[Navigation] Chat - User lands on inbox before being redirected to new created chat or group.

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Version Number: 9.0.98-0
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: No
If this was caught on HybridApp, is this reproducible on New Expensify Standalone?: No, reproducible on hybrid only
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): [email protected]
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Device used: Motorola MotoG60 - Android 12 - Chrome
App Component: Chat Report View

Action Performed:

1. Open the Expensify app.
2. Tap on FAB and select "Create Chat"
3. Add some members to a group chat.
4. Finish the creation flow.
5. Check the app´s behaviour when the new chat is created.

Expected Result:

User should be automatically redirected to new individual or group chat after finishing the creation.

Actual Result:

User lands on inbox before being redirected to the new created individual or group chat.

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

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

Screenshots/Videos

Bug6741316_1739402227074.Create.mp4

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[melvin-bot]

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

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @slafortune (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]

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[mountiny]

Let me check this out

[mountiny]

I believe this is an expected behaviiour right now, it is different than before. We can discuss this with @WojtekBoman and @adamgrzybowski

[parasharrajat]

It would be good to directly navigate to the group chat.

[adamgrzybowski]

Here is the discussion we had https://swmansion.slack.com/archives/C01GTK53T8Q/p1738770962166749?thread_ts=1737562116.657899&cid=C01GTK53T8Q

[WojtekBoman]

Hey, I'm going to work on that :)