Deploy Checklist: New Expensify 2023-12-27

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Release Version: 1.4.18-8
Compare Changes: production...staging

This release contains changes from the following pull requests:

• fix: 30726 A blank spot appears after deleting a money request #31670
• [TS migration] Migrate 'ConfirmContent.js' component to TypeScript #31699
• [TS Migration] migrate PopoverWithoutOverlay.js to TypeScript #32171
• Fixed Android - Chat - Message gets displayed from right to left #32297
• Deep merge transaction for Distance request #32437
• [NoQA] [Wave8] Workspace List Items #32817
• Fix tall emojis are chopped off from top #32818
• Fix app crash after dragging waypoints #32981
• Disable request money on a paid policy submitted expense #33182
• [NoQA] Remove DemoSetupPage and related code #33213
• update merchant line text size, receipt border radius on preview card #33216
• fix: detect if date is NaN in getLocalDateFromDatetime #33223
• Replace categories changelog #33253
• Fix tooltip extra space when status text is empty #33332
• [NoQA] Update Commercial-Card-Feeds.md #33375
• [NoQA] Add a README file to the perf tests #33400
• https://github.com/Expensify/App/pull/33401
• show correct name when searching for full name in mentions #33479
• [NoQA] add perf tests to OptionsSelector #33491
• [NoQA] Update Expensify-Playbook-For-US-Based-VC-Backed-Startups.md #33522
• Fix emoji picker position moves to top left after resizing window #33537
• restore back windows flag emojis #33603
• Fixing LHN row spacing #33662
• [CP Staging] Fix: Search - Nothing happens when hitting Enter key on the selected user #33667
• [CP staging] Revert "Fixed Android - Chat - Message gets displayed from right to left" #33677
• [CP Staging] [No QA] Wrap hosts in quotes #33718
• [CP Staging] [NoQA] Lock version of the cloudflare package #33720

Deploy Blockers:

• [HOLD for payment 2024-06-20] [HOLD for payment 2024-06-18] [HOLD for payment 2024-04-15] [HOLD for payment 2024-03-22] [$250] LHN chat row has large spacing #33647
• [HOLD for payment 2024-03-26] [$500] [Hold for payment 2024-02-22] Web - Most of the flag icons are replaced by country codes #33653
• [HOLD for payment 2024-01-05][$500] Search - Nothing happens when hitting Enter key on the selected user #33654
• [HOLD for payment 2024-01-17] [$500] Grey box is shown instead of bank icon #33664
• [HOLD for payment 2024-05-06] [MEDIUM] Web - Workspace - Unable to add bank account with Plaid after an interruption #33670
• Web - Search - The last result in search page is not visible when pressing up key #33672
• [HOLD for payment 2024-01-05] [HOLD for payment 2024-01-04] Android - Chat - User suggestions list is not displayed when entering @ in compose #33675
• Android - Chat - RTL text jumps from right to left in compose box after pasting #33681
• [HOLD for payment 2024-01-26] Status - Tooltip Not Displayed Upon Clicking Chevron in the Status Section #33683
• Connect BA - Chase icon is broken #33684
• [$500] Workspace - "Plaid" popup and "Steapline payments" tab appears for short time #33702

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

[OSBotify]

🚀 All staging deploys are complete, @Expensify/applauseleads please begin QA on version https://github.com/Expensify/App/releases/tag/1.4.18-2 🚀

[kavimuru]

Regression is at 60% progress
#33603 failing with #33653

[marcaaron]

Checking off #33681 as it looks fine to me

[marcaaron]

Checking off #33683 as it is a minor issue related to tooltips (IMO not worth blocking the deploy over)

[marcaaron]

Checking off #33684 as it looks very similar to the other "broken image on native" issues that were most likely introduced by the expo-image stuff.

[kavimuru]

Regression is completed.

Unchecked PR:
#33603 failing with #33653

Open Blockers:
#33647
#33654
#33664
#33670
#33672
#33675
#33702

[mountiny]

#33702 dupe not a blocker

[mountiny]