[$250] Android - Blank space displayed under compose box on new conversations

[isagoico]

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Action Performed:

1. Log in the Android app
2. Navigate to a new conversation
3. Tap on the compose box to start writing

Expected Result:

Compose box is displayed on top of the keyboard without any blank spaces.

Actual Result:

There's a blank space under the compose box that is pushing the compose box to the top.

Note: this is not happening with conversations that have existing messages.

Workaround:

User can still type on the compose box but it unable to view the conversation area.

Platform:

Where is this issue occurring?

• Android

Version Number: 1.1.1-89

Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: No

Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): isagoicotest@gmail.com / 123456Isa

Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856

Notes/Photos/Videos: Any additional supporting documentation

WhatsApp.Video.2022-08-24.at.1.16.27.PM.1.mp4

Expensify/Expensify Issue URL:

Issue reported by: Applause
Slack conversation: N/A

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[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @pecanoro (Engineering), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4319 for more details.

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[isagoico]

As mentioned above, unable to reproduce the issue in production. Below is the behavior in prod app:

[sketchydroide]

@isagoico do you have a video you can add? thanks it's easier to replicate/understand when there is a video

[isagoico]

Yep! Adding it now - Looks like the "beginning of your chat" is not being rendered in the conversation 🤔 maybe this is happening because of that.

Attaching the video here and to the OC.

WhatsApp.Video.2022-08-24.at.1.16.27.PM.1.mp4

[roryabraham]

Looking into this