Deploy Checklist: New Expensify 2024-12-04

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Release Version: 9.0.71-2
Compare Changes: production...staging

This release contains changes from the following pull requests:

• fix: The Date options for Report Fields are ambiguous and should be updated. #50827
• [No QA] Update Sage Intacct Connect + Configure docs with images #52730
• Feat: Add placeholder thumbnail to expenses with no receipt #52848
• Add selfGuidedTour task to trackAndSubmit beta enabled users #52912
• Fix console errors during PDF attachment preview #53080
• [$250] Critical: LHN says unavailable workspace #53094
• Fix missing sound when pay invoice #53129
• fix: use display create instead of submit expense #53159
• Fix disappearing background on Search page #53199
• Fix button top margin in SearchMultipleSelectionPicker #53241
• fix: creating a flatFilters clone so it's not mutated when building t… #53317
• (RN Patch) TextLayout: take full width if text wrapped #53388
• [HybridApp] Fix shrinking content of InitialSettingsPage #53393
• [No QA] Add files via upload #53411
• Fix approve button shows for invoice pay method options #53433
• App crashes after completing onboarding #53464
• [NO QA] Improve confusing comment about onboarding for OD accounts #53477
• Revert "[NO QA] Stop releasing standalone builds to prod" #53498
• fix: correct bottom padding on edit approval workflow #53570
• Revert "Optimistic update for moving tasks for "Manage Team's Expenses" to #admins room" #53598

Internal QA:

• [Internal QA]: Fix: Logged-In Agents Can Appear to Delete Workspaces in NewDot Without Actual Deletion or Error Message #53333 - @Beamanator

Deploy Blockers:

• [HOLD for payment 2024-12-12] [HOLD for payment 2024-12-11] Android - Report fields - Save button overlaps with device navigation in name page #53423
• [HOLD for payment 2024-12-16] Android - Save button overlaps with navigation bar in Edit approval workflow page #53522
• [$250] Split & Invoice -Preview shows empty receipt placeholder when there is no way to add a receipt #53524
• [$250] Onboarding - "Start a free trial" banner and button appear in Concierge then disappear #53526
• [$250] Hybrid - Android - Notifications - Notification doesn´t disappear when opening chat from LHN. #53528
• Hybrid - Android - Login - Chats of both account are seen when re logging in with a different account #53531
• Expense - Receipt placeholder is blank without receipt icon when expense is deleted offline #53532
• [HOLD for payment 2024-12-30] [$250] Report fields - Initial value field name is "Date" for text report field #53565
• [$250] Hybrid App - Spacing above keyboard and status bar overlap on deeplinking to user with no chat #53571
• Android - White background when navigating back after deeplinking #53591
• [HOLD for payment 2024-12-17] Workspace - Add workflow button has no bottom padding from navigation bar #53606

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

[izarutskaya]

Regression is at 58% completed.

PRs:
#52912 - Pending validation on Desktop
#53129 - Failing on apps with #53129 (comment)
#53159 - Failing on Android with #53159 (comment)
#53317 - Pending validation on iOS
#53393 - KI on iOS app only #53393 (comment)

DB:
#53423
#53522
#53524
#53526
#53528
#53531
#53532

[mountiny]

Checked off #53129 as the linked issue does not seem related

[mountiny]

Checking #53393 off as the linked issue has existed before so I dont think its caused by this PR

[Beamanator]

Checking off #53333 as it passed internal QA 👍

[carlosmiceli]

Demoted #53565

[mvtglobally]

Regression is at 80% completed.

PRs:
#53159 - Failing on Android with #53159 (comment). Repro on PROD. checking off

DB:
#53522
#53526
#53531
#53565

[mvtglobally]

Regression is at 99% done.
Wrapping up

[jasperhuangg]

Demoted #53571

[mvtglobally]

Regression is completed

[puneetlath]