[Due for payment 2025-04-28] [Due for payment 2025-04-25] Search-Search syntax is not added to the field after clicking to search in the current chat

[mitarachim]

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Version Number: 9.1.-29-0
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: No
If this was caught on HybridApp, is this reproducible on New Expensify Standalone?: N/A
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail: https://expensify.testrail.io/index.php?/tests/view/5942880
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): N/A
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Device used: MacBook Air 15.4 Chrome, iPhone 15 iOS 18.3.2 Safari
App Component: Search

Action Performed:

1. Navigate to the staging.new.expensify.com and sign in
2. Start a 1:1 conversation, say some messages like "Hi", "Hello"
3. While on the conversation page, click on the Search icon at the top right corner
4. Select an option to search in the current conversation
5. Check the search box

Expected Result:

A search syntax is added to the search box after clicking on the option to search in the current conversation

Actual Result:

A search syntax is not added to the search box after clicking on the option to search in the current conversation. User is not able to complete the search query in the search field on the chat page

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

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

Screenshots/Videos

Bug6804401_1744846735292.Recording__97.mp4

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Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @alexpensify

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @alexpensify (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.

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @mollfpr (DeployBlockerCash), see https://stackoverflowteams.com/c/expensify/questions/9980/ for more details.

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