Deploy Checklist: New Expensify 2026-08-26

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Release Version: 9.4.62-4
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:

• [Payment due @thelullabyy] Allow setting and displaying approval workflows with the new structure #94825
• [No QA] Update AI Agent help docs #95235
• [Typography] Add semantic type tokens and block new raw font sizes #96880
• Hide duplicate Concierge row on Help page when guide/AM/relationship manager is Concierge #97293
• Fix Workspace Tags toggle freeze on large tag lists (scope violation recompute + pending switch feedback) #97820
• fix: use TRACK instead of SUBMIT for Teachers Unite expenses #97858
• migrate SPLIT_EXPENSE_EDIT #98547
• Standardize Expense Report and Expense header with predictable button placement and carousel counter #98611
• 83867 travel workspace #98631
• Display short date labels on chart X axis #98885
• [No QA] [Performance] Add write-readiness barrier primitives and pending-write modules #98979
• Show the auto-approval limit notice when the submitter is also the approver #99016
• Migrate money request scan and waypoint steps to dynamic routes #99150
• Perf: select narrow admin policy data instead of the whole policy array #99174
• Fix: keep Submit-to popover at a constant height when the recipient list collapses #99260
• Update getWorkspaceRules to include flag for review and field requirement #99312
• Return a fixed-size policy summary from the IOURequestStartPage selector #99319
• Patch react-native-fs to build file URIs with Uri.fromFile #99333
• Fix auto-select for uniquely resolved dependent tags #99340
• Fix stuck Save loading state when cancelling travel monthly limit reduction #99344
• [No QA] Clean up tsconfig projects to split by runtime rather than directory #99354
• [Payment due @Krishna2323] Keep personal details when switching to and from copilot account #99368
• Use a distinct empty state illustration for Spend > Expenses #99387
• Remove OnyxUtils.get() from useUpdateGpsTripOnReconnect (use useOnyx) #99391
• Gate close account for copilots #99400
• Fix: feed quick filter auto-expands for short lists with two-line rows #99404
• Fix: tear down Onfido SDK on unmount so its modal is removed when the RHP closes #99424
• [No QA] Protect ProposalPolice coordinator comments #99465
• [No QA] fix: pin actionName in useShouldSuppressConciergeIndicators test to stop flaky failures #99488
• [No QA] Fix split expense dynamic route typecheck #99532
• Fix required-field error appearing on file upload in Signer info documents step #99590
• [CP Staging] Fix unable to delete split #99622
• [CP Staging] Fix: hide offline-deleted flag for review rule in Copy settings preview #99623
• [cp staging] Revert "Merge pull request #98611 from thelullabyy/fix-03/90366" #99675

Mobile-Expensify PRs:

• https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/14023

Internal QA:

• Prevent self-parented report when preexistingReportID equals parentReportID #99536 - @mountiny

Deploy Blockers:

• [Due for payment 2026-09-03] Expense - Expense from other report is added to report carousel after opening in Spend #99609
• [Due for payment 2026-09-03] Expense - Unable to delete split #99610
• Home - marked as paid system message thread opens when opened from Recently added #99611
• [Due for payment 2026-09-03] Spend - Self DM opens when navigating to offline created expense via arrow #99612
• Expense - "Expense exceeds auto-approval limit" violation does not appear on expense preview #99613
• [Due for payment 2026-09-03] Spend - After deleting expense, arrow button is shown and it opens not here page #99614
• [Due for payment 2026-09-03] Spend - x of 2 appears on the expense thread RHP after returning from expense report #99616
• [Due for payment 2026-09-03] Expense - x of 3 is shown after deleting the third expense #99617
• [Due for payment 2026-09-03] Spend - "No expenses yet" displayed on report with expenses after returning to it via arrow. #99619
• [Due for payment 2026-09-03] Copy settings - Flag for review is shown in Rules section when rule is deleted offline #99620
• [Due for payment 2026-09-03] Report changes from expense details thread to expense report after navigating via arrows #99621
• Workflows - Editing approver in default approval workflow creates new workflow #99625
• [Due for payment 2026-09-03] Spend - Unreported expense shown on arrow navigation on "Reports" as an empty report. #99627
• [Due for payment 2026-09-03] Spend - Arrow carousel disappears after duplicating expense. #99630
• Workflow - Submitting expense fails to forward to assigned approver #99634
• [Due for payment 2026-09-03] Spend - Navigation arrows disappear after opening invoice sent from OD #99636
• Spend - Limit Results accepts non-numeric input and resets filter after apply #99637
• [Due for payment 2026-09-03] Spend - Navigation arrows are missing on expense RHP after reset app #99641

Chronologically ordered merged PRs (oldest first)

1. [No QA] Clean up tsconfig projects to split by runtime rather than directory #99354
2. [Typography] Add semantic type tokens and block new raw font sizes #96880
3. Remove OnyxUtils.get() from useUpdateGpsTripOnReconnect (use useOnyx) #99391
4. Hide duplicate Concierge row on Help page when guide/AM/relationship manager is Concierge #97293
5. [No QA] fix: pin actionName in useShouldSuppressConciergeIndicators test to stop flaky failures #99488
6. Fix: feed quick filter auto-expands for short lists with two-line rows #99404
7. [No QA] Protect ProposalPolice coordinator comments #99465
8. Fix Workspace Tags toggle freeze on large tag lists (scope violation recompute + pending switch feedback) #97820
9. Fix auto-select for uniquely resolved dependent tags #99340
10. [No QA] Update AI Agent help docs #95235
11. Update getWorkspaceRules to include flag for review and field requirement #99312
12. Return a fixed-size policy summary from the IOURequestStartPage selector #99319
13. Perf: select narrow admin policy data instead of the whole policy array #99174
14. Migrate money request scan and waypoint steps to dynamic routes #99150
15. migrate SPLIT_EXPENSE_EDIT #98547
16. 83867 travel workspace #98631
17. [No QA] Fix split expense dynamic route typecheck #99532
18. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.61-1 — Adhoc Build
19. Display short date labels on chart X axis #98885
20. Standardize Expense Report and Expense header with predictable button placement and carousel counter #98611
21. Fix: keep Submit-to popover at a constant height when the recipient list collapses #99260
22. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.61-2 — Adhoc Build
23. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.61-3 — Adhoc Build
24. Show the auto-approval limit notice when the submitter is also the approver #99016
25. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.61-4 — Adhoc Build
26. fix: use TRACK instead of SUBMIT for Teachers Unite expenses #97858
27. [Payment due @Krishna2323] Keep personal details when switching to and from copilot account #99368
28. [No QA] [Performance] Add write-readiness barrier primitives and pending-write modules #98979
29. [Payment due @thelullabyy] Allow setting and displaying approval workflows with the new structure #94825
30. Gate close account for copilots #99400
31. Fix: tear down Onfido SDK on unmount so its modal is removed when the RHP closes #99424
32. Use a distinct empty state illustration for Spend > Expenses #99387
33. Fix required-field error appearing on file upload in Signer info documents step #99590
34. Patch react-native-fs to build file URIs with Uri.fromFile #99333
35. Prevent self-parented report when preexistingReportID equals parentReportID #99536
36. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 4dfc345 — Adhoc Build
    ↳ https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/14023
37. Fix stuck Save loading state when cancelling travel monthly limit reduction #99344
38. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.62-0 — Adhoc Build
39. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.62-1 — Adhoc Build
40. [CP Staging] Fix: hide offline-deleted flag for review rule in Copy settings preview #99623
41. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.62-2 — 070f049
42. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.62-3 — 26deb8d
43. [CP Staging] Fix unable to delete split #99622
44. [cp staging] Revert "Merge pull request #98611 from thelullabyy/fix-03/90366" #99675
45. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.62-4 — f2fa851

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