Chat - LHN displayed as "comment deleted" for the new user when initiating chat and navigating to LHN

[kavimuru]

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Action Performed:

1. Launch the app and login.
2. Click on New Chat
3. Search for a user that you don't have any messages with and open the chat.

Expected Result:

When you navigate from the chat that doesn't have a message, it disappears from the left hand navigation.

Actual Result:

When you navigate from the chat that doesn't have a message, it appears at the LHN with "comment deleted" for that user

Workaround:

Unknown

Platform:

Where is this issue occurring?

• Web
• iOS
• Android
• Desktop App
• Mobile Web

Version Number: 1.1.16-1

Reproducible in staging?: Yes

Reproducible in production?: No

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

Notes/Photos/Videos:

Bug5341986_23.11-new_message-2.mp4

Expensify/Expensify Issue URL:
Issue reported by: Applause
Slack conversation:

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[MelvinBot]

Triggered auto assignment to @thienlnam (Engineering), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4319 for more details.

[thienlnam]

Looks like this is from #4133

cc @chiragsalian

[chiragsalian]

Oh i missed this, assigning to self as i investigate.

[parasharrajat]

@chiragsalian I think it was discussed here #3293 (comment) and fixed here #6458

[chiragsalian]

oh nice, thanks for that @parasharrajat 🙇
Looks like that PR resolves this issue. I'll link it here and ensure it get's CP-d.

[chiragsalian]

@kavimuru the fix has been CP-d. Can you retest and close issue when you get the chance.

[isagoico]

Retest for this was a pass! closing 🎉