The documentation for Vocera Collaboration Suite version 3.1.0 for Android is available online:

• Vocera Collaboration Suite Android User Guide

From this online help location, you can download the PDF version of the VCS 3.1.0 documentation.

This release includes the following new features and functionality.

• Message forwarding now available. You can now forward all messages to another user, and view who has forwarded messages to you.

• Tone and vibration now can be specified for additional notifications. You can now specify the common notification tone to use for forwarded messages, changes in On-Call status, or New Content. You can also specify whether to turn vibration on or off for these notifications.

• 256-bit encryption used when supported. The VCS client now uses 256-bit encryption if it is supported on the device. Otherwise, 128-bit encryption is used.

• On Android devices, the VCS now plays the highest priority tone if there are unread higher priority messages, even if the current message is of lower priority. This matches the existing behavior on iOS devices.

• It is now easier to add new participants to a message conversation. When viewing message details, you can now tap Add Participant to add new participants to the message conversation.

• Site information now displayed for each contact. In a contact list, each contact now has its site displayed. This makes it possible to distinguish between contacts with identical names on different sites. If no site is provided for a contact, the Global default site is specified.

• Notification banner now displays message response and content information. A notification banner now appears at the top of the app if you send a message that requires a response, you have set the Notify Me option, and no response has been sent. A notification banner also appears if new content has been made available to you.

• New sentences in messages are now automatically capitalized. When you are sending a message, the keyboard now automatically starts each sentence with a capital letter. This matches the existing behavior on iOS devices.

• Autoconfiguration can now supply either a domain name or an IP address. When you are configuring a new personal or shared device, autoconfiguration can be set up to automatically display either the domain name or the IP address of the VMP Server. In previous versions of VCS, only the IP address could be displayed.

• Android OS 4.4 or later.

Vocera

• Vocera Voice Server 4.4.3 or later. Vocera Messaging Platform 4.9.4 or later. Vocera Messaging Platform 5.2 is required for the full Vocera Collaboration Suite feature set.
• SIP Telephony Gateway installed and configured
• Vocera Client Gateway installed and configured

Network

• 802.11 a/b/g/n wireless network (wireless standards support varies, based on the device)
• Reverse proxy server or similar technology to enable connectivity when outside Wi-Fi

Cellular Network

• GSM
• CDMA

To install Vocera Collaboration Suite 3.1.0 for Android:

1. On your Android device, open the email sent to you from the Vocera administrator.

2. Tap the first link in the email to go to the Google Play Store to download and install the Vocera Collaboration Suite app.

3. If you are prompted to complete the action using either the Internet or Play Store, tap Play Store.

   Important: If you tap Internet instead, the link to the Google Play Store won't work.

4. When you see the Google Play Store page for Vocera, tap Install.

5. After the app is installed, open the email again, and tap the second link to configure the app to connect to your organization's server.

This release includes the following known issues and limitations for versions of the Vocera Collaboration Suite running on Android operating systems.

1. Notification sounds cannot be muted on Samsung S7 devices. This is due to custom changes that Samsung has made to the operating system. (DE11816)

2. Some emojis can be sent in message conversations. The use of emojis is not supported in Vocera Collaboration Suite, but some newer emojis can still be included in message text. (DE11919)

3. VMP conversation inactivity archive option cannot be set to more than 24 days when using the VCS Android client. If you are using the VCS client for Android, you cannot set the VMP Administrator's "Number of days of inactivity to archive a conversation" configuration option to a value larger than 24. A value larger than 24 causes all messages on the Android client to expire immediately. (DE12088)