[HOLD for payment 2024-04-15] [$500] Web - Group chat - Unable to create a group chat via search input after deselecting members

[kbecciv]

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Version Number: 1.4.58-0
Reproducible in staging?: y
Reproducible in production?: n
Issue found when executing PR: #37458
Issue reported by: Applause _ Internal Team

Action Performed:

1. Click on FAB > Start a chat > Select multiple users either from existing contact or by using the search bar
2. Go to the next step
3. Deselect all the previously added group contacts
4. Go back to the previous page
5. Try the add to group method to add contacts and confirm that works
6. Deselect any members added
7. Try to search for a new contact using the search field
8. Click on add to group once the contact shows up
9. Search for another contact and click on add to group
10. Clear the search field to see the selected contacts
11. Once again do step 7, step 8 and step 9
12. Click on create a chat and observe the new created chat avatar and header

Expected Result:

The two contacts added on step 7, step 8 and step 9 should be added and be present in the selected list

Actual Result:

No contacts are visible as being selected to be in the group and once done with step 12 the created chat shows a group chat avatar while it is a chat between 1:1 DM.

Workaround:

n/a

Platforms:

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

• Android: Native
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: Native
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• MacOS: Desktop

Screenshots/Videos

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Bug6431961_1711739235908.bandicam_2024-03-29_21-55-39-449.mp4

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[melvin-bot]

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

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[kbecciv]

We think that this bug might be related to #vip-vsb

[marcochavezf]

It looks like this is coming up with a new functionality for Group chats, which was recently implemented: #39295. So it shouldn't be a deploy blocker

[marcaaron]

Thanks @marcochavezf if you want me to take over feel free to assign! No problem 👍