Release notes - OfficeDev/microsoft-teams-apps-company-communicator GitHub Wiki

Release Notes

Cumulative improvements in Company Communicator App.

Version history

Version Release Date
5.5.2 Apr 1, 2024
5.5.1 Feb 22, 2024
5.5 Sep 20, 2023
5.4.1 June 14, 2023
5.4 May 10, 2023
5.3 Dec 14, 2022
5.2 Jul 26, 2022
5.1 Apr 28, 2022
5.0 Nov 10, 2021
4.1.5 Sep 29, 2021
4.1.4 Sep 14, 2021
4.1.3 Jul 2, 2021
4.1.2 Jun 25, 2021
4.1.1 Jun 12, 2021
4.1 Mar 19, 2021
4.0 Dec 30, 2020
3.0 Oct 29, 2020
2.1 Oct 16, 2020
2.0 Aug 20, 2020
1.1 Jun 08, 2020
1.0 Dec 20, 2019

Company Communicator feature release notes

5.5.2 (April 1, 2024)

Changes introduced
  • Updated libraries to address critical and high security alerts.
  • Permanent fix for the authorization issue in the CC author app.

5.5.1 (February 22, 2024)

Changes introduced
  • Migration of classic Application Insights to workspace-based Application Insights.

5.5 (September 14, 2023)

Changes introduced
  • Mobile Support for Android and iOS.
  • Historical Data Purge Functionality for Enhanced Performance.
  • Scheduled Message Sending feature.
  • Code Changes to Support Government Cloud for Department of Defense.
  • Minor UI improvements.

5.4.1 (June 14, 2023)

Changes introduced
  • Enhanced user interface.
  • Upgraded packages (fluentui, typescript, react-redux/scripts) for better UI and security alert fixes.
  • Compliance with Microsoft Accessibility guidelines in Web, Windows and Mac OS.

5.4 (May 10, 2023)

Changes introduced
  • Code changes to support Government Community Cloud High (GCCH) environment.

5.3 (Dec 14, 2022)

Changes introduced
  • .NET upgrade from .NET Core 3.1 to .NET 6.0
  • Updated Azure App Service app to use .NET 6.0.
  • Updated Azure Function apps to use runtime version 4.x.
  • Capture the sender info in the Author app.
  • Bug fix for the issue with clean up function.

5.2 (Jul 26, 2022)

Changes introduced
  • Ability to upload image.
  • Ability to format the text.
  • New header banner with logo, support and feedback option.
  • Fix for PS deployment failure

5.1 (Apr 28, 2022)

Changes introduced
  • Ability to cancel a notification.
  • Export installation errors.
  • Arm fixes.

5.0 (Nov 10, 2021)

Changes introduced
  • Added Key Vault and Managed Identity.
  • Support certificate authentication.
  • Bug fix to resolve expired delta url.

4.1.5 (Sep 29, 2021)

Changes introduced
  • Limit the size of the error and warning messages stored to 1024 characters.

4.1.4 (Sep 14, 2021)

Changes introduced
  • Support large number of users.
  • Reduce memory usage.

4.1.3 (Jul 2, 2021)

Changes introduced
  • Export report for users who have left tenant.

4.1.2 (Jun 25, 2021)

Changes introduced
  • Exclude existing guest users with user app installed from receiving message.
  • Identify UserType using export report functionality.
  • Bug fix preventing proactive installations.

4.1.1 (Jun 12, 2021)

Changes introduced
  • Exclude guest users when sending message to:
    • Members of one or more Teams.
    • Members of one or more Groups.
  • Bug fix with the author app interface in dark and high-contrast themes.
  • Resolved potential out of memory errors when sending message to large audience.

4.1 (Mar 19, 2021)

Changes introduced
  • Locale support for multiple languages.
  • Migration to fluent ui northstar.
  • Migrating graph beta apis to v1.0.
  • Improved Test coverage.

4.0 (Dec 30, 2020)

Changes intoduced
  • Separate Bots for User and Author.
  • Automated deployment using Powershell script.
  • Improved Test coverage.

3.0 (Oct 29, 2020)

Changes introduced
  • Proactive User app installation.
  • Send message to all the users in a tenant.
  • Multi-Locale support in backend and client application.
  • Granular status updates after sending a message.
  • Performance improvements.
  • Quality and reliability fixes.

2.1 (Oct 16, 2020)

Changes introduced
  • Bug fix.
  • Performance improvements.

2.0 (Aug 20, 2020)

Changes introduced
  • Send a message to an M365 group, SG or DG.
  • Search an M365 group, SG or DG.
  • Export data for messages sent.
  • Updated to MSBuild v16.

1.1 (Jun 08, 2020)

Changes introduced
  • Upgraded NPM Packages.

1.0 (Dec 20, 2019)

Changes introduced
  • Company Communicator template released.
  • Ability to draft/send messages.
  • Ability to send a message to:
    • Members of one or more Teams.
    • General channel of one or more Teams.
    • All the users who install the User app.