Android Mobile App: Release Notes (August 2025)

Android Mobile App: Release Notes (August 2025)

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Version - 6.9.6



New Features

  • Nearest Hydrants Feature for Android Phones and Tablets

    • What: Displays up to five nearest in-service hydrants in incident details through dedicated modal (phones) or integrated collapsible panel (tablets) with minimap and detailed hydrant information
    • Why: Provides emergency responders with critical water source information for tactical planning and crew deployment during fire suppression operations
    • How: Access through incident details interface - hydrants display with distance, flow capacity, and location data on integrated maps
    • Use Case: Fire companies responding to structure fires can immediately identify available water sources for apparatus positioning and hose line deployment, improving initial attack effectiveness



  • Call History Interface Improvements

    • What: Completely redesigned Call History interface eliminating horizontal scrolling, displaying complete addresses with apartment numbers, and providing narrative access for dispatch messages
    • Why: Reduces information access time and ensures critical details like apartment numbers are immediately visible during multi-unit building responses
    • How: Enhanced interface with smart unit display, chronological organization, and responsive design optimized for emergency workflows
    • Use Case: Responders can quickly review previous calls to the same address, access complete location details including unit numbers, and reference dispatch narratives for context during repeat responses




    • What: Comprehensive search functionality for dispatch narratives with real-time highlighting, match navigation, and dynamic match counting
    • Why: Enables emergency responders to instantly locate critical information within lengthy dispatch text that can contain up to 90,000 characters
    • How: Search within narratives using keyword functionality with up/down arrow navigation between matches and live highlighting
    • Use Case: Responders can quickly find specific details like victim descriptions, hazard information, or medical conditions within complex dispatch narratives during emergency response



  • Unit Tile Status-Based Coloring

    • What: Dynamic status-based coloring for unit tiles throughout the application providing immediate visual indicators of unit response status
    • Why: Enables emergency responders to instantly assess resource deployment and response coverage during active incidents
    • How: Units display colors matching their most recent status update with real-time updates across incident details, map markers, and expanded views
    • Use Case: Incident commanders can rapidly identify available units, en route resources, and on-scene assets through color-coded visual indicators for critical resource coordination decisions





Feature Enhancements

  • ArcGIS Compass Control Implementation for Android

    • What: Added compass orientation control to ArcGIS maps providing cross-platform consistency with iOS and feature parity with Google Maps
    • Why: Enables emergency responders to toggle between fixed north orientation and direction-of-travel modes with identical functionality across mapping platforms
    • How: Toggle control allows switching between north-up and heading-up map orientations
    • Use Case: Responders can maintain consistent navigation experience across different mapping systems and device platforms during emergency operations


  • Accept Command Push Notification for Android

    • What: Push notification functionality for incident command transfer requests with customized messages and direct navigation to command interfaces
    • Why: Enables seamless incident command transfer between emergency responders including cross-client scenarios
    • How: Notifications display command transfer requests with accept/decline options and direct navigation to command board
    • Use Case: Senior officers can efficiently accept or transfer incident command responsibilities through mobile notifications during multi-agency or complex incident operations


  • Assets Module Label Updates for Android

    • What: Updated Assets module menu labels from "Checks" to "Overview" terminology for cross-platform consistency
    • Why: Provides consistent branding and terminology alignment with web platform changes
    • How: Labels automatically update to Apparatus Overview, Equipment Overview, Location Overview, and Kit Overview
    • Use Case: Personnel experience consistent terminology when switching between mobile and web interfaces for equipment management tasks






Fixes

  • Agency Logo Display for Android Account Panel - Fixed agency logo cropping to properly scale and center department logos within circular frames, eliminating visual artifacts and ensuring professional logo presentation that matches iOS behavior across all device types


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