Deploy Checklist: New Expensify 2026-08-28

[OSBotify]

Release Version: 9.4.64-0
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:

• 83207: debounce autocomplete query and memoize search options #86925
• [Payment due @ZhenjaHorbach] [Workspace Roles] Lock approval toggle from backend signal instead of card data #94518
• Add DualEntry integration advanced pages #97514
• perf: defer the split-save API.write behind the destination layout #98012
• fix: Expense-After discarding changes and tapping Description composer jumps up, field not opened #98095
• Move pre-selected billing account to top of list on Change Receipt Billing Account page #98136
• Docs updates for E/A#96942 remove tag from expense preview details #98210
• [No QA] Docs updates for E/A#97177 Personal Karma web-only, disabled in mobile app #98216
• [Payment due @DylanDylann] [No QA] Add QA Auth utils #98433
• Docs updates for E/A#98164 show Expensify Card monthly settlement date #98685
• refactor: remove unsafe Plaid connection assertions #98846
• [No QA] Docs updates for E/A#98849 document bulk Download receipts in Search #98890
• Restrict report state transitions to archived policies only #98948
• Remove split button from settlement button #98963
• [No QA] Docs updates for E/A#98091 document View user history profile shortcut #99024
• [No QA] Update help docs for Release 2: Auto-updating government rates #99031
• Filter DELETE-pending transactions out of the SmartScan-fields RBR path #99075
• Show expense type and commercial card feed name on the expense view #99132
• Add mappable Unique ID field to company card CSV import #99201
• Fix Amount filter being multiplied by 100x when using the global search box #99313
• Part 1 - Fix review workspace settings onboarding task completion #99348
• [Payment due @huult] Add setting to prevent manual/odometer distance requests for a given policy #99433
• refactor: move per diem expense navigation into the UI #99525
• Fix - Android - Home - Concierge prompt box is still focused after closing keyboard via gesture #99540
• perf: only subscribe to policies in IOURequestStepConfirmation while the participant picker is open #99544
• Update conciergeChat to remove Onyx.connect - 38 #99638
• [NO QA] Add hotelBlock reservation type and nudge copy #99686
• Remove intuitEnterpriseSuite beta and enable the integration for all #99758
• [No QA] Remove obsolete session expired reauth status #99780
• [NoQA] Fix ESLint #99782

Mobile-Expensify PRs:

• https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/14081
• https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/14084

Deploy Blockers:

• Android - Chat - Composer is no longer focused after backgrounding app #99804
• Spend - Expenses are not shown in the table after splitting on group-by:from view #99805
• Distance rates - Require GPS or map entry state is not duplicated #99806
• Expensify Card - Approvals toggle is unlocked when Expensify Card is issued with smart limit #99807
• iOS & Android - Workspace - Editing group workspace opens "Hmm... it's not here" page #99820
• DualEntry- Export method row animates each time returning after disabling & enabling Auto sync #99821

Chronologically ordered merged PRs (oldest first)

1. [No QA] Update help docs for Release 2: Auto-updating government rates #99031
2. 83207: debounce autocomplete query and memoize search options #86925
3. refactor: remove unsafe Plaid connection assertions #98846
4. Docs updates for E/A#96942 remove tag from expense preview details #98210
5. Docs updates for E/A#98164 show Expensify Card monthly settlement date #98685
6. [No QA] Docs updates for E/A#97177 Personal Karma web-only, disabled in mobile app #98216
7. [No QA] Docs updates for E/A#98849 document bulk Download receipts in Search #98890
8. [No QA] Docs updates for E/A#98091 document View user history profile shortcut #99024
9. Move pre-selected billing account to top of list on Change Receipt Billing Account page #98136
10. Part 1 - Fix review workspace settings onboarding task completion #99348
11. Restrict report state transitions to archived policies only #98948
12. Add DualEntry integration advanced pages #97514
13. [Payment due @huult] Add setting to prevent manual/odometer distance requests for a given policy #99433
14. Fix Amount filter being multiplied by 100x when using the global search box #99313
15. Show expense type and commercial card feed name on the expense view #99132
16. Remove split button from settlement button #98963
17. Update conciergeChat to remove Onyx.connect - 38 #99638
18. perf: defer the split-save API.write behind the destination layout #98012
19. [Payment due @DylanDylann] [No QA] Add QA Auth utils #98433
20. Fix - Android - Home - Concierge prompt box is still focused after closing keyboard via gesture #99540
21. fix: Expense-After discarding changes and tapping Description composer jumps up, field not opened #98095
22. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to f64d29b — Adhoc Build
    ↳ https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/14084
23. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to d3ba73b — Adhoc Build
    ↳ https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/14081
24. Add mappable Unique ID field to company card CSV import #99201
25. Filter DELETE-pending transactions out of the SmartScan-fields RBR path #99075
26. [NO QA] Add hotelBlock reservation type and nudge copy #99686
27. [No QA] Remove obsolete session expired reauth status #99780
28. Remove intuitEnterpriseSuite beta and enable the integration for all #99758
29. [Payment due @ZhenjaHorbach] [Workspace Roles] Lock approval toggle from backend signal instead of card data #94518
30. perf: only subscribe to policies in IOURequestStepConfirmation while the participant picker is open #99544
31. [NoQA] Fix ESLint #99782
32. refactor: move per diem expense navigation into the UI #99525
33. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.63-1 — Adhoc Build
34. Mobile-Expensify submodule update to 9.4.64-0 — Adhoc Build

Deployer verifications:

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• I checked GitHub Status and verified there is no reported incident with Actions.
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[IuliiaHerets]

Regression progress is at 51%

PRs Failing:
#94518 failed with #99807
https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/14081 failed with #99820

PRs Untested:
Multiple PRs are still pending validation across all platforms

[m-natarajan]

Regression progress is at 83%

PRs Failing:
#94518 failed with #99807
https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/14081 failed with #99820

PRs Untested:
Several still pending validation: Web 9 | Android 12 | iOS 13
#98685 (comment)
#98210 (comment)