Deploy Checklist: New Expensify 2024-12-26

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Release Version: 9.0.79-2
Compare Changes: production...staging

This release contains changes from the following pull requests:

• Fix/10731 auto focus input #51172
• Search suffix tree implementation #51954
• 53182 submit button jump confirmation page #53529
• fix: Navigation bar shows purple color in offline mode #53686
• feat: Add an "Invite" button to the workspace profile page #53719
• Move Workspace creation in the onboardingFlow to OnboardingPurpose page and skip Workspace creation for OD signups #53729
• fix: blank receipt holder when delete expense offline #54051
• Fix IOU amount input flicking on native platforms #54189
• migrate pendingChatMembers to reportMetadata #54247
• Revert "Revert 54064 and 53396" #54263
• Bump react-native-live-markdown to 0.1.210 #54326
• Update Troubleshooting.md #54343
• Fix input autofocus on Sage Intacct/NetSuite setup pages #54396
• Uploading images into our help site repo to be added to help articles #54435
• update correct field #54501
• updated spanish copies #54530
• Update the images in the Create an Expense help article #54544
• Fix LHN filter resets to all when sending invoice for the first time #54581
• fix app crashes when creating track expense #54622
• [fix] Web- Search- Two filter tooltips are shown when navigating to Reports page for the second time #54627

Deploy Blockers:

• [HOLD for payment 2025-01-02] Icons are decolorized in security  #54480
• [$250] Search - No result when searching for current email address and group chat #54594
• Chat - App crashes when creating group chat offline and returning online on report details RHP #54595
• [$250] Web - Reports - Filters button tooltip is not displayed properly #54596
• mWeb - Sign Up - Unable to open Concierge chat when signing up with a new account. #54597
• [$250] iOS Chat - Report view briefly jumps after closing search router #54598
• [$250] Web- Search- Two filter tooltips are shown when navigating to Reports page for the second time #54600
• LHN - Tooltip appears for each workspace chat including invited member's workspace chat #54601
• [$250] Workspace - User selection is not cleared when reopening invite list from workspace profile #54604
• [$250] Track Expense - Website crashes when submitting a track expense. #54605
• [$50] mWeb - Workspace - In offline, unable to save workspace name/ description #54609
• [$250] iOS - Composer - Composer highlight flickers after closing attachment view #54615
• [$250] Troubleshoot - Use staging server option is disabled upon logging in and after clearing cache #54620
• Android - Composer is blocked by keyboard after changing payment method or backgrounding app #54629
• Fab - Delay with a recipient list loading #54632

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

[izarutskaya]

Regression is 74 % completed

We don't have Hybrid Android build
All slots Android are waiting

Unchecked PRs:
#53686 - Failing with #53686 (comment)
#53719 - Found issue #53719 (comment)

DB:
#54480
#54594
#54595
#54597
#54598
#54600
#54601
#54604
#54605
#54609

[Beamanator]

checked off #54615 b/c it doesn't look big enough of an issue to be a blocker

[mvtglobally]

We are still waiting for the Android build

[jasperhuangg]

Sent the apk on Slack, I think there are delays with approvals with the Google Play store over holidays.

[mvtglobally]

Regression is almost completed, few steps left

Blockers
#54594
#54595
#54597
#54600
#54601
#54629
#54632

PRs
Checking 2 CPs