Replies from discord without edits do not show up correctly in Element Android

[Zwelf]

Messages with replies on discord don't get shown in Element Android. Element Web displays them fine.

Screenshots:

| Element desktop | Element Android | Element Android long press on message | | --- | --- | --- | |  |  |  |

Links message on matrix/discord:

• Direct link to message on matrix
• Link to message in discord archive

Source

Reply message, doesn't get shown in element-android:

``` { "content": { "body": "on 2023-08-20", "com.beeper.linkpreviews": [], "com.beeper.per_message_profile": { "avatar_url": "mxc://discord-media.mau.dev/avatars|893454802464411689|bc46721b305d4e67fb352e26edfdedcf.png", "displayname": "Jupstar ✪", "is_multiple_users": false }, "fi.mau.discord.guild_member_metadata": { "avatar_id": "", "avatar_mxc": "", "avatar_url": "", "nick": "Jupstar ✪" }, "m.mentions": { "user_ids": [ "@discord_436500869547163664:ddnet.org" ] }, "m.relates_to": { "m.in_reply_to": { "event_id": "$IAr9CJ7yeouayQCF-OivuExmdARyDjMRTML-5agvltQ" } }, "msgtype": "m.text" }, "origin_server_ts": 1693154427105, "room_id": "!XL64iBrBYNLL1HSuSx:ddnet.org", "sender": "@discord_893454802464411689:ddnet.org", "type": "m.room.message", "unsigned": {}, "event_id": "$5ouDCBdBz1NKmyTFwft3SpJ2iOVEXIndXrqGEVJk6fg", "user_id": "@discord_893454802464411689:ddnet.org" } ```

Reply message with edit. Gets shown correctly in Element Android:

``` { "content": { "body": "* i think you can use para zoom instead of normal para if ur client is updated", "m.mentions": {}, "m.new_content": { "body": "i think you can use para zoom instead of normal para if ur client is updated", "com.beeper.linkpreviews": [], "com.beeper.per_message_profile": { "avatar_url": "mxc://discord-media.mau.dev/avatars|513871312347987968|9a96d8f1122bf08d2214d4b4718d3554.png", "displayname": "louis", "is_multiple_users": false }, "fi.mau.discord.guild_member_metadata": { "avatar_id": "", "avatar_mxc": "", "avatar_url": "", "nick": "louis" }, "m.mentions": {}, "msgtype": "m.text" }, "m.relates_to": { "event_id": "$8RWfmuPUAEFmZiw0EpflQc5ICZLGe1spZ8ySf5BBMFs", "rel_type": "m.replace" }, "msgtype": "m.text" }, "origin_server_ts": 1693138578338, "room_id": "!XL64iBrBYNLL1HSuSx:ddnet.org", "sender": "@discord_513871312347987968:ddnet.org", "type": "m.room.message", "unsigned": {}, "event_id": "$CuFD8zYyObVFAHgH-YsC7-lPojQlkBN_673DJ3eXD78", "user_id": "@discord_513871312347987968:ddnet.org" } ```

[tulir]

Element Android doesn't support rendering replies properly

[Zwelf]

vector-im/element-android#8460 😞

[tulir]

Element X's (both android and ios) do have proper reply rendering btw

[zouppen]

I would be very happy if the reply fallback feature is implemented to this bridge similarly as it is in mautrix-telegram for example.

Element X is still not very usable as an only client (missing essential features like changing a password!) and I'd probably need to wait another year before it's ready for everyday use. Sad, but implementing a workaround would greatly help Matrix adoption.