Deploy Checklist: New Expensify 2024-01-21

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Release Version: 1.4.29-1
Compare Changes: production...staging

This release contains changes from the following pull requests:

• [TypeScript Migration] Migrate ReceiptEmptyState.js to TypeScript #32431
• [No QA] Upgrade ts to 5.3v and typescript-eslint #32481
• fix: upgrade to newer react-pdf and pdf.js to render high-resolution images properly on the web #33083
• [NoQA] [Reassure] SearchPage perf tests #33872
• Upgrade RNGestureHandler and use the new API everywhere #34101
• Enable offline draft report creation and submission #34401
• Fix receipt missing details still shown after the request is paid #34557
• [TS migration] Migrate 'ReportActionItemImage' component to TypeScript #34605
• bump react-native-blob-util version for RN 0.73, android 14 support #34633
• [TS Migration]: fix type while migrating GetAssistancePage to typescript #34715
• [NoQA] Update key for transaction violations in SidebarLinksData.js #34838
• [CP Staging] fix crash when download attachment in android #34888

Deploy Blockers:

• [HOLD for payment 2024-01-31] [HOLD for payment 2024-01-30] Android - IOU -In distance request, when user download receipt, app crashes. #34883
• [HOLD for payment 2024-02-01] When Paying with Expensify the passed payment type is REPORT #34904

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

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🚀 All staging deploys are complete, @Expensify/applauseleads please begin QA on version https://github.com/Expensify/App/releases/tag/1.4.29-0 🚀

[kbecciv]

Regression is 35% left

#34401 is failing #32289, repro in prod, checking off
#34633 is failing in Android app with #34883

Deploy Blocker:

#34883

[thienlnam]