Sorting of assimilations

[robinschwab]

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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.

[Aga-C]

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).

[robinschwab]

I can confirm that affected users will consider the present state a bug.

[chesio]

@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]

@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.

[robinschwab]

Here is a French example.