Temporary chat resets after opening and closing an image from search results

While using a temporary chat (with history turned off), I searched for how to change Facebook privacy settings. As part of the response, an image was provided. When I clicked to view the image and then closed it, the entire chat reset and all previous messages were lost.

This seems to be a bug affecting image handling in temporary chats — closing an image preview appears to trigger a full reset of the session.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Start a new temporary chat (history off).
  2. Ask a question that results in an image being returned (e.g., “how to change Facebook privacy settings”).
  3. Click to open the image.
  4. Close the image viewer.
  5. Observe that the entire conversation resets and disappears.

Expected behavior:
The chat should remain intact after closing an image.

Actual behavior:
The temporary chat resets and all previous messages are lost.

Environment:
Version 135.0.7049.115 (Official Build) (64-bit)

Let me know if any other info would help clarify the issue.

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