[Due for payment 2026-04-30] Android - Chat - Composer is no longer highlighted after rotation, emoji picker does not open

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Version Number: 9.3.59-0
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: No
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from BrowserStack: #87338
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): jsdjosidjiojisojio3@gmail.com
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Bug source: Exploratory - Significant User Experience Deterioration
Device used: Samsung Galaxy S25 FE / Android 16
App Component: Chat Report View

Action Performed:

Launch Expensify app.
Go to any chat.
Focus on composer.
Rotate the device to landscape.
Tap on the emoji picker.

Expected Result:

Composer will remain focused after rotation.
Emoji picker will open.

Actual Result:

Composer is no longer focused after rotation, even though keyboard is opened.
Emoji picker does not open when composer is not highlighted and keyboard is opened.

Workaround:

Unknown

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Investigation Summary: Classification: Frontend bug. Causing PR: #87338 - Fix Different typing mode when rotating device from portrait to landscape by @GCyganek (High confidence). Related Issues: #87310. Recommendation: REVERT. PR #87338 changed disableFullscreenUI from conditionally applied only in landscape mode (disableFullscreenUI={isInLandscapeMode}) to always-on. While this fixed the original issue, it introduced a regression where the composer loses focus after rotation on Android, causing the emoji picker to fail to open. Assigned: @GCyganek (PR author), @truph01 and @mjasikowski (approving reviewers). Labels: DeployBlockerCash kept (Frontend/App bug), DeployBlocker removed (no backend involvement). Evidence: (1) melvin-bot linked PR #87338 in the issue. (2) The PR is in StagingDeployCash (merged 2026-04-10). (3) Reproducible on staging only - consistent with this PR being the cause. (4) Bug is specifically on Android native after rotation - the exact code path changed. Affected files: src/components/Composer/implementation/index.native.tsx and src/components/TextInput/BaseTextInput/implementation/index.native.tsx - both modified by PR #87338. Root Cause: The PR replaced disableFullscreenUI={isInLandscapeMode} with unconditional disableFullscreenUI in both Composer and BaseTextInput native implementations. On Android, always disabling fullscreen UI changes focus management during orientation changes, causing the composer to lose focus after rotation, which prevents the emoji picker from opening.

@truph01

@truph01 Huh... This is 4 days overdue. Who can take care of this?

deployed to production

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@mallenexpensify We can close it and handle payment in parent issue

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