Update Notification can't start update - stays forever

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Bug description

When i click Android notification "Signal Update - A new version of Signal is available. Tap to update.", the notification drawer closes to indicate the update process was started. But it seems to fail silently, because notification does not change (to "updating" or whatever), it just stays the same, showing update available message. The notification also does not disappear for a single second, it just stays the same.

Clicking update notification again leads to same result - nothing happens.

Update notification reappears constantly after being dismissed.

Screenshots

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Device

Pixel 7a (also used to happen on Pixel 4a, though it sometimes worked, sometimes not)

Android version

Android 15, Graphene OS

Signal version

7.20.2 (has been an issue with earlier versions as well, updated manually via website)

Link to debug log

https://debuglogs.org/android/7.20.2/442cc26f0580891fe53b331f94134abc8b2d525524429284454adebffa31d3e8

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[mkalinski]

Make sure you have given Signal "Install unknown apps" permission (or whatever it's called exactly) if you're updating it this way.

It could be perhaps better communicated that this is needed.

[tecufanujacu]

Same problem here with Android 9, this problem appeared with Signal 7.32.1.

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