Desktop shows contacts not on phone, can't delete them because it thinks they are contacts on mobile device

[TJ82]

• [X] I have searched open and closed issues for duplicates
• [X] I am using Signal-Desktop as provided by the Signal team, not a 3rd-party package.

Bug Description

On Desktop I see contacts that aren't Signal contacts on my phone. They're also not blocked. When I attempt to delete these spurious contacts on Desktop I get told that that I need to delete them on my mobile device first.

Steps to Reproduce - sync contacts

1. Go to settings, chats.
2. Hit "import now".

Actual result:

No changes in my contacts on Desktop, spurious contacts remain in place.

Expected result:

Same contacts on Desktop as on my phone, spurious contacts not on my phone gone from Desktop.

Steps to Reproduce - contact deletion

1. Hit pencil icon to start new chat.
2. Locate the spurious contact.
3. Hit ... and then Remove.

Actual Result:

I get a message:

Unable to remove [name]

This person is saved to your device’s Contacts. Delete them from your Contacts on your mobile device and try again.

Expected Result:

Deletion of the spurious contact.

Screenshots

N/A

Platform Info

Signal Version: 6.37.0. Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 22H2. Linked Device Version: Android, 6.38.2.

Link to Debug Log

Desktop: https://debuglogs.org/desktop/6.37.0/8965a82244edf0a867f159e03de9c728cd0bc6366fb0ca767814638544b01165.gz Android: https://debuglogs.org/android/6.38.2/771a4efd8e1bef45be1e35bd959888a731c92ee77d929f371760144c7e80a342

[indutny-signal]

Sorry for a very long turn around. Are you still seeing this? Can you delete them on your primary?

[TJ82]

Still the same. And from the issue description:

On Desktop I see contacts that aren't Signal contacts on my phone.

They used to be contacts at some point, but have already been deleted on my phone. Perhaps some tombstoned contacts on my phone erroneously still get imported to Desktop...?

[indutny-signal]

Ah, so you don't see them at all on your phone? I see. Thanks for the clarification.

[indutny-signal]

Hello! Sorry for the long wait. Do you still experience this issue?

If yes - could you update to the latest version of Signal Desktop, open a conversation with such contact, click their name at the top of the conversation pane:

and click their name here again:

Does the opened popup say that they are a Signal Connection?

I'd appreciate it if you could send new debug logs right after following these steps (with the conversation open).

Thank you!

[TJ82]

The first screen showed that the person isn't a Signal user, at the bottom. I can't make a screenshot though, because when I try opening a conversation with this contact again it isn't showing up in the list anymore.

Debug logs: https://debuglogs.org/desktop/7.4.0/75795920d2404a5b7484f814062ce6ee78f2f32dc274fd5dbe60b9efb4c30b54.gz

[indutny-signal]

Ah, I see. The contact doesn't appear when you click the compose (pencil):

because it is unregistered. If you don't want to see it anymore - you could open the conversation with the contact just as you did before you collected the debug log, click "triple-dot" on the right:

and then "Delete messages". Hope this helps!