2.71.2
2024-04-10
Bug fixes & performance improvements.
2.71
2024-03-29
Bug fixes & performance improvements.
2.70
2024-03-18
Bug fixes & performance improvements.
2.69
2024-03-11
Bug fixes & performance improvements.
2.68.1
2024-02-17
Bug fixes & performance improvements.
2.67.3
2024-01-15
Bug fixes & performance improvements
2.66.2
2023-10-30
Bug fixes & performance improvements
2.66.1
2023-10-13
Bug fixes & performance improvements
2.66
2023-10-09
Multiple School Users:
• A new way to quickly switch schools
2.65.1
2023-09-25
Bug fixes and performance improvements
2.65
2023-09-22
Bug fixes and performance improvements
2.64.1
2023-09-18
Bug fixes and performance improvements
2.64
2023-09-14
- Teachers and Group Owners can now view their directories on the app
2.63.1
2023-08-31
Bug fixes & performance improvements
2.63
2023-08-25
Virtual Phone
- Added support for voicemails
- Improved workflow for users associated to multiple sites within a district
- Call handling improvements
2.62.4
2023-08-15
Bug fixes
2.62.3
2023-08-08
Bug fixes
2.62.2
2023-07-31
Bug fixes
2.62.1
2023-07-24
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)
2.61.1
2023-05-01
• Bug fixes & performance improvements
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
2.58.1
2023-03-13
Bug Fixes
v2.58:
Auto Notices to Staff
• Staff can now send and receive auto notices which can be viewed from the alerts tab
2.58
2023-03-01
Auto Notices to Staff
• Staff can now send and receive auto notices which can be viewed from the alerts tab
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.
2.53.1
2022-11-01
Bug fixes & performance improvements
2.52
2022-09-26
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
2.50.2
2022-08-20
Bug fixes and performance improvements
- Dark mode fixes
- Fixed a crash when tapping phone or mailto links in a post
2.50.1
2022-08-06
Bug fixes
2.50
2022-08-01
Bug fixes & feature enhancements including:
- An option to disable automatic translations when sending a Smart Alert
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
2.48
2022-06-21
Bug fixes and feature enhancements including:
- Payment updates including scanning your credit card
- Improve dark mode appearance
- Push notification support for forms activity
2.47.0
2022-06-06
Bug fixes and feature enhancements including:
** Calendar Improvements **
- Calendars now display more than 200 events.
- Users can now subscribe directly to webcal calendars.
** Directory Enhancement **
- Department names are now in alphabetical order.
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.
2.45.25
2022-02-15
Bug fixes and user experience improvements.
Previous version (v2.45.24):
** Direct Message Search **
Search Direct Message conversations by recipient name and keywords
2.45.24
2022-02-08
Bug fixes and user experience improvements, including:
** Direct Message Search **
Search Direct Message conversations by recipient name and keywords
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 just like schools and classrooms and can access their inboxes in the district context.
2.45.21
2021-10-16
Bug fixes and user experience improvements
2.45.20
2021-09-28
Bug fixes and user experience improvements
2.45.3
2021-01-17
** New "Pure Contact" Feature (if supported by your school) **
Pure Contact provides contact management functionality that helps ensure parent/guardian contact details are correct and current, while reducing effort and hassle for school and district staff.
Parents can now see all of the contact details that schools have for them, are able to confirm and verify the information, and select a preferred primary email and phone. If something is wrong (including any emails or phone numbers with typos), parents can notify schools with a tap. Parents are then able to always log in to ParentSquare with any email address or phone number associated with their account, simplifying the process.
2.45.2
2020-12-21
Bug fixes
2.45.1
2020-12-09
Bug fixes
2.45.0
2020-12-06
Bug fixes and user experience improvements
2.44.30
2020-11-09
Bug fixes
2.44.29
2020-10-22
Bug fixes and user experience improvements, including the ability to view previous Health Screening form submissions (if supported at your school).
2.44.28
2020-10-06
Bug fixes
2.44.27
2020-10-04
Bug fixes and user experience improvements, including:
- Only teachers and staff can see the names of users who "liked" a post
2.44.26
2020-09-17
Bug fixes and user experience improvements
2.44.25
2020-08-24
Bug fixes
2.44.24
2020-08-18
Bug fixes and user experience improvements
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
2020-07-17
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
2.44.21
2020-06-05
** Bug fixes and user experience improvements, including:
* Support for document scanning when adding attachments to posts and direct messages
* More Siri Shortcuts for commonly used features
2.44.20
2020-05-21
Bug fixes and user experience improvements
2.44.19
2020-05-14
Bug fixes and user experience improvements, including:
* Ability to select "from number" when sending a Smart Alert
* Support for digest push notifications
* Post summary shows if you have commented on a post
2.44.17
2020-04-28
** Bug fixes and user experience improvements, including better support for videos attached to posts **
2.44.16
2020-04-10
** 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 ParentSquare iOS app.
2.44.15
2020-03-29
Bug fixes
2.44.14
2020-03-26
** 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
2020-03-19
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
2.44.4
2019-10-15
Bug fixes
2.44.3
2019-10-03
** Support for additional notification options when creating a post (notify immediately, do not notify)
** A smattering of small bug fixes
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
2019-09-12
Bug fixes and user experience improvements
2.44.0
2019-08-23
* Left-nav Classes menu now shows classes for teachers and staff
2.43.10
2019-08-14
** Bug fixes and user experience improvements **
2.43.9
2019-08-08
** 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 direct messages
2.43.8
2019-08-03
Fixes bug where the app was sometimes showing the wrong photo for post authors
2.43.7
2019-07-31
** 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.
** Fix for selecting dates in Forms
2.43.6
2019-07-26
Fix crash when sending an urgent alert
** Previous release **
- More 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
2.43.3
2019-06-15
** Bug fixes and user experience improvements, including:
- New Student Notices screen that combines Secure Documents and Attendance Notices onto one screen
- Fix for external calendar events for some schools
2.43.2
2019-06-01
Version 2.43.2:
- Fix for calendar events
Version 2.43.0:
** 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 support for large fonts
2.43.1
2019-05-28
Version 2.43.1:
** Minor bug fixes
Version 2.43.0:
** 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
2.43.0
2019-05-23
** 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
2019-04-19
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 ParentSquare!
2.41.0
2014-08-21
Bug fixes and user experience improvements, including an enhanced and easier to use interface for creating and sending Smart Alerts. Support for creating alerts in all of your school's preferred languages, and automatic translation of messages.