fix(chat/native) private message replies (#11521)

Fixes issue #11516

react/features/chat/components/native/Chat.js

 import { translate } from '../../../base/i18n';
 import JitsiScreen from '../../../base/modal/components/JitsiScreen';
 import { connect } from '../../../base/redux';
-import { closeChat, openChat } from '../../actions.native';
 import AbstractChat, {
     _mapStateToProps,
     type Props as AbstractProps
 export default translate(connect(_mapStateToProps)(props => {
     const {
         _nbUnreadMessages,
-        dispatch,
         navigation,
-        route,
         t
     } = props;
     const isChatScreenFocused = useIsFocused();
-    const privateMessageRecipient = route.params?.privateMessageRecipient;
 
     const nrUnreadMessages
         = !isChatScreenFocused && _nbUnreadMessages > 0
             ? `(${_nbUnreadMessages})` : '';
 
     useEffect(() => {
-        dispatch(openChat(privateMessageRecipient));
-
         navigation.setOptions({
             tabBarLabel: `${t('chat.tabs.chat')} ${nrUnreadMessages}`
         });
-
-        return () => dispatch(closeChat());
     }, [ nrUnreadMessages ]);
 
     return (

react/features/chat/components/native/PrivateMessageButton.js

     toggledIcon = IconReply;
 
     /**
-     * Handles clicking / pressing the button, and kicks the participant.
+     * Handles clicking / pressing the button.
      *
      * @private
      * @returns {void}
         if (this.props._isLobbyMessage) {
             this.props.dispatch(handleLobbyChatInitialized(this.props.participantID));
         }
+
         this.props._isPollsDisabled
             ? navigate(screen.conference.chat, {
                 privateMessageRecipient: this.props._participant
 export function _mapStateToProps(state: Object, ownProps: Props): $Shape<Props> {
     const enabled = getFeatureFlag(state, CHAT_ENABLED, true);
     const { disablePolls } = state['features/base/config'];
-    const { visible = enabled, isLobbyMessage } = ownProps;
+    const { visible = enabled, isLobbyMessage, participantID } = ownProps;
 
     return {
         _isPollsDisabled: disablePolls,
-        _participant: getParticipantById(state, ownProps.participantID),
+        _participant: getParticipantById(state, participantID),
         _isLobbyMessage: isLobbyMessage,
         visible
     };