Fixes #1474 (#1475)

Co-authored-by: alansley <aclansley@gmail.com>

app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/ConversationActivityV2.kt

@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class ConversationActivityV2 : PassphraseRequiredActionBarActivity(), InputBarDe
         viewModelFactory.create(threadId, MessagingModuleConfiguration.shared.getUserED25519KeyPair())
     }
     private var actionMode: ActionMode? = null
-    private var unreadCount = 0
+    private var unreadCount = Int.MAX_VALUE
     // Attachments
     private val audioRecorder = AudioRecorder(this)
     private val stopAudioHandler = Handler(Looper.getMainLooper())
@@ -575,7 +575,8 @@ class ConversationActivityV2 : PassphraseRequiredActionBarActivity(), InputBarDe
         binding!!.conversationRecyclerView.addOnScrollListener(object : RecyclerView.OnScrollListener() { 
 
             override fun onScrolled(recyclerView: RecyclerView, dx: Int, dy: Int) {
-                if (recyclerScrollState == RecyclerView.SCROLL_STATE_IDLE) {
+                // The unreadCount check is to prevent us scrolling to the bottom when we first enter a conversation
+                if (recyclerScrollState == RecyclerView.SCROLL_STATE_IDLE && unreadCount != Int.MAX_VALUE) {
                     scrollToMostRecentMessageIfWeShould()
                 }
                 handleRecyclerViewScrolled()