Android - Global Unread Indicator - There is no Global Unread Indicator in Android App

[kbecciv]

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Issue found when executing PR #10739

Action Performed:

1. Launch the app
2. Login with any account (User A), ensure User A is not looking at the chat
3. Start a chat between User A and User B
4. Leave a comment on the chat as User B
5. Leave another comment

Expected Result:

There is Global Unread Indicator in Android App

Actual Result:

There is no Global Unread Indicator in Android App

Workaround:

Unknown

Platform:

Where is this issue occurring?

• Android

Version Number: 1.1.97.2

Reproducible in staging?: Yes

Reproducible in production?: No

Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): any

Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856

Notes/Photos/Videos: Any additional supporting documentation

Screen_Recording_20220905-190459_New.Expensify.mp4

Expensify/Expensify Issue URL:

Issue reported by: Applause - Interna Team

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[marcaaron]

There isn't an unread indicator in the android app?

[Julesssss]

Yeah, this doesn't sound like a bug. @kbecciv is this issue suggesting that we don't have an unread counter on the app icon like iOS does?

[kbecciv]

@Julesssss @marcaaron Yes, there is no indicator in the Android app. I can check IOS app with build 1.1.96.5 (not update it yet to 1.1.97.2)

[Julesssss]

@Julesssss @marcaaron Yes, there is no indicator in the Android app. I can check IOS app with build 1.1.96.5 (not update it yet to 1.1.97.2)

By 'In the Android app', do you mean while the app is opened, in the List of user chats? Or in the Android OS Home Screen, where you see the app icons? Because if it's the latter then there's no bug here. Android has notification badges, which uses notifications to show a dot on the icon, but the count that iOS has is not supported by Android.