Deploy Checklist: New Expensify 2026-08-18

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Release Version: 9.4.56-3
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:

• Required 2FA setup screen is unresponsive, blocking new-domain login and account merge #94486
• [Payment due @Pujan92] Add Cancel payment action for pending P2P wallet payments #95005
• [NO QA] InteractionManager cleanup #95493
• Display full category hierarchy across category display surfaces #95830
• [Internal QA] Fix Account and Wallet RBR still showing for personal cards past the 90-day grace period #96364
• Part 6: Remove Onyx.connect() for the key: ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.TRANSACTION_VIOLATIONS in src/libs/actions/IOU.ts #97051
• Lazy-load contact options: shell first, createOption after getValidOptions #97087
• [Phase 2] Part 5 - Migrate deprecatedGetReportName → getReportName in pages + tests files #97111
• [Payment due @parasharrajat] Add reasonCodes for shipping cards #97157
• Update contributing guidelines Docs to require responding to ai reviews #97361
• Fix regressions from SelfDM splits flow #97475
• Fix device back from Submit to my employer confirmation landing on the workspace chat #97512
• [Split #94595] Final PR - Remove useOnyx dependencies arg and bump Onyx #97594
• Recover the missing report ID once the reports collection loads #97636
• [No QA] Docs updates for E/A#97337 Add search operators for custom fields and reimbursement IDs #97743
• Fix blank background when copiloting into an agent from the agent-DM RHP #97869
• Fix: Duplicates-Not here RHP opens when Admin clicks "Review duplicates" offline #97906
• ReportActionAvatars -> UserAvatar for multi avatars migration + leftovers #97983
• Open the broken card feed from the wallet company cards link #98021
• Show non-USD bank accounts as incomplete instead of pending #98023
• chore: update NWWebSocket to 0.5.10 #98052
• refactor: Bump @react-navigation/core to 7.21.12 and drop the now-upstream beforeRemove patch #98097
• fix: display read-only Role selector at full opacity in member details #98109
• fix deleted status on narrow screen #98115
• Fix monthly Next Step submit date shifting one day back in UTC-negative timezones #98132
• [NO QA] Show a banner when a Consolidated Travel Billing invoice is past due #98234
• Fix: Update billable setting page #98258
• Fix - Search bulk pay drops the selected payment method after magic code verification #98310
• Move multi-level tag Required from the Tags table to Rules #98414
• Re-validate report rows against the status filter in Reports search #98556
• Auto-focus search input in Category/Tag inline-edit popovers #98626
• Migrate per diem subrate step to dynamic routes (#83850 part 3) #98629
• [NO QA] Update Rillet settlement copy to Consolidated Travel Billing #98666
• [No QA][Payment due @ahmedGaber93] Docs updates for E/A#97998 document 500-expense per-report move limit #98684
• [No QA] Use native concurrency queue for test builds #98694
• Remove OnyxUtils.get() from GPSTripStateChecker (use useOnyx) #98703
• [NoQA] Use Intuit icon for IES #98726
• Return keyboard focus to the popover trigger, without touching DOM globals on native #98727
• Refactor FAB create/track workspace checks to rely on group-policy #98729
• Use group policy filtering in create report flow #98731
• Migrate money request hold reason and receipt view routes to dynamic … #98751
• Follow-up: narrow useIsAgentAccount personal-details selector to avoid extra re-renders #98756
• Fix inconsistent font style on unverified Domain members header #98773
• [NO QA] Add Expensify Visa Commercial Card press release to Home announcements #98803
• Fix: gate forceKeyboardIfAlreadyFocused per-platform to remove Android discard-changes keyboard regression #98808
• [cp staging] Update tooltip text for all locked default rules #98844
• Fix typecheck: pass isMovingTransactionFromTrackExpense to share flow pre-mount route #98874
• [No QA] Fix SubmitDetailsPage typecheck #98875
• [No QA] Fix flaky useReportActionAvatarsTranslateTest by pinning actionName #98901
• [No QA] fix(ci): Raise generateTranslations bun test timeout to fix oxfmt SIGTERM flake #98905
• [No QA] Tag the cherry-pick requester in the automated retest request #98907
• [CP Stg] Fix onboarding flash after 2FA setup from Settings > Security #98940
• [CP Staging] fix: rename the hold reason report query param to holdReportID #98944

Mobile-Expensify PRs:

• https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/13995
• https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/14048
• https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/14050

Deploy Blockers:

• [Due for payment 2026-08-27] Tags - Multi tags can be selected but dropdown button is disabled #98932
• [Due for payment 2026-08-27] Security- After clicking Got it on the success screen, the user is redirected to home #98933
• Expense - "Submit to a friend" option is not displayed for unreported split expense. #98934
• [Due for payment 2026-08-27] Expense - "Held this expense" and reason message are displayed in chat, below expense. #98936
• [Due for payment 2026-08-27] [$250] Security - "What's your work email?" window appears briefly after setting up 2FA #98938
• Spend - Original expense is briefly visible on expenses list after being splitted. #98942
• Locked BA - After going online and clicking Pay Locked BA modal is not shown, failed attempt #98998

Chronologically ordered merged PRs (oldest first)

1. [No QA] Docs updates for E/A#97337 Add search operators for custom fields and reimbursement IDs #97743
2. [NO QA] Add Expensify Visa Commercial Card press release to Home announcements #98803
3. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 7c7d878 — Adhoc Build
   ↳ https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/14050
4. Part 6: Remove Onyx.connect() for the key: ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.TRANSACTION_VIOLATIONS in src/libs/actions/IOU.ts #97051
5. Show non-USD bank accounts as incomplete instead of pending #98023
6. fix: display read-only Role selector at full opacity in member details #98109
7. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to de08815 — Adhoc Build
   ↳ https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/13995
8. Migrate money request hold reason and receipt view routes to dynamic … #98751
9. Lazy-load contact options: shell first, createOption after getValidOptions #97087
10. [Payment due @parasharrajat] Add reasonCodes for shipping cards #97157
11. Migrate per diem subrate step to dynamic routes (#83850 part 3) #98629
12. [Internal QA] Fix Account and Wallet RBR still showing for personal cards past the 90-day grace period #96364
13. Return keyboard focus to the popover trigger, without touching DOM globals on native #98727
14. Fix device back from Submit to my employer confirmation landing on the workspace chat #97512
15. Display full category hierarchy across category display surfaces #95830
16. [NO QA] Show a banner when a Consolidated Travel Billing invoice is past due #98234
17. [No QA] Fix SubmitDetailsPage typecheck #98875
18. [NO QA] Update Rillet settlement copy to Consolidated Travel Billing #98666
19. Move multi-level tag Required from the Tags table to Rules #98414
20. [Split #94595] Final PR - Remove useOnyx dependencies arg and bump Onyx #97594
21. Fix typecheck: pass isMovingTransactionFromTrackExpense to share flow pre-mount route #98874
22. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.55-1 — Adhoc Build
23. Open the broken card feed from the wallet company cards link #98021
24. Use group policy filtering in create report flow #98731
25. Fix blank background when copiloting into an agent from the agent-DM RHP #97869
26. Refactor FAB create/track workspace checks to rely on group-policy #98729
27. chore: update NWWebSocket to 0.5.10 #98052
28. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to bf39ecd — Adhoc Build
    ↳ https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/14048
29. Fix regressions from SelfDM splits flow #97475
30. Fix inconsistent font style on unverified Domain members header #98773
31. Fix: Update billable setting page #98258
32. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.55-2 — Adhoc Build
33. Fix monthly Next Step submit date shifting one day back in UTC-negative timezones #98132
34. [No QA] Use native concurrency queue for test builds #98694
35. refactor: Bump @react-navigation/core to 7.21.12 and drop the now-upstream beforeRemove patch #98097
36. [No QA] Fix flaky useReportActionAvatarsTranslateTest by pinning actionName #98901
37. Follow-up: narrow useIsAgentAccount personal-details selector to avoid extra re-renders #98756
38. [NoQA] Use Intuit icon for IES #98726
39. Auto-focus search input in Category/Tag inline-edit popovers #98626
40. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.55-3 — Adhoc Build
41. Fix: Duplicates-Not here RHP opens when Admin clicks "Review duplicates" offline #97906
42. Fix: gate forceKeyboardIfAlreadyFocused per-platform to remove Android discard-changes keyboard regression #98808
43. Fix - Search bulk pay drops the selected payment method after magic code verification #98310
44. Required 2FA setup screen is unresponsive, blocking new-domain login and account merge #94486
45. Remove OnyxUtils.get() from GPSTripStateChecker (use useOnyx) #98703
46. [NO QA] InteractionManager cleanup #95493
47. [No QA][Payment due @ahmedGaber93] Docs updates for E/A#97998 document 500-expense per-report move limit #98684
48. Update contributing guidelines Docs to require responding to ai reviews #97361
49. Recover the missing report ID once the reports collection loads #97636
50. ReportActionAvatars -> UserAvatar for multi avatars migration + leftovers #97983
51. [No QA] fix(ci): Raise generateTranslations bun test timeout to fix oxfmt SIGTERM flake #98905
52. [No QA] Tag the cherry-pick requester in the automated retest request #98907
53. Re-validate report rows against the status filter in Reports search #98556
54. fix deleted status on narrow screen #98115
55. [Phase 2] Part 5 - Migrate deprecatedGetReportName → getReportName in pages + tests files #97111
56. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.55-4 — Adhoc Build
57. [Payment due @Pujan92] Add Cancel payment action for pending P2P wallet payments #95005
58. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.56-0 — Adhoc Build
59. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.56-1 — 0d8bbb8
60. [CP Staging] fix: rename the hold reason report query param to holdReportID #98944
61. [cp staging] Update tooltip text for all locked default rules #98844
62. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.56-2 — 27556e6
63. [CP Stg] Fix onboarding flash after 2FA setup from Settings > Security #98940
64. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.56-3 — 14e51c9

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[melvin-bot]

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[IuliiaHerets]

Regression progress is at 76%

PRs Failing:
#94486 failed on Native apps with #98938
#97475 faced with #98942
#98751 faced with #98936
#98756 faced on Native apps with #98938

PRs Untested:
Several still pending validation: Web 12 | Android 18 | iOS 16

[kavimuru]

Regression is at 85% progress

PRs failing:
#94486 and #98756 failed on Native apps with #98938
#95005 failing with #98966 repro in PROD
#97157 failing with #98966 repro in PROD, ok to check it off?
#98727 (comment)
#98751 failing with #98936

#98021 web and android pending validation
#98023 web and android pending validation
#98556 iOS validation pending
#98626 iOS and Android validation pending
#98629 Web and android validation pending
#98703 iOS and Android validation pending
#98808 validation pending on all the platforms

[Beamanator]

#98936 fixed by #98944

[kavimuru]

Regression is at 95% progress

PRs failing:
#94486 and #98756 failed on Native apps with #98938
#95005 failing with #98966 repro in PROD
#97157 failing with #98966 repro in PROD, ok to check it off?
#98727 (comment)
#98751 failing with #98936
#98556 (comment)

Unchecked PR:
#98844 validation pending on all the platforms

[kavimuru]

Regression is left with 9 steps

PRs failing:
#94486 and #98756 failed on Native apps with #98938
#95005 failing with #98966 repro in PROD
#97157 failing with #98966 repro in PROD, ok to check it off?
#98727 (comment)
#98751 failing with #98936
#98556 (comment)

[Beamanator]

@kavimuru is regression testing done yet? 😬

[Beamanator]

#98933 and #98938 fixed by #98940

[Beamanator]

#98932 fixed by #98844

[m-natarajan]

@Beamanator Regression completed