Blocking contacts does not block notification sounds #82
Description
Profiles used: Owner, Secondary
Two GrapheneOS phones were used, both Pixel 7. Build 2025092700
Steps:
- Open Messaging app
- Select a conversation
- Tap three-dot menu and select People & Options
- Block <contact name / number>
- Send message from the contact that was blocked.
Expected behavior:
Continue to receive messages but without notifications (including sound), and the conversation archived.
Actual behavior:
Conversation is archived and displayed notifications were not received, as expected, but still received a notification sound.
Additional Notes
I have used Owner and secondary profiles with no effect. I tried removing the number from my contacts or changing the number format in case that mattered. I tried on both phones to block their respective numbers.
Deleting app Storage (Messaging > Storage & cache > Clear storage) has no effect on this bug.
I experimented with different Notifications settings. Disabling them, for all messages as well as individual contacts, silent notifications, removing it as a conversation (Messaging > conversation > People & Options > Notifications > Not a conversation). The only thing that disabled notification sounds was either turning off all notifications for Messages, or putting Notification volume at 0.