2.71
2024-03-29
Bug fixes & performance improvements.
2.69
2024-03-11
Bug fixes & performance improvements.
2.66.2
2023-10-30
Bug fixes & performance improvements
2.66.1
2023-10-13
Bug fixes & performance improvements
2.65.1
2023-09-25
Bug fixes and performance improvements
2.63.1
2023-08-31
Bug fixes & performance improvements
2.63
2023-08-25
Welcome Back to School!
Changes since last release:
- fixed blank home feed when switching between a student and a school
2.62.4
2023-08-15
Bug fixes
2.62.3
2023-08-08
Bug fixes
2.62.1
2023-07-25
Messaging
- tappable urls and phone numbers
Other Bug Fixes
2.62
2023-07-19
2.62
- Messaging enhancements
- General bug fixes
2.61.5
2023-06-26
Have a great summer!
2.61.4
2023-05-18
v2.61.3
• Bug fixes & performance improvements
2.61.3
2023-05-10
v2.61.3
• Bug fixes & performance improvements
2.61.2
2023-05-02
v2.61.2
• Fixed crash in previous release (2.61.1)
2.61
2023-04-26
• Bug fixes & performance improvements
2.60
2023-04-09
Bug fixes
2.59
2023-03-19
• Form signature enhancements
• Bug fixes
2.57
2023-02-15
Website & Social Sharing of Smart & Urgent Alerts
• When creating a Smart Alert, staff can easily share to your school's configured social platforms (Facebook & Twitter) and Smart Sites.
2.52
2022-10-08
Bug fixes and improvements including:
- Rendering post summaries
- Attendance notices display attendance phone number
- Uploading images to posts
- Menu layout adjustments (iPad split view & iPhone 14 Pro)
- Apple Pay support (added in 2.51.1)
2.51.1
2022-09-12
Bug Fixes
** Previous Release (2.51) **
Bug fixes and performance improvements
- Added support for sharing MyVRSpot resources in Posts, if available at your school
- Dark mode improvements
2.51
2022-09-02
Bug fixes and performance improvements
- Added support for sharing MyVRSpot resources in Posts, if available at your school
- Dark mode improvements
2.50.1
2022-08-07
Bug fixes
2.49
2022-07-11
Bug fixes & feature enhancements including:
- Advanced Search options: filter by date range, author, and more!
- A few more dark mode improvements
2.48.1
2022-06-25
Bug Fixes
** Previous Release (2.48) **
Bug fixes and feature enhancements including:
- Payment updates including scanning your credit card
- Improve dark mode appearance
- Push notification support for forms activity
2.46.0
2022-05-02
Bug fixes and feature enhancements including:
** Smart Alert Translations **
• Previously, generating Google translations for Smart Alerts was a manual process which required the user to manually intervene for each language.
• With this release, english source content is automatically translated when entered and the user can still edit and adjust the translated content or send immediately.
** Post Add Ons **
• Posts created in the app now support post add-ons such as events, wish lists, payments, volunteer sign ups and forms/permission slips
** Form Enhancements **
• Permitted staff can now fill out forms on behalf of other users when the form does not require student-specific data.
** Account Security Page **
• Users can now monitor and manage their active user sessions across all devices.
** Appointment Sign Ups **
• When an appointment sign up is set to ‘1 slot per user’, the app will only allow a user to sign up for 1 slot per appointment
** Preferred Languages **
• We have updated the list of preferred languages and adjusted the order
** Contact Verification **
• When we send an SMS verification code, the app now supports iOS’s Security Code AutoFill feature so users no longer have to manually copy/paste the code.
2.45.26
2022-03-18
Bug fixes and user experience improvements, including:
** Confidential Groups **
- Configure a group with a sensitive name as a “Confidential” group.
- When added to a post, confidential group names are masked from any non-member recipients in the feed and notifications.
- Confidential group members will be able to see the confidential group name.
- Admins and post authors can still see all selected recipients in the feed.
** Confidential Posts **
- New option when creating a post that masks all post recipients. Similar to BCC for email.
- Available to district and school admin roles and staff with the “Post/Message All” permission only at this time.
- District/school admins can see all confidential post recipients.
- The post author can see all confidential post recipients for a post they sent.
** Auto Notices for Students **
Previously, Auto Notices were limited to sending directly to Parents only. Now Auto Notices can be sent to students as well. Students will see Student Notices in the mobile apps and can access their notices there, or via email, text, or voice notifications. Requires that StudentSquare is enabled for the grades to which alerts are sent.
** Text editor for Smart Alerts **
Basic styling and formatting options for the email message body are now available for Smart Alerts on the web. The iOS app will display these formatted messages accordingly.
2.45.23
2021-12-10
Bug fixes and user experience improvements, including:
** District Direct Messaging **
District-level admins and staff can now send & receive direct messages and can access their inboxes in the district context.
2.45.18
2021-09-05
We have a new feature and a handful of fixes in this release!
- You will now be able to see all your notifications across all your schools in one place. Tap the Bell icon to go to the Notifications Screen to check your latest notifications.
2.44.28
2020-10-06
Bug fixes
2.44.23
2020-08-07
** Health Screening **
Streamline Daily Health Check Processes
• Staff, parents and/or students can easily fill, submit, and receive confirmation in 5 different languages.
Track Data with Detailed Admin Reports
• Admins can view & manage responses via a detailed graphical dashboard
• Easily identify & process positive or missing responses
** Today Widget **
New Today Widget shows a list of today's events for all of your schools.
2.44.22
2020-07-14
Bug fixes and user experience improvements, including:
• Users can add/update their profile photo
• Users with school-wide posting permissions can send a post on behalf of a department
2.44.16
2020-04-11
** Resource Hub **
One of the biggest needs for school-to-home communication right now is the ability to share resources. Our new Resource Hub enables parents and students to view digital content shared with them by their school. Using ParentSquare on the web, teachers and staff can easily upload files, share links to online resources, organize resources into folders, categorize by subject, and then share with a class, grade, group, or the entire school. Parents and students are notified when new resources are available and can view them in the L4LConnect app.
2.44.15
2020-03-29
Bug fixes
2.44.14
2020-03-25
** New Notification Settings **
Parents will appreciate the expanded notification settings, which will allow each person to fine-tune "when and where" general announcements and messages appear. A parent can turn off all notifications except for emergency and student notices if they wish, or turn off text message notifications and activate app notifications, for example.
2.44.13
2020-03-22
Bug fixes and user experience improvements.
2.44.12
2020-02-21
Bug fixes
2.44.11
2020-02-16
Bug fixes and user experience improvements, including:
** A redesigned school/district directory, with snappier performance and better search
** Visual improvements for dark mode
** Fixed bug where the app was allowing users to submit attendance notes when not allowed by their school
** Users can now "unappreciate" a post
** Support for attaching additional file types to posts besides just photos and videos
** And more!
2.44.10
2020-01-16
Bug fixes and user experience improvements:
** We have enhanced the way you access ParentSquare support. This change will make it easier for our admins and VIP users to contact us through all modalities we provide: Help Articles, Email, Chat, and Phone Call. We also wanted to make sure that parents are serviced correctly and have more direct access to assistance from their child's school.
** Only show the Volunteer Hours menu item if your school supports the reporting of volunteer hours through the app.
** Supports Dark Mode on iOS 13
2.44.9
2020-01-03
* Fix bug where questions on electronic forms were not being displayed
2.44.8
2019-12-21
Bug fixes and user experience improvements, including:
* Toggle to show/hide password during login
* Show attendance note if excused
* Tappable links in wish lists and volunteer lists
* Calendar month view tick marks for events
* Allow adding a note when replying No to an RSVP
2.44.7
2019-11-23
Bug fixes and user experience improvements, including the ability to add & view captions for photos attached to posts
2.44.6
2019-11-07
Fix for attendance notices
2.44.5
2019-11-05
Bug fixes and user experience improvements
2.44.2
2019-09-25
** Fix urgent alerts sent to districts
** Fix form validation issue where the form was disabled if a field was invalid
** Fix issue for group posts where sometimes the name of the group isn't shown on the post detail screen
** Fix push notification issue on iOS 13
2.44.1
2019-09-19
* Left-nav Classes menu now shows classes for teachers and staff
* Fix a crash that occurs after listening to a Smart Alert audio recording
* Other bug fixes and improvements
2.43.10
2019-08-14
** More Languages! In ParentSquare, you can choose to have content - posts, direct messages, and more - automatically translated into your preferred language.
You can now choose from more than 75 languages.
** Show profile photos, if available, for posts and direct messages
** Admins can now view the contents (text, email, and/or voice message) of Smart Alerts that were sent to their schools. Parents can also view the contents of incoming alerts.
** UI improvements for large fonts
** Fix layout for posts that use the 2-column newsletter template
2.43.4
2019-07-11
** Accessibility **
- Improved the handling of large fonts throughout the app
- Better VoiceOver support
** Other user experience improvements **
- Including the display of the logged-in user's profile photo, if available
2.43.2
2019-06-04
- Fix for calendar events
2.43.1
2019-05-28
** Parent Dashboard **
Parents can view information about each of their children separately. Select your child from the menu to view posts, events, and notices that pertain to that child. View a list of your child's classes, as well as current grades and attendance (if supported by your school).
** Secure Document Delivery **
Parents can now receive important documents, such as progress updates and report cards, safely and securely from their student's school, via ParentSquare's new Secure Document Delivery feature.
** Fixes and enhancements **
- Improved usability of the school directory screen
- Better handling of large fonts throughout
- Chat threads list: handle large fonts
- Re-add School/District Website item to More menu
2.42.1
2019-04-24
Bug fixes
2.42.0
2019-04-06
This release brings a number of bug fixes and user experience improvements, including:
** The ability to log into the app using Touch ID (or Face ID) on supported devices
** Support for Siri Shortcuts
Thank you for using L4LConnect!