Crash when creating a new Bookmark folder

Description of the issue:
Brave crashes when creating a new Bookmark folder after selecting the parent folder option.

How can this issue be reproduced?

  1. Press the Bookmark icon to create a new bookmark
  2. Click the Edit link to edit bookmark
  3. Tap the Folder option
  4. Click New Folder
  5. Tap the Parent folder option
  6. Observe crash

Expected result:
I should be able to select the parent folder I want the new folder to go under.

Brave Version( check About Brave):
1.39.120, release and beta apps

Mobile Device details
Android 12

Additional Information:
See GitHub Issue 23406

Hello! I also have this issue occurring and created a topic and the only solution, as per @Mattches’ last response in said topic was to simply wait for the Chromium team to address/fix this issue.

TL;DR — it’s an upstream Chromium issue and Brave cannot do anything until Chromium team fixes it.

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