These release notes provide information on the new features, newly supported OS, enhancements, resolved escalations, and bug fixes completed in every major, minor, and patch, release of the Appspace Employee App for mobile devices, version 8.x.
9 Nov 2024, Saturday
Employee App for Mobile 8.69
This automated release repackages features from Appspace 8.8-ac.4
NEW FEATURES & IMPROVEMENTS
Features | Description |
Spotlight Search | The Spotlight Search feature enables users to quickly locate desired content. The search results highlight keywords, making it a powerful tool for efficient information retrieval. |
Refresh Functionality | Refresh the home page on your mobile device with a simple pull-down gesture. |
26 Oct 2024, Saturday
Employee App for Mobile 8.68
This automated release repackages features from Appspace 8.8-ac.3
FIXED BUGS
- AP-47725 – The Bell icon for in-app notifications disappears once clicked.
- AP-47833 – UI issues in the event creation modal, causing the modal’s components to shift to the right when selecting a time.
- AP-47849 – In Places, changing the Employee App location does not restrict the displayed resources to those within the newly selected location.
- AP-47850 – Uploaded audio files display as a blank thumbnail on the Employee App.
- AP-47852 – In the Concierge module, the search results dropdown overlaps with the timeline view.
- AP-47853 – UI issues in the Visitor module, where the expand/collapse arrows are incorrectly displayed.
- AP-48141 – The “Add to Calendar” confirmation message prematurely closes before the user can interact with it.
RESOLVED ESCALATIONS
- AE-11289 – In-app browser issues when clicking the hyperlinks within posts on the Employee App on iOS devices.
12 Oct 2024, Saturday
Employee App for Mobile 8.67
This automated release repackages features from Appspace 8.8-ac.2
NEW FEATURES & IMPROVEMENTS
Features | Description | Impact/Outcome |
Updated Videos UI Selection | The updated Videos section in the Employee App features a fresh, user-friendly design and powerful enhancements to elevate your viewing experience. Easily discover and enjoy the content you need with intuitive navigation and a dedicated search bar.
Quickly find videos using the new search bar, filter your “My Videos” for personalized content, and stay up-to-date with sorting options like “Recent” and “Popular.” |
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In-App Notifications update | In this latest update, In-App Notifications ensures employees will never miss an important announcement or an engaging discussion again. By setting the feed notification level to “All”, employees will receive timely updates directly within the Appspace App whenever new content is published. | |
Quick Posts – Mentions |
The Global Mentions feature in the Employee App, is designed to revolutionize interconnectivity and reference capabilities. This enhancement allows employees to seamlessly mention colleagues not only in comments but also within posts, pages, stories, and resources, significantly improving collaboration and communication across the platform. The Global Mentions feature ensures a unified user experience, making it easier for users to connect and engage with colleagues across various contexts and content types. The Global Mentions feature has been extended to enable users to tag the following in the Comments, Sharebox, Page, and Stories within the Employee App:
This feature was released as part of the Cygnus 8.7-ac.6 interim release. |
28 Sept 2024, Saturday
Employee App for Mobile 8.66
This automated release repackages features from Appspace 8.8-ac.1
NEW FEATURES & IMPROVEMENTS
Features | Description | Impact/Outcome |
Employee Communication Engagement | Aimed at significantly boosting user interaction and content organization, this initiative introduces three new features, capitalizing on the rising popularity of Communities.
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Translation Improvements | Translations now allow users to translate user-generated content and comments directly within the platform, fostering a more inclusive and collaborative environment within the workspace.
Supports the following user-generated content:
Supports user comments on all post types. |
14 Sept 2024, Saturday
Employee App for Mobile 8.65
This automated release repackages features from Appspace 8.7-ac.7
NEW FEATURES & IMPROVEMENTS
Features | Description | Impact/Outcome |
Quick Posts – Mentions | The Global Mentions feature has been extended to enable users to tag the following in the Comments within the Employee App:
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Translation Improvements | Translations now allow users to translate user-generated content and comments directly within the platform, fostering a more inclusive and collaborative environment within the workspace. | Supports the following user-generated content:
Supports user comments on all post types. |
Employee Communication Engagement | Aimed at significantly boosting user interaction and content organization, this initiative introduces three new features, capitalizing on the rising popularity of Communities.
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7 Sept 2024, Saturday
Employee App for Mobile 8.64
This automated release repackages features from Appspace 8.7-ac.6
NEW FEATURES & IMPROVEMENTS
Features | Description | Impact/Outcome |
Quick Posts – Mentions |
The Global Mentions feature has been extended to enable users to tag the following in the Sharebox, Page, and Stories within the Employee App:
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Login Improvements | Appspace has improved its Login workflow with the following features:
Frontline Worker UI Update
Multiple Account Selection
Automatic SSO Login
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Login Improvements – Mobile | Accessing an Appspace URL or scanning an Appspace QR code on a mobile device will now seamlessly launch the Appspace App (if installed) or open the corresponding link in your mobile browser (if not installed). | If Appspace App is installed on the mobile device:
If Appspace App is not detected on the mobile device, the mobile’s native browser is launched with the Appspace URL. |
17 Aug 2024, Saturday
Employee App for Mobile 8.63
This automated release repackages features from Appspace 8.7-ac.5
NEW FEATURES & IMPROVEMENTS
Features | Description | Impact/Outcome |
Quick Posts – Mentions |
The Global Mentions feature in the Employee App, designed to revolutionize interconnectivity and reference capabilities. This enhancement allows employees to seamlessly mention colleagues not only in comments but also within articles, posts, pages, stories, resources, and locations, significantly improving collaboration and communication across the platform. The Global Mentions feature ensures a unified user experience, making it easier for users to connect and engage with colleagues across various contexts and content types. |
FIXED BUGS
- AP-45728 – Keyboard should be disabled when selecting a custom expiry date for pinned posts.
- AP-45775 – The Mandarin language selection does not display correctly in mobile apps.
- AP-45845 – Users are automatically logged out after changing the language setting in mobile apps.
- AP-45847 – The theme accent color does not display correctly in mobile apps.
20 July 2024, Saturday
Employee App for Mobile 8.62
This automated release repackages features from Appspace 8.7-ac.4
NEW FEATURES & IMPROVEMENTS
Features | Description | Impact/Outcome |
Quick Posts – Praises |
Introducing Praises for Quick Posts, designed to nurture a vibrant workplace culture of recognition and appreciation. This intuitive and interactive feature allows employees to celebrate their peers’ accomplishments, aligning with our commitment to delivering a cohesive and enriching user experience. Seamlessly integrated into the app ecosystem and equipped with robust analytics capabilities, Praises is set to drive app adoption and provide valuable insights into employee sentiment and performance. Feature Highlights:
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20 July 2024, Saturday
Employee App for Mobile 8.61
This automated release repackages features from Appspace 8.7-ac.3
NEW FEATURES & IMPROVEMENTS
Features | Description | Impact/Outcome |
Language Localization Improvements | The Languages dropdown list will now be displayed in both native and selected languages, in the following areas:
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Events Directory UI Update | The Events Directory user interface has been updated with a new filter design, and the ability to remove selected filters individually.
Additionally, the Event Capacity is displayed within the attendee section. |
FIXED BUGS
- AP-33277 – The tooltip component remains stationary during scrolling.
- AP-44494 – Unable to access attachments from Appspace App mobile.
13 July 2024, Saturday
Employee App for Mobile 8.60
This automated release repackages features from Appspace 8.7-ac.2 and 8.7-ac.2.1
NEW FEATURES & IMPROVEMENTS
Features | Description | Impact/Outcome |
Sharebox Improvements | The Sharebox has been updated with a new design, allowing users to publish both user posts and event posts directly to Communities, improving functionality and user experience. | |
Quick Posts – Events | Employees may now enhance their Events posts by adding conference links and reservation resources. The location field allows for reservation resources to be added, creating the reservation simultaneously with the event.
Additionally, employees may include a conference link using the dedicated link field. |
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Login Page | The Appspace App login page has been updated with a new design, and enhanced to automatically trigger the SSO screen if the username is provided. |
FIXED BUGS
- AP-45238 – User is unable to edit Quick Posts from Appspace App mobile
29 June 2024, Saturday
Employee App for Mobile 8.59
This automated release repackages features from Appspace 8.7-ac.1
NEW FEATURES & IMPROVEMENTS
Features | Description | Impact/Outcome |
Home Page Themes for Employee App | Home Page Themes now include a customization option allowing administrators to configure the number of shortcuts displayed per row on the Employee App mobile. |
FIXED BUGS
- AP-44379 – The Title in Stories breaks the UI.
8 June 2024, Saturday
Employee App for Mobile 8.58
This automated release repackages features from Appspace 8.6-ac.6
NEW FEATURES & IMPROVEMENTS
Features | Description | Impact/Outcome |
Events Improvement | The Events directory page on the Employee App now allows users to filter events based on the event type (attendees) or duration. |
FIXED BUGS
- AP-44088 – The Delete Banner button does not function as expected.
1 June 2024, Saturday
Employee App for Mobile 8.57
This automated release repackages features from Appspace 8.6-ac.5 and 8.6-ac.5.1
NEW FEATURES & IMPROVEMENTS
Features | Description | Impact/Outcome |
User Profile Improvements | A new Events tab has been added to the User Profile in Employee App, displaying events the user is attending or has organized. | User Profile includes a new Events tab displaying events the user is attending or had organized. |
Preview Content Improvements | Events, Pages, and Stories on the Employee App’s Home screen display in a preview window when clicked, instead of directing the user to the card content page. | New display behavior for Events, Pages, and Stories on the Employee App when clicked from the Home screen. |
FIXED BUGS
- AP-43831 – Alignment issues with the Title in Topics card when displayed on iOS devices.
11 May 2024, Saturday
Employee App for Mobile 8.56
This automated release repackages features from Appspace 8.6-ac.4
NEW FEATURES & IMPROVEMENTS
Features | Description | Impact/Outcome |
Communities UI Improvements | The Communities module has been improved in the Employee App for mobile. The layout, spacing, and size of UI elements have been adjusted to make the interface easier to read and navigate. |
27 Apr 2024, Saturday
Employee App for Mobile 8.55
This automated release repackages features from Appspace 8.6-ac.3
FIXED BUGS
- AP-42605 – UI issues when displaying the timestamp on the newsfeed.
20 Apr 2024, Saturday
Employee App for Mobile 8.54
This automated release repackages features from Appspace 8.6-ac.2.
FIXED BUGS
- AP-40321 – Inconsistent UI error messages displayed between Google and Microsoft calendar providers during event conflicts.
8 Apr 2024, Monday
Employee App for Mobile 8.53
This automated release repackages features from Appspace 8.6-ac.1
NEW FEATURES & IMPROVEMENTS
Features | Description | Impact/Outcome |
Surface Sensor Information | Experience a new dimension of workspace reservation with the Surface Sensor Information feature. This innovative integration with surface sensors captures crucial environmental data, enriching the workspace reservation experience with insights into noise levels, light levels, temperature, and more. | |
Communities on the Employee App for Mobile | Introducing Communities on the Employee App for mobile, a significant leap forward within our Employee App platform, transforming the way employees collaborate, connect, share insights, and engage in meaningful discussions.
Communities enhances the overall digital workplace experience, aligning with efforts to integrate features from our Intranet product, offering a more rounded and dynamic platform that supports various forms of workplace communications, while addressing the need for user-driven collaboration spaces. Key Community Features:
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Streamlined Visitor Invitation Workflow | Organizations utilizing both Space Reservations and Visitor Management may now invite both employees and visitors within a single Streamlined Visitor Invitation Workflow, without having to toggle between separate systems or enter duplicate information. This workflow ensures a cohesive and unified experience for organizers by simplifying the process of organizing workplace meetings.
Invitations are synchronized between both Space Reservations and Visitor Management, allowing any changes made to the reservation event or attendees to be automatically reflected on both sides, guaranteeing consistency and accuracy throughout the process. |
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Simplified Event RSVP buttons | The RSVP option for events has been adjusted. The Going and Not Going buttons have been changed to Attend or Attending. |
18 Mar 2024, Monday
Employee App for Mobile 8.52
This automated release repackages features from Appspace 8.5-ac.6
NEW FEATURES & IMPROVEMENTS
Features | Description | Impact/Outcome |
Supported File Types | Word file formats (.doc and .docx) are now supported on the Employee App, allowing employees to upload these documents within a User Post and Event Post. |
5 Mar 2024, Tuesday
Employee App for Mobile 8.51
This automated release repackages features from Appspace 8.5-ac.5
NEW FEATURES & IMPROVEMENTS
Features | Description | Impact/Outcome |
Disable In-App Browser for External Links | Account Owners may disable the in-app browser for the Employee App on mobile devices, ensuring external links are launched from the default system web browser for enhanced security measures.
This setting is configurable under Settings > App Configuration > Settings within the Appspace console. |
The Disable In-App Browser for iOS and Android native applications option is located under Settings > App Configuration > Settings on the Appspace console. |
26 Feb 2024, Monday
Employee App for Mobile 8.50
This automated release repackages features from Appspace 8.5-ac.4.
NEW FEATURES & IMPROVEMENTS
Features | Description | Impact/Outcome |
App Language Localization | The following additional languages are now supported:
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FIXED BUGS
- AAU-705 – Log in issues on iOS devices.
3 Feb 2024, Saturday
Employee App for Mobile 8.49
This automated release repackages features from Appspace 8.5-ac.2 to Appspace 8.5-ac.3
NEW FEATURES & IMPROVEMENTS
Features | Description | Impact/Outcome |
Notification Improvements | When receiving Push Notifications on the Employee App, users are directed to the relevant section of the Employee App that is associated with the notification.
This ensures users are able to fully comprehend the context of the notification while taking the necessary actions. |
19 Jan 2024, Friday
Employee App for Mobile 8.48
This automated release repackages features from Appspace 8.4-ac.2 to Appspace 8.5-ac.1
NEW FEATURES & IMPROVEMENTS
Features | Description | Impact/Outcome |
Automate Console Packaging | The Employee App for mobile bundling process has been simplified allowing it to be automatically bundled and built during the Appspace console release build.
This ensures Employee App features and updates that are released within Appspace cloud are quickly available on the Employee App for mobile. |
The Appspace Employee App for Mobile takes on a new versioning numbering, aligning with the Appspace cloud release. |
FIXED BUGS
- AAU-617 – Security update for credential storage.
- AAU-634 – Unable to log in to the Employee App on Android 10 devices.
- AAU-636 – The View Map button is missing, and the mini-map fails to load on the Resource and Reservation pages.
- AAU-696 – Login session persists even after the user uninstalls the app when using the keychain to store secure credentials.
- AAU-697 – Two alerts are displayed on Android devices when the lock screen is disabled.
- AAU-698 – Unable to re-login or add a new user after updating the app with the secured storage fix.