Deploy Checklist: New Expensify 2025-08-18

[OSBotify]

Release Version: 9.1.96-2
Compare Changes: production...staging

💡 Deployer FYI: This checklist was generated using a new process. PR list from original method and detail logging can be found in the most recent deploy workflow labeled staging, in the createChecklist action. Please tag @Julesssss with any issues.

This release contains changes from the following pull requests:

• Add loading skeleton to SearchRouter #64796
• Fix: Unreported per diem expense can be added to workspace chat without per diem #65554
• Fix/65244 - [App] Paste the copied message having quote markdown displays wrong line with original #66775
• Fix/65849 - Only one transaction is displayed when changing the transaction participant #67042
• fix empty report displayed after splitting track expense and deleting… #67469
• An additional entry is added to the browser history when opening the app #67610
• [No QA]: Refactor src/libs/Network/NetworkStore.ts to remove Onyx.connect() references #67723
• Search: Integrate group by from/card #67802
• Fix: Missing Split indicator next to Amount when card expense is split #67916
• fix: update setup specialist message in admin room #67964
• Refactor src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/AuthScreens.tsx to remove Onyx.connect() references #68001
• Removed Onyx.connect from DistanceRate Actions (part 2) #68004
• Remove Onyx.connect() for the key: ONYXKEYS.COUNTRY in src/libs/PersonalDetailsUtils.ts P1 #68008
• Update Using-Search-on-the-Reports-Page.md #68012
• perf: optimize useCurrentReportID hook #68025
• fix: update translation text for authentication failed card #68158
• Removed Onyx.connect in WorkspaceSettingsUtils (part 1) #68173
• [No QA] Show the TestDrive demo to users that are members of a paid policy #68231
• Prioritize Approve button over Remove hold for approvers/admins #68317
• Fix re-export option not showing for integrations #68329
• fix: Missing tag violation message is not shown correctly when tagName is undefined #68330
• Feat/migrate attachment modal container #68343
• fix: Sign In - App closes when tapped on device back button on "Enter magic code" screen. #68403
• [No QA] Update Configure-Per-Diem-in-a-workspace.md #68414
• Remove date description from all date filters #68421
• Add toggle to manually control the transaction thread report creation #68431
• bump onyx to 2.0.132 #68434
• Improve Record Troubleshoot Data flow - remove noise from profile trace #68439
• fix: add styling to right icon in menu item #68454
• Fix - Add Workspace Member count to the top of each page in Workspace > Members #68486
• Fix/67917 call openReport only once while starting new chat #68530
• Copilot - 'Not So Fast' Modal still displayed after switch limited to full access #68545
• [NO QA] Add CLAUDE.md documentation for App repository #68547
• [No QA] Update INDEX.md to fix the URL paths #68609
• Rename api to TogglePolicyReceiptPartners #68659
• [CP Staging] Revert https://github.com/Expensify/App/pull/68001 #68681
• [CP Staging] Always show From and To columns #68684

Deploy Blockers:

• [Due for payment 2025-08-29] [Due for payment 2025-08-26] Account - Wrong default timezone and empty timezone field after disabling auto timezone #68667
• [Due for payment 2025-09-12] [$250] Reports - User avatar shows fallback avatar when switching group currency #68670
• Reports - Amount in group-by:from shows negative after submitting an IOU expense #68671
• [Due for payment 2025-08-26] Reports - Description, Share in and Assignee header is not aligned with the task list in Task #68672
• Reports - App crashes when searching with invalid group-currency: search query #68675
• [Due for payment 2025-10-15] [Due for payment 2025-08-29] "'navigation' object hasn't been initialized yet" console error when logging in #68676
• Reports - Total amount includes track expense but it does not show track expense #68677

Deployer verifications:

• I checked Firebase Crashlytics for this release version and verified that this release does not introduce any new crashes. More detailed instructions on this verification can be found here.
• I checked Firebase Crashlytics for the previous release version and verified that the release did not introduce any new crashes. More detailed instructions on this verification can be found here.
• I checked GitHub Status and verified there is no reported incident with Actions.

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🚀 All staging deploys are complete, @Expensify/applauseleads please begin QA on version https://github.com/Expensify/App/releases/tag/9.1.96-0 🚀

[kavimuru]

Regression is at 72%
Unchecked PRs:
#64796 iOS validation pending, failing on web mweb and desktop with #68696 repro in production, ok to check it off.
#67042 Android validation is pending
#67610 iOS validation is pending
#67802 android and iOS validation pending
#67916 Android and iOS validation pending
#67964 Desktop validation pending
#68001 failing with
#68008 Android validation pending
#68158 Pending validation on all
#68317 Pending validation on iOS
#68329 iOS validation pending
#68343 Android and iOS validation pending
#68403 iOS validation pending
#68431 mweb android iOS and desktop validation are pending
#68439 iOS validation pending
#68545 desktop and iOS validation pending
#68659 Pending validation on all

[IuliiaHerets]

Regression is at 95% completed

Blockers:
#68672
#68676

Unchecked PRs:
#64796 - failed with #68696
#67610 - pending validation on mWeb
#67802 - faced with #68670
#68001 - failed with #68715
#68158 - comment
#68403 - failed with an original issue on Android
#68431 - pending validation on iOS

[AndrewGable]

Regression completed? Looks like we have one blocker left that is being tested now.

[kavimuru]

@AndrewGable we are almost done. I will post summary report soon.

[AndrewGable]

Blockers are all done

[kavimuru]

Regression completed

Unchecked PRs:
#64796 - failed with #68696
#67802 - faced with #68670
#68001 - failed with #68715
#68158 - #68158 (comment)
#68403 - failed with an #67883 on Android
#68684 (CP) - Desktop and android are pending and passed in iOS web and mweb

[AndrewGable]

All unchecked look good, no blockers.

[AndrewGable]

[AndrewGable]