No new or enhanced features in this release.

Features marked with an asterisk (*) require Vocera Platform 6.4.

• * Vocera Genie screen appears when playing voicemail

  This enables you to stop playing a message if you do not have time to listen to all of it right now. You can then play it later.

• Template sections now expandable

  When creating an alert using a template, you can hide template sections that you do not need to use.

• * Can specify multiple recipients in templates

  When you are using a template to generate an alarm, you can now specify that the alarm is to be sent to multiple recipients.

• * Recipient search results may be organized into sections

  When you are starting a new call or chat, and you search for a recipient, the search results may be organized into sections if your environment is configured to enable this.

• Profile picture appears in Home screen

  The Home screen now displays your profile picture instead of your name at the top of the Home screen.

• * Single sign-on support

  If your organization has implemented a single sign-on method to access all applications, you can now use this method to log into Vocera Vina.

• Call-only listings in search results

  When you are starting a new call or chat, call-only listings are now included in search results.

• Multi-person chats only appear when message sent

  If someone starts a group chat or multi-person chat that includes you, the chat does not appear on your Home screen until a message is sent in this chat.

• Connection status display improvements

  If you are having a connection problem, a broken connection icon now appears at the top of the screen instead of a status banner. One or more icons at the bottom of the Home screen may be disabled, depending on your connection problem. You can now tap a disabled icon to display a connection status message.

• Message time stamp clarification

  Messages in a conversation that were received on the previous day now are marked with a date stamp of "Yesterday".

• Conversation now indicates who has left

  When someone leaves a multi-person conversation in which you are a participant, a message is displayed in the conversation log, from which you can add this person back to the conversation. The conversation log also indicates when no other participants are remaining in the conversation.

• Multiple added participants not listed in conversation log

  If you create a conversation with more than four participants or add more than four participants to an existing conversation, the new participants are not individually listed in the message log. This makes the message log easier to read. The list of participants remains available in the conversation's Info tab.

• * Audio can now be muted on video calls

  You can now mute your audio when in a video call.

• Conversation participants organized

  The list of participants in a conversation is now divided into two groups: a list of active participants and a list of past participants who have left the conversation since you last logged in.

• Conversation priority on Home screen simplified

  On the Home screen, conversations in the New section are sorted based on their priority order first and then chronologically. All read conversations are displayed in chronological order.

  When selected, the PLC Prioritized system option sorts patient-based conversations in the New section above other conversations.

• Audio mode specification simplified

  If you place or receive a call while using a headset or a Bluetooth device, the audio is now routed through that device. Broadcast calls are routed to the speaker by default, and other calls are routed to the handset.

• Conversation participants highlighted if all messages unread

  If a conversation has started in which you are a participant, and you have not read any of the messages in the conversation, the Home screen displays the participants of the conversation in black instead of gray. This makes it easier to become aware of new conversations that include you.

• * Unanswered calls now play ringback

  When you place a Vina call that has not yet been answered, the Vocera Genie now plays a ringback tone instead of saying "Still trying". This makes it clear that the unanswered call is in progress.

• Configurable patients terminology

  Parameters defined in the XMPP adapter enable you to control the behavior and appearance of the Vina client. This includes a parameter that enables you to tailor the appearance of Vina for hospital, hospitality, senior living care, and other environments.

• * Configurable templates

  Shortcuts to configurable templates can now be added on the Vina home screen and the quick launch options.

• * Presence and availability status now persistent

  The presence and availability status for a user now remains unchanged if the Vina client or the XMPP adapter restarts.

• * Direct calling of users by their Vocera extension

  When you are calling someone at your facility using their Vocera extension, Vina now connects you directly to that person without having to route your call through a PBX or telephony server.

• * DND override now configurable on server

  The server configuration can now specify whether alarms can override the DND setting on your device, or whether they can override the Vina app's presence and availability only.

• * User interface now customizable

  An administrator can now provide the following customizations:

  • A customized icon for the Home page
  • A customized icon for the menu options that appear when you tap on a user or group when creating a chat or call
  • Customized actions for the Info tab

• * Group functionality now available for most departments

  You can now initiate a broadcast or call to a department in the same way that you can to a group, unless the department has been defined in the Vocera Platform as a facility unit.

• UC-18856 Incoming calls on Spectralink 9540 devices now generate an audible ringtone.

• UC-18909 On a Spectralink phone running Android 8.1, Vina now plays sounds properly after playing a voicemail or using the Vocera Genie.

• UC-14803, UC-14877, UC-16727 In previous versions, Vocera Vina occasionally crashed under the following circumstances:

  • When navigating to the Info tab in a conversation if the color icon for a third-party Epic app link has been specified
  • When opening a conversation if third-party Epic app linking has been configured
  • When searching in the Manage Favorites list

  These issues have now been resolved.

• UC-16230 Audio is no longer lost when receiving a call if the sender activates video calling.

• UC-16368 A search error no longer appears when scrolling in the Staff tab of the Add Participants screen when adding a participant to a patient-linked conversation.

• UC-16494 Scrolling in a long list of directory search results now works properly.

• UC-17416 When you receive an alarm while in a cellular call, you now hear a beep instead of your ringtone.

• UC-17608 If your connection is lost during login, you are no longer logged out when you reconnect.