Deploy Checklist: New Expensify 2026-04-07

[OSBotify]

Release Version: 9.3.53-5
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:

• Fix - [Unreported] Add distance rate to the distance expenses tracked in selfDM #74967
• Revert "Implement bulk change approver flow for Search page #75729" #77441
• Revert "[CP staging] Hide Change approver option when Add approvals is disabled in Workflows" #77470
• Implement bulk change approver flow for Search page v2 #77857
• Upgrade react-fast-pdf and webpack #80160
• 78073: Update ghost text in Expense Threads / Reports #82909
• [Onyx Audit] Migrate keys to RAM-only part 2/2 #83450
• fix: update the 2fa screen mapping screen #83552
• Feat - [Unreported] Add distance rate to the distance expenses tracked in selfDM #84136
• Implement system message for card freeze and unfreeze actions #85016
• [No QA]: Move Track expense functions to a new file #85340
• Add hasFailedOnfido to acceptWalletTerms failureData #85579
• Dry camera logic #85758
• Refactor: ReportUtils from translateLocal to translate from hook (part 6) #86013
• refactor: getPolicyExpenseReportOption() to change privateIsArchived parameter to boolean #86015
• [Payment due @thesahindia] Add rhpHomePage variant to onboarding A/B/C/D test #86289
• Fix workspace name not updating in real time in Recent Chats #86298
• Fix Join button briefly appearing when creating thread on another user's message #86379
• Revert "Update customUnitRateID to _FAKE_P2P_ID_ when unreporting expense" #86408
• [Payment due @ShridharGoel] Fix infinite spinner add cards #86484
• Reject 0-byte receipt blobs on web before server upload #86500
• [No QA] Add Export Expenses and Export Reports help articles #86501
• [No QA] Add IDs to tooltips for tracking #86541
• [Payment due @ikevin127] Add Explain support for UNREPORTEDTRANSACTION report actions #86565
• [Payment due @cretadn22] Fix silent receipt drop when file is missing from cache #86581
• Refactor deleteMoneyRequest to pass data #86606
• Refactor: getCurrencyDecimals method to hook (part 4) #86620
• Bump Onyx to 3.0.58 #86636
• Fix: Focus jumps to Concierge Anywhere (SidePanel) when switching chats in the Inbox #86658
• Refactor buildOptimisticChatReport to use currentUserAccountID from useOnyx #86672
• Update Home announcements with latest content #86675
• Add start/stop timer buttons to the Chronos report header #86690
• Unbold 'your' in next step messages #86702
• decompose ReportScreen 6d: extract navigate-away handler #86721
• Hide discover section #86726
• Keyboard Accessibility Issue: “To:” Field Not Activatable via Keyboard on Confirm Details Screen. #86757
• refactor: IOURequestStepScan clean-up, phase 6: move multi-scan state to hook and use key for reset #86800
• Merge main into my PR  #86830
• Bump react-native-onyx from 3.0.54 to 3.0.57. #86924
• 86309:Thread - Leave thread works only when use it second time #86926
• [No QA] Update help docs for Release 3 multi-workspace card feed sharing #86930
• fix: Extra hold expense comment appears after splitting held expense [#86798] #86931
• Part 3 - Thread delegateEmail through unapprove/retract/submit report actions #86942
• Remove Onyx.connect() usage for ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.POLICY_TAGS from src/libs/actions/IOU/SendInvoice.ts #86948
• Part 2: Remove Onyx.connect() for the key: ONYXKEYS.SESSION in src/libs/actions/Policy/Policy.ts #86951
• Remove Onyx.connect() usage for ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.POLICY_TAGS in detachReceipt function from src/libs/actions/IOU/index.ts #86957
• [No QA] refactor: Extract LHNEmptyState from LHNOptionsList #86964
• [No QA] Fix SET_PIN_ORDER_CARD payload for US addresses #86985
• Clear custom range date validation error on date selection #87024
• [NoQA] Bump claude-code-action to v1.0.86 #87036
• fix: default emoji doesn't render #87045
• fix: Per attendee amount on the table does not show negative sign #87048
• [No QA] Refactor editTaskAssignee to use options object #87050
• fix: Reports - Limit filter is reapplied after resetting filters #87057
• [No QA] Update Personal-Cards.md for R2 broken connections #87058
• [No QA] [Zombie spans] Fix ManualAppStartup when signing out from OD #87069
• Web - Expense - Expense RHPs in the background flicker when opening Category picker #87070
• Move date filter Range text outside ScrollView for consistent visibility #87099
• fix: skip auto-redistribution when adding splits with manual edits #87124
• [Snyk] Security upgrade activesupport from 7.2.3 to 7.2.3.1 #87132
• [No QA] Update BZ checklist to require comments on both PR and issue #87134
• [No QA] Refactor createDraftWorkspace to use newGenerateDefaultWorkspaceName #87149
• Update badge, pin, and pencil icon sizes in LHN #87159
• Use 1024px thumbnail instead of full-size original in receipt preview #87163
• [No QA] Fix typescriptt error on main #87165
• [No QA] Update Gemfile.lock and Podfile.lock #87196
• Revert "refactor: IOURequestStepScan clean-up, phase 6: move multi-scan state to hook and use key for reset" #87216
• Revert "[Onyx Audit] Migrate keys to RAM-only part 2/2" #87221
• [CP Staging] Fix discover section is missing for new accounts #87224
• [CP Staging] Fix tax in confirmation page when creating a tracked distance request #87237

Mobile-Expensify PRs:

• https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/13907

Internal QA:

• Remove travel invoicing card from home page #87109 - @stitesExpensify

Deploy Blockers:

• [$250] DEV: Report Preview Not Updating After Adding Expense Until Manual Refresh #87179
• Home - Discover section is missing for new accounts #87195
• Expense - Expense preview is blank after splitting expense #87197
• Expense - Not here page opens after deleting expenses #87199
• Expense - Deleted expense appears as skeleton loader in the expense preview #87200
• Expense - Second expense does not auto appear in expense preview #87201
• Distance - Tax rate and amount do not update after selecting distance rate on confirm page #87202
• Distance - After editing distance, Distance rate changes to personal rate #87204
• Distance-Rate does not auto default to last used rate when creating distance expense in self DM #87205
• Report - Expense information is still visible on preview after being unreported. #87206
• Distance - No rate error on confirm page when submitting expense with invalid rate from self DM #87207
• Android - Scan - App crashes when interacting with scan tooltip #87208
• Expense - Infinite loading after adding an expense to report #87209
• Reports - Page inconsistency when changing approver on Collect workspace on Inbox & Reports #87213
• Web - Workspace - BA - Endless spinner appears after start Plaid flow to connect BA #87214
• Expense-Multiple scan receipts adding page closed automatically after capturing images once #87215
• Expense -Incorrect rate and unit displayed for some time when submitting expense to 1:1 chat #87217
• Report - "Remove Hold" button is not displayed after holding an expense. #87219
• Android - Report - App freezes after splitting an expense and selecting one of the splits. #87220

Chronologically ordered merged PRs (oldest first)

1. Revert "Implement bulk change approver flow for Search page #75729" #77441
2. Revert "[CP staging] Hide Change approver option when Add approvals is disabled in Workflows" #77470
3. Fix - [Unreported] Add distance rate to the distance expenses tracked in selfDM #74967
4. Merge main into my PR  #86830
5. [Onyx Audit] Migrate keys to RAM-only part 2/2 #83450
6. Fix workspace name not updating in real time in Recent Chats #86298
7. [No QA] Fix SET_PIN_ORDER_CARD payload for US addresses #86985
8. Update Home announcements with latest content #86675
9. [NoQA] Bump claude-code-action to v1.0.86 #87036
10. 78073: Update ghost text in Expense Threads / Reports #82909
11. [Payment due @thesahindia] Add rhpHomePage variant to onboarding A/B/C/D test #86289
12. [No QA] Add Export Expenses and Export Reports help articles #86501
13. Fix Join button briefly appearing when creating thread on another user's message #86379
14. Bump react-native-onyx from 3.0.54 to 3.0.57. #86924
15. Implement system message for card freeze and unfreeze actions #85016
16. fix: Per attendee amount on the table does not show negative sign #87048
17. Refactor deleteMoneyRequest to pass data #86606
18. Remove Onyx.connect() usage for ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.POLICY_TAGS in detachReceipt function from src/libs/actions/IOU/index.ts #86957
19. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.3.52-1 — Adhoc Build
20. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.3.52-2 — Adhoc Build
21. fix: Extra hold expense comment appears after splitting held expense [#86798] #86931
22. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.3.52-3 — Adhoc Build
23. Unbold 'your' in next step messages #86702
24. [No QA]: Move Track expense functions to a new file #85340
25. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.3.52-4 — Adhoc Build
26. refactor: getPolicyExpenseReportOption() to change privateIsArchived parameter to boolean #86015
27. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.3.52-5 — Adhoc Build
28. Move date filter Range text outside ScrollView for consistent visibility #87099
29. [Payment due @cretadn22] Fix silent receipt drop when file is missing from cache #86581
30. Hide discover section #86726
31. Bump Onyx to 3.0.58 #86636
32. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.3.52-6 — Adhoc Build
33. Remove travel invoicing card from home page #87109
34. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.3.52-7 — Adhoc Build
35. [No QA] [Zombie spans] Fix ManualAppStartup when signing out from OD #87069
36. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to e142ed2 — Adhoc Build
    ↳ https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/13907
37. [No QA] Update Personal-Cards.md for R2 broken connections #87058
38. Clear custom range date validation error on date selection #87024
39. [No QA] Update help docs for Release 3 multi-workspace card feed sharing #86930
40. Web - Expense - Expense RHPs in the background flicker when opening Category picker #87070
41. Reject 0-byte receipt blobs on web before server upload #86500
42. Implement bulk change approver flow for Search page v2 #77857
43. Keyboard Accessibility Issue: “To:” Field Not Activatable via Keyboard on Confirm Details Screen. #86757
44. Part 2: Remove Onyx.connect() for the key: ONYXKEYS.SESSION in src/libs/actions/Policy/Policy.ts #86951
45. Refactor buildOptimisticChatReport to use currentUserAccountID from useOnyx #86672
46. Remove Onyx.connect() usage for ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.POLICY_TAGS from src/libs/actions/IOU/SendInvoice.ts #86948
47. Part 3 - Thread delegateEmail through unapprove/retract/submit report actions #86942
48. [No QA] Refactor editTaskAssignee to use options object #87050
49. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.3.52-8 — Adhoc Build
50. fix: Reports - Limit filter is reapplied after resetting filters #87057
51. [No QA] refactor: Extract LHNEmptyState from LHNOptionsList #86964
52. [No QA] Add IDs to tooltips for tracking #86541
53. decompose ReportScreen 6d: extract navigate-away handler #86721
54. [No QA] Refactor createDraftWorkspace to use newGenerateDefaultWorkspaceName #87149
55. fix: default emoji doesn't render #87045
56. Fix: Focus jumps to Concierge Anywhere (SidePanel) when switching chats in the Inbox #86658
57. [Payment due @ShridharGoel] Fix infinite spinner add cards #86484
58. Add start/stop timer buttons to the Chronos report header #86690
59. Add hasFailedOnfido to acceptWalletTerms failureData #85579
60. [Payment due @ikevin127] Add Explain support for UNREPORTEDTRANSACTION report actions #86565
61. Revert "Update customUnitRateID to _FAKE_P2P_ID_ when unreporting expense" #86408
62. Refactor: getCurrencyDecimals method to hook (part 4) #86620
63. [No QA] Fix typescriptt error on main #87165
64. fix: skip auto-redistribution when adding splits with manual edits #87124
65. Update badge, pin, and pencil icon sizes in LHN #87159
66. fix: update the 2fa screen mapping screen #83552
67. refactor: IOURequestStepScan clean-up, phase 6: move multi-scan state to hook and use key for reset #86800
68. [No QA] Update BZ checklist to require comments on both PR and issue #87134
69. Feat - [Unreported] Add distance rate to the distance expenses tracked in selfDM #84136
70. Refactor: ReportUtils from translateLocal to translate from hook (part 6) #86013
71. Use 1024px thumbnail instead of full-size original in receipt preview #87163
72. [Snyk] Security upgrade activesupport from 7.2.3 to 7.2.3.1 #87132
73. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.3.52-9 — Adhoc Build
74. Upgrade react-fast-pdf and webpack #80160
75. Dry camera logic #85758
76. 86309:Thread - Leave thread works only when use it second time #86926
77. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.3.53-0 — Adhoc Build
78. [No QA] Update Gemfile.lock and Podfile.lock #87196
79. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.3.53-1 — Adhoc Build
80. Revert "refactor: IOURequestStepScan clean-up, phase 6: move multi-scan state to hook and use key for reset" #87216
81. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.3.53-2 — f053480
82. Revert "[Onyx Audit] Migrate keys to RAM-only part 2/2" #87221
83. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.3.53-3 — 0e40e82
84. [CP Staging] Fix tax in confirmation page when creating a tracked distance request #87237
85. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.3.53-4 — b84a454
86. [CP Staging] Fix discover section is missing for new accounts #87224
87. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.3.53-5 — 8846309

Deployer verifications:

• I checked Sentry 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 Sentry for the previous release version and verified that the release did not introduce any new crashes. Because mobile deploys use a phased rollout, completing this checklist will deploy the previous release version to 100% of users. 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

[roryabraham]

Unlocking this checklist while I fix the ios staging deploy

[roryabraham]

We got past the last point of failure, so I'm going to optimistically re-lock this

[github-actions]

🚀 All staging deploys are complete, @Expensify/applauseleads please begin QA on version https://github.com/Expensify/App/releases/tag/9.3.53-1 🚀

[IuliiaHerets]

Regression progress is at 97%

PRs Failing:
#74967 faced with #87205 and #87206
#84136 failed with #87202 and #87217
#85016 faced on Web with #87214
#86606 faced with #87229 on Native apps
#86690 on Web
#86721 faced on Web with #87209
#86726 faced with #87195
#86931 failed on iOS with #87179

PRs Untested:
#77441 no QA steps, asked
#77470 no QA steps, asked
#77857 pending validation on Web and iOS
#80160 pending validation on Native apps
#83450 pending validation on all
#85579 pending validation on Web
#86015 pending validation on all
#86289 pending validation on Web
#86565 pending validation on all
#86658 pending validation on Native apps
#86702 pending validation on Android
#86721 pending validation on Native apps
#86830 no QA steps, asked
#86924 pending validation on Android and iOS, also asked about console error in Web
#86942 pending validation on Android
#86951 pending validation on Web
#87132 no QA steps, asked
#87163 pending validation on Android

[izarutskaya]

Regression is complete in BrowserStack

PRs Failing:
#74967 faced with #87205 and #87206
#84136 failed with #87202 and #87217
#85016 faced on Web with #87214
#86606 faced with #87229 on Native apps
#86690 on Web
#86721 faced on Web with #87209
#86726 faced with #87195
#86931 failed on iOS with #87179

PRs Untested:
#77441 no QA steps, #77441 (comment)
#77470 no QA steps, #77470 (comment)
#77857 pending validation on Web and iOS
#83450 pending validation on all
#85579 pending validation on Web
#86015 pending validation on all
#86565 pending validation on all
#86658 pending validation on Native apps
#86721 pending validation on Android
#86830 no QA steps, #86830 (comment)
#86924 question #86924 (comment) about console error in Web
#87132 check it off according #87132 (comment)

Will come back and post final summary with PRs result

[m-natarajan]

Regression is complete in BrowserStack

PRs Failing:
#74967 faced with #87205 and #87206
#84136 failed with #87202 and #87217
#85016 faced on Web with #87214
#86015 failed with #87179
#86565 failed with #87239
#86606 faced with #87229 on Native apps
#86721 faced on Web with #87209
#86726 faced with #87195
#86931 failed on iOS with #87179

PRs Untested:
#77441 no QA steps, #77441 (comment)
#77470 no QA steps, #77470 (comment)
#83450 (comment)
#85579 (comment)
#86830 no QA steps, #86830 (comment)
#86924 question #86924 (comment) about console error in Web
#87132 check it off according #87132 (comment)

The following critical/High test cases failed

Expense Reports : #87179, #87209
Connect NetSuite:
#87227

Onboarding Guide - Test receipt and test boss:
#87208

[stitesExpensify]

Checked off internalQA

[m-natarajan]

Checked off #87224