Release Notes: Mobile Client for Android (English)

STARFACE Mobile Client for Android, Version 6.7.1.2, Release Date: 07.05.2020

Version 6.7.1.2 (Release Date: 07.05.2020)

Improvements

• Technical revision of the menu items iFMC and redirections as well as the profile tab (including minor design adjustments).
• Request at the first login to change the password for newly created users.
• If you can't login due to the fact, that Light users will no longer have uci rights, the error message "Login failed: You do not have the required permission. Please contact your administrator." is displayed.
• If the mobile client is in the background for incoming calls, a small notification window about the incoming call is now displayed at the top on all Android versions (as is already common for calls in the Android system).
• The call screen of an active call that was not answered with the Mobile Client for Android but with another device (e.g. UCC client for Win or Mac) is no longer displayed on the Mobile Client for Android.
• The icons of the menu items iFMC, Call Forwarding and Conferences have been adjusted.
• The avatar for a group chat has been adjusted.

Bugfixes

• When a call was hung up, the device was automatically set to silent mode [Call#6949225] [Call#6948503] [Call#6949717] [Call#6949673] [Call#6951511] [Call#6952757].

• Call could not be hung up if WLAN was temporarily unavailable [Call#6924462] [Call#6924475] [Call#6934107].

• Call data was not transferred correctly to and from the mobile client over some mobile networks [Call#6940808] [Call#6951294] [Call#6938055] [Call#6946644].

• After the app briefly lost the network connection, a call could not be terminated correctly [Call#6950328].

• In some cases the app lost the connection after some time if it was not opened for a longer time.

• Immediately after a network change you could not start a call.

• Call was aborted when a participant of an active call on the mobile client for Android received another call that was waiting.

• An ambiguous error message was displayed when changing the chat status did not work due to connection problems or because chat was disabled.

• Redirections were displayed in English with "Forwarding" instead of the usual STARFACE term "Redirections".

• When a call was hung up in the UCC client, in some cases the call was still displayed as active in the Mobile Client for Android.

• At the beginning of a conversation, in some cases the sound could only be heard after a delay of a few seconds.

• When calling your own mailbox via *9 it was not possible to select the number block to make entries.

• In the call screen the button for the number pad was displayed with the name Keys.

• In some cases, the hang up call was not correctly received by the other party and the other party was not able to make another call afterwards.

• The notification of incoming calls on Android 10 devices when the mobile client is in the background was not yet completely correct by design.

• In some cases messages sent in a group chat were displayed twice.

• Music player was only briefly interrupted in some constellations when an incoming call was received on the Mobile Client. Music continued to play after the call was successfully established.

• In certain constellations an outdated server version was displayed in about screen.

• If the Mobile Client was opened after changing the password in Active Directory, the client tried to log on several times with the old password and the Windows domain user account was locked.

• Bugfixes to improve stability.

STARFACE Mobile Client for Android, Version 6.7.0.8 (Beta), Release Date: 25.02.2020

Beta-Version 6.7.0.8 (Release Date: 25.02.2020)

Bugfixes

• Various bugfixes to improve stability.

Version 6.7.0.7 (Release Date: 31.01.2020)

Improvements

• Technical revision of the journal, chat status screen, settings screen, login screen, about screen, number pad and call handling (including design adjustments).
• If the Mobile Client for Android is in the background on Android 10 devices, incoming calls are displayed in a Notifications screen.
• A warning is displayed for contacts without contact information.

Bugfixes

• The displayed name for internal extension was sometimes resolved incorrectly [Call#6925564][Call#6931354].

• The Mobile Client for Android could no longer log on automatically when WLAN was temporarily unavailable [Call#6924462] [Call#6924475].

• After logging off the user the password was still stored.

• A received fax could not be downloaded.

• STARFACE Contacts could not be found if a phone call was active.

• The chat history was displayed incompletely when a chat was called in the journal via the chat button behind a call entry.

• Some chat messages were displayed in the Chat tab without preview.

• [from Beta] When accepting a call in the UCC Client for Win that was also ringing on the Mobile Client for Android, the call in the UCC Client for Win was sometimes aborted after acceptance [Call#6939797].

• [from Beta] Incoming call was not displayed on Android 10 device when Mobile Client was in background [Call#6936597].

• [from Beta] The mobile client for Android did not run in some cases after minimizing the app [Call#6931537].

• [from Beta] The group filter did not work in the journal.

• [from Beta] In some cases the journal loaded slowly after login.

• [from Beta] The chat status of the Mobile Client was automatically deactivated in several cases.

• [from Beta] Call rang on incoming call even after closing the Mobile Client.

• [from Beta] Call could not be forwarded before answering in some cases if the Mobile Client is in the foreground when a call is received

• [from Beta] The chat of the mobile client for Android was sometimes deactivated automatically when logging out of the UCC client.

• Various bugfixes to improve stability.

Beta-Version 6.7.0.6 (Release Date: 10.10.2019)

Improvements

• Extensive refactoring of a large part of the previous functions of the app, for example refactoring of the callhandling (logic of Callback and Callthrough, GSM-Handling, Forwarding, Redirect, Toggle, Call-Options, Quick-Dial), Refactoring of the Numpad-Screen, Refactoring of the About Screen, Refactoring of the Journal.

Version 6.7.0.0 (Release Date: 24.07.2019)

Improvements

• TLS 1.2 is now used on all Android versions

STARFACE Mobile Client for Android, Version 6.6.0.31, Release Date: 23.04.2019

Version 6.6.0.31 (Release Date: 23.04.2019)

Bugfixes

• In some cases users had the wrong avatar [Call#6920905]

Version 6.6.0.29 (Release Date: 18.04.2019)

Bugfixes

• Call-back did not work correctly [Call#6921758]

• Permissions were not being checked when changing the user's profile
  
• Avatars could not be changed

Version 6.6.0.27 (Release Date: 12.04.2019)

Bugfixes

• Edit profile did not work correctly

Version 6.6.0.26 (Release Date: 28.02.2019)

New Features and Improvements

• Improved handling of incoming GSM calls

• Calls that are routed to other devices can be terminated using the hangup button

• Contacts coming from a wrongly configured LDAP address book are now displayed as "Unknown".

Bugfixes

• The add button has been removed for finished conferences
• After an update to the app version 6.6.0.16 (or higher), conferences were not displayed correctly.
• In rare cases, incoming calls were displayed without an answer button
• Umlauts were displayed incorrectly for contacts in the address book

Version 6.6.0.16 (Release Date: 31.01.2019)

New Features and Improvements

• Confrences can now be configured
• User data can now be altered
• iFMC can now be configured
• Redirections can now be configured
• The versioning of the client has been adjusted to better reflect compatibility to the STARFACE server
• The user will now be shown a response when logging in

• The logging feature has been expanded; the client no longer only logs errors in the case of a crash, it can also be set to log normal usage for trouble-shooting issues

Bugfixes

• Group chats were displayed incorrectly [Call#6918186]
• The permissions for retrieving contacts were not requested regularly
• In some cases, the client could become disconnected from the STARFACE server
• An empty login screen opened after changing the login credentials and pressing "Login with new data"

• It was possible for the set Call-Back and Call-Through numbers to presist through loggin in with another user's credentials.

STARFACE Mobile Client for Android, Version 2.3.12, Release Date: 08.01.2019

Version 2.3.12 (Release Date: 08.01.2019)

Bugfixes

• Fixed bug in audio transfer due to DND status

Version 2.3.11 (Release Date: 02.10.2018)

Bugfixes

• Two crashes were fixed

Version 2.3.10 (Release Date: 01.10.2018)

New Features and Improvements

• To improve availability, Push notifications are now used (requires a STARFACE Server running STARFACE 6.5.1.9 or higher)

• Bluetooth devices can now be used to place and control phone calls
• Call brokering is now possible when performing inquiry calls
• Searching for strings containing spaces has been improved
• If no iFMC device has been configured, a message is displayed instructing the user to configure the iFMC device on the STARFACE PBX
• The volume of the key sounds has been reduced to a more acceptable level. If the phone is set to vibrate or silent then no sounds are played

Bugfixes

• Contacts from the STARFACE address book were sometimes not found

• The phone proximity sensor would mute the current phone call on some devices
• It was possible for a contact search to crash the Mobile Client app
• Conference calls with three participants sometimes remained in the call manager after being hung up
• It was possible for no logs to be generated when the Mobile Client app crashed
• It was possible for an incoming call via GSM to be connected to an active SIP call
• DTMF entries were not executed correctly
• Minor bugs in the UI were fixed
• Fixed several client crash causes

STARFACE Mobile Client for Android, Version 2.2

New Features and Improvements

• Incoming calls can now be muted using the volume buttons or the power button

• The display now turns off automatically during a call

• The STARFACE client can now also be set as the default Phone App

• The STARFACE Client is now also available in French

• External numbers, BLFs and address book contacts can now be selected for forwarding, consultation and conferences

• In the case of incoming external calls, the name of the calling person is now displayed in addition to the telephone number if it exists in the address book

• The “new item” counters for unread calls/messages are now marked as read after approximately 2 seconds
  • Developer comments: We have seen multiple cases of users having a large amount of notification badges. With this change, the user will not have to view all new entries to clear the notification badge. The delay of 2 seconds should prevent the badge notifications from being marked as read by accident

Bugfixes

• Fixed a bug that caused the internal number to be displayed in the call list instead of an external number when the external number was dialed

• Fixed a bug that prevented the re-registration of the softphone after it was disabled

• Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause the UI to be displayed incorrectly

• Fixed a bug which would prevent the journal from automatically updating after a caller left a voicemail

• Fixed a bug that caused unread entries to appear in the journal, but not in the individual lists

• Fixed an issue that could cause a premium license request to be denied premium licenses are still available on the PBX

• Fixed an issue which could the app to crash in some cases after logging in

• Fixed a bug that caused an excessive amount of battery drain when the phone and chat functions were disabled

• Minor UI fixes

• Minor bug fixes

STARFACE Mobile Client for Android, Version 2.1

New Features and Improvements

• The mobile client can now be closed by clicking the “Exit” button
• TLS encryption is now permanently active
• The new authentication method of STARFACE is now supported
• When logging in, the correct port is already prefilled
• An „About“ page has been added
• Chat rooms are now synchronized with STARFACE
• An invalid STARFACE license will now display a more appropriate error message

Bugfixes

• Fixed a bug that caused an empty call screen with a green answer button to appear on an outgoing call
• Fixed a bug that would cause the chat to automatically turn off after a longer period of time
• Fixed an issue where the journal search did not work properly
• Fixed a bug that ended a conference call if only one user exited the conference call
• Fixed an issue in the address book, where the chat icon would appear on all contacts, even if they are not part of the STARFACE
• Fixed an issue where contacts would be displayed without an avatar
• Fixed a bug that caused the client to continue ringing even though the call was answered on another device
• Fixed a bug where call brokering during calls was not possible
• Fixed a bug that caused conference calls with more than three people to crash
• Fixed an issue that prevented the group chat with more than two participants to work
• Fixed a bug where the number selection on BLFs was not always displayed correctly
• Fixed a rare bug that caused buttons on the call screen to not work [Call#1059276]
• Fixed a bug where the STARFACE logo did not appear on the notification screen even though the client was active
• Fixed a bug that suppressed the audio output of other apps even though the client was in standby
• Fixed a bug that caused faxes to be reloaded incorrectly
• Fixed a bug where the chat on the mobile client did not work when the windows client was active
• Fixed a bug where setting a redirect to the mailbox threw an unwanted error message
• Fixed a rare bug that caused the text input field in the group chat to disappear
• Fixed a bug that wouldn’t let you close the client
• Fixed a rare bug where chat messages were sent to the wrong contact
• Fixed a bug that caused the client to crash if an invalid port was entered
• Fixed a bug that prevented the recording of calls which were dialled by the sequence “*1”
• Fixed a rare bug that prevented the refusal of a call with the home button
• Other minor UI issues have been resolved