bug: Text Input Field Not Visible by Default in New Direct Messages
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Since Mar 7, 2025.
Assessment
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100
- Issue type
- Bug
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Activity status
- Stale
- Tech stack
- react-native, typescript
- Domain
- mobile
Research direction
Reproduce the issue on the first direct-message flow described in the steps, then trace the React Native screen shown after tapping Message. Compare the initial state with a previously initiated conversation; done means the text input is visible immediately when opening a new direct message.
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Description
Describe the Bug
When starting a direct message with a user for the first time, the chat screen opens, but the text input field is not visible by default. However, clicking on the blank space where the input field should be does bring it up, and it functions normally.
Steps to Reproduce
- Go to any thread, chat, or community.
- Click on the icon of a user you have never contacted before.
- Click on the "Message" button on the user's profile.
- Observe that the text input field is missing initially.
- Click on the blank space where the input should be, and it appears.
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5a8df21f-cde7-4982-841b-919b123d67af
Expected Behavior
The Text Input should be shown normally upon going to an previosuly unvisted direct message.
Actual Behavior
No response
Rocket.Chat Server Version
7.4.0
Rocket.Chat App Version
4.59
Device Name
S23
OS Version
14
Additional Context
This issue only occurs when messaging a user for the first time. Once a conversation has been initiated (even if no messages are exchanged), the text input field appears as expected in subsequent interactions.
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