[HOLD setSelection refactor] [$2000] Android - Cursor is placed in wrong position after write/paste the emoji between the word Hello and nice - Reported by: @AndreasBBS

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Issue found when executing PR #12632

Action Performed:

1. Launch the app
2. Log in with any account
3. Go to any chat
4. Start with a string Hello nice to meet you
5. Write the emoji 👋 in the string Hello nice to meet you between the word Hello and nice
6. Start with a string Hello nice to meet you
7. Paste the string 👋 friend in the string Hello nice to meet you between the word Hello and nice

Expected Result:

Describe what you think should've happened

Actual Result:

The resulting string has the emoji converted and the cursor is placed after the word friend/ or after the emoji

Workaround:

Unknown

Platform:

Where is this issue occurring?

• Android

Version Number: 1.2.29.2

Reproducible in staging?: Yes

Reproducible in production?: No

Email or phone of affected tester (no customers):

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

Notes/Photos/Videos: Any additional supporting documentation

Screen_Recording_20221117-143136_New.Expensify.mp4

Expensify/Expensify Issue URL:

Issue reported by: Applause - Internal Team

Slack conversation:

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[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @dylanexpensify (Bug), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/14418 for more details.

[rushatgabhane]

This is a known bug and reported by @AndreasBBS over here

@dylanexpensify could you please add them as the reporter so that they get reporting bonus, thank you!

[roryabraham]

Can we please add some automated UI tests to cover this behavior with the next PR to fix this?

[rushatgabhane]

@roryabraham if i remb correctly, this issue is due to poor performance and not correctness

Can we please add some automated UI tests

sure!

[AndreasBBS]

@roryabraham You can check my analysis of this problem here. In my opinion is something that needs to be solved at the level of the react-native library, the onSelectionChange has erratic behavior on Android.

[melvin-bot]

@dylanexpensify Whoops! This issue is 2 days overdue. Let's get this updated quick!

[dylanexpensify]

reviewing today!