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Search for contacts should also match group

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
62/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile

Research direction

Start at the contact search bar behavior described in the reproduction steps and trace how its query matches contacts. Check how contact groups are represented and included in search; done when searching for a group name lists the contacts in that group.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Description

bug needs triage
Checklist
  • I can reproduce the bug with the latest version given here.
  • I made sure that there are no existing issues - open or closed - to which I could contribute my information.
  • I made sure that there are no existing discussions - open or closed - to which I could contribute my information.
  • I have read the FAQs inside the app (Menu -> About -> FAQs) and my problem isn't listed.
  • I have taken the time to fill in all the required details. I understand that the bug report will be dismissed otherwise.
  • This issue contains only one bug.
  • I have read and understood the contribution guidelines.
Affected app version

1.6.0

Affected Android/Custom ROM version

/e/os v4.2

Affected device model

FairPhone 6

How did you install the app?

F-Droid / IzzyOnDroid

Steps to reproduce the bug
  1. tap the search bar
  2. enter the name of a group, in my case i created a group named "GIN", so this is what I enter in the search bar
Expected behavior

I should get a list of all the contacts in this group

Actual behavior

"No contact were found"

Screenshots/Screen recordings

No response

Additional information

I have added 4 contacts in this group, and would expect a search by group name to list those to me. 😞

Dominant language
Kotlin
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