Deploy Checklist: New Expensify 2026-08-04

[OSBotify]

Release Version: 9.4.50-3
Compare Changes: production...staging

This release contains changes from the following pull requests:

• ReportActionAvatars — Layer 1 primitives + IconsAvatar #94682
• [No QA] Document when Onyx.connectWithoutView is acceptable #95207
• Fix regressions from [Rules Revamp] Release 2 #95444
• Open the agent DM via an optimistic reportID #95631
• Add persistent bottom-right product marketing window #96141
• [NoQA] docs: document deriving loading state from the request queue #96396
• [No QA] Docs updates for E/A#95496 Getting started for personal spending intent #96540
• PR7: Remove global Onyx reference from getOriginalReportID  #96669
• [No QA] Docs updates for E/A#96553 remove hotel from receipt-type filter values #96711
• Guard pending chat members against missing account IDs #96747
• Fix Contact list modal broken in landscape mode #96751
• [Payment due @situchan] Refactor BusinessInfo AddressBusiness loader to ActivityIndicator #96829
• [Payment due @situchan] Refactor Requestor PersonalInfo Address loader to ActivityIndicator #96838
• [Payment due @situchan] Refactor Requestor PersonalInfo DateOfBirth loader to ActivityIndicator #96839
• [Payment due @situchan] Refactor Requestor PersonalInfo SocialSecurityNumber loader to ActivityIndicator #96840
• [Payment due @situchan] Refactor NonUSD BusinessInfo loader to ActivityIndicator #96841
• Report details - Not found page opened when clicking admin report header #96888
• Fix magic code navigates back on payment (useSelectionMode & MoneyReportHeaderSelectionDropdown) #96986
• fix: keep Search Router results above offline indicator #97211
• Fix pdf secure link joining on mobile #97216
• [NoQA] Tag injected third-party script errors in Sentry with third_party_code #97223
• Add SequentialQueue pause watchdog to self-heal orphaned pauses #97228
• Fix - Expensify Card - Not here page opens after clicking Learn more in Settlement frequency #97359
• Fix/96314 deleted linked action flash #97458
• 83851 - migrate money request report, edit report and tag steps to dynamic route #97460
• 83858 migrate money request part 2 v3 #97521
• [NoQA] Key ESLint cache on lint deps only and drop stale catch-all fallback #97551
• Fix missing participant email after failed chat creation #97557
• refactor getReportNextStep to use data from useOnyx #97668
• [No QA] Remove useSubStep hook #97694
• Fix Getting started "Talk to Concierge" link font size (15px → 13px) #97714
• Docs updates for E/A#95655 Add Greek to Supported Languages list #97739
• Signer info - "This field is required" error is shown by default on job title screen #97775
• [No QA] Give each INP path its own Sentry label #97794
• [NO QA] Fix type check #97795
• [cp stag] Fix product marketing window flicker during account rehydration #97861
• [No QA] Remove canUseTrackFlows #97896
• Revert 97896 and 97521 #97900

Deploy Blockers:

• Agents - App returns to LHN after creating agent and tapping back button on agent chat #97832
• Agents - Background changes to Inbox after refreshing agent chat RHP #97833
• [Due for payment 2026-08-12] Product Window - Product marketing window reappears briefly when returning from copilot. #97834
• Context menu and search router appear on top of product-marketing window #97837
• Rules - Categories can be enabled from Rules when accounting is connected #97839
• Android & iOS - Rules - Category empty state is not centered in landscape mode #97840
• Agent - Account page is displayed blank on background when user copilots into agent from RHP #97843
• Android & iOS - Agents - Agents avatar flickers when tapping create agent button #97844
• [Due for payment 2026-08-12] Product Window - Product marketing window flickers after logging in and clearing the cache #97846
• Submit via PDF-The report does not load #97851
• Share with accountant-The app crashes when tapping Share with accountant in header #97907

Chronologically ordered merged PRs (oldest first)

1. Docs updates for E/A#95655 Add Greek to Supported Languages list #97739
2. Fix missing participant email after failed chat creation #97557
3. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.49-1 — Adhoc Build
4. 83851 - migrate money request report, edit report and tag steps to dynamic route #97460
5. [No QA] Docs updates for E/A#96553 remove hotel from receipt-type filter values #96711
6. 83858 migrate money request part 2 v3 #97521
7. [Payment due @situchan] Refactor Requestor PersonalInfo SocialSecurityNumber loader to ActivityIndicator #96840
8. PR7: Remove global Onyx reference from getOriginalReportID  #96669
9. [Payment due @situchan] Refactor Requestor PersonalInfo Address loader to ActivityIndicator #96838
10. [NoQA] Tag injected third-party script errors in Sentry with third_party_code #97223
11. fix: keep Search Router results above offline indicator #97211
12. Fix regressions from [Rules Revamp] Release 2 #95444
13. refactor getReportNextStep to use data from useOnyx #97668
14. [NO QA] Fix type check #97795
15. Fix magic code navigates back on payment (useSelectionMode & MoneyReportHeaderSelectionDropdown) #96986
16. Signer info - "This field is required" error is shown by default on job title screen #97775
17. [No QA] Remove useSubStep hook #97694
18. Fix Contact list modal broken in landscape mode #96751
19. [Payment due @situchan] Refactor BusinessInfo AddressBusiness loader to ActivityIndicator #96829
20. Add persistent bottom-right product marketing window #96141
21. [No QA] Docs updates for E/A#95496 Getting started for personal spending intent #96540
22. Fix/96314 deleted linked action flash #97458
23. Fix - Expensify Card - Not here page opens after clicking Learn more in Settlement frequency #97359
24. Open the agent DM via an optimistic reportID #95631
25. Add SequentialQueue pause watchdog to self-heal orphaned pauses #97228
26. Guard pending chat members against missing account IDs #96747
27. [No QA] Document when Onyx.connectWithoutView is acceptable #95207
28. [NoQA] Key ESLint cache on lint deps only and drop stale catch-all fallback #97551
29. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.49-2 — Adhoc Build
30. [NoQA] docs: document deriving loading state from the request queue #96396
31. ReportActionAvatars — Layer 1 primitives + IconsAvatar #94682
32. [Payment due @situchan] Refactor Requestor PersonalInfo DateOfBirth loader to ActivityIndicator #96839
33. [Payment due @situchan] Refactor NonUSD BusinessInfo loader to ActivityIndicator #96841
34. Report details - Not found page opened when clicking admin report header #96888
35. [No QA] Give each INP path its own Sentry label #97794
36. Fix pdf secure link joining on mobile #97216
37. Fix Getting started "Talk to Concierge" link font size (15px → 13px) #97714
38. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.49-3 — Adhoc Build
39. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.50-0 — Adhoc Build
40. [No QA] Remove canUseTrackFlows #97896
41. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.50-1 — 9f2cbbc
42. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.50-2 — 43bdda3
43. Revert 97896 and 97521 #97900
44. [cp stag] Fix product marketing window flicker during account rehydration #97861
45. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.50-3 — 473a20e

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.
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[chuckdries]

Demoted #97833

[m-natarajan]

Regression progress is at 57%

PRs Failing:
#95631 with #97844
#96141 with #97843
#97458 on iOS

PRs Untested:
Multiple PRs pending validation

[m-natarajan]

Regression progress is at 93%

PRs Failing:
#95631 with #97844
#96141 with #97843
#97216 with #97851

PRs Untested:
#96839 - All
#96840 - Android and iOS
#96841 - All
#97521 (comment)
#97775 - Android

[m-natarajan]

Regression complete

PRs Failing:
#95631 with #97844
#96141 with #97843
#97216 with #97851

PRs Untested:
#97521 (comment)

Critical TCs that are failing:
Onboarding with #96291
Gusto with #94927

[m-natarajan]

PR failing:
#97521 with #97907