Mobile Forms Android 7.6 App Release Notes

Mobile Forms Android 7.6 App Release Notes

Overview

Our release notes offer brief descriptions of the features and bug fixes included in the 7.6 release of our Mobile Forms Android App. The version number shown in the app is 7.6 in the Portal and 7.6.0 in the App's Settings > About Mobile Forms Section.

Please contact our Technical Support Team with any questions or feedback about any of these updates.

Minimum Version Update

Due to new security requirements, the minimum supported Android version is now Android 11 (Red Velvet Cake) which was released in September 2020.

Product Enhancements

Add Warning when Opening Saved Drafts that Are Cancelled, Edited, or Completed Work Orders in the Android App (SB-2730)

Updated the Android App to display a pop-up warning to prompt with Discard and Continue options when opening a Saved Draft that has a Work Order ID associated with it but that Work Order is no longer available (i.e. canceled, re-assigned, edited) to the currently logged in User.

Add a New Authentication Header to F2B Data Service Calls in the Android App (SB-3053)

Added an additional Authorization header to all F2BDataService calls made in the Android App to the Mobile Forms Servers to ensure a more secure identity in the system.

Increase the Send and Delete Buttons Spacing in the Form Viewer in the Android App (SB-3727)

Increased the spacing between the Send and Delete buttons in the context menu in the Form Viewer screen in the Android App.

Update Form Validating Logic to Prevent Form Sending if Exceptions Are Thrown during the Form_Validating Event in The Android App (SB-3771)

Updated the Form_Validating Event to now catch Script call exceptions and record them to the Validation Log in the Android App to prevent validation from failing silently and not stopping the Send Form process due a validation failure.

Add the Ability to Switch Companies without Requiring App Re-Installs to the Android App (SB-3854)

Added the ability to switch between Companies in the same App installation in the Android App if the User belongs to more than one Company. Each Activation does consume a License if done across multiple Companies and Activation Limits do apply.

Update the UI to Handle Company Switching without Requiring Re-Installs in the Android App (SB-3865)

Updated the UI to support switching between multiple Companies if a User is setup on more than one Company in the Android App. If the User belongs to multiple Companies and they log out and back in, they will be required to choose which Company to use.

Bug Fixes

Investigate and Fix the Green Header Not Being Shown in the Form Viewer in the Android 7.5.2 App (SB-3816)

Fixed an issue with the green header in the Form Viewer not appearing when filling out Forms in the Android 7.5.2 App.

Investigate and Fix the Android 7.5.2.0 Build Not Sync'ing or Activating for Upgrades and Clean Installs (SB-3817)

Fixed an issue with sync'ing and activating no longer working correctly with the Android 7.5.2 build.

Investigate and Fix the Keyboard Missing in the Time Tab for Date/Time Regions in the Android App (SB-3875)

Fixed an issue with the keyboard not appearing after tapping on the keyboard icon in the Time picker for Date/Time Regions when filling out Forms in the Android App.

Investigate and Fix Sync'ing Issues with New Builds Using F2B Data Service Authenticated Calls in the Android App (SB-3891)

Fixed an issue with sync'ing no longer working correctly after upgrading from the Android 7.5.1 or Android 7.5.2 builds.

Investigate and Fix the Context Menu Drop-Downs UI Issues when in Light Mode in the Android 7.5.3 App (SB-3928)

Fixed an issue with the context menu (three ellipsis icon) in the Sent Form Viewer not having any background and changed the color of the context menu to white (instead of gray) when Light Mode is enabled in the Android 7.5.3 App.

Fix the Settings Text Label in the Main Menu when Light Mode Is Enabled in the Android App (SB-3967)

Fixed an issue with the Settings section's label in the Main Menu not being displayed on the same line when Light mode is enabled in the Android App.

Investigate and Fix the Replace Device Not Appearing when the Activation Limit Is Encountered while Using SSO in the Android 7.5.4 App (MFA-6)

Fixed an issue with not being able to activate and replace a Device when a User encounters the Activation Limit while using a Single Sign-On (SSO) login in the Android 7.5.4 App.

Investigate and Fix Issues with the Validation Log No Longer Focusing Regions with Errors in the Android App (MFA-76)

Fixed an issue with the Validation Log that was causing crashes when tapping on a Region from the list in the Android 7.5.3 App.

Investigate and Fix Activating and Logging In with SSO No Longer Working in the Android 7.5.5 App (MFA-81)

Fixed an issue with Single Sign-On (SSO) not working when activating and logging into an earlier version of the Android 7.5.5 App.

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