The 3.26 release delivers enhanced agent control through new contact attribute features, expanded admin capabilities for managing operational parameters, and improved flexibility via custom roles and ringtone preferences. It also introduces a suite of usability improvements and reliability fixes across NEONNOW and the Admin app.

Release Schedule

Pre-release changes from the 17th July and go-live dates during the week of the 20th of July.

London: 21st July 

Cape Town: 21st July 

Australia: 21st July 

Oregon: 23rd July

North Virginia: 23rd July

Other Regions: reach out to your account manager.

NEONNOW

1.1 Contact Attribute Features

Skip After Contact Work (ACW)
Agents will skip the wrap-up phase if the NEONNOW_CONTACT_SKIP_ACW attribute is set to true, even if ACW permissions are active. This is useful for streamlined, automated, or low-touch workflows.

Auto Answer
Tasks will automatically be accepted for agents if the NEONNOW_CONTACT_AUTO_ANSWER attribute is set to true. This applies to voice, chat, email, agent tasks, callbacks, and outbound previews, with these exceptions:

• Voice tasks where Amazon Connect auto-answer is already active.
• Monitored interactions (e.g., supervisor listening in).
• When an agent is being added to a conference call.

End Task Warning

A new confirmation prompt will appear before ending a task if the NEONNOW_CONTACT_END_TASK_WARNINGattribute is set. The attribute’s value is shown as the message in the prompt, supporting \n for line breaks. This helps prevent accidental closure of tasks and provides contextual instructions.

Transfer Button Visibility

The NEONNOW_CONTACT_HIDE_TRANSFER attribute can hide specific transfer buttons in the softphone interface. Supported values:

• AGENT – hides the Transfer to Agent button.
• QUEUE – hides the Transfer to Queue button.
• NUMBER – hides the Dialpad/External Number button.
• ALL – hides all transfer options.

This allows precise control over transfer options on a per-task basis.

1.2 User Roles

Role Renamed: Admin → Manager
The "Admin" role has been renamed to "Manager" throughout NEONNOW. There are no changes to functionality or permissions.

New Role: Supervisor
The "Supervisor" role is now available, allowing users to:

• Use all agent-level features.
• Access all reporting tools.
• Log in and actively use NEONNOW.
• Supervisors cannot manage users, assign roles, or change platform-level settings.

1.3 NEONNOW Fixes

User Management

• Fixed user creation and update issues when provisioned via "Existing Directory" (Amazon Connect identity type).
• Fixed performance issues affecting search and sorting in the user list.
  
  

Interaction Outcomes

• The footer button for interaction outcomes now hides correctly in softphone chats when outcomes are disabled.
  
  

Directory and Presence

• Fixed app crashes when searching the user directory with special characters.
• Corrected visibility of the “Busy” badge in the directory when users are unavailable.
  
  

Softphone

• Fixed the issue causing the app menu to partially display off-screen.
• The templated responses button for outbound SMS now hides correctly when there are no available templates.
• Templated response searches now function consistently across all messaging types.

1.4 General NEONNOW Updates

• Role Descriptions
  Descriptions for roles now appear during user creation or updates, aiding administrators in assigning appropriate access

Admin

2.1 Operational Parameters

2.1.1 Custom Types

• Administrators can now create and manage reusable Custom Types directly within the parameters modal via the cog icon.
• Custom Types are selectable when defining parameter values.
• Parameters using Custom Types save a snapshot of the type, so subsequent changes to the type won’t affect existing parameters.
  
  

2.1.2 Tables

• Operational Parameters now include a new Table type for structured data.

• Table features:

  • Customisable schema fields supporting all operational parameter types, including custom types.
  • A fixed, non-editable ID column.
  • Inline editing, validation, and search functionality.
  • A dedicated table view supporting sorting, bulk operations, and row deletion.
• A backend API is available for retrieving specific table rows by ID, intended for use in Amazon Connect contact flows.
  
  

2.1.3 Duplication

• Administrators can now duplicate existing operational parameters (except table parameters).
• Duplicates open pre-filled with the original values and include a _copy suffix in their names for clarity.

2.2 Admin Roles

• New admin roles have been introduced, offering selection between "Admin" and "Operations" roles.

• The Operations role allows users to:

  • Access their personal profile and settings.
  • View Contact Centre pages in read-only mode.
  • Access limited configuration options in summary views.
  • Fully access the “Operations” section.
• Operations users cannot manage other users or roles and will see an access-denied message on restricted pages. API access is similarly restricted.

2.3 Agent Features

2.3.1 Ringtones

Admin > Contact Centre > Configure > Users

• Administrators can set default ringtones for incoming softphone tasks.
• Agents can select their own ringtones unless restricted by an administrator.
  
  

2.3.2 My Queues

Admin > Contact Centre > Configure > Users

• Administrators now have the ability to disable the My Queues toggle for agents to simplify queue management.

2.3.3 Auto Login

Admin > Contact Centre > Configure > Users

• Administrators can now enable auto login for their contact centre, so agents no longer need to click Sign In to begin the login process.

2.4 Admin Fixes

• Custom Schedules

  • Fixed crashes when searching schedules.
  • Corrected the behaviour of multiple-date entries, ensuring the modal clears properly between additions.
    
    

• Queue Wrap Codes

  • Fixed issues preventing wrap codes from saving correctly for some queues.
    
    

• External Provisioning (SCIM)

  • The "Created Users" count now accurately reflects active synced users.
  • SCIM URLs now display correctly in the provisioning interface.

2.5 General Admin Updates

• Schedule Descriptions
  Descriptions can now be added to schedule dates to easily identify their purpose.
  
  
• Refreshed Tables
  Improved performance for tables in User Management and Operational Parameters.
  
  

• Chat Analytics Model Update
  The After Contact Work summarisation model has been updated:
  
  

  • Old: AI21 Labs' Jurassic
  • New:Claude 3.5 Haiku
    
    This update maintains accurate summarisation following the deprecation of the previous model.

The 3.25 release introduces supervisor barge-in for calls and chats, a major upgrade to user management with automatic Amazon Connect provisioning, SCIM support for identity provider integration, and a streamlined contact centre setup experience—alongside a range of UI refinements, admin improvements, and bug fixes.

Release Schedule

Pre-release changes from the 16th June and go-live dates during the week of the 23rd of June.

London: 24th June 

Cape Town: 24th June 

Australia: 24th June 

Oregon: 25th June

North Virginia: 25th June

NEONNOW

1.1 Supervisor Barge-In

Supervisors can now monitor and barge into live calls and chats directly from Amazon Connect real-time metrics. Clicking the eye icon opens a task in NEONNOW where supervisors can switch between monitor and barge modes as needed—no extra setup required.

Supervised call on Desktop

Supervised chat on Softphone

1.2 User Management Improvements

NEONNOW now handles Amazon Connect user provisioning for you—no need to pre-create users in Connect. When you add, update, or remove a user in NEONNOW, the changes will be automatically synced with Amazon Connect.

Learn more in our help docs.

▸ New User List

The updated user list gives you a clearer overview, showing email, phone number, role, and more. Use the 3-dot menu next to each user for quick actions like editing or removing them.

The new user management page.

▸ Simplified User Setup

Add or update users using a redesigned form that covers both NEONNOW and key Amazon Connect details like security profile, routing profile, and username.

Already have an existing Connect user? Just match the Connect Login Name, and NEONNOW will link the accounts automatically.

Adding a new user.

1.3 General Improvements

• Consistent page titles and layout across all desktop views
• Navigation sidebar toggle icon has been updated for clarity
• The grey background and excess spacing have been removed for a cleaner, unified experience across all desktop pages
• Directory:
  • Improved contact hover animation
  • Better readability for teams contact statuses
  • Removed large drop-cap initials for a simpler look

1.4 Fixes

• Templated responses now display correctly and searching works as expected
• Email signatures now save reliably
• Reports opened from the softphone no longer fail to load in some use cases

Admin

2.1 SCIM Provisioning

You can now provision NEONNOW users directly from your identity provider, including Microsoft Entra ID, using SCIM.

To enable this, go to: Contact Centre > Configuration > Users > External Provisioning.

Learn more in our help docs.

2.2 Contact Centre Setup Wizard

We’ve made it easier to create contact centres with NEONNOW. The setup wizard has been reorganised for clarity, removing unnecessary steps and manual input:

• Contact Centre and Role steps have been reordered
• Prerequisites have been rewritten with clearer icons
• Your Amazon Connect instances and users are now automatically loaded and selectable
• Added a new final page to confirm successful setup
• Improved clarity and layout of the Create Role step
• Removed the concept of Draft and Pending contact centres—they’ll now be created during the final step

2.3 Admin Fixes

• "Token expired" error pages no longer appear incorrectly
• Improved performance when signing in/loading the app
• The sign-up flow now handles pauses/resumes more reliably
• Creating or editing email templates no longer loads old content by mistake

2.4 General Admin Updates

• Pages now scroll to the top when navigating
• The Settings section is now called Configuration
• Redesigned breadcrumbs: click the icon to return to the root
• Contact Centre Summary:
  • Breadcrumbs replace the old “Back to contact centres” link
  • Action icons replaced with right-aligned buttons
  • Contact centre info has been reordered for clarity
  • New Set Up Guide button added to help with onboarding
• Alphabetised lists for configuration items such as Features and Users
• “Agents” is now called Users
• Admin sidebar and header have been aligned with the NEONNOW app
  • The support icon is now in the top right of the header with a new icon
  • Updated icon for the Users section in the sidebar
• Improved filtering UI for certain feature pages (e.g., wrap codes)
• Infrastructure improvements for NEONNOW user management 

The 3.24.2 release introduces two new Admin features, a Role Updater Assistant and Enhanced Emergency Calling (E911) for U.S regions.

Release Schedule (AEDT)

London (EU) 🇬🇧 : 8th April - AM

Cape Town (AF) 🇿🇦: 8th April - AM

Australia (AP) 🇦🇺 : 8th April - PM

Oregon (US) 🇺🇸: 8th April - PM

North Virginia (US) 🇺🇸: 8th April - PM

Role Updater Assistant

Some NEONNOW releases require extra permissions to keep your contact centre running smoothly. The Role Updater Assistant helps you stay up to date by giving you a quick way to re-create your service role or update it with the latest permissions.

You can:

    •    Re-create your role using a pre-filled CloudFormation template.

    •    Update your existing role by copying the latest policy and jumping straight to your role in the AWS Console.

You’ll find the assistant under Admin > Contact Centre Summary. Just click the key icon in the top right to get started.

Enhanced Emergency Calling (U.S. Regions Only)

NEONNOW now supports Enhanced Emergency Calling for U.S.-based contact centres, helping ensure your agents can place outbound emergency (911) calls with accurate location metadata. This supports compliance with E911 regulations and improves emergency response outcomes.

Admin

Admins can now enable the Enhanced Emergency Calling feature via the Admin UI, under Admin > Contact Centre > Settings > Users

    •    You’ll need to configure your Amazon Connect contact flows to support outbound 911 dialling and address metadata retrieval.

    •    The feature integrates with the existing NEONNOW Contact Flow Service.

    •    No real-time location tracking is used—addresses must be entered and managed by agents.

📌 Important: This feature only applies to NEONNOW tenants hosted in U.S. regions.

Agent (NEONNOW App)

When Enhanced Emergency Calling is enabled:

    •    Agents will be prompted to enter and validate their address the first time they log in.

    •    If no address is stored, they’ll be prompted again at subsequent logins.

    •    Agents can update their address at any time in their preferences.

    •    If an address is on file, it is automatically sent as metadata during 911 calls to assist emergency responders.

    •    Agents can still make a 911 call even if no address is stored—calls will not be blocked.

🏠 Address fields include house number, street, unit/suite, city, state, and ZIP code (U.S. format only). Data is securely stored and never shared outside emergency call handling.

The 3.24 release introduces a new enhanced sign-in/sign-out flow, the Voice Analysis feature, and various fixes and improvements for email in NEONNOW.

Release Schedule (AEDT)

London (EU) 🇬🇧 : 7th March - AM

Cape Town (AF) 🇿🇦: 7th March - AM

Australia (AP) 🇦🇺 : 10th March - PM

Oregon (US) 🇺🇸: 12th March - AM

North Virginia (US) 🇺🇸: 12th March - AM

1 NEONNOW

1.1 Sign In, Sign Out and Forget Device

As part of our commitment to security, we’re enhancing the sign-in process for contact centres that don’t use single sign-on (SSO) by adding multi-factor authentication. To keep this experience as efficient as possible, we’re introducing features like remembering trusted devices to reduce the need for frequent verification.

1.1.1 Sign In

You’ll now need to click Sign In on the start page to begin the sign-in process. This will open the Amazon Connect sign-in popup (or your Single Sign-On provider, if configured by your Administrator). The sign-in popup will no longer open automatically.

The new sign in page for non-SSO (desktop)

The new sign in page for non-SSO (softphone)

The new sign in page for signing in with a provider (SSO) (softphone)

1.1.2 MFA Verification

We're introducing MFA to the NEONNOW sign in journey for non-SSO (single sign on) contact centres. If you currently sign in with an external provider, such as Microsoft Entra ID, you will not have to verify with MFA.

⚠️ Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) will not be enabled immediately when this release launches. Check with your Account Manager or Implementation Partner for details on when it will be activated for your organisation.

When MFA is enabled for your contact centre:

After signing in to Amazon Connect or your Single Sign-On provider, you’ll need to enter a verification code from your email or device to complete signing in to NEONNOW. The verification method will depend on your Administrator’s configuration, and you can switch between methods if multiple options are available.

🔹 You won’t need to enter a verification code every time you sign in. You’ll stay verified unless you manually forget your device (see below), remain offline for more than 30 days, or regularly move workstation (i.e. 'hot desk').

MFA verification (desktop)

MFA verification (softphone)

1.1.3 Sign Out

Signing out now sets your status to Offline and signs you out of Amazon Connect. However, you’ll no longer be fully signed out of NEONNOW—your current device will be remembered for next time, so you won’t need to verify (MFA) again unless required.

1.1.4 Forget Your Device

After signing out, you can choose to “forget your device,” which will remove all saved session data. The next time you sign in, you’ll be required to verify your identity again.

The forgotten your device page (softphone)

1.2 Voice Analysis

Administrators can now enable Voice Analysis, giving you access to transcripts and AI-generated summaries for voice tasks and conferences.

• View a full transcript of a voice task or conference, making it easier to review key details from the conversation. You can view the transcript by clicking the transcript view button in the task control footer.
• Generate an AI summary in your After Call Work (ACW) interaction notes, helping you capture key points without manual note-taking.

This feature helps streamline post-call documentation and reduce the effort needed to summarise interactions. Check with your Administrator to see if it’s enabled for your organisation.

The updated ACW task UI with voice analysis (desktop)

1.2.1 Chat Analysis

We've renamed Generative AI for Chat to Chat Analysis and updated the UI and experience to align with the new Voice Analysis feature. These updates include:

• An improved AI-generated summary UI, now with the option to accept or reject a suggested summary after generating.
• The transcript view button has been moved to the task control footer at the bottom of the task for easier access.

1.3 Email Improvements

1.3.1 Desktop Email Editor

• For Workspace users, the email editor will now respect your workspace layout and no longer automatically switch to a two-column view.
• When the email editor is resized to a smaller view (e.g., when adjusting the column width), the UI will adjust accordingly for better usability.

1.3.2 Attachments & Inline Images

• Forwarded emails will now include their original attachments.
• Inline images are now displayed when previewing emails.
• The Attachments button has been renamed to Files.
  • The file dropdown is now split into two sections:
    • Inline images (for downloading full-size inline images).
    • Attachments (for other attached files).
• Inline images are now included when replying or forwarding emails (in most cases).

1.3.3 Email Composition & Sending

• Replies and forwards now have a horizontal line separating the original email from your new content.
• You can no longer send an email while attachments are still uploading.
• If there's an issue with an uploaded file, the error message will now appear in a notification instead of a modal window.

1.3.4 Softphone

• When you upload files in an email, the attachments drawer will now open automatically to show upload progress.

1.3.5 Other Improvements

• Clicking a To recipient in an email will now show a message confirming it has been successfully copied to the clipboard.

1.3.6 Fixes

• Some image controls are no longer cut off when composing emails.
• Numbered and bullet-pointed lists are now fully visible when previewing emails.
• Replies and forwards now display correctly (previously cut-off content has been fixed).
• You’ll no longer be able to send emails over 30 MB (which may have previously bounced). If your email exceeds 30 MB, you’ll see an error message with a breakdown of its contents.
• Signatures over 350 KB will now display a message instead of a generic error.
• Fixed an issue where accepting incoming chats could sometimes load indefinitely until the page was refreshed.
• UI fixes for the recipients dropdown and missing separators in Softphone.

1.4 General

• (Desktop) Hovering over a column resizer now has a clearer hover state in the workspace.
• ACW has been enhanced with minor UI updates and clearer interaction times and durations.
• Secondary buttons (white) have been updated with a blue border and a revised hover UI.
• Errors and error logs are now always written to the downloadable log file, even when NEONNOW enhanced logs are turned off.

2 Admin

2.1 SCIM

We've added initial support for user management via SCIM (e.g. Microsoft Entra ID). Reach out to your account manager to enquire about getting set up.

2.2 Voice/Chat Analysis

We've launched our new Voice Analysis feature and redesigned the feature configuration in Admin.

• Generative AI for Chat is now Chat Analysis, which can be found underSettings > Agents > Interaction Outcomes > Interaction Analysis.

Updated feature configuration for generative AI

3 General

• U.S. English spelling is now supported in both NEONNOW and Admin. If your browser locale is set to U.S. English, text will display accordingly.

The 3.23 release introduces several notable features, including Email Signatures and a new Wrap Code tree view, along with various fixes and security enhancements.

Release Schedule

London (EU) 🇬🇧 : 8th November

Australia (AP) 🇦🇺 : 12th November

Oregon (US) 🇺🇸: 12th November

North Virginia (US) 🇺🇸: 12th November

Cape Town (AF) 🇿🇦: 14th November

1.1 NEONNOW

1.1.1 Email Signatures

Agents now have the ability to create custom email signatures using the familiar rich text editor from the email composer.

Key Features:

• Email signatures can be automatically inserted based on agent preference for:
  
  
  • Replies
  • Forwards
  • All Emails
    
    
• Signatures can be managed in two places:
  1. Agent Preferences (Manage Email Signature)
  2. Email Editor (via the Signature button)
     
     

To manually insert a signature, click the signature icon and select Insert Signature.

1.1.2 Wrap Codes

The Wrap Codes experience in After Call Work (ACW) has been refreshed for better usability.

What’s New:

• A new Tree View lets agents browse wrap codes in a folder-style interface.
• A toggle button next to the wrap code dropdown allows switching between list and tree views. The button will show an icon representing the currently selected view.
• UI improvements in List View make the interface more space-efficient.
• Hidden folder path 🖿 / for wrap codes not assigned to a folder.

1.1.3 General

• Security enhancements and additional safeguards have been implemented.
• Agent Preferences are now organised into categories for easier navigation.

1.1.4 Fixes

• The To field in emails no longer occasionally displays duplicate recipients.
• Text Wrapping: Attached data links and text will now wrap correctly within the email body.

1.2 Admin

1.2.1 Insights

We’ve updated the Insights Management UI and added new customisation options for managing users and user types in Insights.

The new Insights UI in Admin.

New Features:

Admins can now select between:

• Named Users: Removes the 10-session concurrency limit and uses Amazon Connect agent login names to display reports.
• Service Users: Continues the functionality from previous releases but now allows the service username to be changed for custom QuickSight user configurations.

1.2.2 General

• When enabling Concierge, admins will now be required to accept the terms and conditions in the third-party EULA.

1.2.3 Fixes

• Admins can now enter email addresses containing a + symbol during the sign-up process.

The 3.22 release introduces a host of new features and enhancements. We’ve simplified the integration of Amazon Connect’s Q and Custom Views features into NEONNOW via NEONNOW Admin. This update also includes JAWS screen-reader support for softphone users and the ability to subscribe to our new North Virginia region through the AWS marketplace.

Release Schedule

London (EU) 🇬🇧 : 19th August

Australia (AP) 🇦🇺 : 27th August

Oregon (US) 🇺🇸: 29th August

North Virginia (US) 🇺🇸: 29th August

Cape Town (AF) 🇿🇦: 2nd September

1.1 NEONNOW

1.1.1 UI Changes

• Agent Status (Desktop & Softphone): The list and selector have been improved for better clarity
• Agent Workspace (Desktop): We’ve optimised the layout by removing unnecessary space, giving you more visibility of useful information. The column resizing handles now appear as solid grey lines—visually different but functionally the same
• Header (Desktop): Icons are now smaller to free up space, especially on smaller screens
• Task Modules (Desktop): Tabs are now left-aligned and titles are hidden. You can hover over a tab to view its title

1.1.2 Widget Modules

Widget Modules has been extended to include Amazon Q, Customer Profiles and Custom Views (aka Step-by-Step guides). The widget modules panel can now be used in to modes; snapped to the side of NEONNOW (persisted across all pages) and as a floating window (as per current version). We've also added the following customisability options to the widgets panel:

• Resize - when snapped (docked), it can be resized horizontally and when floating it can be resized in both orientations
• Close/Open - the panel can be hidden/closed and can be opened again by clicking the new icon in the header bar (see below screenshot)
• Reset - the panel will reset to it's default size in both docked and floating modes
• Minimise - when docked the panel will be shrunk to it's smallest allowed size

The new widget modules experience on desktop. The video may take a few seconds to load, check back soon.

Softphone

On softphone we display widget modules and task modules in the same tabs area. When you switch between tasks and other pages you'll see the task modules appear/disappear depending on the page you're on. Task module tabs will always appear on the left.

Widget modules and task modules combined when on a task page

Widget modules on a non-task page

Note: if you have multiple contacts (tasks) open, all Connect modules (e.g. Amazon Q) will automatically switch context to that contact.

1.1.3 JAWS Support (Softphone)

We’ve enhanced accessibility by adding full support for the JAWS screen reader in the NEONNOW softphone. This update ensures that visually impaired users can navigate and use the softphone with greater ease and efficiency.

1.1.4 General

• New architectural changes to ensure zero-downtime deployments and seamless updates, enhancing overall system reliability and user experience
• Wrap code folders and are now searchable in the list of wrap codes in an interaction and in ACW
• A new contact attribute for wrap code folder is added to a contact when closing an interaction
• Click-to-call (phone number links) now align seamlessly with the dialpad. If you’re already on a call or in a conference, you’ll receive a prompt before proceeding, preventing any immediate call drops

1.1.5 Fixes

• The away timer will now always start from 0, ensuring accurate tracking from the moment you go away
• Agent task reference links will now display properly when creating tasks
• Agent task reference links will now correctly open in a new tab even when the link does not have http or https

1.2 Admin

1.2.1 Widget Modules

You can continue to add widget modules from any source, but now have a new option to specifically add Amazon Connect modules. Connect modules can only be added once.

Access modules in Contact Centre > Customisation > Modules.

The new add/edit widget module interface

1.2.2 Contact Centre Health

You can now track aspects of the health of your contact centre in your contact centre summary page. There are two health measurements:

• Contact Centre Application: reports on whether your contact centre application is accessible at its URL
• AWS Service Integration: reports on whether your contact centre has access to the IAM role created during your account setup

These will either show a green tick or a red cross depending on whether each measurement is healthy or not.

Contact centre health when all measurements are healthy

1.2.3 Hidden BCC Recipients for Outbound Email

You can now add hidden recipients to outbound emails, e.g. if you wanted to receive emails to an auditing address. Access this setting in Contact Centre > Channels > Email. Agents cannot see these recipients.

Get in touch with your account manager today to find out how you can power up your contact centre with email.

1.2.4 Security Enhancements

• After 8 hours of being idle you'll be prompted to continue your user session (a warning popup will appear), otherwise you'll automatically be signed out
• Users who are removed from your organisation will be signed out within 5 minutes

The 3.21.3 patch release adds a re-designed link editor for emails in NEONNOW and fixes a small issue with invited users in Admin.

Release Schedule

London (EU) 🇬🇧: 10th July - AM (AEDT)

Australia (AP) 🇦🇺: 10th July - PM (AEDT)

Oregon (US) 🇺🇸: 11th July - AM (AEDT)

North Virginia (US) 🇺🇸: 11th July - AM (AEDT)

NEONNOW

We've updated, improved and fixed issues with the link editor when writing emails. 

Fixed

• Hyperlinks will now display correctly in emails after being sent.
• You can edit and remove links even when the rich text toolbar is closed.

Changed

• Removed: Automatic linking (text becoming links automatically).
• Clicking anywhere on a link now opens the editor; double-clicking is no longer necessary.
• Links without a URL/address are no longer allowed. Saving an empty link will remove it.
• The cursor will now appear as a normal text cursor instead of a hand pointer.
• Links can be removed directly from the edit menu, eliminating the need to click the toggle link icon.
• Links will prefill if the highlighted or clicked text block is a valid URL or email address, eliminating the need to type the entire address manually.
• "mailto:" will be automatically added to new links for valid email addresses, allowing customers to click an email to open their email client.
• Saving a link in the format "google.com" will automatically add "https://" to the beginning upon saving.

The link editing experience on desktop

Admin

Fixed

• Users with a "+" in their email address can now successfully accept invitations and join.

The new 3.21 release introduces many performance and reliability improvements, as well as a multitude of fixes and our brand new enhanced messaging feature. We've improved custom schedules, operational parameters and user management for admins in NEONNOW Admin.

Release Schedule

London (EU) 🇬🇧 : 23rd May

Oregon (US) 🇺🇸: 27th May

North Virginia (US) 🇺🇸: 29th May

Australia (AP) 🇦🇺 : 30th May

NEONNOW

General

• Improvements to reliability of interactions, including accepting and closing
• Improvements to UI performance for emails, chat messages and interaction outcome notes
• Small visual changes to the enhanced logging preference and added a new performance heartbeat log that logs every 5 seconds when enabled

Fixes

• In ACW, the interaction outcomes accordions on softphone are now open by default
• Customer profiles no longer infinitely show a loader when the profile doesn't exist
• When reloading the page with a task and a customer profile, the profile will now always display
• Can no longer accidentally create multiple agent tasks by clicking the button quickly
• Visual fix for warning messages in dialpad having no background colour and reduce icon size
• Sometimes incoming chats, tasks and emails would not appear when channel blending was on and a call was in progress
• Softphone: when having an active task and active call at the same time trying to close the task can lead to a stuck state
• Interaction outcomes (wrap codes & notes) no longer copy between tasks. Each task will correctly show its own code and notes when switching between tasks
• Having a disabled microphone will no longer show an error toast message
• When ACW is turned off and you transfer a task, email or chat an error message will no longer be displayed
• Attached intents now correctly have a grey background
• Conferences - names and phone numbers will now correctly show a ... when on small screens
• Conferences - the join button will now join everyone, including the agent
• Softphone/Create SMS - when receiving an incoming task, the content is no longer cleared
• The templated responses popup no longer gets cut off on some screen sizes
• Softphone - call history is not correctly spaced

Admin

General

• Visual refresh for all wizards. More available space and better scrolling. Smaller titles and subtitles
• All dropdown lists with queues are now in alphabetical order
• All dropdown lists with queues now have a refresh button to fetch the latest queues
  
  

The new Admin wizard UI experience, showing setting up an external messaging provider for enhanced messaging.

Users

• Admins can now re-invite other admins
• You can now see an "active" or "invited" status for each admin user
• All password input fields (forgot password etc.) are now consistent with a confirm password field
• Stricter admin password requirements (14 characters, one upper, one lower and one symbol)
• General improvements and fixes for sign in screens, such as reset password, sign in and sign up

Custom Schedules

• Visual fixes and improvements for custom schedules
• A new option for "View Dates" has been added in to the action menu for a custom schedule
• Improvements to performance when retreiving custom schedules from contact flows

Operational Parameters

• New: Operational parameters can now be multiple queues 
• Selected table rows no longer resets in operational parameters when one is saved or edited
• Improvements to performance when retreiving operational parameters from contact flows
• When editing a parameter of value "0" it will now correctly display and not show an empty value field
• True/false parameters will now correctly show as "true" and "false" which is what's returned to contact flows
• Performance improvements when loading the list of operational parameters on the admin management page
• Fixed an issue where the operational parameter name field would sometimes clear when adding or editing a parameter
• Opening a create operational parameter window after editing or adding one previously, will now show the correct (or empty) content
  
  

Selecting multiple queues in Operational Parameters

Fixes

• Clicking rich text controls would do nothing when adding or editing templated responses 

New Features

Enhanced Messaging

We're launching our new enhanced messaging feature! This adds rich text, attachments and more for Amazon Connect web chat and support for third party channels, such as WhatsApp, FaceBook Messenger and more.

If you or your contact centre could benefit from this, please reach out to your account manager for more information.

In addition, we've improved our general chat user experience with:

• A dynamic chat text field that grows as you type
• Better indication for each type of chat
• Notifications for new chat messages
• Red dot indicators for chats with new messages
• Improved messaging UI
  
  

A FaceBook messenger chat experience in NEONNOW, with unread message notifications.

The version 3.20 patch introduces a collection of additional features and fixes on top of the previously released version 3.20, including our new multi party conference feature and lots of fixes and improvements.

1.1 NEONNOW

1.1.1 General:

• Agents now have the ability to cancel outbound calls or callbacks while they're connecting. Previously, they had to wait until a call timed out or was rejected before closing the interaction.
  
• Hold badges now include a timer for both calls and conferences (transfers).
• Wrap codes in interactions and After Call Work (ACW) are now conveniently arranged in alphabetical order within the dropdown menu.
• Dialpad, directory, and transfer to queue modals now allow transfers even after a call has ended in the background.
• Various reliability improvements.

1.1.2 Conferencing:

We're excited to introduce our new multi-party conferencing feature, enabling up to six members to join a conference call. Administrators, please contact your account manager to learn how to enable this feature for your contact centre. 

General Changes

• Conference controls for each conference participant are always visible
• Join/Swap buttons are no longer inside the call controls footer, but float at the bottom of the task (see screenshot below)
• Live/hold/connecting badges are always icon-only, we no longer show a text label
• Slight tweaks to each participant row UI

The new join/swap buttons/UI on desktop

Contact Centres With Multi-party Disabled

Transfers/conference on desktop, with multi party disabled

Transfers/conference on softphone, with multi party disabled

Contact Centres With Multi-party Enabled

• The current agent will now be visible within the conference.
• All participating agents will have access to the conference view and can manage all conference members. Previously, additional agents would only see a call.
• UI enhancements.
• Support for up to six participants (including the agent), via phone number, queue, or direct transfer to agent. See screenshot for details.

Transfers/conference on desktop, with multi party enabled

Transfers/conference on softphone, with multi party enabled

1.1.3 Email

• Agents can now reply to all recipients on email tasks.
• Email tasks now display all 'to' and 'cc' recipients, not just the main recipient.
  
• When replying or forwarding an email, the agent cursor now starts at the beginning of the email editor.
• General improvements have been made to enhance email functionality.

1.1.4 Fixes

• Fixed an issue where outbound calls would trigger an incoming call notification.
• Corrected ACW interaction duration and displayed times.
• Fixed an issue where the "today" filter sometimes failed to display interaction history for the current day.
• Fixed formatting issue where new lines were not displayed correctly in emails.
• Fixed an issue where the agent's away timer did not reset to zero.
• Softphone: The transfer to queue modal will now consistently close upon transfer.

Version 3.20 introduces a range of features and enhancements for NEONNOW, as well as several fixes that span across both NEONNOW and Admin.

1.1 NEONNOW

1.1.1 Softphone - Modal Windows

Softphone modals have undergone improvements to align more consistently with their desktop counterparts, providing enhanced clarity to indicate when the modal is open atop page content. A dark backdrop has been incorporated, allowing users to close the modal by clicking on it. Additionally, agents can no longer change the page or task while a modal is active.

An example of a new softphone modal

1.1.2 Softphone - Templated Responses

Prior to version 3.19, templated responses were presented in a popover menu, mirroring the desktop interface. This release transitions this display to a full-page modal, offering an improved user experience for more efficient searching and application of templates.

For Outbound SMS, templated responses will instead appear inside the Outbound SMS modal, with a back button to go back to the SMS that is being composed.

The Outbound SMS softphone modal

Inserting a templated response in an Outbound SMS

1.1.3 General Improvements and Enhancements

• Phone number input fields will now automatically default to the correct country based on your contact centre region, unless the agent has previously selected a different country.
• Queues are now searchable when transferring an interaction to a queue
• Contact centre admins can now manage users from softphone, by accessing the desktop shortcut in the navigation menu 

1.1.4 Fixes

• Visual fixes for fixed softphone mode

1.2 Admin

1.1.1 Fixes

• The Task Modules learn more link now points to the correct help docs page

1.3 General

• Infrastructure improvements across the entire product