[HOLD for payment 2021-12-06] The Android hardware back button does not minimise the app when pressed on the LHN/home screen

[kp17211]

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Action Performed:

1. Click on an a chat from the LHN
2. Once you're in the chat, press the back button to navigate back to the LHN/home screen
3. From the LHN/home screen, press the back button again

Expected Result:

• When pressing the back button on the LHN/home screen, the app should be minimised (exited).

Actual Result:

• When pressing the back button on the LHN/home screen, we navigate back to the previous chat that users was in.

Workaround:

• None

Platform:

Where is this issue occurring?

• Web
• iOS
• Android
• Desktop App
• Mobile Web

Version Number:
Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856
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[MelvinBot]

Triggered auto assignment to @mallenexpensify (AutoAssignerTriage), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4749 for more details.

[mallenexpensify]

I don't have Android, trying to find someone on the CM team to triage

[mallenexpensify]

Assigning to @laurenreidexpensify for review since she has Android and I don't.

[parasharrajat]

To me this is reproducible.

[laurenreidexpensify]

@kp17211 @parasharrajat I'm trying to reproduce this and a bit confused.

• Am on my Chats page
• tap into a chat
• within chat, tap top left hand < icon
• taken back to chat page
• swipe left as the generic Android "back" action
• am taken to the chat I was just in

Am I missing something? Isn't this the expected behaviour?

[parasharrajat]

am taken to the chat I was just in

This is an issue.

the flow should be

1. You click on any chat from LHN.
2. It takes you to the chat.
3. You click back button on android phone.
4. It takes you back to chat list / LHN.
5. You press the hardward back button again.
6. App should minimize.
7. But it will take you back to the recent open chat.

[laurenreidexpensify]

Ah got it - okay yes I can confirm this is the behaviour then. Will send this to our engineering team for next review.