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Sending options missing in forward dialog

Open CueHD opened this issue 8 months ago • 5 comments

Guidelines

  • [x] I have searched searched open and closed issues for duplicates
  • [x] I am submitting a bug report for existing functionality that does not work as intended
  • [x] This isn't a feature request or a discussion topic

Bug description

When trying to forward a message or attachment, the options to schedule send, set as view once, add other attachments, or use Signal's emoji menu are missing. Due to this if one wants to forward a message or attachment using these features, one would need to copy the message to the clipboard or save the attachment to the device both of which compromise the privacy of the content.

Screenshots

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Device

LG V60

Android version

13

Signal version

7.37.3

Link to debug log

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CueHD avatar Mar 21 '25 13:03 CueHD

Appreciate the argument for privacy over having to download or copy the message. This sounds more like a feature request than a bug with the current system.

UnreachableCode avatar Mar 30 '25 18:03 UnreachableCode

~~Ok. I will post this as a feature request in the community forum.~~ I posted it as an issue in case the intended behavior in the client was to have consistency in user interface and attachment features between composing new messages and forwarded messages.

While I do think that the current behavior compromises the privacy of the content, it is also a good reminder that forwarding to a third party can also compromise privacy.

CueHD avatar Mar 31 '25 14:03 CueHD

Probably worth noting I'm just a contributor myself so my comment is just my opinion. @greyson-signal any input on this?

UnreachableCode avatar Mar 31 '25 14:03 UnreachableCode

Thank you for noting that. I had incorrectly assumed that you were a developer. I'll leave this as an open Github issue until a developer suggest otherwise.

CueHD avatar Mar 31 '25 15:03 CueHD

I think we'll probably want to do this eventually, but right now there's no immediate plans

greyson-signal avatar Apr 01 '25 15:04 greyson-signal

This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you for your contributions.

stale[bot] avatar May 31 '25 20:05 stale[bot]

This issue has been closed due to inactivity.

stale[bot] avatar Jun 07 '25 23:06 stale[bot]