New features in HCL Sametime 12 for Android

12.0.40

This release contains the following new enhancements.

• Channels - moderated group chats
• Editing Chats
• Meeting Reactions
• Detailed Logging

CHANNELS

What is a Channel?

• Moderated Group Conversation
• Can be “private” or “public”
• Share files
• Manage members
  • Moderator
  • Contributor
  • Viewer
• Custom Avatars
• Listed in your list of active conversations

How to create a channel?

• Web or mobile
• Starts very similar to creating a group conversation
• Tap the Floating Action Button (FAB) to create a new channel
• Tap “New Channel” or “Search - public channels”

Creating a channel?

• Tapping “Create channel” opens a modal view
• Enter the name of the channel
  • Public channel names are unique
  • Private channel names are NOT unique
• Visibility
  • Public
    • Searchable
    • Can require join approval (Members have to ask to join)
  • Private
    • Not searchable
    • You have to invite members to join (You can assign members to join)

• Default Role
  • This is the “default” role of all new members
  • Can be overridden when inviting members
  • Only “moderators” can change roles of other members
  • Other options for groups
    • You can add public groups as members
    • You can override the default role for the entire group
      • If you happen to add George Washington as a “contributor”, but then add a public group which also has George in the group, but you want the group to all be “viewers”, we have a switch to override the role and George will become a “contributor”

• Custom Avatar
  • Every channel can have it’s own “avatar”
  • Makes it very easy to find the channel
  • Can be updated at any time by a moderator
  • Select a color and an icon

Managing Members

• Can be individuals or groups of people
• Moderators
  • update roles of other members
  • add or remove members
  • upload files, rename files, delete files
  • update the settings of the channel
  • delete a channel
• Contributors
  • send chats
  • upload files
• Viewers can only “view”

  • Cannot send chats
  • Cannot upload files

Adding Members

• Start by tapping the “Add Member” button
• Search for an individual or group
• Select from the list
• New members are added at the top showing the avatar
• You can tap the “x” button to remove a member from the temporary list in the avatar view
• Set the new member role Tap “✔️” to save the members list

Files

• Upload New files
• Rename files
• Delete files
• Tap “Share File” to get started or the “Add file” button
  • Opens the Apple Files picker to select a file
  • If this is a Domino Workspace environment, it also gives the option to “Choose from Domino Files”
    • This opens the Domino Files app on the device
    • Select a file from Domino Files
    • It automatically flips back to Sametime to share the file

EDITING CHATS

Sametime now has the ability to “edit” sent messages

• Long press on the chat bubble to present the menu
• Tap “Edit” to present the edit message view
• Edited messages are designated with “Edited”

MEETING REACTIONS

Sametime Meetings now have “in meeting reactions”

• Accessed via the toolbar

• Tap a reaction - it will “float” up from the bottom. Then Tap as many times as you want
• Reactions can be “muted” to prevent reactions
• Turned off in meeting settings

DETAILED LOGGING

Client logging has been enhanced

• We now offer “Detailed” logging

• This turns on “trace level” logging

  • Details of api calls
  • Policies and Settings
• Helps developers in diagnosing issues
• Navigate to Settings
  • Tap “Log Preferences”
  • Enable the switch for “Detailed Logging”

Log Management Improvements

• Users can now clear application logs and share logs for troubleshooting purposes.

12.0.22

This release focuses on enhancing accessibility and improving the overall chat experience.

12.0.21

This release focuses on improving your meeting stability and chat experience.

12.0.20

This release contains bug fixes only.

12.0.19

This release contains bug fixes only.

Note: In version 12.0.19 support for Android 15 (API level 35) has been included.

12.0.18

This release contains bug fixes only.

12.0.17

This release contains the following new enhancements.

Starting a search

Read Receipts

Tell you when others have read the conversation

Notification Updates

Reaction Notifications and Groupings

• Requires server version 12.0.3 or newer
• The reaction is displayed with the title of the conversation
• For group chats, you only receive notifications for messages which you are the owner

Theme Updates

Color and Icon updates

• Accent color is now blue
• Group icons are now blue
• Meeting icons are now light orange

12.0.16

This release contains the following new enhancements.

12.0.15

This release contains the following new enhancements.

12.0.14

This release contains the following new features in addition to bug fixes.

12.0.13

This release contains bug fixes only.

12.0.12

12.0.11

This release contains bug fixes only.

12.0.10

HCL Sametime version 12.0.2 includes several new features that are available when installing the Sametime app version12.0.12. For a complete list of new features, see HCL Sametime and HCL Sametime Premium 12.0.2 Release Information.

12.0.9

This release contains the following new feature in addition to bug fixes.

Enhancements

The number of current meeting participants is displayed prior to joining a meeting. This number refreshes every fifteen seconds.

The video and microphone settings can be set before joining a meeting.

12.0.8

This release contains bug fixes only.

12.0.7

Notification improvement

When the app is in the foreground, notifications are suspended.

Driving mode enhancement

When in driving mode, you can join a meeting using a data channel. Previously joining a meeting was using dial-in. Selecting a meeting from the Meetings page, information about the meeting displays. You can join or start the meeting by clicking Join or Start.

12.0.6

Emoticon palette updates

The Sametime emoticon palette contains new emoticions. You can also use the Android emoticon palette, however some emoticons are not supported on all platforms the message is received on.

12.0.5

New mobile meetings capabilities

The mobile meeting moderator can do the following from the main meeting window:

• Lower a participant's hand
• Toggle the participant view between tile and filmstrip view
• Hide and show all meeting participants in the meeting window

The participants list in the meeting now has a menu icon () that provides additional moderator features. From this menu, the moderator can:

• Download attendance report
• Mute everyone else
• All cameras off
• Lower all hands

Preview transferred files

If the Sametime administrator has turned on the im.mobile.allowReceiveFiles policy, you can preview a file that has been transferred to you. Previewing a file allows you to view a file without having to use another application. To prevent downloading and sharing a file with other applications, the Sametime administrator can turn the policy off.

Driving mode enhancement

The driving mode feature has been improved to detect when you are in a car and join a meeting. In driving mode you participate in a meeting without distraction from your driving. You interact with the meeting using audio. Previously, driving mode was activated when a bluetooth device was detected and you joined a meeting.

12.0.4

Android OS versions

Android version 13 is now supported. Support for Android version 8 is no longer supported

Meeting attendance report

Meeting owners can view and download load a list of participants when in a meeting. The report can be shared with other apps provided that the Sametime administrator has enabled this feature.

File transfer update

The Sametime administrator can restrict the type of files that can be transferred. When a restricted file type is specified to be transferred, a message is displayed and the file is not sent.

12.0.3

The following new features are only available when using the 12.0.3 version of the mobile app.

Meeting duration timer

A meeting time display as part of the title bar allowing you to see how long a meeting has been running. The timer is available if the administrator enables the meeting timer display feature.

Photo size selection

When sending a photo from the camera or gallery in a chat, you are prompted to choose the size of image to be sent. Choices are small, medium, large and actual size. Note that the actual size is sent during a file transfer to preserve the photo's clarity.

12.0.2

The following new features are only available when using the 12.0.2 version of the mobile app.

Content sharing

Content such as images, URLs, files, and text can be shared with the Sametime app using the mobile device sharing feature.

Filter your active chats

When viewing active chats you can filter on one-to-one chats, group chats, and meeting chats.

Managing the waiting room

Mobile moderators can manage the waiting room. Moderators who attend a meeting on a mobile device can admit other participants who are in the waiting room.

12.0

The following new features are only available when using the 12.0.2 version of the mobile app.

Server based Recent Meetings

With version 12.0 the Recent Meetings list queries the server to get recent meetings update. This update means that your Recent Meetings list is same no matter which client you use to display them. Because you can use mobile clients can to join meetings on multiple servers you might see some discrepancy between the Recents list on a mobile client and the Recents list on the browser or another mobile client. This discrepancy happens because the mobile client also lists joined meetings on other servers whereas the browser only lists joined meetings that are on the server you're connected to. Meetings that you joined on servers prior to version 12.0 are still stored locally and then merged with the version 12.0 meetings in the Recent Meetings list.

New meeting filters for viewing the list of recent meetings

By default, when you view meetings listed in Recent, all meetings that you joined while logged into the app are listed. The list includes meeting that used a Sametime 12 server or an earlier version. With the Sametime mobile app version 12.0, you can customize the list by using the following filters:

My Meetings

Lists the meetings that you own. The list includes meetings that you joined and those that you didn't join.

Recordings

Lists the meetings that you have joined and have an associated recording.

Calls

Lists the calls that you participated in.

Meeting reports and recordings

Meeting owners have access to reports for their meetings. You can access these reports by opening the Recent tab and then tapping the More menu icon. You can view two reports: Summary Report and Full Report. If the meeting was recorded, the More menu includes the recordings.

Muting conversations

With version 12.0, you can mute individual conversations. The ability to mute is helpful when you participate in a group that that is very active.

Click to call

With this feature you can connect directly with a contact or group by clicking the call icon in the upper right of the chat window. When you place a call, a new meeting starts. Those you call receive a join message and are placed into the meeting when they join the call.

Version 12.0 includes notification settings for incoming calls.

Meeting modes enhancement

When you create a meeting, you can select a mode for the type of meeting. Each mode has a set of options with the most common mode setting already selected. You can choose from three modes:

• Collaboration: Flexible and fully customizable
• Confidential: Maximum level of security
• Lecture: Ideal for large moderated meetings

File transfer

In addition to sending pictures from the camera or a photos app, in version 12.0 you can send files in a chat. The files are uploaded and saved as a link in the chat that you or a chat partner can download later. The HCL Sametime mobile app uses the Files app to select the file to send. Files that you download are also saved in the Files app.

Note: The mobile client does not support the previous file transfer method, where you had to be online to receive the file.

Token Login

When you log in to the Sametime server with login credentials, secure tokens are sent to the client for use throughout the session. These tokens are also used to authenticate with the Sametime meeting service. The tokens can also be used to authenticate the session instead of using login credentials. The use of secure tokens permit a login session to persistent while the secure tokens remain valid. The session ends when you use the Logout menu option or when the token expires.

The Remain online setting takes precedent in determining how long to remain logged in when the HCL Sametime app runs in the background until the setting expires. When the HCL Sametime app is running in the foreground, the secure tokens are used to login if they haven't expired.

Meeting waiting room support

When you join a meeting that was configured with a waiting room, you enter the waiting room until you are either admitted or denied access to the meeting. Messages from the meeting owner are displayed in the waiting room.

Custom branding for meetings

Business customers can use their own branding for meetings. Administrators can configure the Sametime server to use a business logo which is displayed on screens that display during the join process.

New policy default options for the mobile app

Policies that the login process passes down specify the behavior of the HCL Sametime mobile app. The Sametime administrator uses policies to turn on and off features. For example, administrators can use file transfer policies to turn off file transfer when they assess that the security risks in the customer's environment are too great.

In Sametime 12.0, the default settings for many mobile policies are updated to enable all mobile features. However, an administrator can modify them to meet the needs of the organization. For details about policies, see the HCL Sametime Administrator Guide. The Mobile client policies topic describes the policies that the mobile client uses.