Chat- Thread message is not shown in the detail page adding conditional parsing logic to ReportDetailsPage.tsx

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Explanation of Change

Modify ReportDetailsPage.tsx to match the conditional parsing logic
ADD_COMMENT threads: Don't parse preserves text exactly as
entered)
Group chats: Don't parse (preserves exact text)
Other cases: Parse with htmlToText() as before

Fixed Issues

$ #75979
PROPOSAL: #75979 (comment)

Tests

Testing Steps

Priority 1: Critical Tests

Test 1: Original Issue

Scenario: Thread detail page shows HTML as user typed it

Steps:

1. Open any chat
2. Send message: <div>test</div>
3. Long press message → "Reply in thread"
4. Click thread header → Detail page opens
5. Verify detail page shows <div>test</div> (not "test")

---

Test 2: Header and Detail Page Parity

Scenario: Thread header and detail page show identical text

Steps:

1. Use same thread from Test 1
2. Note thread header text
3. Click thread header → Open detail page
4. Verify header text === detail page text (exact match)

---

Test 3: System Messages

Scenario: System-generated HTML still parses correctly

Steps:

1. Find thread with system-generated message
2. Open detail page
3. Verify system HTML parses correctly (not shown as raw tags)

---

Test 4: Regular (Non-Thread) Chat Detail Pages

Scenario: Backward compatibility for normal chats

Steps:

1. Open any regular chat (not a thread)
2. Click chat header/avatar → Detail page opens
3. Verify detail page works normally
4. Verify chat name displays correctly

---

Test 5: Group Chat Thread

Scenario: Group chat threads handle HTML correctly

Steps:

1. Open a group chat (3+ people)
2. Send message: <b>Bold Test</b>
3. Long press → "Reply in thread"
4. Click thread header → Detail page opens
5. Verify detail page shows <b>Bold Test</b> correctly
6. Verify header matches detail page

---

Priority 2: Important Tests

Test 6: LHN (Left-Hand Navigation) Consistency

Scenario: Thread name in sidebar matches detail page

Steps:

1. Use thread from Test 1 (<div>test</div>)
2. Return to main view
3. Check thread in left-hand navigation list
4. Verify LHN shows same text as header/detail page

---

Test 7: @Mention in Thread Detail

Scenario: Backend HTML (mentions) display correctly

Steps:

1. Send message with @mention: "Hey @[User] check this"
2. Create thread from that message
3. Click thread header → Detail page
4. Verify mention displays as @Username (not raw HTML tags)

---

Test 8: Non-ADD_COMMENT Thread

Scenario: System message threads parse HTML correctly

Steps:

1. Find system-generated message (expense notification, workspace change, etc.)
2. Create thread from it (if possible)
3. Click thread header → Detail page
4. Verify system message HTML parses correctly
5. Verify header matches detail page

---

Test 9: Workspace Report Detail Page

Scenario: Workspace contexts unaffected

Steps:

1. Open a workspace (not thread, not chat)
2. Click workspace name/avatar → Detail page
3. Verify workspace detail page still works
4. Verify workspace name displays correctly

---

Priority 3: Edge Cases

Test 10: Complex Nested HTML

Scenario: Complex HTML edge cases

Steps:

1. Send message: <div><b>nested</b> tags</div>
2. Create thread
3. Open detail page
4. Verify shows exactly as typed

---

Test 11: Empty/Null Thread Name

Scenario: Edge case handling

Steps:

1. Create thread with minimal/empty text
2. Open detail page
3. Verify handles gracefully (no crash, no errors)

---

Test 12: Search Results Consistency

Scenario: Search results match detail page

Steps:

1. Use thread from Test 1
2. Search for "test" or "div"
3. Verify search result matches detail page text

• Verify that no errors appear in the JS console

Offline tests

disconnected network while in production build
Navigate to staging.new.expensify.com
Open a chat
Send a message -

test

Long press and open reply thread
Go to thread header and open header page

QA Steps

"Same as tests"
// TODO: These must be filled out, or the issue title must include "[No QA]."

• Verify that no errors appear in the JS console

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when testing IOS standalone I did come across an unrelated console error

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✅ Changes either increased or maintained existing code coverage, great job!

Files with missing lines	Coverage Δ
src/pages/ReportDetailsPage.tsx	56.43% <100.00%> (+0.39%)	⬆️
... and 447 files with indirect coverage changes

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LGTM!

I just saw the last screen recording for MAC OS/ https://github.com/Expensify/App/pull/81086#:~:text=Screen.Recording.2026%2D02%2D09.at.14.06.42.mov
I noticed that #admins when opened in the report detail displayed #HIDDEN. Is that a expected behavior, or is that a regression that I missed in the initial testing? If its a regression I would like to nip it in the bid before it costs us any money?

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@eVoloshchak

LGTM!

I just saw the last screen recording for MAC OS/ https://github.com/Expensify/App/pull/81086#:~:text=Screen.Recording.2026%2D02%2D09.at.14.06.42.mov I noticed that #admins when opened in the report detail displayed #HIDDEN. Is that a expected behavior, or is that a regression that I missed in the initial testing? If its a regression I would like to nip it in the bid before it costs us any money?

nevermind I tested on main branch, looks like its expected behavior Phew, freaked me out.

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