Deploy Checklist: New Expensify 2024-09-16

[github-actions]

Release Version: 9.0.36-2
Compare Changes: production...staging

This release contains changes from the following pull requests:

• Move articles out of Accounts Settings and delete Account Settings #43879
• Create deel.md #45557
• Fix: The pressed state of menu items uses a very dark BG color #47036
• fix User is not task's author or task's assignee has ability to complete the task #47519
• Add conversation styling and shortcuts for Android 🤖  #47626
• Fix validation code not sending on initial page load. #48047
• Search - Receipt thumbnail for invoice has plus icon when receipt cannot be added to invoice #48368
• [NoQA] feat: bump haptic-feedback, remove old patch and add new one #48410
• [NoQA] feat: bump react-native-pdf to newest version, remove unnecessary pat… #48417
• Fix system update messages for tags #48433
• fix: don't set user's timezone if it's empty #48523
• fix: Advanced approval - RHP turns to not here page while dismissing dismissing after deleting the workflow. #48618
• fix: The top of emojis are cut off on applying quote markdown #48756
• Fix settlement button #48863
• Fixed prefix script commands with ./scripts #48884
• fix: Error message for multiple GL code mappings displays "glCode" #48906
• fix: submit expense via QAB inconsistency #48956
• [NoQA] feat: bump react-native-share to 11.0.2 and remove patch for hybrid app #48981
• [NoQA] feat: bump react-native-keyboard-controller to 1.12.7 and remove patch #48982
• Fix loading skeleton behind background #49039
• fix: show checkmark for selected bank #49089
• Fix default WS avatar is shown instead of the custom one #49145
• [No QA] Split ESLint action into three  #49165
• fix auto focus #49166
• fix lhn and copying message content #49177
• Don't allow deleting optimistic invited room member #49182
• Update redirects.csv #49183
• Add onboarding modal to modal routes when inserting route #49201
• fix(search): search now works with special characters and emojis #49229
• Fix onboarding modal that flashes for user transitioning from OldDot #49263
• Bump Onyx to v2.0.68 #49280
• [no qa] Move deel.md to correct hub #49289
• [CP Staging] Revert "[NoQA] feat: bump react-native-pdf to newest version, remove unnecessary pat…" #49351

Deploy Blockers:

• Expense - Payment option is not selected from the dropdown unless it is reselected #49331
• Android - Expense - App crashes when uploading a PDF receipt after uploading a photo receipt #49349

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.

cc @Expensify/applauseleads

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[OSBotify]

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[OSBotify]

🚀 All staging deploys are complete, @Expensify/applauseleads please begin QA on version https://github.com/Expensify/App/releases/tag/9.0.35-7 🚀

[kavimuru]

Regression is 31% progress

Unchecked PRs:
#47626 failing with #47916 repro in production, checking it off
#48433 - Pending validation in desktop
#48863 - Pending validation in desktop
#49039 - Pending validation in Android
#49145 - Pending validation in Android and iOS
#49177 - Pending validation in mweb android and Desktop
#49263 - Pending validation in android, iOS, desktop, web and mweb
#47036 - Pending validation in android, iOS, desktop, web and mweb
#49201 - Pending validation in android, iOS, desktop, web and mweb
#49229 - Pending validation in android, iOS, desktop, web and mweb

[kavimuru]

Regression is down to 9%
unchecked PRs:
#48884 (comment)
#47626 failing with #47916
#48433 - failing with original KI #47804
#49145 - Pending validation in iOS
#49177 - Pending validation in android
#49263 - Pending validation in web

[kavimuru]

Regression is down to 2%
unchecked PRs:
#48884 (comment)
#48433 - failing with original KI #47804 - repro in production and checking it off
Blocker:
#49331

[kavimuru]

Regression is completed
unchecked PR:
#48884 (comment)
Blocker:
#49331

[grgia]

Starting deployer verifications

[mountiny]

Checking #49331 off as its already a production bug

[grgia]

Iffy on one of the firebase crashes - asking in slack here https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C07J32337/p1726595505237429

[grgia]

Crash should be fixed by #49351

[grgia]

no QA checking off #48884

[grgia]

Checklist complete :)

Waited on the build to complete https://github.com/Expensify/App/actions/runs/10909771193/job/30280409431

[grgia]