[$250] Attachment - Message with attachments shown as two messages

[jponikarchuk]

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Version Number: V9.2.65-0
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: Yes
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from BrowserStack: https://test-management.browserstack.com/projects/2219752/folder/13176710/test-cases/41236937
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): dreamnitethedragon+yydyd373@gmail.com
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Device used: Redminote 10S Android 13
App Component: Chat Report View

Action Performed:

1. Launch app
2. Open a chat
3. Enter a message and tap plus icon - attachment
4. Select a video and image
5. Note using side arrow both video and image are shown
6. Send the message
7. Long press image and video

Expected Result:

Message with attachments in preview shown as single message and in conversation also must be shown as single message.

Actual Result:

Message with attachments in preview shown as single message but in conversation shown as two messages.

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

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Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @FitseTLT

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @zanyrenney (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.

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

[zanyrenney]

I don't have an Android hardware to test this one.

[jeet-dhandha]

Not a bug, as Expensify has always handled each attachment as new/different message.

[jponikarchuk]

@jeet-dhandha Could you please check this TC step 6