[HOLD for payment 2023-05-03] [HOLD for payment 2023-04-26] [$32,000] Allow keyboard shortcuts to work on native devices

[jasperhuangg]

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Action Performed:

Try to use <Command, K> to access the chat switcher on my tablet.

Expected Result:

The chat switcher should open

The goal is to let native listen and react to hardware keyboard shortcuts similar to how it works in web.

Actual Result:

Keyboard shortcuts doesn't work. It doesn't open.

Workaround:

Nope.

Platform:

Where is this issue occurring?

• iOS
• Android

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[MelvinBot]

Triggered auto assignment to @sophiepintoraetz (AutoAssignerTriage), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4749 for more details.

[parasharrajat]

@jasperhuangg Don't forget to revert #6881 which hides the shortcut button from the settings page.

[MelvinBot]

Whoops! This issue is 2 days overdue. Let's get this updated quick!

[MelvinBot]

8 days overdue is a lot. Should this be a Weekly issue? If so, feel free to change it!

[mananjadhav]

@jasperhuangg Is there any progress here? If you're fine and like to make it External, I can help with this.