Offer to uncheck any sync options on mail, calendar, contacts,... before syncing all services after finishing adding a new account.
- /e/ version: 0.9-20200626
- Device model: LG-H850
- When it started to occur: NA
- Reproducible with the last /e/ version: yes
- Reproducible with LineageOS:
Summary
The user shall be presented all the available sync option on mail, contacts, calendar, tasks,... after adding a new account (Google account has been examined). The sync option shall be reviewed before the actual sync starts.
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The device is unusable -
The bug is the source of a data loss or a big waste of time -
The bug concerns a third party apps -
The bug concerns security -
The bug concerns privacy
The problem
Steps to reproduce
Add new account (Google account had been examined). Authenticate and finish the setup.
Go to Accounts > Google > Account settings > choose the Google account > uncheck the Address book (My Contacts).
What is the current behavior?
No sync option are presented for a review. The account starts to sync at all levels: mail, contacts, tasks,...
What is the expected correct behavior?
The user shall be presented a sync option list, where one could switch off syncing the individual services. It helps to reduce confusion and increase the feel of privacy.
Technical information
Relevant logs (adb logcat
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Relevant screenshots
Solutions
Workaround
Go to Accounts > Google > choose the new account and uncheck the services. Unfortunately, by that time all information might be downloaded and flushed into the relevant apps.
Possible fixes