Collaboration Android App – Changelog
Wildix Collaboration Android App extends Wildix Unified Communications to your mobile phone and tablet. Read the changelog to learn about the most recent features, improvements and fixes.
Download Wildix Collaboration Android Mobile app from Google Play store.
Version 5.18.12 Date: 6 November 2024
- Removed the request for photo and video permissions when sending photo, video and other files in Collaboration mobile app
Version 5.18.04 Date: 12 September 2024
- Fixed an issue in which WP 5 phones were not listed in the device list in Collaboration mobile app
- Fixed an issue on Android where adding a space after a name in the phonebook search failed to display the internal number
Version 5.17.03 Date: 12 June 2024
- Added possibility to search colleagues by Department
- Added possibility to send 2-way SMS from apps Contacts
Requirements: Activated CLASSOUND, with possibility to send 2-way SMS
How-to:
1) Go to the Contacts tab
2) Select Contact
3) Press the phone number and select 2-way SMS
Documentation: https://wildix.atlassian.net/wiki/x/2Q-OAQ - Also, improved the logic so that in SMS chats, the name of the contact is used for the chat name, instead of the phone number
- Fixed an issue in which the Enable WebRTC option was not reset after logout on Android
- Fixed an issue in which the Ringtone menu in External / Whitelist call classes was not working on some mobile phones
- Fixed an issue in which there were duplicate messages
Version 5.16.02 Date: 11 March 2024
- Fixed an issue during a call in which the voice of the user on mobile app in hands-free mode could not be heard by another user if the users were speaking at the same time
Version 5.15.03 Date: 22 January 2024
- Added information about type of phone number (e.g. work, mobile, etc.) when opening user details.
- Fixed an issue in which the app didn’t wake up when receiving an incoming call.
- Fixed an issue in which there was no audio ringtone during an incoming call in some cases (e.g. when the app was running in the background).
- Fixed an issue when chat with a user was not displayed on the Chat tab if the user extension was 76.
- Fixed an issue of bad audio quality when Bluetooth headset was used.
- Fixed an issue in which g729 codec was prioritised over g711u after call pickup.
Version 5.14.01 Date: 24 October 2023
- Fixed an issue in which the Ringtone menu in Settings could not be opened on some mobile phones (Android version 13 or higher).
- Fixed an issue in which g729 codec was prioritized over g711 codec.
- Resolved an issue when it was impossible to login to Collaboration app if ACL rule “Cannot view everybody” was set for the user.
- Fixed an issue when recordings saved to data storage could not be downloaded on mobile.
- Resolved an issue in which ACL “Predefined Advanced settings” was enabled in Collaboration app, though PBX was not yet upgraded to WMS 6.04 and the app version was 5.13.06 or higher, which led to impossibility to edit some Advanced settings.
- Fixed an issue in which it was impossible to change user picture from the camera or gallery options.
Version 5.13.06 Date: 22 August 2023
Fixed an issue in which app crashed in some cases when dialing a number
Version 5.13.05 Date: 17 August 2023
- Added the possibility to initiate CLASSOUND 2-way SMS
- Requirements:
- activated CLASSOUND
- min. license type: UC-Business (only users with UC-Business and UC-Premium licenses can send and receive SMS)
- CLASSOUND DID configured as Office number for those users who need to exchange SMS messages via CLASSOUND
- the USA/UK Country Code (+1/+44) set in WMS Settings -> PBX -> Language and Region
- How to:
- select a number you want to send an SMS to (you can dial it from Dialpad)
- tap “2 Way SMS”
Documentation: https://wildix.atlassian.net/wiki/x/2Q-OAQ
- Requirements:
- Added the possibility to predefine the Advanced settings on mobile via PBX, so that users have the same configurations of the Collaboration app on their mobile phones
- Note:
- by default, editing Advanced settings is allowed. Once forbidden, the Advanced settings controlled by PBX are greyed out on users’ mobile apps and editing is not possible. For all parameters that are not explicitly defined by admin, default values are used for all users who have the corresponding ACL
- How to:
- configure the necessary parameters in /rw2/etc/env.custom.ini file. See the list of parameters that can be predefined and the available values in the documentation https://wildix.atlassian.net/wiki/x/Fh3OAQ (section “Configure Advanced settings in Collaboration app on mobile”)
- Note:
- Fixed one-way audio issue that occurred on Samsung mobile phones with Android 13
- Fixed an issue in which Contact center was not available for WMS 5 users starting from app v. 5.12.06
- Fixed an issue when it was impossible to connect to WMS 4.0X PBX with the app v. 5.12.07
Version 5.12.08 Date: 19 July 2023
- Fixed an issue when it was impossible to connect to WMS 4.0X PBX with the app v. 5.12.07
Version 5.12.07 Date: 12 July 2023
- Fixed an issue in which Contact center was not available for WMS 5 users with the app v. 5.12.06
Version 5.12.06 Date: 05 July 2023
- Extended the chat message about an upcoming conference with more details, adding the title and time of the conference.
- Added support for the Catalan language.
- Fixed a rare issue when it wasn’t possible to answer an incoming call.
- Fixed an issue of app crash in some rare cases.
- Fixed an issue when the app logged out after changing Network if the user logged in using a single sign-on.
Version 5.11.04 Date: 31 March 2023
- Fixed an issue in which there was no pop-up notification about new messages sent to a group chat and no notification on the Chat tab inside the app.
Version 5.11.03 Date: 28 March 2023
- Added possibility to configure an automatic Direct Call (call via Mobile network) for certain numbers (e.g. 112 emergency number) for all PBX users
Note:- The support starts from WMS v. 6.02.20230306.1
- The feature should be configured on the PBX side. Check out documentation for instructions: https://wildix.atlassian.net/wiki/x/Fh3OAQ
- Disabled chat and post-it functionality if it is globally disabled on the PBX with custom config parameter COLLABORATION_CHAT_ALLOW=false
- Made improvements to the welcome message which is sent to a mobile user, by adding PBX domain to the download app link, so that the PBX domain is inserted automatically during login.
- Note: The support starts from WMS 6.02.20230306.1.
- Fixed an issue when it wasn’t possible to login using Microsoft SSO when Microsoft Intune Mobile Application Management was enabled.
- Fixed an issue in which it wasn’t possible to install Collaboration mobile app because of a conflict with some apps from the store.
Version 5.10.00 Date: 25 January 2023
- Increased the number of Function keys that can be used in Collaboration app on mobile from 20 to 40
- Fixed an issue, in which ACL permission “Cannot use” – “Contact center” was not applied in mobile app
- Resolved an issue in which the app continuously displayed the Connecting state on Android 13
- Fixed an issue in which user got “Authentication failed” error when trying to test push notifications
Version 5.09.02 Date: 14 December 2022
- Fixed an issue in which incoming call was declined after 30 seconds of ringing, though a longer timeout was configured on the PBX
- Fixed an issue in which Collaboration app randomly logged out after upgrade to version 5.08
Version 5.08.08 Date: 10 November 2022
- Improved performance
- Removed unused “Send each minor location change” option since “Send geolocation in background” was removed previously
- Fixed an issue, in which wrong presence status was displayed (e.g. grey instead of green) when searching for a contact to make a call
Version 5.07.04 Date: 22 August 2022
- Added possibility to direct outgoing calls from mobile native dialer via Collaboration
- to enable, go to Settings -> Advanced
- enable “Native Calls Support” and “Outgoing calls via Wildix” options
- note: Activating Outgoing calls via Wildix for the first time, you need to choose Wildix as your default call redirection app on the screen that pops up
- when making a call in native dialer or from call history/contacts, call is directed via Wildix Collaboration
- Fixed an issue of app crashes in case an unassigned Voicemail key was added to Function keys via WMS or Collaboration
- Resolved an occasional issue when Collaboration app crashed on an incoming video call from a doorphone
- Fixed incorrect display of presence statuses of users that were offline or had WP phone with Away/ DND status
Version 5.06.07 Date: 13 June 2022
- Added search of contacts in local phonebook when dialing a number or entering a name in Collaboration Dialpad
- Performance and stability improvements
- Fixed an issue when the incoming call screen was not displayed on Android 12
- Fixed an issue in which recordings in call History could not be played on Android 11+
- Fixed an issue of no video streaming during an incoming call from a door phone to Android mobile app, with “Video streaming before answer” enabled
Version 5.05.07 Date: 26 April 2022
- Added support for Android 12
- Added the Call groups tab in History, which has functions of Call Group notifications manager feature
- the tab displays all missed events in Call groups which the user is monitoring and lets to call a user back, mark the event as read, or delete it
- Added the display of the exact time a chat message was sent
- Improved the process of creating a Group Chat, so that the Search bar is automatically cleared after adding a user
- Improved Finnish translations
- Fixed an issue in which it was impossible to make a call to extension number 911
- note: in case of US/ Canada country code, 911 is treated as an emergency number
Version 5.04.05 Date: 17 December 2021
- Added Contact center to the Settings menu, which allows to dynamically log into Call groups
- requirement: WMS v 5.04.20211108.3 or higher
- CLASSOUND: made improvements to ensure E911 compliance
- Several UI/UX improvements:
- resized splash screen
- removed black borders in the gallery mode on Android 11
- replaced Google + with Google apps icon
- Fixed an issue in which images in chats were displayed as links to files instead of image previews
Version 5.03.09 Date: 15 September 2021
- Added support for Kite chat group
- Added Danish language
- Updated the app library to comply with new access permission requirements on Android 11+
Version 5.03.01 Date: 31 May 2021
- Fixed an issue with slow wake-up after getting a call via push
Version 5.02.17 Date: 22 March 2021
- Fixed an issue with an active call being put on hold when touching the upper part of the screen (now only Hold button can put a call on/ off hold)
- Removed the option “Send geolocation in background”
- Added Privacy policy link to About page in Settings
Version 5.02.08 Date: 30 July 2020
- Fixed an issue when call generation via URI schemes failed if the app was running in the background
- Group chat minor improvements
Version 5.01.18 Date: 25 June 2020
- Added additional notification about granting microphone permission if it was previously denied
- the notification appears when a user makes or receives a call
- Added swipe feature to answer and reject incoming calls
- Reduced a rare issue with an audio delay during active calls
- Fixed an issue when a user didn’t appear in Recents list after opening a chat message received via push
- Fixed an issue in which a user could hear an incoming GSM call ringtone during an active VoIP call
- to prevent such issues from happening, make sure “Activate DND mode” option is enabled in Advanced Setting
Version 5.00.26 Date: 12 June 2020
- Improved call audio quality by adding support of WebRTC mode (available only starting from WMS 5.0)
- the option “WebRTC” is disabled by default and located in Advanced Settings
- to enable WebRTC mode, toggle the option on
- added WebRTC DTLS support
- decreased audio delay during active calls
- Requirements:
- WMS version 5.01.20200327.3 or higher
- min. supported Android version: 5.0 Lollipop
- Limitation in WebRTC mode:
- conference calls are not supported yet
Version 4.14.30 Date: 20 May 2020
- Chat push notifications are now not sent if a message was opened on another device
- VoIP calls now have the same priority as GSM calls: from now on you can receive a VoIP call during an active GSM call
- Fixed an issue with user avatars being displayed as default pictures for some time in a group chat
- Fixed an issue with wrong indication of unread messages in one-to-one chat
- Fixed an issue in which incoming push calls didn’t work with enabled option “Native call support” on Android 10
Version 4.13.35 Date: 21 April 2020
- Group chats improvements:
- Added possibility to display message sender name in a group chat
- Group chat owner can now leave a group chat
- to leave: hold a chat and tap “Bin” icon
- after leaving, a group chat is still available for other participants
- group chat owner can be added back as a participant (without owner rights)
- A group chat containing unread messages is now not scrolled down after opening it
- Fixed an issue in which list of participants was displayed with delay if any user from this group chat was previously deleted
- Fixed an issue with push notifications being not disabled for group chats after re-login to another account
- Improved “Disable SIP mode” option
- A single chat is now not scrolled down if there are new messages
- Fixed an issue when the app screen locked with delay during an active call if proximity sensor was enabled
Version 4.12.40 Date: 20 March 2020
- Group chats improvements:
- added possibility to create and edit group chats
- group chat title is now empty by default
- added “Read by” indication: user avatars appear under read messages. Limitation: for group chats with < 10 participants
- Increased clickable area of “Back” and “Call” buttons in Chat menu
- Added support for non-ASCII symbols for the option “User status when talking on mobile
- Fixed an issue with DTMF being sent from Dialpad menu during an active call
- Fixed incorrect sorting of incoming messages in group chat history
- Fixed a crash issue after sending images from an album on Android 10
- Fixed an issue when ringtone of an incoming call received via push notification was mixed up with the sound of nonexistent incoming message notification on Android 10
- Fixed an issue in which DND status didn’t change after ending a GSM call if the option “User status when talking on mobile” was enabled
Version 4.11.18 Date: 12 February 2020
- Fixed no video issue from a doorphone after answering a call on Android 10 if a phone was unlocked
- Stability improvements
Version 4.11.17 Date: 10 February 2020
- Fixed an issue in which chat stopped working if one of the group chats contained no title
- Fixed an issue when menu icons were not displayed on the main screen on some devices
- Fixed wrong indication of missed calls
- Improved UX of call answer / hangup if auto-rotate option is enabled
- Added possibility to remove group chats from chat List
- Added possibility to display additional user information in chat (full user status, active call info, location on map)
- Added ability to provide customer feedback
- the option “Give Feedback” located in Advanced Settings
- feedback notification is displayed in 5 days after the upgrade
- feedback is asked repeatedly only after 1 month since the previous feedback request
- rating stars clickable, clicking on ‘5 star’ sends user to Play Store feedback, rating information is included in the feedback e-mail
Version 4.10.20 Date: 21 January 2020
- Improved application stability
- Fixed a crash issue in case Chrome was disabled/ not installed when logging via Office 365 SSO
- Note: SSO using Office 365 is available only via Chrome browser
Version 4.10.19 Date: 08 January 2020
- Added cloud-stored group chats support (available in WMS version 4.03.44817.02)
- It is possible to:
- send/ receive messages
- send files
- Limitations:
- no more than 100 group chats can be received from the server
- not available for PBXs with LifeTime/ Per Service licenses
- impossible to create group chats in this version
- impossible to invite/ remove users in this version
- It is possible to:
- Fixed a rare issue with chat messages being displayed twice in chats until user opened Recents and then returned to the chat room
Version 4.09.17 Date: 13 December 2019
- Improved echo cancellation on Samsung S10+ phones by adding possibility to control it
- option “Echo canceller” located in Advanced Settings
- enabled by default for Samsung S10+ phones. If echo is detected during echo test (launched automatically after first login or enabled manually via the option “Calibrate echo canceller”), the option is enabled automatically
- for all other phones, it is disabled by default
Version 4.09.12 Date: 27 November 2019
- Added connection improvement for application on a PBX in case of large installations (>10k users)
- Added ability to change user picture
- Added notification sound for handover
- Fixed an issue in which Android app immediately marked chat messages as read (seen) if they were received on Vision or Android on another side
- Fixed a rare issue when photo/video previews in Photo & Video Library were displayed as black images
Version 4.08.14 Date: 12 November 2019
- Improved quality of video calls between Android app and Vision/ SuperVision apps (starting from v. 3.02.01)
- Fixed an issue with infinite calibration echo canceller when user enabled offline mode before update
- Fixed an issue with impossibility to send or download a photo/ video in chat messages on Android 10
Version 4.07.15 Date: 07 November 2019
- Fixed an issue with echo on Samsung S10/S10+ phones
- NB! after the update, the echo canceller will launch on devices where echo was detected in order to force hardware AEC (Acoustic Echo Cancellation)
- Fixed a rare issue with audio delay during active calls
Version 4.07.12 Date: 24 October 2019
- Added Swedish and Norwegian translations
- Added “Disable SIP mode” feature:
- option located in Advanced Settings and disabled by default
- chat and call control/ call generation via remote device continue to work
- when this mode enabled, call via “Direct call” is set as default mode for call generation
- in this mode application de-registers from the PBX; missed call counter, new voicemail counter and status of “Trunk”, “Timetable”, “Switch”, “3 state switch”, “Call group” Feature Keys stop working
Version 4.06.21 Date: 16 October 2019
- Fixed an issue with video from 2N IP doorphone being displayed with a delay
Version 4.06.19. Date: 23 September 2019
- Fixed an issue when in some cases a smart watch connected via Bluetooth could lead to audio distortions during a call in Wildix application (reproduced in case the watch was not the same brand that the smartphone)
- Added a warning during login for user with basic license
- Fixed a rare issue in which a chat message containing “<”/ “>” symbols wasn’t fully displayed
- Speeded up chat connection and sync of unread messages
- Call continuity and call control changes:
- added an option to generate a call via another device
- added an option to pass an active call to a specific device (tap and hold Call continuity button)
- added an option to record an active call started from the app or from another device
- replaced the button “Back to dialer” on active call screen with “Record” button
- when you open Dialer during an active call: you can now choose the mode to generate a new call (VoIP, Callback…) by tapping the button located to the left from the green Call button; to return to an active call, tap the central Menu button
- disabled swipe between Dialer and Feature Keys screens
- the bottom menu is now displayed also during an active call (except for the video call screen in landscape mode — in this case, the bottom menu is hidden and screen switching is unavailable — to return to the portrait mode tap “Back” button or rotate the device)
- NB! Audio source priority in the app changed to “phone”, in case a Bluetooth headset is connected:
- by default “phone” is used as the audio source
- if the user chooses BT during a call, the preference is saved and the next time the call is routed via BT device (even if it was turned off and then turned on again)
- these changes do not apply for those who are using Native calls support beta feature
Version 4.05.23. Date: 31 July 2019
- Fixed an issue in which in rare cases it was impossible to send chat message to a colleague (send button was blocked)
Version 4.05.22. Date: 23 July 2019
- Added date separators in chat
- Added scroll down button to chat messages
- Added ability to collect app logs and send them via email (the log is written as long as the application is running, log have size from 2 to 4 Mb)
- Options “Debug” and “Send” located in Advanced Settings
- Missed call, new voicemail and chat message counters are now displayed on the app’s icon badge
- Limitation – unread voicemails counter is displayed only after receiving new missed calls
- Increased the speed of the first-time login
- Removed unnecessary permission notification after the first-time login
- Added an error message in case user tries to login using single sign-on without PBX domain
- Fixed an issue with one way video being not rotated
- Fixed an issue in which it was impossible to resume a call that remained on hold for 5 minutes or more
- Fixed an issue with impossibility to make attendant transfer if the first call was received via push notification or a call remained on hold for more than 5 minutes
- Fixed an issue with incorrect visualization of Function key “Send DTMF”
- Fixed some issues with “Native Call Support” feature
NB! Connection status notifications are re-enabled by default due to Android limitations. To disable them, go to Collaboration app Settings -> Advanced -> Notifications -> disable “Wildix Service”.
