although I don't know if netguard and orbot can handle whatever onion addressing Briar uses.