Chat-Compose box is not focused when starting a brand new chat

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Version Number: 9.3.15-0
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: No
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Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): N/A
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Bug source: Exploratory - Significant User Experience Deterioration
Device used: MacBook Air 15.7.3 Chrome
App Component: Chat Report View

Action Performed:

1. Sign in to ND
2. Click FAB - Start chat - enter email address of a user who you never interacted with
3. When navigated to a new chat, observe the compose box

Expected Result:

Compose box is focused in a new chat

Actual Result:

Compose box is not focused when creating a new chat

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

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

Screenshots/Videos

Bug7068818_1770329902016.New_chat_not_focused.mp4

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[melvin-bot]

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

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