Appspace Employee App 8.x Release Notes for Mobile

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.

Note
If you’re looking for release notes for Appspace App for purpose-built industry-standard devices or Appspace for Devices on Android and iOS tablets, refer to Appspace App 2.x Release Notes for Devices & Built-In Apps.

18 Mar 2024, Monday

Employee App for Mobile 8.52

This build is automatically repackaged with Appspace 8.5-ac.6

Important
Users logged in will be redirected to the login page, and will be required to re-login again. This is an expected behavior due to rolling back the secure storage fix, wiping out the login details during its process.

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.

26 Feb 2024, Monday

Employee App for Mobile 8.50

This build is automatically repackaged with Appspace 8.5-ac.4

NEW FEATURES & IMPROVEMENTS

Features Description Impact/Outcome
App Language Localization The following additional languages are now supported:

  • Czech
  • Slovak
  • Dutch
  • Turkish
  • Thai
  • Portuguese

Patch Updates

App 8.50.1

Release Date: 5 Mar 2024

This build is automatically repackaged with 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.

3 Feb 2024, Saturday

Employee App for Mobile 8.49

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

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.

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