Thread – DM chat beginning appears briefly when open thread as another user

[IuliiaHerets]

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Version Number: v9.0.34-2 Reproducible in staging?: Y Reproducible in production?: Y If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail: https://expensify.testrail.io/index.php?/tests/view/4958214 Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): applausetester+jp_e_category_2@applause.expensifail.com Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team

Action Performed:

1. Go to https://staging.new.expensify.com/
2. Log in as user A
3. Open chat with user B
4. Send a message
5. Right click and select Reply in thread
6. Send some comments in the thread
7. Log in as user B
8. Open thread created by user A

Expected Result:

DM chat beginning not appears

Actual Result:

DM chat beginning appears briefly

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

• [x] Android: Native
• [x] Android: mWeb Chrome
• [ ] iOS: Native
• [ ] iOS: mWeb Safari
• [x] MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• [ ] MacOS: Desktop

Screenshots/Videos

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/256da95d-86a5-4651-8b6a-74bbbfe125ae

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[melvin-bot[bot]]

Triggered auto assignment to @alexpensify (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.

[IuliiaHerets]

@alexpensify 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

[melvin-bot[bot]]

@alexpensify Uh oh! This issue is overdue by 2 days. Don't forget to update your issues!

[alexpensify]

Adding this one to my test list and will get to it later this week.