Raftr Support: July 27 Update

Android:

  • Replaced Topic icons with emoji
  • Improved navigation on Rafts
  • Some improvements and fixes like
    • including a button to return to most recent messages any time you scroll further back in chat history
    • updating placeholder text in Search bars
    • updating font – as part of cross-platform update to use the same font on all platforms
    • updating notifications to Raft and Channel admin about join requests and member suggestions to now open the requests screen directly

iOS:

  • Introduced new Home page
    • All page with a list of all member Rafts and non-default Channels with previews of recent activity, and which is sorted according to recency of content (default/ Everyone Channel messages are included on the Rafts, rather than on a separate line item)
    • Chat, Events, and Posts feeds for member Rafts
  • Updated UI for Rafts:
    • Updated app and Raft headers on Raft pages
    • Removed Members section from Home page, and added to Info page and a new Members page
    • Removed Messages and Channels sections from Home page
    • Updated UI for Settings menu and Info page
    • Added updated contextual create prompts (note: the existing prompts will be removed with the next release)
  • Merged settings and membership for Everyone Channels and their Rafts
    • Rafts now have a “Chat” tab to open the default/ Everyone Channel
    • Premium Rafts with additional Channels also have a Channels tab
    • Membership and admin are now the same for default/ Everyone Channels and their Rafts (you cannot be admin on one and not the other, and you cannot join or leave the Everyone Channel without concurrently joining or leaving the Raft)
    • Everything from the default/ Everyone Channel’s info page is now part of the Raft info page and/or the Raft settings menu
  • Replaced Topic icons with emoji
  • Some improvements and fixes like
    • updating font – as part of cross-platform update to use the same font on all platforms
    • keeping filters on feeds at the top of the screen when scrolling

Web:

  • Enabled exporting responses on Polls created as a Post or a chat message on Premium Rafts (or their Channels)
  • Added content previews when clicking on:
    • Personal Messages feed button in header nav
    • A user’s name or image on a Post or chat message
    • A Raft on a Post
  • Updated contextual create prompts on Rafts (to align with what’s on the new Home page)
  • Some improvements and fixes like
    • updating name of section on left sidebar to be “Your Rafts & Channels”
    • updating URL for Campus pages to use “campus” instead of “explore”
    • blocking “seen-by” exports on Basic Rafts’ Channels and on PMG’s

 

Admin Portal:

  • Introduced update for Campus pages to support:
    • Single Campus Page
    • Limited Campus Pages
    • Unlimited Campus Pages
  • Cobranded Launchpad buttons
  • Some improvements on UI for member management screen

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