2024.07 Release Tracking

[rtsisyk]

Expected Store Submission: Sun 30 Jun (around 20:00 GMT)
Expected Full Rollout to Users: Fri 6, Jul
Release Manager: TBD

• Alpha reminders
  • PRs for alpha reminder | TBD | Wed, Jun 19
  • The release notes reminder| TBD | Wed, Jun 19
  • PRs for alpha reminder | TBD | Fri, Jun 21
  • The release notes reminder| TBD | Fri, Jun 21
• Alpha release | TBD | Sat, Jun 22 - Sun, Jun 23
  • No release blockers | TBD
  • Alpha release notes are ready in Etherpad | TBD
  • Android smoke-test is OK (15 minutes) | TBD
  • iOS smoke-test is OK (15 minutes) | TBD
  • A new alpha branch is created from the master
    • GitHub Branch Protection is configured for the new branch
    • GitHub Environments are configured for the new branch
  • Android Alpha is published on Firebase AppTester for testing
  • Android Alpha is published on Telegram for testing
  • iOS Alpha is submitted to Apple TestFlight for review
  • iOS Alpha is approved in Apple TestFlight
    • iOS Alpha TestFlight link is published on Telegram for testing
• Release Candidate reminders
  • Data generation reminder | TBD | Wed, Jun 26
  • The release notes reminder |TBD | Wed, Jun 26
  • ASO reminder | TBD | Wed, Jun 26
• Release Candidate | @rtsisyk | Sat, Jun 29 - Sun, Jun 30
  • No release blockers in master | @rtsisyk
  • A PR with the actual release notes is raised | TBD | Sat, Jun 29
  • Android smoke-test is OK (15 minutes) | @rtsisyk
  • iOS smoke-test is OK (15 minutes) | @rtsisyk
  • A new release branch is created from the master
    • GitHub Branch Protection is configured for the new branch
    • GitHub Environments are configured for the new branch
  • A PR with the actual data is raised | @vng | Sun, Jun 30
  • RC Sign-off
    • Android is tested by monkey | @rtsisyk
    • Android is tested manually by @Jean-BaptisteC
    • Android is tested by @rtsisyk
    • Android is tested by @vng
    • iOS is tested by @kirylkaveryn
    • iOS is tested by @rtsisyk
    • iOS is tested by @vng
  • The PR with new data is merged into the master
  • The PR with release notes is merged into the master
  • Android RC is submitted to Google Play Closed Beta for review
  • Android RC is published on GitHub as a pre-release
  • Android RC APK from Google Play is uploaded to GitHub
  • Android RC is published on Firebase AppTester for testing
  • Android RC is published on Telegram for testing
  • F-Droid build is triggered | @pastk and @rtsisyk to figure out how to check
  • iOS RC is submitted to Apple TestFlight for review
  • Data is synchronized to all servers
  • Metaserver is updated to include new data version
  • iOS RC TestFlight is approved | @rtsisyk | Tue, Jul 02 – Wed, Jul 03
    • iOS RC TestFlight link is published on Telegram for testing
  • Android RC is approved for Google Play Closed Beta | @rtsisyk | Tue, Jul 2–Wed, Jul 3
    • Google Play Managed Publishing Check
• Production Release | Tue, Jul 02 – Wed, Jul 03
  • iOS RC AppStore metadata is updated | @yanatalia | Tue, Jul 02
  • iOS RC is sent for review to App Store production with automatic 7 days phased rollout
  • Android RC is sent for review to Google Play Production with automatic 10% phased rollout| @rtsisyk
  • Google Play Managed Publishing Check
  • Android RC is sent for review to Huawei AppGallery with manual release (TBD) | @rtsisyk
  • Metaserver is updated to include new app versions | @rtsisyk | Wed, Jul 3
  • Google Play 20% phased rollout | @rtsisyk | Thu, Jul 4
  • The release final sign-off | Fri, Jul 5
    • Firebase reports by @rtsisyk
    • Google Play reports by @rtsisyk
    • TestFlight reports by @kirylkaveryn
    • Email & Telegram reports by @biodranik
  • AppStore 100% rollout | TBD | Fri, Jul 5
  • Google Play 100% rollout | TBD | Fri, Jul 5
  • App Gallery 100% rollout | TBD | Fri, Jul 5
  • GitHub - remove "pre-release" and mark the release as "latest" | TBD | Fri, Jul 5
  • F-Droid check | TBD | Fri, Jul 5
  • The release branch is merged into master | @rtsisyk | Fri, Jul 5
• Announcements
  • Telegram announcement | @biodranik
  • Mastodon announcement | @biodranik
  • Facebook announcement | @biodranik
  • Website announcement | @biodranik

[rtsisyk]

Tasks have been re-groupped into alpha/rc/production.