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Loading PR diffs hangs forever.

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Active
Domain
desktop

Research direction

The issue reports that loading PR diffs hangs forever in the GitHub Copilot desktop app. Start by checking the app's network or diff-rendering components, likely in the main process or a web view. Look for recent changes to PR fetching or UI updates. Reproduce the hang with a large PR or specific repository to isolate the condition.

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Description

Loading PR diffs hangs forever.

Field Value
App version 1.1.23
OS macOS 27.0.0
Theme GitHub
Path /
Tenure Day 1
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