[$250] Chat - Suggestion list reopens and cursor does not move to end after selecting another user

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Version Number: 9.1.45-0
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: No
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail: #61362
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): [email protected]
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Device used: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 / Android 14
App Component: Chat Report View

Action Performed:

1. Launch Expensify app.
2. Go to any chat.
3. Tap on the composer.
4. Type @ and some keyword.
5. Select a user from the suggestion list.
6. Move the cursor to the middle of the email.
7. Select another email from the suggestion list.

Expected Result:

• The cursor will move to the end.
• Suggestion list will close.

Actual Result:

• The cursor does not move to the end and it stays in where it is moved to from Step 6 (we can confirm by typing in the composer after selecting another email).
• Suggestion list opens.

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

Bug6830073_1747162448095.Screen_Recording_20250514_024609_Expensify.mp4

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Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @ishpaul777

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @kadiealexander (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]

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

[melvin-bot]

💬 A slack conversation has been started in #expensify-open-source

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[chiragsalian]

Im not exactly sure of the issue since in the video i see the suggestion list closing when a selection is made. I can't tell where the cursor position is. Either way, imo its not blocker worthy so removing blocker labels, demoting to daily and marking it as external.

[melvin-bot]

Job added to Upwork: https://www.upwork.com/jobs/~021922404248716832654

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to Contributor-plus team member for initial proposal review - @ishpaul777 (External)

[ishpaul777]

we are waiting proposals