[HOLD for #49539] Android - Search - Unable to access search when opening link to message and returning to LHN

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Version Number: 9.0.63-0
Reproducible in staging?: Y
Reproducible in production?: Y
If this was caught on HybridApp, is this reproducible on New Expensify Standalone?: Y
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team

Action Performed:

1. Open the Expensify app.
2. Open any chat with messages and copy the link to any message.
3. Open a different chat and paste the message link.
4. Navigate to search section.
5. Tap on the dropdown menu and select "Chat"
6. Tap on the just sent link.
7. Verify you are redirected to the correct message in the correct chat.
8. Use the device back button to go back.
9. Once in LHN, try to access "Search" section again.
10. Verify you are correctly navigated to "Search"

Expected Result:

After navigating to a message´s link and landing on the chat, using the device´s back button, should redirect the user to chat section in search again.

Actual Result:

When the user navigates to a message´s link via chat section in search and uses the device back button to return, the app navigates to LHN and the button to access "Search" section becomes unresponsive.

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

• Android: Standalone
• Android: HybridApp
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: Standalone
• iOS: HybridApp
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• MacOS: Desktop

Screenshots/Videos

Bug6668562_1731945221238.Freeze.mp4

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[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @garrettmknight (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.

[QichenZhu]

The navigation refactoring #49539 is in progress, and this should be fixed after it's merged.

[garrettmknight]

Will check when that's done.

[garrettmknight]

PR is still in draft.