[Due for payment 2025-04-18] [$250] Android - Room -When editing mention, big space is displayed between suggestion and composer

[IuliiaHerets]

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Version Number: 9.1.8-0
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: Yes
If this was caught on HybridApp, is this reproducible on New Expensify Standalone?: Yes, reproducible on both
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): ibellicotest+345@gmail.com
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Device used: Motorola MotoG60 - Android 12
App Component: Other

Action Performed:

1. Open the Expensify app.
2. Open any room chat or create one if necessary.
3. Send a mention of any user that is not part of the room.
4. Send another mention of a different user that is not part of the room.
5. Return to inbox and open room again, so the system message for the first mention, appears again.
6. With the keyboard opened, long tap over the second mention and select "Edit Message"
7. Check the gap displayed between the mentions suggestions box and the edition composer.

Expected Result:

Suggestions box should be displayed above the edition composer, without a big space in between.

Actual Result:

When trying to edit a mention that is displayed below a system message of a different mention, a big space is displayed between suggestions box and edition composer.

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

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

Screenshots/Videos

Bug6760576_1741063981536.Gap.mp4

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Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @OfstadC / @mallenexpensify

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @mallenexpensify (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.

[mallenexpensify]

Think it's wrong vid in OP, asked about in `#qa

[melvin-bot]

Job added to Upwork: https://www.upwork.com/jobs/~021897461467419381223

[melvin-bot]

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

[mallenexpensify]

Was able to repro, sent to pool, reckon it should be able to be fixed externally

[zirgulis]

Hi I'm Povilas from Callstack and I would like to work on this issue