Android - Device back button is not functional

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Version Number: 9.1.46-0
Reproducible in staging?: Y
Reproducible in production?: N
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail: N/A
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): applausetester+sj8snd91@applause.expensifail.com
Issue reported by: Applause - Internal Team

Action Performed:

1. Launch Expensify app
2. Open any chat
3. Tap device back button
4. Tap device back button to close keyboard
5. Tap device back button again

Expected Result:

In Step 3, app will go back to LHN
In Step 5, app will go back to LHN

Actual Result:

In Step 3, keyboard opens when using device back button
In Step 5, device back button is not working

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

Select the officially supported platforms where the issue was reproduced:

• Android: App
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: App
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• iOS: mWeb Chrome
• Windows: Chrome
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• MacOS: Desktop

Platforms Tested:

On which of our officially supported platforms was this issue tested:

• Android: App
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: App
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• iOS: mWeb Chrome
• Windows: Chrome
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• MacOS: Desktop

Screenshots/Videos

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Bug6832520_1747342519106.Screen_Recording_20250516_045321_Expensify.mp4

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[melvin-bot]

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

[melvin-bot]

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[arosiclair]

I can't reproduce this on v9.1.46-6 with a Pixel 5 and Android 14

screen-20250519-142012.mp4

[arosiclair]

@marcaaron have you looked into this at all?

[marcaaron]

Sorry! Not yet, I assumed this conversation was related last week. But it seems like a case where the button isn't working at all.

Since you can't reproduce maybe we deployed something to staging that fixed this?

I'll ask QA to try again.

[isagoico]

3 Testers attempted reproduction of this issue

Not reproducible on Motorola Moto G60 / Android 12in build version 9.1.46-12
Not reproducible on Xiaomi Poco F5 - Android 13 in build version 9.1.46-12
Not reproducible on Xiaomi Poco X4 aOS13 in build 9.1.46-12

Video:
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f8c477fc-a103-47bc-ac22-634c1813bf42