1.14.0
2023-10-19
- New History view when the app runs on an iPad
- Make individual calls by telling Siri, "Call user_name in TASSTA"
- New Greek and Russian localizations, and updated French localization
- Early implementation of CarPlay support
- Better handling of voice transmission stop on PTT release
- iOS 17 support
- Fixes to a few look-and-feel issues
1.13.0
2023-09-14
A few minor fixes for look-and-feel issues
1.12.0
2023-07-31
- Improved battery use due to better detection of unused features
- Optimized handling of the user and group list
- Reduced network traffic by skipping unnecessary updates of other users' geo-positions
- Support for administrator-defined configuration management restrictions
- Support for administrator-defined sensor check validity interval from the lone worker protection feature set
- Fixes for issues related to stability, Aina Responder support, channel access control and more
1.11.0
2023-06-07
- Send emergency emails as part of the lone worker protection feature set
- Group chats are now hidden for channels that you cannot view
- A new debug menu in the app settings that helps you collect logs for Support
- Fixes for issues with video call experience, audio call stability, Aina Responder connectivity, background mode operation and more
1.10.0
2023-04-26
- Added support for the native iOS Push to Talk framework. This feature is currently experimental and has not been extensively tested.
- The users can now delete their own messages in chats.
- Improved and optimized indoor positioning.
- Removed an error when ending guard tours.
- Fixed UI delays after tapping the PTT button.
- Fixed broken vibration for pre-alarm timer alert, incoming emergency notification and outgoing emergency alert.
- Numerous stability and performance improvements and fixes.
- Minor UI fixes.
1.9.2
2023-03-24
- Fix for an issue where user markers disappeared from the floor plan when you zoomed the map in
1.9.1
2023-03-21
- Fix for a crash caused by editing an issue in the Task Manager
1.9.0
2022-11-09
- Added echo cancellation support
- Added noise suppression support
- Added automatic gain control (AGC) support
- Added voice activity detection (VAD)
- You can now change how frequently the app pings the server if network traffic is an issue
- A few bugfixes in emergency calls, video calls and classic indoor localization
1.8.0
2022-10-12
- Full-duplex calls are now supported as a new many-to-many voice communication method
- Push-to-video conference calls, where multiple users can speak at the same without interrupting each other
- Mute and unmute your microphone and turn your camera off and on in PTV calls
- Improved experience in calls that involve video
- Support for the "Ignore emergency from other channels" administrative option
- Microphone volume settings
- Updated Portuguese and Turkish translations
- If a call channel becomes empty, the call end timeout is now five seconds, consistent across supported mobile platforms
- Individual and direct calls are back for bridged users
- Fixed an issue where audio was missing for half a second
- On the watchOS variant, a third screen has been added to show your lone worker protection status
1.6.0
2022-08-17
- Wi-Fi direct mode is a serverless operation mode that provides only push-to-talk functionality and works only within the reach of a single wireless network on both iOS and iOS devices
- You can now store multiple TASSTA user account profiles on the device and switch accounts at login
- Indoor localization can now work directly in the map view, including indoor level switching, where levels are represented by images
- Multi-listening can now be set up for you by the administrator; you are free to change the multilistening settings, but the administrator's changes may take precedence
- New translation into Portuguese and updated Turkish translation
- More conventional visual style for the feature list and other areas
1.5.0
2022-07-20
- View your own user profile and profiles of other users
- Improvements in landscape orientation experience during video calls
- User markers no longer disappear immediately from the map when users log out or lose connection
- Major updates in sound data transmission and networking
- Updated Turkish translation
1.4.0
2022-06-22
- The Feature Status view has more information and indicates which features are enabled but unsupported by the device or unavailable due to permission settings
- Reworked remote listening and remote snapshots; this feature set is now more robust and doesn't have the issues of the old version
- Better login screen that clearly indicates read-only settings and doesn't reveal the actual length of the saved password
- Numerous improvements in the map experience, emergency handling, video playback and general stability
1.3.0
2022-05-25
- More types of tiles in My TASSTA view for specific call types
- Make offline calls – record voice messages for users who are offline
- Start and receive outgoing emergency calls on the Apple Watch variant of the app
- A number of bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements
1.2.0
2022-05-04
- Heavily reworked audio system with dramatically improved stability
- The "High priority", "Optimal" and "Car radio" modes have been removed; the app now always operates in a single mode that supports car radio functionality over Bluetooth when needed
- Early support for watchOS; PTT functionality is available on your watch, but you have to log in using your phone
- Updated French translation
- Fixed issues in emergency handling and other areas
1.1.0
2022-03-28
- There's now a way to hide the channel name in covert emergency
- Indication of other users' missing Periodic Check U confirmation emergencies
- Additional device control buttons in video call views
- Notifications about the user on the other end of the call muting the microphone or turning off the camera
- New feature status summary view
- More informative E2EE icon: grey means encryption is available but the keys aren't set
- New Spanish and updated Turkish localization
- A number of quality-of-life and performance improvements
1.0.1
2022-03-03
fixed a critical bug - application didn't start when the conversation started in user channel
1.0.0
2022-03-02
- Lone worker protection feature set rebuilt and redesigned from the ground up; no functionality is missing now, and a number of known bugs are now obviated
- Lone worker protection now takes vehicle mode into account
- Significantly improved sensor check implementation
- Covert emergency is a new emergency mode for when you need to keep your emergency state unnoticed by people around you
- Emergency popups show the emergency type
0.9.0
2022-02-02
- Stored user data is now encrypted
- An option to play a tone when PTT is released
- Better handling of channel changes on Aina accessories
- No more misleading PTT button behavior in dynamic calls, where the button is red but you can talk
- Low-level architecture improvements for upcoming integration in mission critical frameworks
- Tweaked message retention and message capacity defaults
- Better detection of Bluetooth headsets
0.8.0
2021-12-27
- Redesigned emergency journal
- Tapping system notification messages now takes you to the relevant views of the app
- Audio buffering no longer causes accumulated delay in group calls
- Better status message tile experience in My TASSTA: clearer presentation, and duplicate tiles are disallowed
- Look-and-feel improvements in Map, Chats and other views
- New About screen
- Bug fixes related to general stability, messaging, emergencies, user muting and more
0.7.0
2021-12-09
- Louder application sounds, except when you are talking; the volume for sounds can be set separately for when you are talking and for when you are not transmitting audio
- Leaving the channel of a call is now treated as leaving the call, which helps avoid ambiguous situations
- In PTT toggle mode, the "PTT down" state now begins when you push the button instead of releasing it
- Support for color-coded status messages
- My TASSTA tiles can now be used as shortcuts for sending status messages
- Send status messages like posting stickers
- Tapping the coordinates in an incoming emergency notification takes you to the specified location on the map
- Complete support for new server-side guard tour functionality: pause, resume and cancel tours, and skip checkpoints
- Improvements in indoor localization data collection from Bluetooth beacons
- "Read more" button for long chat messages
- Turkish translation
- Lots of bug fixes in general stability, emergency state changes, bridged communication, look and feel, and elsewhere
0.6.0
2021-11-17
- Revised operation logic of the PTT and PTV buttons to minimize server involvement; this fixes a number of minor issues and sets the stage for further integration
- Audio from Aina devices in individual calls
- No more interruptions of GSM calls by the app
- Separate dedicated buttons for high-priority and normal-priority call requests in the My TASSTA view
- The On Map button is back in the users top bar
- New visual style for guard tours
- Guard tours are ready for server-side changes
- Additional user status information in Chats
- View and send videos in Chats
- Chats for groups that you have no permission to view are not shown anymore
- More conveniently placed Emergency button in Chats
- Haptic feedback for call items in History
- The choice of your main screen is up to the administrator now
- The administrator can grant or deny you access to app settings
- Lots of bug fixes in audio transmission, memory management, look and feel, and elsewhere.
0.5.1
2021-10-20
- Full-featured Task Manager with task status change notifications
- Better audio quality when sound is coming from multiple sources (simultaneous talk or talk on top of history playback)
- UI improvements for Chats (including avatars and user info) and call history (including actions on certain types of call)
- Revised file upload controls in Chats
- Status messages in Chats, meaning canned short messages for specific situations; type preconfigured hashtag-like shorthand labels to send these messages
- Display of offline users in your own channel is now controlled by the administrator
- The map is updated only when in use
- 3D visual style for the map
- Tactical map improvements: zoom buttons, compasses, waypoint tools, color scheme configuration and more
- A number of bug fixes related to T.Bridge channels, logout, unread message counts and more
0.5.0
2021-10-13
- Full-featured Task Manager with task status change notifications
- Better audio quality when sound is coming from multiple sources (simultaneous talk or talk on top of history playback)
- UI improvements for Chats (including avatars and user info) and call history (including actions on certain types of call)
- Revised file upload controls in Chats
- Status messages in Chats, meaning canned short messages for specific situations; type preconfigured hashtag-like shorthand labels to send these messages
- Display of offline users in your own channel is now controlled by the administrator
- The map is updated only when in use
- 3D visual style for the map
- Tactical map improvements: zoom buttons, compasses, waypoint tools, color scheme configuration and more
- A number of bug fixes related to T.Bridge channels, logout, unread message counts and more
0.4.3
2021-09-18
If you are an active user of remote photo feature - then this mini-release is good news for you! We have fixed the bug in this feature that was causing the app to crash.
0.4.2
2021-09-16
- Run the app in the background indefinitely, even in Car mode. (Note: this requires the Location permission.)
- An option to play a continuous signal while connection is lost.
- View emergency types and coordinates in the emergency journal again.
- Management of connections and disconnections of all external audio and Bluetooth devices reworked.
- Tag any external audio device as a car.
- A dedicated view of audio and Bluetooth devices.
- Scan NFC tags in guard tour view.
- Improved notifications related to guard tours.
- History view changes and improvements in preparation for an upcoming overhaul.
- Lots of bug fixes in device management, look and feel, and elsewhere.