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When you change your nickname, the sender color of your past messages also changes. #200

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Affected version

0.8

Steps to reproduce the bug

  1. Open the app.
  2. Send a few messages on the main screen.
  3. Change your nickname.
  4. Observe that the sender color of your previous messages has also changed.
  5. On another device, set a user’s nickname to match yours exactly.
  6. Notice that both users now share the same sender color.

Expected behavior

The sender color of previous messages should remain the same, even after changing your nickname.

or

When the nickname is changed, previous messages should display the new nickname but retain their original sender color. (More complex)

Actual behavior

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  1. Single user: changing nickname updates sender color in past messages.
Screen_recording_20250730_094221.mp4
  1. When two or more users use the same nickname.
many-users.mp4

Affected Android/Custom ROM version

Android 16.0

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