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Highlights > November 2018
Release Notes

November 2018 Release Highlights

RingCentral App
Access your favorite RingCentral Office features on your desktop or mobile devices using one consolidated app.
  • RingCentral App Unified Presence 
    • New presence indicators will be reflected across Glip messaging, RingCentral phone, and RingCentral Meetings.
  • Enhanced Meetings
    • Now host, join, and schedule video meetings directly from the mobile version of the RingCentral app.
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RingCentral Global Solution
Simplify and consolidate the management of your phone system across all international branch offices in one account. 
RingCentral Phone App for Mobile
  • OS support
    • RingCentral Phone mobile apps are now compatible with iOS 12 and Android P and will no longer support iOS 9 and earlier.
  • Accessibility support for screen reader voice readout and swipe navigation. 
    • Available for all RingCentral users, including Office, Pro, and Fax.
Admin Updates
  • Enhanced Analytics Portal
    • A new Analytics Portal consolidates existing reporting tools into one easy-to-use experience with faster performance, over 30 new metrics, and data visualizations. Key reports include device status, call performance, quality of service, and more.
  • Audit Trail1
    • Enhanced to track RingCentral app admin settings changes including adding or removing of administrators, company settings, data retention policy, and compliance export permissions.
  • Enforced Single Sign-On option
    • IT admins will have the option to enforce SSO as the only way users can authenticate while using all RingCentral services.
  • TLS v1.0 and v1.1 Deprecation
    • Browsers and devices attempting to connect to RingCentral servers using a TLS v1.0 or TLS v1.1 connection will now be rejected to protect customer privacy and align with industry standards. Available for all RingCentral users, including Office, Pro, and Fax.
  • Admin Account UI refresh
    • Ongoing effort to give you a more consistent user experience. Available for all RingCentral users, including Office, Pro, and Fax.
1. Audit Trail is available on all editions, and is viewable by super admin and billing admins only.
Call Handling Updates
Hardware and Firmware Updates
  • New Polycom Trio 8500 phone
    • A cost-effective conference phone ideal for small to midsize conference and huddle rooms.
  • Yealink firmware update (66.81.25.9)
    • Update for Yealink T42S and T46S phones to fix critical bugs and provide support for shared lines. Impacted customers will receive additional maintenance window pre-notification.
Platform Updates
  • RingCentral for Google Calendar
    • Allows users to natively schedule meeting and conferences right from Google Calendar.
  • RingCentral Multi-party Calling
    • Enables up to 10 parties to participate in a conference call from their RingCentral for Google and Skype for Business apps.
RingCentral Support
Known Issues
  • Existing RingCentral applications running on Android versions older than 4.4 will stop working when TLS 1.0/1.1 are disabled.
Resolved Issues
  • All forwarded numbers are now consistently displayed under Phones section in Phones & Numbers inside your online portal.
  • Fixed errors that occurred when saving and applying User Templates that were created in earlier releases.
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