GSA Conferences & Events

Live session polling
Support added for word cloud polls and multiple responses in multiple-choice polls (available for use on the platform from October 31, 2022).

- QR scanner: Improved the stability of the QR scanner.
- Feed posts: Adjusted the “Post “button to ensure that it is displayed properly on all devices.
- Feed post videos: Resolved isolated issue causing videos on feed posts to not play.

Polling and Q&A
The user interface for polling and Q&A has been slightly adjusted for a more comfortable user experience.

Home screen and feeds
The user interface for feed post actions as well as the use of quicklinks in the home screen have been improved.

App menu banner
Added a layer of opacity to the app menu banner.

Here are the latest slow news season headlines:

• Sync button makes a comeback – After a short hiatus the Sync button is back to help you get latest event updates to your event app in an instant. Find it in the More menu.
• Agenda dips into the red – Never miss a session again with an improved display of live and upcoming sessions in the agenda. Look for the red line.
• Jail-breakers caught in action – Anyone trying to attend an event with a jailbroken device will be now flagged. No further action needed.
• Bugs on the brink of extinction – The bug fixing trend has left some species of bugs on a brink of extinction, while others have already gone extinct. Scientists predict this trend to continue.

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- App title bar/header is now hidden when scrolling down on feeds, to better see the feed content.
- Floating “add a post” button now uses the theme editor accent color for the background (with a white cross).
- Text in lists is now vertically aligned with icons.
- Redesigned the screens in app for when no content is added (contacts, notes, bookmarks, meetings, and chats) to bring consistency and include clear call-to-action buttons.
- Attendees can now swipe to easily delete meetings and bookmarks.
- Dropdown lists for filters have been added to lists in order to facilitate using multiple filters.
- Asterisks (*) added to indicate mandatory fields when creating meetings.
- User and speaker initials are now displayed instead of the profile picture if no picture is added.

- Live stream closed captions are now supported.
- Q&A questions/viewers list and live polls are now displayed below the live stream window, and no longer cover the live stream.
- Improved user interface for QR code scanner.
- New "write post" floating button added for posting on feeds.
- Breakout moderation actions (mute - ask to unmute - kick-out) now work on attendees joining via the mobile app. Pinning attendees is not supported.

- A new "My events" and a cogwheel links have been added below the profile picture on the "... More" app menu, to facilitate access to the attendee event list and profile.
- New "Write a feed post" block added to the top of the feed to facilitate posting.
- Adjusted app loading spinner to both light and dark mode themes.

Bug fixes and improvements

- Documents: Videos associated with documents are now played in the same video player as live streams and feed videos (instead of the native iOS player).
- Live stream Q&A: Questions posted by the workspace now display with a gray background and the event logo.
- Live stream: Resolved issue preventing a live stream from starting automatically when associated with the home launcher.
- Theme editor: Resolved issue with profile picture displaying as a square after making changes to the theme.

- You can now disable your microphone before joining a video call
- Bug fixes and improvements

- iOS 12 is no longer supported. The app now supports iOS 13, 14 and 15.
- To refresh the information on-screen, a pull-to-refresh action is now enabled on all list screens in the app. The auto refresh and dedicated "Sync" button have been removed to optimize stability.
- Improved stability for accepting privacy policies.
- Improved stability when closing screen sharing during a breakout or video call.
- Resolved issue with account deletion not working (action needed to be performed twice).
- Improved stability when closing a live stream played via the mobile browser.

- Tapping on a Q&A question will now open the profile of the participant who posed the question.
- Support added for displaying the poll results when the poll is closed by the moderator.
- Support added for clapping while watching a stream recording (VOD).

* Support added for quick links in Home screen
* Speakers list is displayed using grid layout with larger logos, on all devices
* Error message no longer appears when loading existing chats if user is offline
* Chat messages sent while user is offline now show as pending
* Resolved issue with chat messages still showing after user has left the discussion
* Resolved banner display issue in sessions, when changing orientation from portrait to landscape
* Improved display for PDF documents in portrait and landscape orientations
* Resolved glitch when zooming in on image in the feed
* Discontinued support for iOS 10

* Improved stability when item is removed from app menu
* Resolved issue in feed search results
* QR scanner updated and now visible by default in the app
* Sponsors list is displayed using grid layout with larger logos, on all devices
* Resolved issue preventing new posts and comments from being added to feeds