Element-android: Two elements in the task switcher

Created on 26 Oct 2020 · 6Comments · Source: vector-im/element-android

Describe the bug

To Reproduce
Unclear - I opened the app to log in and noticed there were two elements in the task/app switcher. The green one (left) just redirects me to the second (right).

Expected behavior
Only one element.

Screenshots
See above.

Smartphone (please complete the following information):

Device: Pixel 2
OS: Android 11

Additional context

App version and store: 1.0.9 playstore
Homeserver: t2l.io

Source

turt2live

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Most helpful comment

This doesn't seem quite fixed yet. I still get multiple elements in recents when sharing things to element and others have reported the same happens when opening it from a notification.

Bubu on 13 Nov 2020

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All 6 comments

I can create new instances of the application, if I have one already running, and after that I share something from another app.
The sharing will create a new instance, and will leave it in the recents.

T-bond on 28 Oct 2020

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I can easily get multiple instances of Element running, but neither of them ask me to login, so I don't think it's tied to logins. I'm on android 7.0.1 by the way. And I think this is also really messing up alerts for Element on my phone too.

BloodyIron on 29 Oct 2020

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Calling, or using PIN code will also create new instance.

notramo on 29 Oct 2020

This doesn't seem quite fixed yet. I still get multiple elements in recents when sharing things to element and others have reported the same happens when opening it from a notification.

Bubu on 13 Nov 2020

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Yeah I still get multiple instances of Element on Android too. Please re-open @bmarty

BloodyIron on 13 Nov 2020

Note that this still seems to be a problem: https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/issues/2569