RocketChat / RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.ReactNative
Don't display the RealName in the search menu
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Description
Description:
When you search a user on mobile app by the search menu, it display the username (uid for us) of the user not the realname. (The function use real name is enable on the server). It works only by the directory menu.
We have the same behavior on Android and IOS.
Environment Information:
- Rocket.Chat Server Version: 3.8.0
- Rocket.Chat App Version: 4.11.0.2137
- Device Name: Android/MacOS
- OS Version: Android 7.0
Steps to reproduce:
- Touch search icon
- Type a name
- It display username field (uid for us)
Expected behavior:
The result of the research display by real name
Actual behavior:
The result of the research display by username
Additional context:

Contributor guide
First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start at the mobile search menu and compare its user result display with the directory menu, where real names already work. Reproduce the search on Android and iOS with the server's real-name setting enabled; done means search results display the user's real name instead of the username.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- react-native, typescript
- Domain
- mobile, search
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 62/100