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Version Number: 1.4.9-1
Reproducible in staging?: Y
Reproducible in production?: N
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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: Applause-Internal Team
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Action Performed:

1. Go to staging.new.expensify.com on desktop browser or open Desktop App
2. Login with any account
3. Go to any chat
4. Select Emoji Picker
5. Type any word in Search bar
6. Delete by Backspace last letter in this word

Expected Result:

The letter is removed and focus remains in the search bar

Actual Result:

The letter is removed but the focus is lost in the search bar and moved to the first emoji

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

Screenshots/Videos

Bug6304117_1701930291733.Desktop-Emoji-Search-focus-lost-after-delete-char.mp4

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