[HOLD for payment 2023-03-13] [$4000] Able to change timezone through direct link even when the automatically determine location switch is on

[kavimuru]

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Action Performed:

1. Go to Settings > Profile
2. Go to Timezone
3. Toggle off the automatically determine location switch
4. Click on Timezone
5. Copy the URL of the select timezone page
6. Go back and toggle on the automatically determine location switch
7. In the address bar, paste the copied URL and press enter

Expected Result:

The controls should be disabled, with only the ability to go back

Actual Result:

After updating the timezone directly through the link, the new timezone is displayed on the timezone initial page, but
The old timezone is displayed on the profile page
The old timezone is selected on the timezone list page
The automatically determine location switch doesn't work

Workaround:

unknown

Platforms:

Which of our officially supported platforms is this issue occurring on?

• MacOS / Chrome / Safari

Version Number: 1.2.54-2
Reproducible in staging?: y
Reproducible in production?: y
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail:
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers):
Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856
Notes/Photos/Videos:

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Expensify/Expensify Issue URL:
Issue reported by: @adeel0202
Slack conversation: https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C049HHMV9SM/p1673873060216069

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[sonialiap]

I can replicate the reported behavior. Setting the timezone via the link does not update the timezone set on my profile or in the timezone selection list. Looks like making the change via the link does not override the "automatically determine toggle"

[sonialiap]

Asking team about expected behavior here

[sonialiap]

Team agreed that the behavior described here isn't ideal. Suggested solution is when Automatically determine your location then redirect https://new.expensify.com/settings/profile/timezone/select back to https://new.expensify.com/settings/profile/timezone

[melvin-bot]

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