Deploy Checklist: New Expensify 2025-01-08

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Release Version: 9.0.82-4
Compare Changes: production...staging

This release contains changes from the following pull requests:

• Upgrade to React Native 0.76 #51475
• Delete emojis with several code points completely on "Backspace" press #52995
• Hide GBR on pending transactions #53039
• [NoQA] Upgrade RNTL to the newest version #53067
• remove 'Add personal bank account' task #53319
• Tweaks to the expense flow #53760
• [HybridApp] Return to OldDot when company has more than 10 employees during onboarding #54033
• Fix - Distance rates - Tax reclaimable can be equal Tax rates #54107
• Show discard confirmation modal when going back from a page with unsaved changes #54176
• Fix blank screen when using invalid code and there is an exitTo param #54347
• fix: Copilot not correctly displayed in report action #54348
• [No QA] Cache old dot node_modules in workflows #54414
• fix: focused background is not updated #54457
• fix: missing one word in set notification link #54507
• [No QA] Fix NetSuite tax countries list #54668
• Add Expensify Mono font and update code styling #54773
• add safe area padding bottom for hight resolution infor #54776
• Fix - Page not scroll down when hold and unhold expense #54793
• FIX: Three QA guides in mention suggestion list after onboarding with Manage my team's expenses #54805
• fix navigate to detail page on enter for highlighted item #54807
• [NoQA] Add ManagerMcTest Beta to App #54812
• Fix: Android-Accounting-Export button with dropdown goes out of preview component while loading #54852
• Prevent import tag when we have already connected an accounting #54853
• Fix: hint text for Vendor bill is not below the toggle #54854
• [No QA] Reduce string unions in Route type #54871
• [NoQA] fix: add macos-12 to labels for gh-actions-validate #54872
• Update Billing-Overview.md #54876
• Add HybridApp setup step to prevent build issues #54882
• [CP staging] [No QA][HybridApp] Adjust Fastfile to HybridApp dotenv #54888
• Fix Search crash #54907
• [CP Staging] fix: unable to change currency with arrow key #54962
• [CP Staging] Update validateCode regex to allow base26 codes #54969
• Get nudgeMigration timestamp from OldDot transition url #54972

Internal QA:

• fix: return an empty string when the feed name is not a string #54904 - @mountiny
• Feat: Handle the direct feed credentials expiration #54444 - @mountiny

Deploy Blockers:

• [HOLD for payment 2025-01-15] Expense - Green button changes from "Create x expense" to "Submit x" after adding a receipt #54844
• [HOLD for payment 2025-01-15] Login - FAB tooltip appears briefly after login when FAB tooltip is previously dismissed #54859
• [HOLD for payment 2025-01-15] Track expense -Green button on confirm page shows "Create 0.00 expense" for track scan expense #54861
• [HOLD for payment 2025-01-15] Reports - "Customize your search" tooltip reappears while creating an expense. #54879
• Web - Expense - Unable to navigate to different currency via keyboard #54931
• [$250] Group chat - First group member is highlighted in contact list and confirmation page #54932
• Workspace - "It's not here" error when I open the invite link from the email as a new member #54939
• Clicking on "Let's go" shows "Hmm... it's not here" #54942
• [$250] iOS - Unable to add attachment to chat and upload avatar #54970
• iOS - Extra spacing before field label #54971
• Android - Group - Start Group button moves up and space is created below on confirmation tab #54975

Deployer verifications:

• I checked the App Timing Dashboard and verified this release does not cause a noticeable performance regression.
• I checked Firebase Crashlytics and verified that this release does 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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[Beamanator]

Checked off #54859 b/c it was fixed in previous checklist

[izarutskaya]

Regression is at 49 % completed
We don't have a build for Hybrid Android and iOS apps

Unchecked PRs:
#53760 - Found issue when validation PR #53760 (comment)
#54348 - found issue #54348 (comment)

DB:
#54844
#54861
#54879
#54931
#54932
#54939
#54942

[joekaufmanexpensify]

checked off #54904

[joekaufmanexpensify]

checked off #54444

[kavimuru]

Regression is 68% progress.
Unchecked PRs:
#53760 failing with #54953 repro in PROD checking it off
#53039 (comment)
#53319 Pending validation on Android
#54033 pending validation on Android and failing in iOS with #40915 (comment)
#54347 Pending validation on Android
#54507 failing with original bug id #54546
#54805 pending validation on Android
#54807 failing in android with original bug id #54807 (comment)
#54852 pending validation in android
#54853 pending validation in android
#54907 (comment)

[kavimuru]

Regression is 8% left
unchecked PRs:
#53760 failing with #54953 repro in PROD checking it off
#53039 (comment)
#54507 failing with original bug id #54546
#54807 failing in android with original bug id #54807 (comment)
#54907 (comment)

[thienlnam]

Marking off #54033, verified internally by Tom