Deploy Checklist: New Expensify 2026-07-23

[OSBotify]

Release Version: 9.4.44-6
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:

• [No QA] Create iOS RN artifacts workflow #88523
• Remove Onyx.connect() usage for ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.POLICY_TAGS in splitBill, splitBillAndOpenReport, createDistanceRequest functions from src/libs/actions/IOU/index.ts #90455
• Fix: apply currency default tax rate when currency changes in manual expense create flow #94496
• [CP Staging + Prod] Revert "feat: Enable react-native-nitro-fetch (V2)" #95284
• feat: Enable react-native-nitro-fetch (V3) #95518
• Remove Onyx.connect() usage for ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.POLICY_TAGS from updateMoneyRequestTaxAmount #95797
• Remove Onyx.connect() usage for ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.POLICY_TAGS from updateMoneyRequestTaxRate #95798
• Fix - Pay with BA-User is navigated to the Inbox instead of report after exiting "Add BA" modal  #95822
• feat: Insights Violations - add filter display + Empty state #95953
• [Payment due @huult] Render server-driven AZ status on expense reports #95959
• [Payment due @parasharrajat] Add REGISTER_AUTHENTICATION_KEY reasonCode #96114
• Fix: show generic error instead of receipt error for failed distance expense #96273
• [NoQA] Add report_action_count and money_request_preview_count to ManualSendMessage #96285
• feat(concierge): show animated thinking avatar while Concierge responds #96286
• [Payment due @hoangzinh] Fix: Wrong codice fiscale field name #96331
• Keep Agents selection buttons on the header row in landscape mode #96338
• [No QA] Update help docs for Release 1: Vendor Matching for QuickBooks Online (QBO) #96350
• [No QA] Remove unsafe type assertions from DomainSelectorsTest.ts tests #96518
• [No QA] Remove unsafe type assertions from ReportTest.ts tests #96520
• [No QA] Remove unsafe type assertions from CardUtilsTest.ts tests #96521
• Add search bar to Rillet pages #96528
• [No QA] Docs updates for E/A#96407 Document importing merchant rules via spreadsheet #96544
• fix: iOS Share to Expensify screen does not close when swiping back #96581
• refactor getDisplayNameForParticipant function to use translate part 2 #96672
• Clear personal details form draft when backing out of the magic-code page #96676
• [No QA] Update Create-a-Company-Workspace.md #96693
• Fix empty view shows briefly when sorting #96700
• [No QA] Upgrade expensify-common@2.0.195 #96769
• [No QA] Remove unused getPolicyTagsData import in UpdateMoneyRequest #96894
• Mask preservedUserSession/preservedAccount tokens in Onyx state export #96907
• [No QA] Commit diff in package-lock.json #96909
• Add optional Card Name column to company-card CSV import #96912
• [CP STaging] Add a null safety for searchResults.search #96918
• Revert "feat: Enable react-native-nitro-fetch (V3)" #97000
• [CP Staging] Revert server-driven AZ status on expense reports #97003
• 🍒 Cherry pick PR #97003 to staging 🍒 #97007

Mobile-Expensify PRs:

• https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/14000
• https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/14022
• https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/14026
• https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/14029

Internal QA:

• Fix Supplier RHP backdrop flicker by dropping SelectionList loading placeholder #96648 - @chuckdries

Deploy Blockers:

• [$250] Spend - After splitting an expense on "Spend", created splits are not highlighted. #96915
• Android - Tags - Can't import multi-level tag #96917
• Android - Unable to send an MP3 file through the share menu #96933
• Per Diem - Can't revert split Per Diem expense in SelfDM #96936
• Expense - App crashes on creating empty report after deleting default workspace second time. #96946
• [Due for payment 2026-08-03] Chat-While inviting user in expense report, concierge thinking is briefly shown and disappear #96979
• Task-App crashes on applying task filter. #96994

Chronologically ordered merged PRs (oldest first)

1. [CP Staging + Prod] Revert "feat: Enable react-native-nitro-fetch (V2)" #95284
2. [No QA] Remove unsafe type assertions from CardUtilsTest.ts tests #96521
3. [No QA] Remove unsafe type assertions from ReportTest.ts tests #96520
4. [No QA] Upgrade expensify-common@2.0.195 #96769
5. [No QA] Create iOS RN artifacts workflow #88523
6. Clear personal details form draft when backing out of the magic-code page #96676
7. [No QA] Update Create-a-Company-Workspace.md #96693
8. [No QA] Docs updates for E/A#96407 Document importing merchant rules via spreadsheet #96544
9. Fix - Pay with BA-User is navigated to the Inbox instead of report after exiting "Add BA" modal  #95822
10. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.43-1 — Adhoc Build
11. refactor getDisplayNameForParticipant function to use translate part 2 #96672
12. Add search bar to Rillet pages #96528
13. Fix empty view shows briefly when sorting #96700
14. Remove Onyx.connect() usage for ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.POLICY_TAGS in splitBill, splitBillAndOpenReport, createDistanceRequest functions from src/libs/actions/IOU/index.ts #90455
15. Fix: apply currency default tax rate when currency changes in manual expense create flow #94496
16. Remove Onyx.connect() usage for ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.POLICY_TAGS from updateMoneyRequestTaxRate #95798
17. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to c9ffe7b — Adhoc Build
    ↳ https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/14022
18. fix: iOS Share to Expensify screen does not close when swiping back #96581
19. Remove Onyx.connect() usage for ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.POLICY_TAGS from updateMoneyRequestTaxAmount #95797
20. Keep Agents selection buttons on the header row in landscape mode #96338
21. Fix: show generic error instead of receipt error for failed distance expense #96273
22. [Payment due @parasharrajat] Add REGISTER_AUTHENTICATION_KEY reasonCode #96114
23. [No QA] Remove unused getPolicyTagsData import in UpdateMoneyRequest #96894
24. feat: Insights Violations - add filter display + Empty state #95953
25. [Payment due @hoangzinh] Fix: Wrong codice fiscale field name #96331
26. feat(concierge): show animated thinking avatar while Concierge responds #96286
27. feat: Enable react-native-nitro-fetch (V3) #95518
28. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 32d40ea — Adhoc Build
    ↳ https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/14000
29. [No QA] Remove unsafe type assertions from DomainSelectorsTest.ts tests #96518
30. Fix Supplier RHP backdrop flicker by dropping SelectionList loading placeholder #96648
31. [No QA] Update help docs for Release 1: Vendor Matching for QuickBooks Online (QBO) #96350
32. [NoQA] Add report_action_count and money_request_preview_count to ManualSendMessage #96285
33. [No QA] Commit diff in package-lock.json #96909
34. [Payment due @huult] Render server-driven AZ status on expense reports #95959
35. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 2d9cd88 — Adhoc Build
    ↳ https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/14026
36. Mask preservedUserSession/preservedAccount tokens in Onyx state export #96907
37. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.44-0 — Adhoc Build
38. [CP STaging] Add a null safety for searchResults.search #96918
39. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.44-1 — f3b89ff
40. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.44-2 — 8426ba1
41. Add optional Card Name column to company-card CSV import #96912
42. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.44-4 — 9bc51d3
    ↳ https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/14029
43. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to include cherry-picked PR #14029 — 3e76360
44. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.44-5 — 42bcbae
45. Revert "feat: Enable react-native-nitro-fetch (V3)" #97000
46. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.44-6 — 5cf46f8
47. [CP Staging] Revert server-driven AZ status on expense reports #97003
48. 🍒 Cherry pick PR #97003 to staging 🍒 #97007

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[mvtglobally]

Regression is at 60%

Multiple PRs pending validation

[izarutskaya]

Regression is at 98%

PRs Failing:
#90455 on Android & iOS with #96915

PRs Untested:
https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/14022 pending validation on Android

[izarutskaya]

Regression is completed

PRs Failing:
#90455 on Android & iOS with #96915
https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/14022 on Android with https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/14022#issuecomment-5067521033

#95284 & #95518 covered by full regression. Can I check it off the list? ( #95284 (comment), #95518 (comment), #95518 (comment))

Critical TCs that are failing:
Onboarding with #96291 and #96378
Gusto with #94927
Login with #72386

[amyevans]

Demoted #96915

[Beamanator]

#96936 gated off from prod for now, marked NAB

[melvin-bot]

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[Beamanator]

#96648 QA'd and looking good, checked it off

[yuwenmemon]

App Deployer Handoff

We have reverted most of the offending deploy blockers and are just waiting on applause for retests.

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• Android - Tags - Can't import multi-level tag #96917
• Android - Unable to send an MP3 file through the share menu #96933

Retest request is here: https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C09V78U42D8/p1784933586123309 and here: https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C9YU7BX5M/p1784936688976279

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• Expense - App crashes on creating empty report after deleting default workspace second time. #96946

Retest request here: https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C09V78U42D8/p1784938786905719

If it is still failing, then we should merge and CP: #97015

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• [Due for payment 2026-08-03] Chat-While inviting user in expense report, concierge thinking is briefly shown and disappear #96979

Offending PR is reverted. Retest request is here: https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C09V78U42D8/p1784936989038199