The JobWatch App for Android has been updated to 5.27 and is available now from the Android Store.

Please note, to download and use 5.27, you will need to be running Android 9 or later.

🐞 Fixed

Contacts

• The contact detail screen now consistently displays the primary person when one is present, ensuring accurate and reliable information. (318544)

App Stability

• The app no longer crashes when receiving asset data if a connection timeout occurs, improving stability in challenging network conditions. (326111)

Formatting and UI

• Dates are now consistently displayed in the correct DD-MM-YYYY format throughout the app, ensuring uniformity. (326809)

• The background for text questions is now correctly displayed as white, improving readability and maintaining visual consistency. (327908)

Integration and Security

• Full device service URLs are no longer logged when requesting asset data, enhancing security and protecting sensitive information. (327705)

25.02.01 will be deployed to customers from 11th February 2025 onwards, with the following additions and changes.

🔄 Changed

Schedule

• Users can now select multiple job categories when viewing jobs in list view, making it easier to filter and manage jobs. (323026)

Dashboard

• The Quotes & Invoices Dashboard now displays the web user who created a document, rather than the last person to update it, improving accuracy. (304579)

• Expanding on the updates introduced in 25.01.01 and 25.01.02, the Job Performance Dashboard now respects user-specific restrictions, ensuring access aligns with configured permissions. (322047)

🐞 Fixed

Dashboard

• The Resource Utilisation Dashboard now calculates values accurately, preventing incorrect data from being displayed. (309858)

Alerts

• Expense alerts now trigger only when programmed to do so or when status changes occur, preventing unnecessary notifications. (312929)

• MOT alerts now trigger correctly, ensuring timely reminders. (324081)

Finance

• Opening a Group Job via a financially complete individual job within it no longer prevents financial documents from being created at the group level. (316500)

System-Wide

• The primary navigation bar no longer flickers for Mac users accessing BigChange via the Safari browser, improving UI stability. (325800)

25.01.02 will be deployed to customers from 23rd January 2025 onwards, with the following additions and changes.

🔄 Changed

Dashboards

• Building on the updates introduced in 25.01.01, the Invoices Due, Quotes Overview, and Resource Utilisation dashboards now respect user-specific restrictions, ensuring access aligns with configured permissions. (322050 & 323472)

🐞 Fixed

Dashboard

• The Resource Allocation by Job Type widget has been optimised to reflect stored data accurately, ensuring reliable insights. (309858)

Schedule

• Improved cookie handling for Safari users to minimise schedule flickering on macOS devices, enhancing usability. (324967)

Templates

• The Line Total VAT and VAT keywords now display the correct calculated values, ensuring template accuracy. (325822)