Deploy Checklist: New Expensify 2024-10-25

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Release Version: 9.0.54-11
Compare Changes: production...staging

This release contains changes from the following pull requests:

• Chat - File does not appear with strikethrough style when uploaded offline and deleted #47971
• [NoQA] feat: enable bridgeless #48160
• Handle optimistic data when creating new expenses in Control w/ Instant Submit #49677
• Fix able to swipe attachment when PDF is zoomed in #50208
• Update Invoices setting screen #50565
• [No QA] perf: remove Fullstory Asset Uploader phase from iOS dev builds #50633
• Add images to QBD HelpDot sites #50757
• QBO: Fix connection missing #50766
• Fix errors after quickly tapping the shutter #50770
• fix: in offline approver selected is not greyed out #50991
• Dedupe multiple UpdateComment requests #51149
• Updated the height of the LHN navigation items from 56px to 52px. #51169
• fix: invoice thread report displays in invoice participants list in offline #51213
• Changed default visibility for caret - ListItemRightCaretWithLabel #51225
• added MANAGE_EXPENSIFY_CARDS_ARTICLE_LINK #51291
• HelpDot image request for multiple help articles #51304
• Fix composer is still focused when context menu is shown #51309
• Bump react-native-live-markdown version to 0.1.176 #51311
• [Internal QA]: Add News toggle to Support account #51326
• [NO QA] Merge the attendee tracking changes, but block use  #51329
• Revert "Revert "Search suffix tree implementation"" #51332
• Add HybridApp to Apple App Site Association file #51334
• [NoQA] e2e: unify test metrics naming #51338
• Update en.ts #51364
• Cannot submit survey after pressing Enter #51376
• Uploading images for the Help Site: Send and Pay Invoices #51383
• Update en.ts #51434
• [NO QA] Update Connect-to-Xero.md #51436
• [No QA]Only run cla on open and synchronize #51439
• [NO QA] Minor formatting alignment #51455
• [CP Staging] fix: revert bridgeless on Android #51489
• Revert "Revert "Revert "Search suffix tree implementation""" #51590
• [No QA]Remove extra back slash in git add command #51602
• [No QA]Fixes from first run of staging HybridApp deploy #51614
• [No QA]Update android pattern for artifacts as we've changed them #51621

Internal QA:

• feat: react-native-app-logs integration #51086 - @arosiclair

Deploy Blockers:

• Latest android release builds are instantly crashing due to JS errors #51454
• [HOLD for payment 2024-11-07] Report fields - "Enabled/Disabled" does not align with header "Status" in list value page #51457
• Tapping admin link in concierge page, directed to production app #51463
• [$250] iOS Chat - Main composer instead of edit composer is focused when tapping Edit comment #51464
• [HOLD for payment 2024-11-22] [$250] Attachment - Image moves to the bottom when swiping down slightly #51465
• Search - selfDM is not shown in search #51471
• [HOLD for payment 2024-11-13] [$250] iOS - Search - Search input field does not auto focus #51482
• Hybrid iOS - App gets unresponsive after logging as WS member and dismissing explanation modal #51527
• [HOLD for payment 2024-12-05] [$125] Taxes - BNP input is not auto focused in add rate page #51543
• Android Hybrid - Search - App crashes when switching between expenses of the same report. #51584

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/9.0.54-0 🚀

[MarioExpensify]

#51457 is just an alignment issue, dismissing as deploy blocker.

[Julesssss]

Demoting #51465 as a blocker

[kavimuru]

Regression is at 63%
We have PRs to validate in 1 or 2 platforms for the unchecked PRs

[kavimuru]

Regression is at 80%.
Unchecked PRs: All the android slots pending verification due to this issue #51454
#47971 - Pending validation android
#49677 - Pending validation in android and Desktop
#50208 - Pending validation in android
#50766 - Pending validation in Android and iOS
#50770 - Pending validation in android and iOS
#50991 Pending validation in android
#51169 Pending validation in Android and mweb
#51213 Failing with original KI
#51225 Pending validation is Android
#51332 Pending validation
#51376 failing with #51526 repro in PROD checking it off

[Beamanator]

checking off #51454 as fixed by #51489 and https://github.com/Expensify/Mobile-Expensify/pull/13253

[Beamanator]

marked #51543 NAB

[kavimuru]

Regression is 7% left (Android slots)
Unchecked PRs:
#49677 - Android validation is pending
#51169 - Android validation is pending, failing with #51542 in mweb
#51332 failing with #51532 repro in production checking it off
#51376 failing with #51526 in iOS, repro in PROD checking it off
#51213 failing with original KI #51213 (comment)

[kavimuru]

Regression is completed
unchecked PR:
#51169 - failing with #51542 in mweb
#51213 failing with original KI #51213 (comment)

[jasperhuangg]

#51584 was fixed by #51590

[NikkiWines]

#51527 was also fixed by #51590

[Beamanator]

Checking off #51169 b/c #51542 was decided as intentional

[Beamanator]

Checking off #51213 b/c it didn't cause any additional blockers

[Beamanator]

Checking off #51471 b/c a revert from yesterday fixed it!

[Beamanator]

Checked off #51482 and #51464 after discussing in slack - not big enough blockers, and we haven't deployed yesterday so we're calling these NAB to get the deploy out

[Beamanator]