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For the previous versions of the release notes, refer to the Vocera Release Notes Library.
When you have installed Vina 10.3.12 on your iOS device, initiating a call from Vina Web does not work unless one of Vocera Platform 6.4.0.40, 6.5.0.29, or 6.6.0.19 or later is installed at your facility.
This release includes the following new features and functionality.
Philips CareAssist app linking
No new or enhanced features in this release.
No new or enhanced features in this release.
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Can now call a group with no active members
If call forwarding has been set up for this group, the call is forwarded appropriately.
New alarm configuration options
Alarms can now be configured so that the Complete option does not appear for acceptors of the alarm and the Hide Notifications option does not appear until the alarm has been accepted.
No new or enhanced features in this release.
New alert ringtones
Ringtones for short urgent pain, apnea, and NSVT are now available.
No new or enhanced features in this release.
No new or enhanced features in this release.
Updates to Group communications displayed in the Inbox
Group call Inbox entries which will return a call to an individual, when selected, now display an additional line indicating who the call will go to.
No new or enhanced features in this release.
No new or enhanced features in this release.
Features marked with an asterisk (*) require
Configurable in-app help
You can now access
Improved detection of linkable phone numbers in messages
The pattern matching to detect phone numbers in message text has been improved. When a phone number is found, a link to that number is automatically provided in the text. This makes it easier to return emergency calls.
Simplified navigation includes unread message count
The navigation button at the top left corner of conversation, patient information, settings, and archive screens now returns you to the Home screen. If you have conversations with unread messages, a count of these conversations is also displayed.
Coverage improvements
The coverage feature, which enables one user to cover for another user who is unavailable, has been improved in this release:
*
You can now specify that a Minibadge is to be paired with your
* Customized tones for calls and messages
You can now select a custom tone for your calls and for your
messages if your group has been granted this permission on the
Urgent alarm tones can now play continuously
The system can now be configured to enable alarm tones for
Urgent priority messages to play continuously until you respond. This ensures
that urgent situations are always noticed and responded to. This capability is
configured on the XMPP adapter that enables the
Favorites now easier to create and remove
You can now create a favorite either from the Menu screen or by tapping a profile picture or initials of a user, group, or department that appears in search results when you start a new conversation or call. Contact phone numbers can now be created as favorites.
Tone for new alarm played if higher or same priority
If you are hearing a tone for an alarm and a new alarm arrives
with the same or higher priority, the
This release includes the following important changes.
No changes in product behavior in this version.
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Coverage status shows in presence indicator
If you are being covered, your presence indicator is now set to Unavailable.
Presence unavailable indicator updated to support color-blind
The presence indicator for Unavailable users is now a white dashed line inside a red circle. This makes it easier for users with color-blindness issues to determine whether a user is unavailable.
You must be using a supported device and operating system to be able
to run
The following devices are supported:
Versions 15.0 and later of the Apple iOS operating system are supported.
This version of
The following list contains fixes and improvements made to
UC-21366 Additional logging information has been added to track whether the Vina PIN screen is responsive after a session timeout.
UC-21398 When a call is received while the screen is locked, Vina no longer intermittently plays the device ringtone instead of the Vina ringtone.
UC-21425 Alarm notifications now no longer intermittently display placeholder text.
UC-21439 When a cell phone calls a work extension phone number that is forwarded to a Vina group, the caller's phone number is now properly displayed.
UC-21362 Under some circumstances, audio for an answered call was not available until the person receiving the call tapped the Vocera button on the call screen. This issue has now been resolved.
UC-21360 An issue has now been resolved that caused calls to be forwarded even after call forwarding was disabled.
UC-21356 Resolved an issue with calls being missed because a user was not on the network.
UC-21099 A broadcast is no longer ended when its notification is tapped.
UC-21100 The background call banner now is no longer occasionally displayed after the call has been completed.
UC-21101 When you are in a video call and you receive an incoming call, the name of the caller is now properly displayed.
UC-21103 Calls to contacts are now listed properly on the Home screen after completion.
UC-21105 When a user marked as a favorite goes into Do Not Disturb mode, the user's presence status is now updated properly.
UC-21139 Call forwarding settings are now updated properly.
UC-21141 The iPhone SE 3rd Generation has now been added to the list of known devices.
UC-21339 When you are in a video call, receive an incoming call, and tap Accept and Hold, the hold screen is now properly displayed.
UC-21341 In the presence screen, the user avatar now indicates your current presence status.
UC-21342 When entering your user PIN after a session timeout, tapping the OK button now returns you to the Home screen.
UC-21090 Users whose usernames contain spaces are now able to log in.
UC-21092 Phone numbers that contain commas can now be dialed successfully.
UC-18768 When a user logs out and logs back in, the selected inbox filter is now retained.
UC-20008 The connectivity icon in the status bar now does not overlap with the conversation title.
UC-20692 When a call-only contact is added as a favorite, its "call-only" label is now displayed.
UC-20754 When a user is viewing the Info tab in a conversation and clicks the "-" icon next to "Me", the user is now removed from the conversation and the app no longer attempts to place a call to the user.
UC-20823 When a user long-presses the call button in a conversation, the option to place an urgent call now appears.
UC-20851 If a broadcast call is received while Vina is in the background and the notification for the call is tapped, the broadcast is now no longer occasionally ended.
UC-20878 If the system is configured to continuously play urgent alarm tones, the tone now stops playing when an Alert is declined.
UC-20885 When an accepted coverage request expires or is completed, users are now no longer inadvertently logged out when supplying the session timeout PIN.
UC-20951 While not logged into Vina, users no longer see the popup screen that enables them to connect to minibadges.
UC-20954 The names of participants in group conversations are now always displayed in the Inbox.
UC-20956 When Vina is opened after having been in the background for a period of time, the Start a Chat button on the Home screen is now enabled.
UC-20957 After receiving an alert, the response buttons for the alert now work properly when users lock the device and then reopen the app.
UC-20990 Users no longer hear a ringtone play after they answer an incoming call.
UC-20996 For systems where continuous alarm tones are enabled, users who are on an active call no longer repeatedly hear a chirp in their audio stream when an urgent alert is received.
UC-20998 When users place an urgent call from the Call icon on the Chat screen of a conversation, the call is now no longer received as non-urgent.
UC-20921
UC-20934
UC-20168 The Alert dialog box is now properly displayed when viewing an unacknowledged alert when no one else is in its conversation.
UC-20812 If a long call ringtone is in use, it is now terminated when a call is answered.
UC-20839 If you log out while not connected to the Internet, the login screen is now properly displayed.
UC-20841 If you are asked to re-enter your PIN while in a call, the call controls are now no longer obscured.
UC-20844 When you receive a call while Vina is in the background and you have specified a custom ringtone, you now hear this ringtone instead of the device's ringtone.
UC-20857 When a patient-linked alert is generated, the AirStrip URL for displaying the patient waveform now includes the time parameter and the correct custom alert parameters.
UC-20859 When in a call, you can now hear audio properly after the Mute button is deactivated.
UC-20862 A Vina user is now no longer unexpectedly logged out if:
UC-20866 Calls now behave properly when you bring the Vina app into the foreground while the call is incoming.
UC-20868 Patient-related information now no longer appears when you receive a call while Vina is requesting that you re-enter your PIN.
UC-20869 When you receive a warning that your authentication is about to expire, the notification count is now incremented properly. The count is cleared when the app is launched.
UC-20731 When a conversation is restored to the Home screen that contained a missed call, a connected call is now no longer displayed as a missed call.
UC-20792 Logging out using a URL from a third-party app now works reliably when in the background.
UC-20804 Archived alarms, patient-linked conversations, and multi-user conversations are no longer unarchived when clicked in the Archive screen.
UC-20836 In previous releases, when answering a call, the audio occasionally could not be heard unless the caller hung up and called again. This problem has now been resolved.
UC-20724 Audio for broadcasts, urgent broadcasts, and panic broadcasts is now heard if a device in the broadcast is running iOS version 16.
UC-20660 When
UC-20012 If your device is
using iOS 15.x and is set to allow calls from anyone, and you receive a call in
your
This release includes the following known issues and limitations for versions of
UC-7287 If the user moves their system clock backward, messages are not marked as read. When the displayed time catches back up to where the time was set, the app will start working again.
UC-8315 If someone is attempting to call you from a broadcast, the caller name on the incoming call screen is incorrectly displayed as offline.
UC-13599 If you receive a call after you have terminated the
UC-14064 Using
UC-16427 If your device is using iOS 14 or later and you receive a call
when your
UC-16802 If you disconnect your headset while in a call, you may lose audio.
UC-16840 If your device is using a iOS 13.x or 14.x (up to 14.4.x)
operating system and you restart your device, you may not receive the first
incoming
UC-17081 Under some circumstances, when you attempt to log into
UC-18556 When your device is using some iOS operating systems, you are on a call, and you receive an alarm, the chirp tone that notifies you of the incoming alarm is not played. This issue has been found on devices using the iOS 13.4 operating system.
UC-20015 Urgent broadcasts may not work properly if your device's Do Not Disturb setting is activated.
UC-21003 When Vina is in the background and a user receives an urgent alert, the alert tone is only played once even if the XMPP adapter has been configured to specify the length of time that the urgent alert tone is to be played. This is due to a limitation in the Apple iOS operating system.