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Voalte Me iOS 3.9.2 Release Notes

Executive summary.

Voalte Me 3.9 brings a refreshed UI experience for a more modern look and feel. This release includes features that introduce new collaboration methods across care teams, helps transition care from reactive to proactive, takes alerting workflows to the next level, and improves the provider experience. For more details, reach out to your Voalte representative.

Most features require upgrading the Voalte Platform Server. The application is available starting 09/08/21. Please reach out to your Voalte representative for more information.

Supported operating systems.

The minimum operating system required for Voalte Me 3.9.2 is iOS 13.1. Please refer to the iOS Validations Support article for specifics regarding each iOS release.

New features and functionality improvements.

Voalte Me 3.9 introduces many new features and fixes several known bugs. A list of fixes can be found below. For a list of features with descriptions, reach out to your Voalte representative.

Resolved anomalies.

Key Release Note Summary
IOS-11307 Audio is played for an Alert/Message, but no banner is displayed.
IOS-11278 [iOS 15] The Reminder notifications ringtone is not played.
IOS-10958 The unread message badge count is not cleared for the first received messages if reaching the conversation via notification after the app was relaunched.

 

New anomalies.

Key Release Note Summary Known Workarounds
IOS-11332 [Non-notched devices] The last user in the search results list is barely displayed and difficult to select when searching for a user in an ad-hoc message and the user list is too long. 

Shortening the search results list by entering more chars in the To: field.

 

Known anomalies.

Key Release Note Summary Known Workarounds
IOS-11344 The app may crash when selecting on a search result.

None.

IOS-11283 [iOS 15] No tone and vibration are played when receiving a normal/priority message while having the conversation in view.

None.

IOS-11282 [iOS 15] The keyboard is retracted when starting an ad-hoc message.

Tap in the text box again to bring the keyboard back up.

IOS-11263 The user may not be taken to the other site after tapping "Change Site" after opening up an APNS notification and the app is configured through MDM.

Change to the other site from the Menu.

IOS-11259 The EHR role is displayed as a part of the timestamp inside a patient chat while the display_ehr_role parameter is disabled.

None.

IOS-11256 Non Patient Viewing Privilege (PVP) roles displayed after PVP roles are not greyed out in the patient chat room invite search results.

None.

IOS-11223 A 2 member participant number is displayed under the Group Message subject and 6 participants are displayed in the Group Details screen when entering a Broadcast Group Message for the first time.

Access the Group Message again. 

IOS-11221 Chat interapps to usernames are case sensitive and must match the way the username is typed in Voalte Admin.

None.

IOS-11219 With patient_enhanced_view enabled, the kebab menu is not shown when navigating to a patient without scores inside a virtual room or physical room.

None.

IOS-11213 The 24h timestamp format is used for the alert details screen timestamp when the device is set to use the 12h format after receiving an alarm update or cancel.

None.

IOS-11212 The 24h timestamp format is used for the alert response timestamp when the device is set to use the 12h format.

None.

IOS-11209 The seconds are not included with the hours and minutes in the alert details screen timestamp.

None.

IOS-11169 A user's custom status will remain displayed in the directory/search if they are unavailable/offline.

None.

IOS-11149 The chat room conversation view will not auto-scroll down when the keyboard is retracted after locking/unlocking the screen or selecting ‘Send’ on the tag reminder pop up.

Expand and retract the keyboard. 

IOS-11124 [iOS 13] The app might crash when selecting to ‘Go Back’ from the multi site banner after changing site by selecting a notification.

None.

IOS-11121 The incorrect prompt - ‘You’ll be notified when colleagues mention you and priority messages’ is displayed when selecting 'Tags Only' in the global chat room notification settings, the prompt should not include 'priority messages'.

None, priority messages will not notify a user whose chat room notification settings are set to 'Tags Only'.

IOS-11096 The updated auto filled patient info is displayed above the old patient info when re-creating a 1:1 conversation after navigating away via a chat notification and adding a new patient to the room.

Remove the old text, note patient_enhanced_view must be enabled and patient_conversation_subject disabled for this issue to occur.

IOS-11091 With auto_fill_patient_info_conversation enabled, additionally added text is not retained when re-creating the same 1:1 conversation from a patient room after navigating away via chat notification/interapp.

None.

IOS-11090 The keyboard remains displayed over Call History or Alarm History when tapping a missed call/alarm notification while in a conversation with the camera or quick messages screen opened.

Force quit and relaunch. 

IOS-11089 The draft is not retained when navigating away from a conversation via a chat notification/interapp while the Camera or Quick Messages screen is in view.

None.

IOS-11086 Backing up from a Unit or Department container after performing a search, lands on Home instead of Search Results.

None.

IOS-11076 The ‘@’ symbol is removed and the overlay is not opened if deleting the tag without deleting the empty space displayed after the tag.

None.

IOS-11065 The incorrect banner ‘You are no longer assigned to this patient.’ is displayed instead of ‘Patient is no longer in this room. View patient list’ when a patient is transferred or discharged while the patient chat room is in view.

None.

IOS-11058 User is not removed from room when removing room from assignments.

Force quit and re-launch - Note the overall room count is correct an other users do not see the user in the room.

IOS-11038 When viewing Favorites and un-favoritiing a user from the profile view accessed from Favorites, the users are not removed.

Exit and re-enter the Favorites area. 

IOS-11025 With patient_enhanced_view enabled, risk context is shown in the MEWS screen instead of the SIRS screen.

None.

IOS-11023 The executive group message privileges are removed after changing the presence to unavailable and relaunching the app if the default role does not have executive GM privileges, despite holding a role with executive group messaging privileges.

Force quit and relaunch. 

IOS-11010 The app will crash after force quitting while viewing a room with a patient.

None. Only user impact is the Apple crash prompt.

IOS-11006 Both a Local and APNS notification might be displayed for text messages received after having no internet connection.

None.

IOS-10957 The OS default ringtone is played instead of the "catch-all" default from the alarm map when misconfiguring a ringtone and receiving the alarm.

None.

IOS-10889 The notification might not be displayed when receiving a text/alarm right after regaining the internet connection.

None; however, badge counts will still display. 

IOS-10754 Unit Contacts & Quick Messages are not dynamically updated after editing shift assignments.

Force quit and relaunch.

IOS-10464 Upon a new configuration of Voalte Me and/or Duo Mobile app for 2FA, the user will be returned to the login screen when authenticating via SSO 2FA for the first time.

The second login attempt will allow the user to authenticate properly and log into Voalte Me.

IOS-9922 If a user previously received APNS messages, relaunches and force close the app, the badge count might increment incorrectly after receiving new APNS messages.

Keep the app running in the foreground or background.

IOS-9822 A non-callable Voalte Me user will show as callable if holding an exclusive role extension when swiping to call in the role view.

Ensure Voalte Me user's preferred number is recorded in Voalte Admin.

IOS-9614 List of Teams not updated after deleting a Team in Voalte Admin

Force quit or logout and log back in.

IOS-9562 While viewing "My Profile" and an assigned patient is moved to a new room, the patient room number will not update dynamically.

Navigate away then back to "My Profile".

IOS-9558 An assigned patient may show as being in a virtual room when viewing "My Profile".

Exit "My Profile" and re-enter. The room will then display next to the patient's name.

IOS-9051 [Temporary Notification] If a user views a Voalte alert in the expanded detail view and closes it, then three or more Voalte alerts are received in succession very quickly, the new alerts cannot be opened in the expanded detailed view or cleared.

Based on the steps required to reproduce, this issue is uncommon.The workaround is to restart the device.

IOS-8353 Voalte doesn't display a logout popup, when logging out while not connected to wifi.

Reconnect to wifi, and retry the logout attempt.

IOS-8038 The app will not configure to a second server if background_connectivity timeout expired when logged into current server before tapping SMS invite (or legacy link).

Log out before using SMS link.

IOS-8007 While in search mode, the star next to a newly favorited unit or team may not appear after tapping into a unit or team and backing out.

None. This is cosmetic. Units and teams will be favorited correctly and appear under the Favorites section.

IOS-7984 Some notifications may be received twice when receiving multiple notifications at one time while the application is not connected to the server.

None.

IOS-7935 The app shows the "Autoconfiguration Failed" and the "Autoconfiguring" screens intermittently when attempting to configure to a server that is not functioning when using the Site Code.

Force close to break out of the configuration cycle. Attempt to configure and log in when the server is operational.

IOS-7858 [New Alert Banner] Most recent alert notification is shown again when bringing the app to the foreground if the alert was not viewed in the Alert tab previously.

View alerts in the Alerts tab.

IOS-7798 The app remains stuck Auto-configuring after losing and regaining wifi or cell signal (no connection at all).

Force close and relaunch application. If the user loses wifi but still has cell service, the issue does not occur.

IOS-7791 The Allow Face ID/Touch ID pop-up for PIN lock is not displayed when initially attempting to enable the feature.

Let the PIN lock expire or force close and relaunch the application.

IOS-7788 When receiving multiple messages in a new conversation, the conversation is scrolled up and all the available messages are marked as read.

Scroll up to read all messages in a new conversation that has messages that scrolled off the screen.

IOS-7768 The name of the section (example: "Buildings") from where a search is started moves to the top left side of the screen after entering a collapsed role, going back and canceling the search.

None. This is a cosmetic defect.

IOS-7732 [iPhone 5S, SE] The text from Change PIN screen is trimmed when the last field is back in focus after dismissing the keyboard.

Cancel the screen and come back or force close and relaunch the application.

IOS-7720 App crashes in New Message when recipients are added in 'To:' field and the user responds to an MCR alarm

Restart the application, and initiate the message again.

IOS-7607 Recipients cannot be removed from the recipient list, if additional letters are typed in while their names are selected.

Keep tapping the delete key until all the previously inputted characters are erased.

IOS-7598 The chat box is automatically exited when sending a group message from viewing a collapsed role in group messaging mode through search.

Open the conversation from the history view, which should be the top one in view.

IOS-7590 Users are not shown as selected when returning to the Search results list after drilling into a role, department or team view and selecting them.

This is cosmetic. The users selected when drilling down will be included in the group message. Scrolling the Search Result list will cause the selections to appear.

IOS-7523 The site code error pop-up may appear twice if the app is backgrounded and then foregrounded after the incorrect site code was entered or if network connectivity was lost when the correct site code was entered.

Enter site code in again or force close and relaunch the application.

IOS-7515 If a user tries to paste something into a custom status with more than 30 characters, nothing will paste at all.

Paste something with 30 characters or less (or 60 depending on your version of Voalte).

IOS-7507 The advanced options are not displayed in new message until a recipient is added.

Add a recipient then go to advanced options.

IOS-7504 Changing the font size by pinching in or out will also scroll the conversation.

Scroll back to the desired position in the conversation.

IOS-7503 Patient information is not loaded correctly for user set to unavailable who has a default role without patient viewing privileges (but role selected prior to unavailable had viewing privileges).

Switch back to Available or Busy to see information correctly.

IOS-7502 Search is dismissed by "Your number will be shown" pop-up when trying to call another Voalte Me user from a search.

Start a new search if desired.

IOS-7485 The app might crash or remain stuck reconnecting if the user is disconnected while being disconnected.

Force close and relaunch the application.

IOS-7465 The active call is not audible while the ringtone for the Critical notification is played.

This issue has been reported to Apple. Critical Alerts can be configured off until the issue is resolved.

IOS-7461 [iOS 12 Critical Alerts feature] The incoming call ringer stops playing after the user receives or dismisses a Critical Alert notification.

None.

IOS-7402 The banner notification indicating that a conversation is muted is not shown when backgrounding and then launching the application while on the conversation screen.

None.

IOS-7384 [Banner alert style] The alarm history does not scroll to the most recent alarm when tapping on an alarm notification after scrolling down on the alarm history tab.

Scroll to the top to see the most recent alarm.

IOS-7376 If a user attempts to sign into a client (through SSO) that he or she does not have permission for, he or she will be returned to the log in screen without any error message.

Verify that the user account has client permissions.

IOS-7360 A user is able to text/call himself or herself when searching for a role that he or she currently holds.

None.

IOS-7357 The user is placed into the Self Assignment process after selecting to "Proceed with no role or location" from the Bump pop-up followed by a server restart.

Select "Proceed with no role or location" again after server recovers.

IOS-7293 Edits to (or removal of) Teams will not dynamically update in the application while editing shift.

Wait until edits are complete to edit shift in order to see updates.

IOS-7261 Using a search inter-app before/during a server failover will cause all inter-apps to not function properly when the server recovers.

Force close and re-launch application.

IOS-7187 Any red-written error displayed on the login screen will be displayed again after a background-foreground even though it was previously dismissed.

Type in the fields to dismiss error again.

IOS-7092 [Banner alert style] The time shown on the expanded alert notification received via APNS follows the device time.

None. The timestamp should reflect when the alarm was sent.

IOS-7053 The top bar of Voalte application distorts when searching while on a call.

Tap outside of the top bar.

IOS-6917 [Banner alert style] If a user taps on an alarm notification while taking a photo or before attaching a photo that he or she has just taken, the camera will be dismissed and the user will lose the photo if one was taken.

Send photo before tapping alarm notification.

IOS-6832 [Active events alarm style] If a user is performing a search while in a group message mode, backgrounds the app, receives an MCR alarm and taps the notification, the MCR redirect will not work properly.

Do not background the application until you are done performing a search while in group message mode.

IOS-6754 A draft custom message will not retain if a model screen (ex: incoming call) is received or the screen is locked.

Re-enter the custom message.

IOS-6749 Tapping the Back button immediately after entering a conversation may not work.

Tap back after the keyboard has expanded.

IOS-6726 User receives audible notification and vibrations for unacknowledged alarms previously received if the app is force closed while the Active Events screen is displayed.

Respond to the alarms prior to force closing the application.

IOS-6717 Cancel button remains visible temporarily when sending a large group message.

Leave the current screen.

IOS-6704 The recipient of an ad-hoc group message with replies off is able to start a group message with the same title and recipients. If original message had been read, the second message will be stuck on "Sending" in the same conversation.

None.

IOS-6684 If a user is assigned to a patient that moved to a different unit and switches to a role without patient viewing privileges, he or she can still see the patient information under My Profile.

Force close and relaunch the application.

IOS-6623 The "Clear Conversation" button does not work properly when creating a group message.

Exit and enter the conversation.

IOS-6604 The Active Events screen is dismissed when responding to an alarm with a chat interapp option and then tapping Cancel on the Unavailable waring pop up.

None.

IOS-6514 "Recipients cannot reply to this messages" message is not displayed when once 31 recipients are added to a message.

None.

IOS-6512 After reaching 31 recipients in ad-hoc mode, the message remains broadcast even if you remove recipients.

Manually change the replies permitted setting to desired option.

IOS-6475 "Facility" is displayed instead of sender's first name in the default subject of a group message started from a patient's care team view that is not assigned to a room.

Manually edit subject to match desired text.

IOS-6400 Previously favorited user still appears in Favorites after being deactivated.

Manually remove user from favorites.

IOS-6262 The on-call schedule is dismissed after receiving a text notification or an external inter-app URI.

Open on-call schedule again from Menu.

IOS-6242 Voalte Me attempts to call an IVR, extension of a user that is signed into Voalte Me without a preferred number saved when the call is initiated by sliding across the role name.

None.

IOS-6239 The role of the sender will not be displayed in the text message notification if they have multiple units, no department, and the home unit is not selected.

None.

IOS-6167 Incoming alarms are not received by the user if the application was force-closed while in edit shift mode.

Complete the edit shift process.

IOS-6124 Directory button icon will disappear when the user enters group message mode, performs a search, and selects one of the search results or hits "Compose" without selecting anything.

Tapping the location where the directory button icon normally is will still function as expected, and will cause the icon to reappear.

IOS-6119 User not removed from Team after being bumped from exclusive role linked to Team access.

Force quit/relaunch.

IOS-5886 The previously viewed screen is partially shown when logging out from the PIN Lock screen.

None.

IOS-5805 The quick message is appended to the existing text instead of being inserted where the cursor is.

None.

IOS-5763 Badge count does not clear if kicked out by logging in on another device.

None.

IOS-5671 A room may not display the patient properly if a user changes roles from a role without patient viewing permissions to a role with patient viewing permission without logging out.

Enter any room in the affected unit.

IOS-5509 The patient may not be displayed if you search for patients and quickly tap one of the results while it is still loading.

This can happen when very quickly selecting from the top of the list while the requested "Load more" search results are loading. Give the search results a second to load.

IOS-5469 The Exit button from group messaging mode is not displayed in My Rooms screen.

Navigate to a different screen where the Exit button is displayed.

IOS-5467 Only the contact name is displayed in Contacts instead of number and name.

Tap on the contact in order to see more detail.

IOS-5463 If the user searches for a Department, Unit or Team from Directory Root the Directory button takes them back to Search instead of the Directory.

Cancel search.

IOS-5324 The chat box elements of the latest message are overlapped by the keyboard when the text and image are in the same bubble.

Scroll through in the chat box.

IOS-2989 A user can still be observed in the team that they are no longer assigned to if another user has taken their Role (bumped).

This only happens for users viewing the Team when a User is bumped from the Role that allowed them to be included in the Team. That Role is removed from the User entry, so you can see that the User no longer has the Role. Force close and restart to clear the User from the Team.

IOS-1993 The Keyboard/Text Entry field breaks while scrolling through messages.

None.

IOS-5463 If the user searches for a Department, Unit or Team from Directory Root the Directory button takes them back to Search instead of the Directory.

Cancel search.

IOS-5324 The chat box elements of the latest message are overlapped by the keyboard when the text and image are in the same bubble.

Scroll through in the chat box.

IOS-2989 A user can still be observed in the team that they are no longer assigned to if another user has taken their Role (bumped).

This only happens for users viewing the Team when a User is bumped from the Role that allowed them to be included in the Team. That Role is removed from the User entry, so you can see that the User no longer has the Role. Force close and restart to clear the User from the Team.

IOS-1993 The Keyboard/Text Entry field breaks while scrolling through messages.

None.