Deploy Checklist: New Expensify 2025-11-21

[OSBotify]

Release Version: 9.2.62-5
Compare Changes: production...staging
Mobile-Expensify Changes: https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/compare/production...staging

This release contains changes from the following pull requests:

• Auto-upgrade desktop #255
• fix:(search) update optimistic transactions pending action in search snapshot #71199
• Trigger whisper when user invites a member to the chat  #71280
• Refactor MoneyRequestAttendeeSelector to use useSearchSelector hook #71849
• Expense - Deleted workspace appears in Create report RHP when workspace is deleted offline #72927
• Fix next step message for Approved Reports without VBA setup #73270
• Make ChooseTransferAccountPage use new SelectionList #73542
• Create super wide RHP modal to display expense reports when accessed via Reports page or report previews #73731
• Refactor deleteTask() to use useAncestors hook #73796
• fix: export option not showing for admins #74063
• Make DebugReportActions use new SelectionList #74112
• Fix/73489 - Two dates highlighted when scrolling date list with keyboard arrows on Freq list #74306
• Remove SearchTransaction > isActionLoading #74404
• fix: duplicate confirm modal appears on imported members confirmation page #74514
• Block any attempts to connect to feed with collect limitation #74557
• New Feature : Allow inviting new users from the card assignment dialog" #74568
• Make IndustryCodeSelector use new SelectionList #74586
• Refactor putOnhold to use the useAncestors() hook. #74628
• fix: p2p rate is selected when tracking distance in a workspace #74662
• Deprecate SearchTransaction > transactionType #74687
• Focus and highlight source transaction in Split Edit Table  #74691
• fix: misaligned spacing between report text and toggle #74715
• fix: View details expense page in Report is messed #74779
• fix: report field opens not here page for submitted reports when creating expense from FAB #74896
• [No QA] Fix iOS crashing when reduce motion is enabled #74966
• Make NewReportWorkspaceSelectionPage use new SelectionList #74974
• Make NewChatConfirmPage use new SelectionList #74982
• allow delete invoice offline mode #75059
• fix: Report - Unending skeleton on announce room when owner deletes workspace #75093
• [No QA] Update Add-an-expense.md #75112
• Fix can't open auto sync page if the categories feature is disabled #75114
• Fix user can save duplicate user current location as distance waypoints #75116
• fix:74387: Guard against missing keys in currentFeatureStates to avoid incorrect state updates #75136
• Fix upgrade success page doesn't show after upgrade #75152
• Fix keyboard opening and closing quickly when tapping on search field #75177
• fix: Reject modal approve expense copy #75192
• fix: BillingBanner subtitle to only render when available #75229
• [Sentry] Setup performance metrics for open Create Expense #75309
• [NoQA] Migrate icons documents & files - business & workspace to lazy loading #75330
• fix: adapt elf workflow to remote rock build #75341
• fix: Tags - App freezes on import tags page when download backup is cancelled. #75374
• fix:74854: added formatPhoneNumber to QRShare #75376
• [No QA] [Create Automated Test] Inbox - GBR: user mentioned in unread report #75402
• [No QA] Migrate product illustrations to lazy loading #75422
• [Sentry] Setup performance metrics for bottom tabs #75423
• Make PushRowModal use new SelectionList #75431
• [Sentry] Add telemetry spans for search router open event #75439
• [No QA] Add share bank account release 1 help images #75444
• Make sure non-admins cannot enter the edit workspace avatar flow #75475
• [No QA] Add automated tests for showing GBR when a copilot logs into an admin account with reports awaiting approval #75505
• Something went wrong briefly shown after paying offline #75509
• translate the thread header of tax modify action #75518
• [NO-QA] fix: Migrate simple illustrations (common) to lazy loading #75533
• [Sentry] Add sentry span for send message #75551
• [No QA] fix(ci/test): set node --max-old-space-size=8192 and jest --maxWorker=2 #75553
• [Sentry] add span for transition from od nd #75557
• [no QA] fix eslint error on main #75571
• [No QA] Fix Rock cache miss #75574
• [No QA] Fix expectedPropertyCount check in test #75611
• Update Accessibility.md #75614
• Reimbursable field on unreported expense #75635
• Fix filter button is unresponsive after deleting selected saved search #75640
• Show workspaces in the participants step after returning from track expense confirmation #75642
• Workflow - After Advanced Approvals upgrade, user isn’t redirected to the next page #75644
• Update github runners to use Xcode 26 and build iOS against iOS 26 #75711
• [CP Staging] Revert "Create super wide RHP modal to display expense reports when accessed via Reports page or report previews" #75713
• [CP Staging] Revert "Trigger whisper when user invites a member to the chat " #75762
• 🍒 Cherry pick PR #75713 to staging 🍒 #75800
• [CP Staging] Revert "Merge pull request #74628 from Tony-MK/putOnHold" #75803
• [CP Staging] follow-up: Reports - Missing icon next to Get realtime updates and alerts on Reports > Trip #75889
• [CP Staging] Revert "fix:(search) update optimistic transactions pending action in search snapshot" #75890
• 🍒 Cherry pick PR #75889 to staging 🍒 #75897

Mobile-Expensify PRs:

• https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/13772

Deploy Blockers:

• Invoice - Blank space on the left of RHP when opening invoice report #75730
• Expense - Expense report disappears when refreshing the page while expense RHP is opened #75734
• Wide RHP moves and stuck in the background when receipt is opened in full screen #75735
• Reports - Pagination does not appear on Next step line #75737
• Report - When creating a report in Workspaces, it doesn’t redirect to the created report #75738
• Expense - Error is displayed when creating expense as an employee #75740
• Expense details - Release option closes the receipt section of expense details page #75741
• Workspace - There is no workspace in employee side #75744
• Reports - Expense wide RHP loads infinitely after splitting expense on Reports > Expenses #75746
• Expense - Wide RHP does not open consistently on Inbox #75747
• Reports - Workspace chat RHP does not open on Reports when clicking report subtitle link #75750
• Expense - Report wide RHP closes after unreporting expense #75751
• Expense - RHP back button returns to previous expense instead of closing it #75753
• [$250] Expense - Empty report is displayed on member's side when admin submits an expense #75754
• Expense - Report does not load after deleting expense #75755
• Expense - "New Messages" badge inside expense report, reopens the report. #75756
• Expense - + menu opens on the right end of wide RHP #75757
• Expense - Super wide RHP closes after deleting expense from report details RHP #75758
• Expense - Not here page appears briefly after bulk deleting expenses #75761
• [$250] Expense - Page becomes blank when admin deletes an expense #75764
• Expense - No receipt preview when hovering over receipt on super wide RHP #75765
• Expense - Unresponsive mark as paid button #75766
• Workspace - Member can be invited to submit expenses after being member of the workspace #75769
• Expense - The report RHP closes after reloading #75770
• Expense - Edit splits RHP shows sluggish animation when dismissing it #75772
• Distance - Duplicate waypoints error is shown while creating distance expense offline #75773
• Android - Expense - Skeleton loader briefly displayed when deleting expense from "More" menu #75774
• Expense - Report RHP closes after Adding approver #75776
• Expense - After deleting expense, tapping top arrow directs to workspace settings #75786
• [Due for payment 2025-12-03] Reports - Unable to hold expenses from dropdown menu #75788
• iOS 26 only - Expensify Classic - Empty liquid bubble is shown after tapping + icon #75823
• Expensify card- Invite message does not reset to default message after exiting issue card flow #75834
• [$250] Reports - Expense is accessible and report is selectable when deleted offline on Reports #75835
• Reports - Missing icon next to "Get realtime updates and alerts" on Reports > Trip #75836
• [$250] Reports - Delete option is still present when the report is approved or paid offline #75837
• [PAY 11/12] [$250] Debug Actions - Search input does not return results for valid keywords #75838

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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[izarutskaya]

Seems it's internal #73542

[rlinoz]

Checking off #75309 #75423 #75551

[joekaufmanexpensify]

checked off #74557

[izarutskaya]

Regression progress is at 75%

PRs Failing:
#73796 with #75739
#75509 with #75780 on Web

PRs Untested:
2 on Web | 7 on mWeb | 14 on Android | 8 on iOS

[jasperhuangg]

Demoted #75773

[izarutskaya]

Regression progress is at 95%

PRs Failing:
#73796 with #75739
#75509 with #75780 on Web

PRs Untested:
#72927 pending validation on Web, mWeb
#74112 pending validation on iOS
#75439 seems internal as these #75728 (comment)
#74514 pending validation on iOS
#74568 pending validation on Web, mWeb, Android
#75635 pending validation on mWeb, Android

[chuckdries]

Demoted #75823

[mountiny]

I have checked off all the blockers that been non reproducible anymore after the reverts of the 2 prs

[izarutskaya]

Regression is complete

PRs Failing:
#72927 with #75824 on Web and mWeb. Repro in PROD, checking it off
#73796 with #75739
#74112 with #75838 on iOS
#74568 with #75849 Repro in PROD, checking it off
#75509 with #75780 on Web. Repro in PROD, checking it off
#75635 with issue #74641 Repro in PROD, checking it off

PRs Untested:
#73542 - internal
#75439 - seems internal as these #75728 (comment)

[izarutskaya]

#75889 - passed on Web, mWeb, iOS.
No build 9.2.62-5 for Android