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Slack mobile app suffers persistent lag and inconsistent feature reliability

Users report Slack experiencing inconsistent performance with lag and features failing intermittently. Without specifics or reproducible steps, this is low-signal noise that may reflect device-level or network-level issues rather than a core product problem.

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