[$250] Group chat - Invalid character error message appears when add text into < > as group chat name

[jponikarchuk]

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Version Number: v9.2.60-0
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: Yes
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from BrowserStack: #74928
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): gocemate+b2155504@gmail.com
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Device used: Lenovo 80ES / Windows 10 Pro
App Component: Other

Action Performed:

1. Start creating group chat
2. As group chat name enter < >
3. Complete the flow
4. Open the description and add any letter in between angle brackets < a >

Expected Result:

There should be no error message

Actual Result:

Invalid character error message appears

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

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

Screenshots/Videos

bandicam.2025-11-18.15-33-51-121.mp4

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• Upwork Job URL: https://www.upwork.com/jobs/~021995492204686002852
• Upwork Job ID: 1995492204686002852
• Last Price Increase: 2026-01-12

Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @eh2077

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @dylanexpensify (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.

[dmkt9]

I think this is expected.

[melvin-bot]

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

[melvin-bot]

Job added to Upwork: https://www.upwork.com/jobs/~021995492204686002852

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to Contributor-plus team member for initial proposal review - @eh2077 (External)

[eh2077]

@jponikarchuk The attached video doesn't show any error message. Can you take a look?