Deploy Checklist: New Expensify 2026-08-10

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Release Version: 9.4.52-0
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:

• Refactor: ConfirmModal to useConfirmModal | Batch 4 #92236
• [Payment due @marufsharifi] [Commuter Mileage Exclusion] [R1] Display and enforce fixed distance exclusions #93848
• fix: Clean-up some tax related bugs #94007
• Refactor: remove deprecatedReportsTransactions in hasNonReimbursableTransactions(Part 1) #94806
• ReportActionAvatars -> UserAvatar for single avatars migration #94906
• Part 3: Remove Onyx.connect() for the key: ONYXKEYS.NETWORK in src/libs/ReportActionsUtils.ts #95776
• fix: migrate NewChatPage to use useSearchSelector #95778
• fix: Block raw HEIC upload when conversion fails #96024
• fix: Fix on LHN while no error in chat when paid offline the deleted IOU then turn online #96258
• Preserve Search context when opening trip previews #96283
• [No QA] Add support for consuming React Native artifacts on iOS #96293
• Migrate Button to ButtonComposed (batch 4) in iou+txn #96299
• Use the room name for the contextual search suggestion #96448
• Fix - Merge expenses prompts for attendee selection even when both expenses have the same attendee #96526
• remove unneccesary custom types from translations batch15 #96605
• Add a Time sensitive to-do for employees with missing deposit accounts #96623
• Add insight-switcher dropdown to the chart slot in Home #96625
• Implement support for the NetSuite OAuth connect flow #96677
• Migrate Button to ButtonComposed (batch 7) #96731
• fix: open country selector RHP when adding a personal card after upgrade #96752
• Bump react-native-onyx to 3.0.94 #96853
• Replace usage of getPersonalDetailByEmail in delegate flow #96860
• Pass hasReportActions to openReport (p5) #96866
• Workspaces - Wrong warning message when delete Workspace with Travel Invoicing enable #96872
• refactor: align expense preview card metadata line with mobile row styling #96942
• fix: allow FFA-only Certinia company selection #96995
• Standardize Expense Report and Expense header with predictable button placement and carousel counter #97005
• [Insights: Violations]: Expanding group & Suggested search #97067
• Remove Onyx.connect() usage for ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.POLICY_TAGS from src/libs/actions/IOU/index.ts in splitBill, splitBillAndOpenReport, createDistanceRequest #97077
• [No QA] Update ChatGPT MCP connection doc for official connector directory #97139
• fix: disable enable personal karma on native #97177
• fix: Invoice created via duplicate workspace shows error #97209
• Render Skia web charts on a software surface when WebGL is unavailable #97219
• Share extension: pre-mount destination report and create expense before reveal transition #97242
• [Payment due @DylanDylann] Improve shipment error handling #97252
• fix (batch 2): isNewManualExpenseFlowEnabled beta flag regressions #97264
• [No QA] Show upgrade modal if user has no eliglbe policy for moving expenses #97280
• fix: keyboard focus lost after Back on Enter-activated rows #97306
• [Payment due @gijoe0295] fix: surface empty draft reports in Submit to-do bucket #97312
• Changes to AUS corpay setup for certification #97333
• Add DualEntry integration #97373
• Migrate Button to ButtonComposed (batch 6) text-only styled — rest #97402
• Fix company cards bulk actions menu alignment #97405
• [No QA] Docs: improve help-site discoverability (out-of-pocket keywords, Apple/Google Pay troubleshooting, member-onboarding synonyms) #97419
• fix: Force close app then open, home page displays instead of onboarding modal #97443
• Migrate Workspace Avatar usages #97465
• Retry failed locale chunk loads to prevent a permanently stuck boot splash #97491
• Fix APP-HNA: prevent use-after-free in Fabric findShadowNodeByTag focus traversal #97496
• Only show user from selected workspace filter for From/To filter #97516
• Optimistically add message for distance rate changes #97517
• Fix stale split highlights when splitting from the Spend page #97520
• Allow the workspace currency selector to open from the upgrade step and travel confirmation #97543
• Save offline receipts on sign out #97562
• Fix company cards import crash by transposing spreadsheet data densely #97573
• [No QA] Add advance-vs-stall telemetry to reconnect requests and alert on the older loop-breaker #97585
• Prevent uncaught removeChild error in safe area provider cleanup #97595
• Show selected saved view name in Search page header #97663
• Skip write-wait for home screen search requests that don't need OpenApp data #97669
• Concierge HTML tables: make the whole row clickable and align styling with other tables #97670
• fix: persist search response code so an invalid query keeps hiding Retry #97674
• Fix Switch button tooltip alignment #97688
• fix: backfill report actions when the newest page has none visible #97689
• Apply the sign-in response on arrival #97690
• Fix report history showing the workspace's current bank account instead of the reimbursement's actual bank account #97707
• [No QA] Docs updates for E/A#96065 interactive Concierge spend charts #97738
• [No QA] [Payment due @truph01] Docs updates for E/A#96947 add Download receipts option to reports #97740
• Fix footer Reset falling back to a stale selected-expense currency #97767
• [NoQA] chore: Move react-native-nitro-fetch patch to correct subfolder #97772
• Remove Onyx.connect() for the key: ONYXKEYS.PERSONAL_DETAILS_LIST in src/libs/ReportNameUtils.ts #97785
• Fixed locale specific polyfills by installing it in IntlStore #97786
• [No QA] Update help docs for Release 1: Automatic report reassignment on workflow changes #97799
• Only check for valid phone number in the deposit bank account flow #97801
• [No QA] Update Rillet non-reimbursable config source #97845
• Fix AI Features Promo modal SecurityError from doubled-slash path and re-entrancy #97849
• Unify distance display to 2 decimal places #97862
• Hoist search row violations computation out of per-row hook #97867
• Fix - Add react-native-live-markdown to the Custom Agent Instructions input #97876
• Dedupe getTransactionsForReport lookups in Search row Action column #97877
• [No QA] Update conciergeReportID to remove Onyx.connect - 35 #97882
• Refactor: migrate convertToDisplayString to useCurrencyListActions hook (part 16) #97892
• [NoQA] Support name-based agent emails #97895
• [No QA] Add unit tests for getWorkspaceCustomUnitUpdatedMessage in ReportActionsUtils #97917
• Correct policy changelog report action system messages for: Workflows Submission frequency #97921
• fix: Show IES details on upgrade page #97931
• Patch react-native-nitro-sqlite so failed ROLLBACKs stop masking real SQLite errors #97954
• Perf: use indexed derived value in useReportTransactions #97965
• [No QA] fix: force own transaction for inbox tab navigation span #97966
• Keep currency for CSV-imported personal cards #97968
• [No QA] Remove copy for not yet released functionality from help doc #97986
• Fix iOS crash when returning from Settings after enabling Contacts access #97992
• Skip SearchForTodos when the queue drops the reconnect as a duplicate #98007
• [No QA] fix: report warm inbox tab navigations correctly on web #98022
• [No QA] Remove infinite-skeleton Sentry span tracking #98034
• Remove Onyx.connect() usage for ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.POLICY_TAGS in getPerDiemExpenseInformation function from src/libs/actions/IOU/PerDiem.ts #98035
• [No QA] - Remove some dead sidebarLinkActive styles #98037
• Fix missing padding on workspace avatar in menu item #98041
• Fix: show all categories in Search filter when workspace filter is cleared #98070
• [NoQA] fix typecheck #98072
• Enable multiline GL account names in NetSuite AP Approval Account list #98093
• Refactor: migrate convertToDisplayString to useCurrencyListActions hook (part 18) #98096

Mobile-Expensify PRs:

• https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/13918
• https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/14027
• https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/14042

Deploy Blockers:

• Invoice - More button is not on the same row as invoice report title #98192
• Spend - Pagination does not increase after duplicating expense #98193
• Distance - Rate is not selected when distance expense is created offline #98194
• Spend - Pagination number changes after opening expense from expense report #98196
• Action buttons are not on the same row as report title when IOU report is opened from Spend #98200
• Home - Extra padding is shown in More menu in offline mode #98201
• "disabled submissions" system message thread header shows "turned Scheduled Submit off" #98202
• Spend - "Violations" is not shown in column list when it is a table column #98204
• Split - Split participant avatars are shown next to merchant #98206
• Spend - Expense is not removed after resolving violation #98208
• Report - "Receipt" is visible below "Scanning" on preview, with different size. #98221
• Distance - Manual distance can be moved to workspace with fixed distance exclusions #98222
• Distance - Distance can be edited via command when exclusion is enforced #98223
• Distance - Manual and Odometer tab are shown when tracking distance from expense report #98225
• Android - Distance - "Map or GPS distance required" overlaps with the image #98228
• Distance - Missing Original amount and Removed commuter miles when submitted from self DM #98229
• Expense - Tag shows empty state after changing report from different workspace #98230
• Distance - Original and Removed distance shows wrong amount after changing unit and rate #98231
• Distance - Original and Removed distance data are still applied after disabling exclusion #98235

Chronologically ordered merged PRs (oldest first)

1. fix: Fix on LHN while no error in chat when paid offline the deleted IOU then turn online #96258
2. Part 3: Remove Onyx.connect() for the key: ONYXKEYS.NETWORK in src/libs/ReportActionsUtils.ts #95776
3. [NoQA] chore: Move react-native-nitro-fetch patch to correct subfolder #97772
4. [NoQA] Support name-based agent emails #97895
5. [No QA] Docs: improve help-site discoverability (out-of-pocket keywords, Apple/Google Pay troubleshooting, member-onboarding synonyms) #97419
6. Allow the workspace currency selector to open from the upgrade step and travel confirmation #97543
7. [No QA] Update ChatGPT MCP connection doc for official connector directory #97139
8. Implement support for the NetSuite OAuth connect flow #96677
9. fix: allow FFA-only Certinia company selection #96995
10. Fix company cards bulk actions menu alignment #97405
11. refactor: align expense preview card metadata line with mobile row styling #96942
12. Apply the sign-in response on arrival #97690
13. Bump react-native-onyx to 3.0.94 #96853
14. [No QA] Remove copy for not yet released functionality from help doc #97986
15. [No QA] fix: force own transaction for inbox tab navigation span #97966
16. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.51-1 — Adhoc Build
17. [No QA] Update help docs for Release 1: Automatic report reassignment on workflow changes #97799
18. remove unneccesary custom types from translations batch15 #96605
19. [Payment due @DylanDylann] Improve shipment error handling #97252
20. Fix - Add react-native-live-markdown to the Custom Agent Instructions input #97876
21. [No QA] Add support for consuming React Native artifacts on iOS #96293
22. Migrate Workspace Avatar usages #97465
23. Fixed locale specific polyfills by installing it in IntlStore #97786
24. Fix Switch button tooltip alignment #97688
25. [No QA] Docs updates for E/A#96065 interactive Concierge spend charts #97738
26. Standardize Expense Report and Expense header with predictable button placement and carousel counter #97005
27. Add DualEntry integration #97373
28. Remove Onyx.connect() for the key: ONYXKEYS.PERSONAL_DETAILS_LIST in src/libs/ReportNameUtils.ts #97785
29. Pass hasReportActions to openReport (p5) #96866
30. Preserve Search context when opening trip previews #96283
31. fix (batch 2): isNewManualExpenseFlowEnabled beta flag regressions #97264
32. Fix report history showing the workspace's current bank account instead of the reimbursement's actual bank account #97707
33. [No QA] - Remove some dead sidebarLinkActive styles #98037
34. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 1868bbc — Adhoc Build
    ↳ https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/13918
35. Refactor: migrate convertToDisplayString to useCurrencyListActions hook (part 16) #97892
36. Add insight-switcher dropdown to the chart slot in Home #96625
37. [No QA] fix: report warm inbox tab navigations correctly on web #98022
38. [No QA] Remove infinite-skeleton Sentry span tracking #98034
39. Fix iOS crash when returning from Settings after enabling Contacts access #97992
40. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 7e8bfd0 — Adhoc Build
    ↳ https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/14042
41. Replace usage of getPersonalDetailByEmail in delegate flow #96860
42. Fix company cards import crash by transposing spreadsheet data densely #97573
43. fix: Block raw HEIC upload when conversion fails #96024
44. Fix stale split highlights when splitting from the Spend page #97520
45. Only show user from selected workspace filter for From/To filter #97516
46. Use the room name for the contextual search suggestion #96448
47. Save offline receipts on sign out #97562
48. Migrate Button to ButtonComposed (batch 6) text-only styled — rest #97402
49. [Insights: Violations]: Expanding group & Suggested search #97067
50. Fix APP-HNA: prevent use-after-free in Fabric findShadowNodeByTag focus traversal #97496
51. fix: backfill report actions when the newest page has none visible #97689
52. Migrate Button to ButtonComposed (batch 7) #96731
53. Hoist search row violations computation out of per-row hook #97867
54. Perf: use indexed derived value in useReportTransactions #97965
55. fix: Show IES details on upgrade page #97931
56. Unify distance display to 2 decimal places #97862
57. fix: disable enable personal karma on native #97177
58. ReportActionAvatars -> UserAvatar for single avatars migration #94906
59. Refactor: remove deprecatedReportsTransactions in hasNonReimbursableTransactions(Part 1) #94806
60. [No QA] Add advance-vs-stall telemetry to reconnect requests and alert on the older loop-breaker #97585
61. Optimistically add message for distance rate changes #97517
62. [NoQA] fix typecheck #98072
63. Fix - Merge expenses prompts for attendee selection even when both expenses have the same attendee #96526
64. Fix missing padding on workspace avatar in menu item #98041
65. [No QA] Show upgrade modal if user has no eliglbe policy for moving expenses #97280
66. fix: persist search response code so an invalid query keeps hiding Retry #97674
67. [No QA] [Payment due @truph01] Docs updates for E/A#96947 add Download receipts option to reports #97740
68. Skip write-wait for home screen search requests that don't need OpenApp data #97669
69. Add a Time sensitive to-do for employees with missing deposit accounts #96623
70. Fix: show all categories in Search filter when workspace filter is cleared #98070
71. Keep currency for CSV-imported personal cards #97968
72. [Payment due @gijoe0295] fix: surface empty draft reports in Submit to-do bucket #97312
73. [Payment due @marufsharifi] [Commuter Mileage Exclusion] [R1] Display and enforce fixed distance exclusions #93848
74. Share extension: pre-mount destination report and create expense before reveal transition #97242
75. Skip SearchForTodos when the queue drops the reconnect as a duplicate #98007
76. fix: keyboard focus lost after Back on Enter-activated rows #97306
77. fix: open country selector RHP when adding a personal card after upgrade #96752
78. Dedupe getTransactionsForReport lookups in Search row Action column #97877
79. fix: Invoice created via duplicate workspace shows error #97209
80. fix: Clean-up some tax related bugs #94007
81. [No QA] Update conciergeReportID to remove Onyx.connect - 35 #97882
82. Retry failed locale chunk loads to prevent a permanently stuck boot splash #97491
83. [No QA] Update Rillet non-reimbursable config source #97845
84. Fix AI Features Promo modal SecurityError from doubled-slash path and re-entrancy #97849
85. Fix footer Reset falling back to a stale selected-expense currency #97767
86. Migrate Button to ButtonComposed (batch 4) in iou+txn #96299
87. fix: migrate NewChatPage to use useSearchSelector #95778
88. Prevent uncaught removeChild error in safe area provider cleanup #97595
89. fix: Force close app then open, home page displays instead of onboarding modal #97443
90. Workspaces - Wrong warning message when delete Workspace with Travel Invoicing enable #96872
91. Render Skia web charts on a software surface when WebGL is unavailable #97219
92. Remove Onyx.connect() usage for ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.POLICY_TAGS from src/libs/actions/IOU/index.ts in splitBill, splitBillAndOpenReport, createDistanceRequest #97077
93. Enable multiline GL account names in NetSuite AP Approval Account list #98093
94. Refactor: migrate convertToDisplayString to useCurrencyListActions hook (part 18) #98096
95. Only check for valid phone number in the deposit bank account flow #97801
96. Correct policy changelog report action system messages for: Workflows Submission frequency #97921
97. Concierge HTML tables: make the whole row clickable and align styling with other tables #97670
98. Changes to AUS corpay setup for certification #97333
99. Remove Onyx.connect() usage for ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.POLICY_TAGS in getPerDiemExpenseInformation function from src/libs/actions/IOU/PerDiem.ts #98035
100. Patch react-native-nitro-sqlite so failed ROLLBACKs stop masking real SQLite errors #97954
101. Show selected saved view name in Search page header #97663
102. [No QA] Add unit tests for getWorkspaceCustomUnitUpdatedMessage in ReportActionsUtils #97917
103. Refactor: ConfirmModal to useConfirmModal | Batch 4 #92236
104. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.52-0 — Adhoc Build
     ↳ https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/14027

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Regression progress is at 52%

PRs Failing:
#96299 with #97005
#96752 with #97756
#97264 on Web
#97517 on Web
#98096 on Android

PRs Untested:
Multiple PRs pending validation across all platforms, All iOS PRs and regression TCs are pending validation as build not available