[$250] Android - Notifications - "No activity yet" displayed briefly when opening room notification

[mitarachim]

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Version Number: 9.1.7-1
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: No
If this was caught on HybridApp, is this reproducible on New Expensify Standalone?: No, reproducible on hybrid only
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail: https://expensify.testrail.io/index.php?/tests/view/5669686&group_by=cases:section_id&group_order=asc&group_id=295000
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): ibellicotest+326@gmail.com
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Device used: Motorola MotoG60 - Android 12
App Component: Notifications

Action Performed:

1. Open the Expensify app.
2. Log in with User A account.
3. Switch to User B account.
4. Tap on FAB and select "Start Chat"
5. Select "Room" and complete the creation flow.
6. Tap on the room header and select "Members"
7. Invite User A to room.
8. Return to room conversation and send several messages back to back.
9. Wait for the notification to be displayed and tap on it.
10. When redirected to room chat on User A account, check the message displayed while de room loads and the conversation background while the messages are received.

Expected Result:

When user opens the notification received and lands on the new room, messages should be automatically loaded and background should be visible.

Actual Result:

When user navigates to messages notifications of a new room, a "No activity yet" message is displayed briefly and also the conversation background is displayed black for some time while new messages are received.

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

• Android: Standalone
• Android: HybridApp
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: Standalone
• iOS: HybridApp
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• MacOS: Desktop

Screenshots/Videos

Bug6757175_1740714967451.Yet.mp4

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[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @lschurr (Bug), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/14418 for more details. Please add this bug to a GH project, as outlined in the SO.

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @MariaHCD (DeployBlockerCash), see https://stackoverflowteams.com/c/expensify/questions/9980/ for more details.

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[MariaHCD]

Looks like this isn't blocking the user or disrupting UX in a major way so this is doesn't need to be a deploy blocker.