chore: Release v8.44.1

[mparticle-automation]

Release v8.44.1

This PR contains the version bump and changelog updates for release 8.44.1.

XCFrameworks uploaded to S3

• s3://static.mparticle.com/sdk/ios/v8.44.1/mParticle_Apple_SDK.xcframework.zip
• s3://static.mparticle.com/sdk/ios/v8.44.1/mParticle_Apple_SDK_NoLocation.xcframework.zip

Files Updated

• CHANGELOG.md
• Framework/Info.plist
• Package.swift
• mParticle-Apple-SDK.podspec
• mParticle-Apple-SDK/MPConstants.swift
• mParticle-Apple-SDK/MPIConstants.m
• mParticle_Apple_SDK.json

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Post-Merge Instructions

After merging this PR to main, complete the release with these steps:

1. Create and push the git tag

git checkout main
git pull origin main
git tag v8.44.1
git push origin v8.44.1

2. Create GitHub Release

Go to Releases and:

• Select tag: v8.44.1
• Title: v8.44.1
• Copy release notes from CHANGELOG.md
• Attach the following artifacts (download from S3 or build locally):
  • mParticle_Apple_SDK.framework.zip
  • mParticle_Apple_SDK.xcframework.zip
  • mParticle_Apple_SDK_NoLocation.framework.zip
  • mParticle_Apple_SDK_NoLocation.xcframework.zip
  • generated-docs.zip

Or use the GitHub CLI:

gh release create v8.44.1 \
  --title "v8.44.1" \
  --notes-file <(awk '/^# \[8.44.1\]/{flag=1; next} /^# \[/{flag=0} flag' CHANGELOG.md) \
  mParticle_Apple_SDK.framework.zip \
  mParticle_Apple_SDK.xcframework.zip \
  mParticle_Apple_SDK_NoLocation.framework.zip \
  mParticle_Apple_SDK_NoLocation.xcframework.zip \
  generated-docs.zip

3. Release to CocoaPods

COCOAPODS_TRUNK_TOKEN={from 1Password}
pod trunk push --allow-warnings

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Note: The xcframeworks have already been uploaded to S3 for SPM binary targets.

[github-actions]

📦 SDK Size Impact Report

Measures how much the SDK adds to an app's size (with-SDK minus without-SDK).

Metric	Target Branch	This PR	Change
App Bundle Impact	1.82 MB	1.82 MB	+N/A
Executable Impact	896 bytes	896 bytes	+N/A
XCFramework Size	9.49 MB	9.49 MB	-4 KB

➡️ SDK size impact change is minimal.

Raw measurements

Target branch (main):

{"baseline_app_size_kb":84,"baseline_executable_size_bytes":75464,"with_sdk_app_size_kb":1944,"with_sdk_executable_size_bytes":76360,"sdk_impact_kb":1860,"sdk_executable_impact_bytes":896,"xcframework_size_kb":9720}

This PR:

{"baseline_app_size_kb":84,"baseline_executable_size_bytes":75464,"with_sdk_app_size_kb":1944,"with_sdk_executable_size_bytes":76360,"sdk_impact_kb":1860,"sdk_executable_impact_bytes":896,"xcframework_size_kb":9716}

[nickolas-dimitrakas]

LGTM