[Due for payment 2025-06-16][$250] LHN - Email is displayed instead of user name on LHN message preview

[nlemma]

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Version Number: v9.1.24-2
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: N/A
If this was caught on HybridApp, is this reproducible on New Expensify Standalone?: N/A
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail: #59252
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): expensify416+da2@gmail.com
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Device used: MacOS Chrome, Desktop
App Component: Left Hand Navigation (LHN)

Action Performed:

1. Start a chat with a user who has a display name (user A)
2. Click + > Create expense > Add amount > Next > Click Create expense
3. Navigate away form the chat
4. Go to Settings > Preferences > change priority mode to focus
5. Return to LHN
6. Go to Settings > Preferences > change priority mode to Most recent
7. Return to LHN
8. Open the chat with user A

Expected Result:

'User's display name owes amount' message should be displayed on LHN of the user you have requested money from

Actual Result:

'User's email owes amount' message is displayed on LHN. And the message is changed to 'User's display name owes amount' when opening the chat

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

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

Screenshots/Videos

Bug6795782_1744098119397.Screen_Recording_2025-04-08_at_10.29.59_in_the_morning.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 @rlinoz (DeployBlockerCash), see https://stackoverflowteams.com/c/expensify/questions/9980/ for more details.

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[nlemma]

@lschurr FYI I haven't added the External label as I wasn't 100% sure about this issue. Please take a look and add the label if you agree it's a bug and can be handled by external contributors.

[samranahm]

Dupe of #59566