Hybrid Android - Pages do not open smoothly, white background when navigating between pages

[IuliiaHerets]

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Version Number: 9.0.69-1
Reproducible in staging?: Y
Reproducible in production?: N
If this was caught on HybridApp, is this reproducible on New Expensify Standalone?: N
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): applausetester+232803@applause.expensifail.com
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team

Action Performed:

Precondition:

• App theme should be Dark.

1. Launch Android hybrid app.
2. Go to Expensify Classic, then switch back to New Expensify (important to reproduce the white background issue when navigating app).
3. Go to Account settings.
4. Open Wallet or Preferences or Security or About.
5. Tap app back button.
6. Go to Home.
7. Open workspace switcher.
8. Select any workspace.

Expected Result:

• Wallet/Preferences/Security/About will open smoothly.
• When returning from Wallet/Preferences/Security/About page and also switching workspace filter, there will not be white background.

Actual Result:

• Wallet, Preferences, Security and About do not open smoothly.
• When returning from those pages and switching workspace filter, there is white background. The white background issue appears when navigating throughout the app.

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

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

Screenshots/Videos

Bug6680743_1732982990284.Screen_Recording_20241201_000940.mp4

Bug6680743_1732982403712.Screen_Recording_20241130_235856.mp4

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[melvin-bot]

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

[melvin-bot]

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[jnowakow]

Hello, I'm from SoftwareMansion and I'll work on this one