[HOLD for payment 2025-01-18] [$250] Search - Workspace chat preview, flickers between last message and information message

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Version Number: 9.0.69-1
Reproducible in staging?: Y
Reproducible in production?: N
If this was caught on HybridApp, is this reproducible on New Expensify Standalone?: Y
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team

Action Performed:

1. Open the staging.new.expensify.com website.
2. Tap on "Settings" and select "Workspaces"
3. Open any workspace and tap on "Members"
4. Tap on "Invite Member"
5. Invite any member to workspace.
6. Return to LHN.
7. Open the workspace individual chat created for this invited member.
8. Send any message on it.
9. Tap on the search icon.
10. Start writing a search related to this last chat.
11. Verify that with every letter added on the search input, this chat preview keeps displaying the last sent message.

Expected Result:

The preview of the individual chat created for an invited workspace member, should keep displaying the last sent message when writing on the search input.

Actual Result:

Chat preview of individual chat created for an invited workspace member, flickers between the last sent message and the workspace information message with every letter added on the search input.

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

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

Screenshots/Videos

Bug6681273_1733068550003.WS_Member_chat.mp4

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Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @isabelastisser

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Triggered auto assignment to @isabelastisser (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.

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

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