The info about "syncing messages" can be confusing

[boreq]

Problem

1. The text "Syncing messages..." appears even when no messages were synced. So the user will see "Syncing messages..." and then "Downloaded 0 posts during the last 15 mins". I understand the intention but I guess it can be confusing.

2. But what is more confusing is that the number below is displayed for a sliding 15 minute window so it can actually start going down at some point which can be very strange to people.

3. Also we specifically say "posts" while I think we count any message.

Suggestions

Maybe a better option would be to have two labels with a nice green checkbox next to them:

• ✅ communicating with peers (shows up if we managed to connect to at least one peer within the last 15 minutes)
• ✅ downloading new messages (shows up if we managed to replicate at least one message within the last 15 minutes)

And as to not be negative instead of being red if it hasn't happened yet we could show:

• ⌛ looking for peers...
• ⌛ looking for new messages...