Signal-android: Emoji glitching in emoji drawer

[haffenloher]

I have:

• [x] searched open and closed issues for duplicates
• [x] read https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Android/wiki/Submitting-useful-bug-reports

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Bug description

Apparently, tinting something that is not an ImageView is not supported on API <21. Therefore the new category icons from f7474362f look like this on 4.2:

(also note how my phone still shows slight signs of #2957 :/)

Looks like we would have to either generate separate light and dark theme PNGs or use setColorFilter somewhere to fix this?

[moxie0]

Damn, we'll have to make assets. What's your phone info? I'd like to create an emulator that will reproduce those visual glitches.

[moxie0]

Generated assets to fix the tinting issue, reopening to track the glitching you're seeing.

[lazlolazlolazlo]

I can reproduce the glitches (slight signs of #2957) with the following phone:
Device : motorola XT1021 (cm_condor)
Android : 4.4.4 (430c6b1557, cm_condor-userdebug 4.4.4 KTU84Q 430c6b1557 test-keys)

[moxie0]

@lazlolazlolazlo I built an emulator with those device specifications and am unable to reproduce. Can you post a screenshot?

[haffenloher]

@moxie0 the phone's specs are here!

[lazlolazlolazlo]

3.25.0:

3.25.1:

[moxie0]

I can't seem to reproduce this in an emulator, guess I'm going to have to get a phone

[FeuRenard]

This issue is also reported in the community forum:
https://whispersystems.discoursehosting.net/t/updated-emojis-are-not-showing-correctly/1024

[haffenloher]

FYI, this issue disappeared for me after I played with Android's Accessibility settings (I turned the "Large text" option on and off again, which seems to have changed my phone's DPI settings?). Now everything is slightly larger. I have 8 instead of 9 emoji per row in the emoji drawer and the glitching is gone.

[ghost]

@moxie0 Again this problem happens in 4.12.0

[warblend]

But this time it is not restricted to the drawer but also happens in messages.

https://gist.github.com/c1e1881b57b4fcb8a0301c6514371695

[moxie0]

I'm unable to reproduce this on a Samsung S4 (Android 4.4), OnePlus One (Android 5), Nexus 5 (Android 6), Moto G (Android 6), or Pixel (Android 8). @warblend Is there anything particular about your device that you can think of?

[ghost]

@moxie0 me and my friend using Qmobile my Android 6.0 and friend Android 5.2 i think we have same problem like @warblend

[warblend]

@moxie0 I will think about it,but right now nothing specific comes to my mind. It seems to be related to the device as a friend of mine who owns a phone of the same model is experiencing the same issue.

[nrizzio]

I'm also having the same issue. Interestingly, my emoji drawer has a pattern to it: 6 emojis are spread out over 8 emoji boxes. If more screenshots/information is needed, let me know.

Device: Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime
Android version: 5.1.1
Signal version: 4.12.0
Debug log: https://gist.github.com/anonymous/8078d907268ba77d99bc01a5b9fe169e

[Oisins]

It's also broken for me, but only since the latest version. Note: I did change the DPI of my phone using the build.prop file.

Huawei P8 lite ALE-21
Android 6.0
Signal: since 4.12

EDIT:
Still a problem in 4.12.2

[IronJunkie]

Also have this issue on LineageOS 7.1.2 after latest Signal beta 4.12.2 update. Samsung S4 Mini. Also emoji generated by keyboard show the same multiple/split emoji images when entered into Signal text field but appear correctly within the keyboard. I haven't adjusted pixel display etc… but It is a small phone.

[IronJunkie]

Possible workaround, turn off Signal emoji in Signal settings so that signal uses your phones system emoji, then emojl appear correctly in Signal messages.

[ghost]

@moxie0 but now after 4.12.3 update emojis edges are rough now not clear circle face emojis.