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Display Names Under Group Messages

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
50/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile

Research direction

Start by locating the group-chat message rendering entry point and reading how sender information is currently available to the UI. The screenshots show the intended outcome: sender names should appear under messages in group chats; check the existing conversation layout and tests, if present, to understand what behavior needs coverage.

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Description

feature request needs triage
Checklist
  • 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 request will be dismissed otherwise.
  • This issue contains only one feature request.
  • I have read and understood the contribution guidelines.
Feature description

Display names under messages in group chats

Why do you want this feature?

I would like to immediately know who sent which messages in group chats. Every other text app displays sender names under group texts. Currently, it is not immediately obvious to me who sent a message when I read my messages in group chats. This is frustrating.

Additional information

This is e/os messages, which displays sender names under group texts
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Fossify Messages does not display sender names. Group texts are confusing:
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Dominant language
Kotlin
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Merged PRs (30d)
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