7.0.9 (HCL Connections 2022)
- Added support for migration to new app (v8.0.0) once it is available
- Minor bug fixes
NOTE: Please refer to our KB article for more details https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0102101
- Rich text editing and @mention support in Activities
- Defect fixes
- Ability to create sub-community
- Custom help support
- OAuth device certificate support
- Minor bug fixes
- Invite user to join community from mobile App
- Supports opening of whitelisted links in an external browser
- Added circular cropping support for profile and community logo
- Minor bug fixes
- Users can create new forum entries and reply to forum topics using full rich text support, including using @mentions within the content.
- Minor bug fixes
HCL Connections 7.0.4
- Added @mention support in Wikis and Blogs.
- Allows users to share links with third party applications
- Updated localization
- Minor bug fixes
- Notes links (notes://) support for Nomad application
- Bug Fixes
- Android 11 SDK support
- Bug Fixes
- Update translations
Added features when connecting to a Connections 7.0 Server
- Exporting wikis, blogs, forums and activities to PDF format.
- Enhanced experience for creating a community on Tablet
- Initiating Microsoft Team's chat from user's profile
- Supports SharePoint Library widget in a community
- Bug fixes
Note: Current version supports only English language for newly added features. We are planning to support other languages in upcoming releases.
- Allow removal of IBM Connections Cloud account
- Bug fixes
- Preview images in app
- Enhanced Business Card for External Users in a Multi-tenet deployment
- Bug fixes
Remove IBM Connections Social Cloud from sign in options.
- Users can now view files in trash in their communities. They can also restore and permanently delete community files from trash.
- Users can now request to join moderated communities.
- Bug fixes
- Users can now view files in trash in their communities. They can also restore and permanently delete community files from trash.
- Users can now request to join moderated communities.
- Bug fixes
- New app icon and default theme color
- Support for personal files trash
View files in your trash
Permanently delete files in your trash
Restore files from your trash
- Change a file owner (Requires Connections 6.5 server CR1)
- Community icon shown in forums list for community forums
- Now supports the hclscp scheme to launch or configure the app
- Bug fixes
Bug fixes
Share status updates with text, URL, photo, or video from a 3rd party app
Post thumbnails from urls included in status updates
Filter Community Catalog by tags
On-premises customers with Connections server 6.0 CR6 or above:
- Copy an existing community you own
- Create community allows rich text for the community description
On-premises customers with Connections server 6.5.0:
- On-boarding assistant for new users
- Users with invite-guest role can invite a guest
- Support for Activities Plus
- Community Catalog Enhancements with community invitations and expandable community cards
- New document viewer
- Ability to create communities (Cloud only; Available for on-prem customers in a future CR)
- Bug fixes
- Android 64bit support
- Bug fixes
- Order of community description, rich content widgets, and members widget on communities overview page will better reflect desktop layout.
- Bug fixes
Communities UI enhancements
Security enhancements for connections to IBM Connections Cloud
Wiki Page Locking
Bug fixes
- Support for AppLInks for IBM Connections Social Cloud customers.
Links to Connections content will open directly in the IBM Connections app
Will be available after the IBM Connections Social Cloud November Maintenance update
- Change to selecting views in Wikis Sitemap, Community Surveys, and Community Events.
- Bug fixes
- Redesigned Community Navigation
- Overview page for showing Description, Rich Content, and Members widgets
- Scrollable navigation
- Launch to the defined start page when launching a community
- Support for Highlights widget
- Bug fixes
Adds support for Communities Rich Content Widgets.
Bug fixes
Requires Android 6+
Bug fixes
- Support for OAuth 2.0 authentication for on-premises customers
- Bug fixes
- Support for OAuth 2.0 authentication for on-premises customers
- Bug fixes
Bug fixes
Bug fixesUpgrade MaaS360
Bug fixes
New navigation- drag and drop to reorder- easy access to accountsNew search- search in options menu everywhere- see history immediately (replaces history drawer)- see history from all devices on SmartCloud (mobile and web)- filter by service, tags and peopleNew updates- new card based design- new post update design- post files from storage providers (Connections files will be shared)New sync design- matches files- view files and folders added to Sync on desktop
- Bug fixes
HCL® Connections (formerly IBM® Connections) is social software for business. It enables you to build a network of colleagues and subject matter experts, and then leverage that network to further your business goals. You can discuss ideas, work collaboratively on presentations or proposals, share photos or files, plan and track project tasks, and much more. HCL Connections is a server product that is deployed on your company intranet or the IBM Cloud. This HCL Connections mobile app extends access to that server for employees who are on the go directly from their Android™ device. This app can also be securely managed by your company administrator through server side policies.
Features
- Securely drop documents, presentations and photos to your colleagues with Files.
- Find experts in your organization and build a social network with Profiles.
- Join together with others to accomplish business goals through Communities.
- Influence and share your expertise through Blogs and Wikis.
- Get everyone on the same page using Bookmarks.
- Track your project progress to success with Activities.
- Share news, links and status across your network at any time.
Compatibility
Requires Android 6.0 or later.
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In order to access your company Connections server, you will need a userid and password along with the URL address of the server. The app will prompt you for this information.
If you are an end user and experiencing a problem, please contact your company IT help desk. If you are a Connections administrator experiencing a problem, please open a PMR with your customer number. In addition to rating the app, you can tell us what we have done right or what we can do better by emailing HCL mobile software engineering directly at heyhcl@pnp-hcl.com
This app uses the Device Administrator permission.