keep getting put into #focus mode across platforms

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Version Number: 9.0.31-20
Reproducible in staging?: Y
Reproducible in production?: Y
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Email or phone of affected tester (no customers):
Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856
Expensify/Expensify Issue URL:
Issue reported by: @mallenexpensify
Slack conversation: https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C049HHMV9SM/p1725929489084449

Action Performed:

1. Select preference mode as "Most recent"
2. Signed out of Desktop/Web
3. Signed in

Expected Result:

User remains in Most recent mode

Actual Result:

User forced into #focus mode

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

Which of our officially supported platforms is this issue occurring on?

• Android: Native
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: Native
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• MacOS: Desktop

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[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @puneetlath (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.

[mallenexpensify]

This is also happening to @rushatgabhane who commented on the Slack thread

backend bug. it keeps sending the nvp as false

The setting to mute sounds is also reset. Both have happened to me many times

[melvin-bot]

@puneetlath Huh... This is 4 days overdue. Who can take care of this?

[melvin-bot]

@puneetlath Still overdue 6 days?! Let's take care of this!

[rushatgabhane]

internal issue. please assign hot pick / internal label

🎀 👀 🎀

[melvin-bot]

Current assignee @puneetlath is eligible for the choreEngineerContributorManagement assigner, not assigning anyone new.

[mallenexpensify]

Sorry for fussing with labels and assignment. I thought it might be helpful to try to get a different engineer assigned, but that shouldn't be necessary.

[puneetlath]

@mallenexpensify I'm headed OOO for a bit and I have too many NewDot Quality issues assigned right now. I'm going to use the auto-assigner to get someone else.

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @MonilBhavsar (AutoAssignerNewDotQuality)

[melvin-bot]

@mallenexpensify @MonilBhavsar this issue was created 2 weeks ago. Are we close to a solution? Let's make sure we're treating this as a top priority. Don't hesitate to create a thread in #expensify-open-source to align faster in real time. Thanks!

[MonilBhavsar]

I'll take a look today

[MonilBhavsar]

Submitted PR for review

[mallenexpensify]

@MonilBhavsar @rushatgabhane will this also fix the similar bug where Mute all sounds from Expensify is also toggled at the same time as being forced into @Focus mode? ie. I have sounds muted and, when thrown into #focus mode, I also start getting notifications sounds.

[rushatgabhane]

@mallenexpensify see https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C049HHMV9SM/p1727294519198659?thread_ts=1725929489.084449&cid=C049HHMV9SM

[mallenexpensify]

Commented here, let's fix the problem of a system setting (mute sound) not being saved when signing out/in. I'm guessing we want a stand-alone issue for that, right?

[MonilBhavsar]

Yes, that's a completely different issue. Happy to be assigned to it though!

[melvin-bot]

⚠️ Looks like this issue was linked to a Deploy Blocker here

If you are the assigned CME please investigate whether the linked PR caused a regression and leave a comment with the results.

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[mallenexpensify]

Thx @MonilBhavsar , created an issues, assigned you and Rushat for the time being

• Mute sounds preference is not saved when logging out/in on the same platform  #49952