[Due for payment 2025-08-26] [$250] An additional entry is added to the browser history when opening the app

[WojtekBoman]

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Version Number: v9.1.81-5
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: Yes
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail:
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers):
Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856
Expensify/Expensify Issue URL:
Issue reported by: @WojtekBoman
Slack conversation (hyperlinked to channel name):

Action Performed:

1. Open the app URL in a new browser tab.
2. Go back using your browser's back button.
3. Repeat the first two steps several times (2-3 times).
4. Open the app URL again.
5. Open another tab in the app.
6. Go back to the previous page.
7. Try going back to the initial page in your tab.

Expected Result:

The first page in your browser tab has been opened

Actual Result:

Nothing happened

Platforms:

Select the officially supported platforms where the issue was reproduced:

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

Screenshots/Videos

Screen.Recording.2025-07-16.at.15.48.21.mov

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Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @abekkala

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Triggered auto assignment to @abekkala (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.

[WojtekBoman]

Hey! I'm Wojtek from Software Mansion, an expert agency, and I'd like to work on this issue

[melvin-bot]

Job added to Upwork: https://www.upwork.com/jobs/~021945487750098879558

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to Contributor-plus team member for initial proposal review - @alitoshmatov (External)