Slow initialisation when there are many messages in the database

[iuricmp]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

Berty product

Mobile app

Berty product version

2.468.9

OS

iOS

OS version

16.4

Device

iPhone 14

Steps to reproduce

1. Open Berty and create an account.
2. Send 10000 (10k) messages to Berty using Berty Mini.
3. Close the app and reopen it.

Current behavior

Berty App gets stuck for about 20 seconds.

This is a graph created by @jefft0 that shows how slow the app become to startup according to the number of messages in the local database.

Expected behavior

The App should open with an acceptable delay no matter the number of massages in the local database.messages

Other

No response

[jefft0]

We understand the cause of this issue, but it doesn't have a large impact on the ability to use Berty for most users. The solution is not simple, so will take time. When we get a report from the community, they we can revisit. For now, put in the backlog.