LOW: [New Feature] Sync Drafts Across Devices

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Action Performed:

1. Navigate to a conversation
2. Write something in the compose box
3. Log out of the account.
4. Log in again with the same account
5. Navigate to the same conversation

Expected Result:

The previous drafted message should be displayed even if the user logged out and back in

Actual Result:

Drafted message is not saved if the user logs out

Workaround:

Save the drafted message elsewhere if the user is logging out.

Platform:

Where is this issue occurring?

• Web
• iOS
• Android
• Desktop App
• Mobile Web

Version Number: 1.1.2-0

Reproducible in staging?: yes
Reproducible in production?: yes

Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856

Notes/Photos/Videos: Any additional supporting documentation

Expensify/Expensify Issue URL:

Issue reported by: @roryabraham
Slack conversation: https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C01GTK53T8Q/p1632412938049600

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Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @chuckdries

Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @chuckdries

[MelvinBot]

Triggered auto assignment to @muttmuure (AutoAssignerTriage), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4749 for more details.

[muttmuure]

makes sense to me!

[MelvinBot]

Triggered auto assignment to @pecanoro (Engineering), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4319 for more details.

[pecanoro]

@roryabraham Hmm, I am not sure how drafted messages work, but if we want to save the message even after logging out, this should be internal, right? Since we would have to save the draft in the account somewhere, or maybe I am missing something.