[Due for payment 2025-05-22] [Due for payment 2025-05-20] Categories - Missing introduction sentence "Get a better overview of..." in the empty state

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Version Number: 9.1.42-0
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: No
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Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): applausetester+sdj0m23@applause.expensifail.com
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Device used: Mac 15.3 / Chrome
App Component: Workspace Settings

Action Performed:

1. Go to staging.new.expensify.com
2. Go to workspace settings > Categories.
3. Select all categories via checkbox.
4. Click dropdown button.
5. Click Delete categories.
6. Delete all the categories.

Expected Result:

There will be the introduction text "Get a better overview of where money is being spent. Use our default categories or add your own." in the empty state (production behavior).

Actual Result:

The introduction text "Get a better overview of where money is being spent. Use our default categories or add your own." is missing in the empty state.

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

• Android: App
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: App
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• iOS: mWeb Chrome
• Windows: Chrome
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• MacOS: Desktop

Screenshots/Videos

Bug6825147_1746675123730.20250508_112938.mp4

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Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @mallenexpensify

[melvin-bot]

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

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[mollfpr]

It's a regression from #60488.

cc @daledah @thesahindia