Version History
Here you can find the changelog of eDispatches since it was posted on our website on 2021-12-22.
The latest version is 4.5.7 and it was updated on soft112.com on 19 April, 2024.
See below the changes in each version:
version 4.5.7
posted on 2024-02-26
Feb 26, 2024
Version 4.5.7
# Bug Fixes
- In rare circumstances, if your device was configured to use conflicting region and time settings, all of your alerts would be shown as having been received at the current time.
version 4.5.6
posted on 2024-01-03
Jan 3, 2024
Version 4.5.6
# Bug Fixes
- After tapping on an push notification for an Audio Alert, you might not be able to select a Response status.
- When adding an attachment to a Hydrant or Point of Interest, documents stored in Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive could fail to upload.
- When launching eDispatches, announcements might become duplicated and appear multiple times.
version 4.5.5
posted on 2023-09-19
Sep 19, 2023
Version 4.5.5
# Bug Fixes
- On startup, the app might show a message confirming your last selected alert response choice
version 4.5.4
posted on 2023-07-25
Jul 25, 2023
Version 4.5.4
# New Features
- Nearby POI’s are here! When viewing a CAD alert, simply tap the radar icon to view a list of hydrants and points of interest, sorted by their distance to the scene’s location.
# Bug Fixes
- If you received a malformed Priority Text message, your Messages Inbox might not load.
- On legacy versions of iOS, the icon for ‘More’ in the tab bar could be drawn at an incorrect size.
- When viewing a map, your points of interest might occasionally blip away, reappearing a quarter of a second later.
version 4.5.3
posted on 2023-06-08
Jun 8, 2023
Version 4.5.3
# Bug Fixes
- If your location settings were incorrectly configured, the app might become unresponsive when updating your response status.
version 4.5.0
posted on 2023-03-07
Mar 7, 2023
Version 4.5.0
# New Features
- You can now attach important documents and images directly to any of your hydrants or points of interest.
- Sharing information with your agency and other nearby eDispatches subscribers has never been easier!
• Supported document types: PDF
• Supported image types: GIF, JPEG, JPG and PNG
- Introducing the new My Status tab! From My Status you can manage your Availability and On Duty statuses, as well as check on the Availability of other first responders in your agency.
# Updates
- Our most popular alert tones have been remastered to make them clearer and more audible.
- Search has (finally) come to Messages!
- We’ve made it easier to change the alert tone that sounds when you receive an Audio Alert or a CAD Alert.
# Bug Fixes
- After making changes to a point of interest, the point of interest may no longer appear centered in the map.
- After your account administrator disables your ability to receive certain alert notification types, you may still be able to modify the options for that alert notification type.
- When previewing a newly recorded Priority Blast on iPad, you may not be able to hear the recording without adjusting your volume first.
- When viewing a CAD Alert, if the location information relayed by your dispatch center is extremely long, part of the alert may become obscured.
version 4.3.7
posted on 2022-05-24
May 24, 2022 Version 4.3.7
# Bug Fixes
- On older versions of iOS, some Point of Interest icons may not display properly
version 4.3.6
posted on 2022-03-19
Mar 19, 2022 Version 4.3.6
# Bug Fixes
- Improved logout detection handling
- On iOS 13, if you tried to view the details about a Point of Interest, the app would crash
- When listening to an Audio Alert or a Priority Blast, the audio could become muted or might be played back through the device's receiver
- When not connected to the Internet, attempting to login might result in the user being directed to create a new account
- When reading a Priority Text that contains an Emoji, the Emoji might not render
- When viewing the details of a Point of Interest, the Point of Interest could sometimes be rendered off-screen
version 4.3.3
posted on 2022-02-08
Feb 8, 2022 Version 4.3.3
# Bug Fixes
- After opening an Audio Alert from a Push Notification, the 'Respond' button might in some circumstances become hidden
- In rare occasions, when interacting with a map containing points of interest the app might crash
version 4.3.2
posted on 2022-01-06
Jan 6, 2022 Version 4.3.2
# Bug Fixes
• After setting a response status of 'Unable to Respond', a responder's last known location might still be displayed on the map
• Occasionally Point Types might go missing; we've kindly asked them to stay put and to stop wandering off
• When in the background, the application might quit unexpectedly
• When reading a Priority Text message, tapping on an alert notification banner might not open the alert
• When viewing points of interest and hydrants, the application might quit unexpectedly
version 4.3.1
posted on 2021-11-15
Nov 15, 2021 Version 4.3.1
Introducing Hydrant and Point of Interest mapping from eDispatches! With Hydrant and Point of Interest mapping, you are now able to mark the location of hydrants and other important points of interest in your area!
# New Features
• Mark the location of hydrants and other important points of interest
• In an area with spotty coverage? eDispatches has your back - all of your department’s hydrants and points of interest are stored locally on your device, and backed up to the cloud, improving performance in low signal areas!
• Need to enter lots of hydrants? Our exclusive War Driving mode lets you quickly and easily add hydrants as your driver takes you around town! If you have access to a file with hydrant data, we can also import it for you.
# Updates
• Added support for getting directions via Google Maps and Waze
• Added support for iOS 15
• The Settings section has received a fresh coat of paint
• Various optimizations and improvements
# Bug Fixes
• When responding to an alert, after the alert expires, the application may continue to indicate that it is using your location when it is not
• On iPad, after rotating the screen in a certain order, parts of the screen might become non-responsive
• On iPad, when connecting your user account to your admin account, the view might be pushed off-screen
• On iPad, when launching the app in portrait mode and then rotating to landscape, parts of the screen might become non-responsive
• On rare occasions, certain audio messages might not automatically begin playback
• On rare occasions, playing certain audio messages might cause the application to crash
• On the Response panel, the number of responders going to the scene and going to the station are reversed
• When opening an audio alert soon after launching the app, the map may not center on your current location
• When playing a specific kind of audio file, the audio player may enter the 'Downloading..." state but never actually begin audio playback
• When reading a Priority Text message, the message’s text is occasionally drawn incorrectly
# Notes
• Future versions of eDispatches will require iOS 13 or higher
