Android App: Release Notes (September 2025)
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Version - 6.9.7
New Features
Exit Warning Modal Protection
- What: Native exit warning modals that prevent accidental form data loss when navigating away from active webview forms
- Why: Significantly reduces data loss incidents for first responders filling out critical documentation while responding to emergencies
- How: Warning modal automatically appears when attempting to leave forms with unsaved data
- Use Case: First responders can safely fill out incident reports and other critical documentation without losing progress due to accidental navigation
Feature Enhancements
Assets Module Label Consistency
- What: Updated Assets module menu labels from "Checks" to "Overview" terminology including Apparatus Overview, Equipment Overview, Location Overview, and Kit Overview
- Why: Provides consistent cross-platform Assets module branding that matches web platform changes
- How: Label updates are automatic while maintaining all existing functionality, permissions, and user preferences
- Use Case: Personnel using both mobile and web platforms see consistent terminology when managing apparatus, equipment, locations, and kits
Auto Centering Setting Standardization
- What: Renamed "Auto Centering Timing" to "Auto Centering" in Android app settings for consistency with iOS
- Why: Provides unified terminology across mobile platforms while maintaining all existing auto-centering functionality
- How: Setting name is automatically updated with no change to functionality
- Use Case: Users switching between iOS and Android devices see consistent setting names for map auto-centering preferences
Incident Details Terminology Alignment
- What: Updated Android app to rename "Call Notes" to "Incident Details" throughout the interface for consistency with iOS and web platforms
- Why: Provides unified terminology across all platforms, improving clarity and reducing confusion when working with incident information
- How: Interface terminology is automatically updated while preserving all existing functionality
- Use Case: Personnel using multiple platforms see consistent labeling when accessing incident information and notes
Enhanced Hydrant Details Display
- What: Implemented popout window functionality for hydrant details with larger text and single-column layout to improve readability during fire operations
- Why: Ensures first responders can quickly access and clearly read critical hydrant information regardless of environmental conditions or device limitations
- How: Popout window automatically opens with optimized text size and layout for better visibility
- Use Case: Firefighters can easily read hydrant flow rates, pressure information, and other critical details even in challenging lighting or emergency conditions
Fixes
Android Atlas Basemap Display
- Fixed blank screen issue when using Atlas basemap on Android mobile app, ensuring consistent map data display that matches web browser functionality for reliable access to Atlas mapping data
Critical App Stability
- Fixed NullPointerException crash that prevented users from viewing incident details when RecyclerView initialization failed, ensuring uninterrupted access to essential incident information during emergency response
Canadian Incident Command Access
- Fixed critical issue preventing Canadian users from accessing the Incident Command board due to incorrect URL routing, restoring full functionality for Canadian fire departments
Route Navigation Tracking
- Fixed critical issue where calculated routes failed to follow user position when auto-center was set to manual, ensuring responders maintain visual contact with their location marker during navigation
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