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Sorting of assimilations
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Affected app version
1.1.0
Affected Android/Custom ROM version
Android 15 / GrapheneOS
Affected device model
Pixel 6
How did you install the app?
F-Droid / IzzyOnDroid
Steps to reproduce the bug
Create contacts with names that contain assimilations (i.e. ÄÖÜ in German), display them in the contacts list.
I.e.: Hans Äberhart, Hans Aeberhart, Hans Adler
On (american) keyboards that do not contain these special characters you type Ae instead of Ä.
Expected behavior
- Äberhard, Hans
- Aeberhard, Hans
- Adler, Hans
Actual behavior
- Äberhard, Hans
- Adler, Hans
- Aeberhard, Hans
Screenshots/Screen recordings
Additional information
The above list is trivial so you might think it is not a real problem. But imagine a long list with many names beginning with from Ab..., to Ap: The two identical names will show up several screens apart in the list.
It should be done more thoroughly. Generally, we should consider the fact, that in different locales there are different sorting rules. I suppose we're using international collation, while we should use a proper one for Android's current locale (not UI language).
I can confirm that affected users will consider the present state a bug.
@robinschwab I understand your request, but is your example of "actual behavior" correct? I don't think Aeppli would ever get sorted before Adler using general collation rules...
@robinschwab I understand your request, but is your example of "actual behavior" correct? I don't think Aeppli would ever get sorted before Adler using general collation rules...
You are correct. If you use Äberhard/Aeberhard instead the example works. I edited my issue.