Crashes when sending and receiving PMs.

[Shimmyshams]

Description: The Seeker app crashes immediately when attempting to send or receive a direct message. This issue consistently occurs every time a user tries to interact with direct messaging features, regardless of network conditions or message content. The app freezes momentarily before closing completely, forcing the user to reopen the app.

Steps to Reproduce:

Open the Seeker app.
Navigate to the direct messages section.
Attempt to send a new message or receive an incoming message.
Observe that the app freezes for a few seconds and then crashes.

Expected Behavior: The app should allow the user to send and receive direct messages without crashing. The UI should display the message in real-time and maintain stability while interacting with the messaging feature.

Actual Behavior: When attempting to send or receive a message, the app experiences a crash. The screen freezes briefly before the app closes completely, requiring the user to reopen it.

Environment:

App Version: 2.10.5
Device: Galaxy Tab A9+
Operating System: (Android 14)