Signal-android: Signal doesn't send insecure SMS when secure message pending

Created on 18 Jul 2020 · 2Comments · Source: signalapp/Signal-Android

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Bug description

When I'm offline, I tried to send a message with Signal. This of course did not work, because I didn't have internet. I then tried to send an insecure SMS with Signal, but this SMS stayed in the "pending" state and did not get delivered.

Steps to reproduce

Disable internet
Send a regular message to a person, this should not get delivered
Long-press the send button to select "insecure SMS", then send using that method

Actual result: Both the regular message and the SMS don't get delivered
Expected result: The regular message stays pending, the SMS gets sent

Device info

Device: Oneplus 2
Android version: 10
Signal version: 4.66.5

Source

redfast00

👍4

Most helpful comment

Oh this is interesting, I do like the suggestion and understand the frustration. In areas with poor service, a data message can get stuck but an SMS can go through. The reason they currently block each other is because we take great care to ensure the message sends are done sequentially within a conversation, but it shouldn't be hard to put SMS and Signal messages in different "queues".

greyson-signal on 19 Nov 2020

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Got it also with:

Device info

Device: Oneplus 5T
Android version: 10
Signal version: 4.77.3

Very frustrating!

Perhaps it could be interesting to fallback by default to "insecure SMS" when phone is offline (there is no internet connection)... Or ask for a confirmation.