Android - Chat - Screen blinks when open Add attachment option

[IuliiaHerets]

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Version Number: 9.0.24-0
Reproducible in staging?: Y
Reproducible in production?: N
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): gocemate+a1063@gmail.com
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team

Action Performed:

1. Open NewDot android app
2. Go to any chat
3. Tap "+"> Add attachment

Expected Result:

Screen should not blink

Actual Result:

Screen on chat blinks when open Add attachment option

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

• Android: Native
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: Native
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• MacOS: Desktop

Screenshots/Videos

Bug6581077_1724482461484.Recording__3803.mp4

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[melvin-bot]

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

[github-actions]

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[mvtglobally]

Retest on latest build 9.0.24-2

1724697575504.screen-20240826-143752.mp4

[marcaaron]

My guess would be this PR here based on the fact that the menu is a modal IIRC

[marcaaron]

Reverting the above PR to see if I can still repro after. Was able to repro on BrowserStack device and then confirmed it looks not janky on production.