Chat - Unable to mark as unread conversations with a single message initiated for the first time

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Action Performed:

1. Open app and login
2. Create a new chat by going + > New Chat and start chat with a user never had a conversation before
3. Type and send a single message
4. Long tap on it, mark as unread
5. Go back to LNH

Expected Result:

User is able to set this single message as unread

Actual Result:

App doesn't hold the unread status if there is a single message on the conversation

Workaround:

Unknown

Platform:

Where is this issue occurring?

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

Version Number: 1.1.14-0

Reproducible in staging?: Yes

Reproducible in production?: Yes

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

Notes/Photos/Videos:

Bug5313044_20211104_214831.mp4

• Issue is not reproduced if there are at least 2 messages on the conversation
• Issue may not be reproduced if user hasn't just started the chat for the first time

Expensify/Expensify Issue URL:

Issue reported by: Applause

Slack conversation:

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[MelvinBot]

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

[MelvinBot]

@chiragsalian Whoops! This issue is 2 days overdue. Let's get this updated quick!

[chiragsalian]

In review but on a merge freeze for this week.

[MelvinBot]

@chiragsalian Whoops! This issue is 2 days overdue. Let's get this updated quick!

[chiragsalian]

PR in review. I removed it off HOLD this week since we had a non critical PR merge freeze last week.