Release Notes: Showell App for iOS

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The Showell App is available for your iOS, Android and Windows devices, and from any browser

 

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Showell App for iOS Release Notes: Version 10

10.31.1 - December 2024

🆕 Share Messaging

• Within the Digital Sales Room, you can engage in direct communication with all your prospects and customers. This feature allows for real-time discussions, making it easier to address inquiries, clarify points, and provide additional information that may be crucial for the decision-making process.

• Furthermore, you now have the ability to limit the visibility of your Share links by specifying allowed domains or individual email addresses.

🆕 Renewed Share Analytics, and added Recommendations

• Discover the updated Share Analytics page with enhanced insights into your Share's performance and audience engagement. Plus, take advantage of the new Recommendations feature to make data-driven decisions and optimize your follow-ups effortlessly.

🆕 Navigate Showell in Hungarian

• We've added support for Hungarian. To change your language, go to your Settings > Preferences > Language

🐞 Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Improved Smart Folder sorting preferences, optimized presentation opening, and ensured uploaded file notifications automatically dismiss after a few seconds

10.29.2 - November 2024

🆕 Share Collaboration

• You have the ability to invite other users from your Workspace to collaborate on your Share. These collaborators can view the contents and analytics data directly within the Showell App. Additionally, you can grant them editing privileges, allowing for a more interactive and collaborative experience.

🆕 Navigate Showell in Norwegian or Danish

• We've added support for Norwegian and Danish. To change your language, go to your Settings > Preferences > Language

🐞 Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Video files are now more easily identifiable thanks to the newly added 'video play' icon next to their titles
• Enhancing the process of uploading Microsoft Office files
• Users are now informed when a file conversion is in progress, improving transparency
• Additionally, fixes have been implemented for FileBrowser search functionalities and navigation within search results. Improvements have also been made to Kiosk autoplay features and Smart Folder operations
• Added a 'Sort' option to the Share list
• Resolved issues with uploading files directly from your device to share when conversion is necessary, ensuring a smoother sharing experience
• Resolved a problem with navigating between files linked in Showell.

10.25 - October 2024

🐞 Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Resolved discrepancy between File Browser and search results.
• Fixed issue where the "Receive notifications about shares" switch showed as OFF despite the user being subscribed.
• Resolved an issue where the Subject field was not marked as mandatory during the submission of a Share, specifically when the workspace setting 'Send share links using: Showell mail server' was activated.
• Added missing Open Source licenses
• Share link remains unchanged regardless if a PIN code was set or not.
• Resolved issues related to the 'Upload New File' feature.
• Enhancing the process of uploading Microsoft Office files.
• Users are now informed when a file conversion is in progress, improving transparency.
• Additionally, fixes have been implemented for FileBrowser search functionalities and navigation within search results. Improvements have also been made to Kiosk autoplay features, Smart Folder operations, and Universal link functionality.

10.20 - September 2024

🐞 Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Clears old temporary files
• Presentation Editor and additional small fixes

10.17.3 - August 2024

🆕 Enhanced user interface for creating and organizing shares with added functionalities

• Upload files directly from your device while creating or managing a share (these are stored in your My Files)
• Explore AI-generated suggestions for shared content. When creating or managing a share, the AI will recommend files that could enhance the Share's content
• Enable or disable email notifications for per Share
• When managing existing shares, you now have the option to easily share them again via email
• Each share is accompanied by a QR code for easy access and sharing
• From your My Settings > Preferences, you can determine if by default you want to receive email notifications for opened shares.

🆕 Added a Quick and easy download button for files

• To make several files available for offline access on your device simultaneously, simply click on one or more download buttons situated in the center of the file thumbnails.

🆕 Drag & Drop support

• Re-ordering items 'default order' in your My Files now happens clutter free by clicking the double arrow icon in the top right corner ( ), and utilizing the drag & drop feature
• you can also utilize this option while creating or managing a share, or from the 'collect'-basket

🆕 Control your web links

• Within your My Files, You now have the option to select whether a web link added to Showell should open within the Showell App itself or in a new browser tab

🆕 Microsoft 365 Editing

• When enabled on your workspace, you now have the ability to effortlessly create and edit Office files (such as Word, Excel, and Powerpoint) directly from your My Files.

🐞 Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Enhanced the capability of custom search filters in Smart Folders, which were previously only accessible in the Search feature
• Improved usability of search filters
• Enhanced 'date-picker' with Share creation/management
• Opening 3D content comes with improved progress info
• Resolved issues related to navigation, file visibility, single-page selection in presentations, notification attachment visibility, and bugs affecting presentations, scrolling shares, and file conversion progress, including embedding Vimeo links.
• Updated colors in UI, darkened most of the grey colors to increase contrast
• Fixed default "Expires at" not correctly set for shares when it was set to "Never"
• File's original extension is shown in file listings instead of the converted extension. For example: PPTX instead of PDF
• Display a notification on the Trash screen informing users that trashed files will be kept for 60 days before being permanently deleted. Additionally, include a button for easily clearing all trashed items.
• Performance improvements

10.11.1 - May 2024

🆕 Control your web links

• From your My Files, You now have the option to select whether a web link added to Showell should open within the Showell App itself or in a new browser tab.

🐞 Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Fixed a "download to device" issue
• Fixed issues with presentations, Kiosk-mode and embedding Vimeo links
• Updated the 3D viewer
• Added a 'search' option to the Presentations list
• PNG images will now have a transparent background instead of a black backdrop
• ZIP files, that are not Smart Tools, will now suggest to be downloaded upon opening.

10.9.5 - April 2024

🐞 Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Fixed issues with the top navigation bar animation
• Provided some fixes for Kiosk mode
• Fixed an UI issue where the sidebar re-appears after viewing a file
• Presentations now automatically generate a PDF for downloading in the backend
• Resolved a problem with removing notifications
• Performance boost with large displays
• Navigation issue with double-clicking a file/folder was resolved
• Performance boost with opening large PDFs

10.9/10.9.2 - April 2024

🆕  Added support for managing presentations offline

• Utilizing Showell 10, you can create and edit your Showell presentations while your device is offline

🐞 Bug Fixes and Improvements

• This update addresses problems related to transitioning presentations from the old to the new Showell 10 format. Along with this, it incorporates various fixes and enhancements to improve performance.

10.8 - March 2024

🆕  Introducing Showell 10 with a brand new UI and a multitude of new features.

• The Showell 10 updates bring numerous User Interface (UI) changes, new features, general improvements, security benefits and bug fixes. Therefore we have extensively covered them in a dedicated article, ensuring that you have all the information you need to fully understand and utilize the reinvented Showell App.
• Please refer to the Showell 10 Release Notes article for in-depth details on this release.

 

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Showell App for iOS Release Notes: Version 9

9.7.6 - June 2023

🐞 Bug Fixes and Improvements

• We have resolved a login issue, resulting in a more consistent and seamless login experience.

9.7.2 - May 2023

🐞 Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Say goodbye to bugs and hello to smoother sailing! Our latest update is jam-packed with bug fixes and improvements under the hood.

9.7 - May 2023

🆕 New additions to our Search Feature

• You can now clear all filters at once
• File types are now displayed in search results
• See the amount of matching files with search filters
• UI optimization

🆕 Added GIF Support

• Aside from the already supported JPG, PNG, PSD and TIFF, We've decided that GIF can join the list of supported image formats

🆕 Option to create a Share "Draft"

• You might find yourself being up and about and no signal in sight, just know that Showell got you covered! If you don't have an internet connection, you can still create your shares and save them as a draft.

🐞 Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Behind the scenes, we've worked our magic to eliminate bugs and level up the software's performance

9.6.3 - April 2023

🆕 Renewed User Invitations

• Now, invite users to join Showell in style! The invitations are personalized with your company's branding, personalized messages, and can gather essential information seamlessly. It's time to make a lasting impression while ensuring compliance with our (and your!) easy-to-accept Terms and Conditions.

9.6 - March 2023

🐞 Bug fixes and Improvements

• Those creepy crawlers don't stand a chance. We've removed a few more bugs (safely out in the nature. Of course).

9.5.6 - March 2023

🐞 Bug fixes and Improvements

• Some more bugs got smashed and performance enhanced.

9.5.3 - February 2023

🐞 Bug fixes and Improvements

• We've worked hard to eliminate bugs and improve performance.

9.5.2 - February 2023

🐞 Bug fixes and Improvements

• Our team has been working hard to squash more bugs than a hungry anteater on a picnic spree

9.5 - February 2023 

🆕 Added support for Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

• Secure your user account like a secret agent with MFA - Making Hackers Frustrated Again!

🆕 Search within your Shares

• You are now able to search and filter your Shares. Not only can you search by subject or message, but also by recipients email address.

🆕 Added Sorting & Filter options in File Search

• Content searching has been improved with additional filter options: Exclude your My Files, Find documents in certain languages or sort the search results the way you like.

🆕 Complete facelift for our 'Share'-Window with added features

• Sharing has received a straight-forward new User Interface. Including the options to add previous messages (for example template messages), and recipients.

🐞 Bug fixes and Improvements

• Those creepy crawlers don't stand a chance. We've removed a few more bugs (safely out in the nature. Of course).

9.4.1 - November 2022

🆕 New Feature: Google Files Editor

• The Google files Editor allows you to edit or create any Google File within Showell, automatically synced to your Google My Drive.
• Edit existing Google Files and save a copy to your Showell My Files
• Create new Google Files in your Showell My Files
• Add company tailored Google File templates for your users

🆕 Major upgrade to the Search Feature

• A complete UI makeover
• Search using search phrase from the file's name, keywords, and within content
• Add multiple filters to narrow down your search, such as File type and Keywords
• Narrow or widen the search by using the "Match any / Match all" options

🐞 Bug fixes and Improvements

• Default expire date has now been set to 6 months
• We've worked hard to eliminate bugs and improve performance.

9.2.11 - October 2022

🐞 Bug fixes and Improvements

• The App is now running smooth as silk

9.2.8 - August 2022

🆕 Share expire date can now be set to 'Never'

• Set your share expire date to 'never', so you don't have to worry about a thing

🐞 Bug fixes and Improvements

• This update contains bug fixes so effective, you might start questioning the existence of actual insects

9.2.5 - June 2022

🆕 Upload multiple files at once

• You can now upload up to 50 files at once to your My Files

🆕 Share expire date can now be set to 'Never'

• Set your share expire date to 'never', so you don't have to worry about a thing

🆕 Option to add web links

• With My Files, you can now quickly add web links with the '+'-button in the bottom right corner

🆕 Keyboard Shortcut added

• Shift+select to easily select a range of files

🆕 Safe files to your device in original format

• Users have the option to save files in their original format, if allowed by the Workspace Admins

🆕 Updated 3D viewer

• Lightning adjustments have now been added to the 3D viewer

🆕 Content Download options

• Users can choose to download all content, or individual files to the Showell App
• Users can choose to download only content in their relevant languages

🆕 Updated User Interface

• Made the app look a bit prettier!
• Smooth animation added to files when they are managed

🐞 Bug fixes and Improvements

• Default expire date has now been set to 3 months
• This update contains bug fixes so effective, you might start questioning the existence of actual insects
  
  

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Updates prior to Version 9.0/May 2022

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• All Updates Prior to Version 9.0