Deploy Checklist: New Expensify 2026-01-20

[OSBotify]

Release Version: 9.3.5-7
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:

• focus input on perDiem tab on tab change #71013
• refactor: cleanup duplicate create expense navigation logic #71820
• Add validate code extended access for issuing cards #75096
• Distance request: Allow invalid waypoints #77910
• Fix localization: dates not being localized correctly  #78251
• Remove unnecessary custom types from translations - batch 6 #78268
• Background location tracking - GPS distance request #78279
• [No QA] Replace OnyxUpdate default union type with specific types - fourth batch #78286
• Add invoice company name and website update system messages #78488
• Business bank account policy change logs #78555
• [Part 3]: Remove Onyx.connect() for the key: ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT in src/libs/TransactionUtils #78570
• 77617: Reports - Nothing to show page is not shown when a member of a workspace is removed #78755
• Fix: Cannot navigate duplicated expenses via arrow keys #78857
• Fix unending skeleton when deleting an expense and navigating back to self DM #78966
• fix: Leave button is not displayed to invitee in an IOU report #78981
• fix: Invoice report title in message preview shows an incorrect report title #78992
• remove REPORT_NAME_VALUE_PAIRS from Onyx.merge part 1 #79028
• [No QA] Fix outdated booking flows on travel docs #79060
• Update Book-Rail-Travel.md #79061
• Update Book-Travel-for-a-Guest.md #79062
• [No QA] Update Book-a-Hotel.md #79064
• [NO QA] Update Book-a-Rental-Car.md #79065
• Hide empty tag field for chat member #79098
• Remove unnecessary custom types from translations - batch 6 #79190
• fix: preserve split child transactions when report is deleted #79192
• [Behind Time Tracking Beta] Allow editing hour count and rate in time expense confirmation page #79214
• Fix report title not updating when reimbursable expense is changed offline #79294
• Add warning when editing transaction start date #79295
• Make checkboxes in TableListItem more easily clickable #79296
• Call the invite whisper for only workspace chats #79299
• Fix: Unassigning company card offline removes it optimistically instead of making it strike through #79314
• fix: quickly tapping a workspace row and the 3‑dot button #79319
• Refactor getValidOptions #79329
• [NoQA] Fixed report action message to use correct text #79349
• fix Expense - IOU preview empty state after clearing cache #79366
• Fix rejected expense preview total shows 0 #79431
• [No QA] [ECUK In-App 3DS] Add BIOMETRICS_TEST scenario screens & routes + add test biometrics button to the troubleshoot menu #79475
• Update Optimistically copy submission/approval related report actions to the new report after partial approval #79524
• Follow ups for personal bank account #79533
• refactor doesReportBelongToWorkspace and getHelpPaneReportType #79541
• refactor createDraftTransactionAndNavigateToParticipantSelector function #79580
• [No QA] Fix Batch 1 of React Compiler warnings #79597
• Fix company card assignment for commercial cards feed #79625
• [No QA] Update Connect-a-Personal-Bank-Account.md for 1 Manual US personal bank account  #79628
• fix: missing background highlight in Authorized payer page #79641
• fix: Can't open the Privacy link on step 3 when connecting the Bank account #79642
• [NoQA] Refactor: ReportNameUtils from translateLocal to translate from hook (part 1) #79645
• Refactor: OptionsListUtils from translateLocal to translate from hook (part 1) #79649
• Fix duplicating time expenses #79663
• Pass currentUserAccountID from session to display username correctly on cold start #79669
• Fix time expense confirm page back button navigation when submitting from report details RHP #79673
• [NoQA] Add logs to help debug a NotFound issue #79689
• Fix value and unit not on the same line for small font size in expense create flow #79691
• [No QA][Sentry] Active spans logging #79768
• Show error message when bank account deletion fails #79787
• [No QA] Show progress when running lint outside of CI #79796
• [NO QA] Update CODEOWNERS to add @stephanieelliott as reviewer for help site files  #79806
• [No QA] Update articles for Allow approvers to edit expenses on draft open reports #79808
• [Part 4]Remove Onyx.connect() for the key: ONYXKEYS.SESSION in src/libs/actions/Report.ts #79876
• Use existing functions to check if request is distance #79917
• Remove unused change password translations #79920
• Fix: Changelog messages about Rules are not translated to Italian, Polski, Portuguese, etc #79924
• [NoQA] Update max warnings for ESLint in package.json #79963
• [NoQA] Revert "[No QA][Sentry] Active spans logging" #80007
• [CP Staging] Revert #79294 - Fix report title not updating when reimbursable expense is changed offline #80051
• [CP Staging] Revert "Fix: Cannot navigate duplicated expenses via arrow keys" #80114
• [CP Staging] Revert "Merge pull request #79299 from parasharrajat/fix/whisper" #80117
• [CP Staging] Revert "Fix localization: dates not being localized correctly" #80124
• 🍒 Cherry pick PR #80124 to staging 🍒 #80138
• 🍒 Cherry pick PR #80152 to staging 🍒 #80155

Mobile-Expensify PRs:

• https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/13808

Deploy Blockers:

• [Due for payment 2026-01-29] Bank - Date of birth field placeholder shows YYYY-MM-DD when the new format is MM/DD/YYYY #80011
• Expense - Invited member is still a member of IOU report after leaving the report #80012
• [Due for payment 2026-01-29] Expense - App crashes when reaching merge confirm page #80013
• Troubleshoot - Unable to receive magic code when testing Biometrics #80017
• [Due for payment 2026-02-04] Distance - Report title shows "Please select a valid address" when waypoints are changed #80018
• [Due for payment 2026-01-29] Reports - Navigation arrows appear after returning from expense report on Reports > Expenses #80022
• [Due for payment 2026-01-29] Date - Wrong date (moved back by one day) displayed in date field #80024
• Reports - Report title changes briefly when selecting a tag #80026
• [$125] Expense - Blank distance field is shown when submitting expense with zero distance #80060
• [$250] Invited to chat only user can't open expense report from the first try #80062
• [Due for payment 2026-01-29] iOS - App crashes after inviting non-existing member to the room #80101

Deployer verifications:

• I checked Firebase Crashlytics 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 Firebase Crashlytics for the previous release version and verified that the release did 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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[IuliiaHerets]

Regression progress is at 60%

PRs Failing:
#71820 failed with #80002
#78251 faced with #80024
#79098 faced on Web with #75754
#79580 failed on Web with #80027

PRs Untested:
Multiple PRs are still pending validation

[m-natarajan]

Regression progress is at 90%

PRs Failing:
#71820 on Web, Android, iOS With #80002
#78251 on Android, iOS with #80024 #80011
#79098 on Web with #75754
#79366 on Web with #79366 (comment)
#79580 on Web with #80027

PRs Untested:
#75096 pending validation on Web, Android, iOS
#78268 pending validation on Android and iOS
#78279 pending validation on Android and iOS
#78555 pending validation on Web, Android, iOS
#78992 pending validation on iOS
#79098 pending validation on iOS
#79625 pending validation on Web, Android, iOS
#79663 pending validation on iOS
#79691 pending validation on Web and iOS

#79061 #79061 (comment)
#79062 #79062 (comment)

[carlosmiceli]

Demoted #80062

[IuliiaHerets]

Regression is completed

PRs Failing:
#71820 failed on Web and Native apps with #80002
#78251 faced on Native apps with #80024 #80011
#79098 faced with #80062 and #75754
#79299 failed on iOS with #80101
#79524 faced with #80065
#79580 failed on Web with #80027
#79917 faced with #80060

PRs Untested:
#78268 dupe of #79190, check if off, comment
#78279 asked
#78555 overall, the PR is passed. We have one questionable point and asked about it
#79061 no QA steps, comment
#79062 no QA steps, comment
#79475 no QA PR, comment, check it off

[rohit9625]

When I last merged the main into my PR #71820, the error #80002 was reproducible for me. I also verified with the main branch, and it was reproducible there as well. Not just when creating with scan, it was also reproducible when creating manual create expense.

[cristipaval]

Checking off #79524. The bug (that already exists in prod) is unrelated

[carlosmiceli]

Reverted culprit PR here to fix #80101 and also #80062

[Beamanator]

#80011 and #80013 and #80024 fixed by #80124