Chat - Send button is not enabled/disabled when draft is created/sent on other device

[mitarachim]

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Version Number: 9.1.87-0
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: N/A - new feature, doesn't exist in prod
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail: #65463
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): onidjosjdoso@gmail.com
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Device used: Mac 15.5 / Chrome
App Component: Chat Report View

Action Performed:

Precondition:

• Log in to the same account on two different platforms.

1. Go to staging.expensify.com
2. [Device 1 and 2] Open workspace chat.
3. [Device 1] Create a draft.
4. [Device 2] Note that draft is synced on Device 2 but the send button is not enabled.
5. [Device 2] Add a space to the composer and hit send buton.
6. [Device 1] Note that the draft disappears but the send button remains enabled when the composer is empty.

Expected Result:

In Step 4, the send button is enabled on Device 2.
In Step 6, the send button will be disabled on Device 1 when the draft is sent and the composer is empty.

Actual Result:

In Step 4, draft is synced on Device 2 but the send button is not enabled.
In Step 6, the draft disappears but the send button remains enabled when the composer is empty.

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

• Android: App
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: App
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• iOS: mWeb Chrome
• Windows: Chrome
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• MacOS: Desktop

Screenshots/Videos

Bug6902030_1753798394222.20250729_220922.mp4

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[melvin-bot]

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

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[aldo-expensify]

Investigating...

[aldo-expensify]

This is not syncing at all for me:

Screen.Recording.2025-07-29.at.12.40.31.PM.mov

Going to check if the feature that introduced this got reverted or something...