Bug fixes - Institution Page missing after login. The Institution Page now displays correctly as the landing page for affected users. - Documents on alternate Blackboard subdomains. Documents hosted on alternate Blackboard subdomains (e.g., alt-*.blackboard.com) now render correctly.

Feature - Graded discussion notifications in Activity Stream Graded discussion notifications now appear correctly in the Activity Stream with the Discussion icon. Bug fixes - LTI tools opened in new window Closing LTI content opened in a new window. Now closing LTI content returns users to the original course location. - Back icon on Liquid Glass devices The back icon in Settings now displays consistently on Liquid Glass-supported devices. - Unable to view Assessment submissions Tapping "View Submissions" on an Assignment or Test now opens submissions correctly

Feature - Grades page improvements. Page now loads faster. Bug fixes - Star button not announced as selectable. VoiceOver now identifies the button icon as a selectable control for marking courses as favorites. - Extraneous prefix announced before day of week in Calendar. VoiceOver now reads days of the week without the extraneous "Cap" prefix. - Filter button not detected by VoiceOver on Courses screen. The filter control on the Courses screen is now selectable and announced by VoiceOver. - View Profile button announced incorrectly. The View Profile button is now announced with its correct label. - Dismiss button not selectable in Activity Stream. The Dismiss button can now be selected and activated using VoiceOver. - Login error after session timeout for SAML SSO users. Users can now log in successfully after a session expires from idle timeout.

Bug fix : Blackboard App not redirecting to login page on session timeout. Blackboard App closed when a session timed out, which required a user to reopen the app again to login. The app now correctly redirects to login screen when a session times out.

Feature: Biometric & login enhancements (mobile) - FTW login. Now available to users authenticating via Force Web Login. Bug fixes: - Redundant LTI authentication prompts in Blackboard Ultra. When accessing Google Workspace content, users are no longer prompted to re‑authenticate their Google account for each item after they are signed in. - Discussion item in Calendar screen. A Discussion item navigates to corresponding Ultra page instead of showing error message.

Feature updates Splash Screen image update. The splash screen image displayed during app launch is updated for mobile devices. The new design reflects the Blackboard company’s new branding. Bug fix Unable to open files in Original Course View on Blackboard App. After selecting a file in Original Course View, a white screen appears and no further action occurs. The file does not open.

Feature updates - Improved native mobile app login experience. We have enhanced the Blackboard App login experience to include biometric login capabilities and clearer communications to stay logged in. These features improve the user experience while maintaining robust security. This update is for mobile login only. - Modernized bottom navigation for Liquid Glass displays. Rebuilt bottom navigation to ensure full compatibility and proper rendering with the new iOS Liquid Glass–style system UI, improving visual stability and touch accuracy. - Localized numeric grade formatting. Grades now respect the user’s language and locale settings, displaying numeric values using the appropriate decimal separator. Bug Fix - Jones & Bartlett content launch on iPhone. Content from Jones & Bartlett 4th Edition failed to open, preventing LTI content from launching correctly in Blackboard App.

Features: - Native Header Removal & Navigation Alignment. Blackboard App removes the native header for a cleaner look and aligns navigation with the system design, ensuring consistency across app and web. - Offline Content Auto-Redirection Flow. When offline, Blackboard App now automatically redirects to the offline screen for quick access to downloaded content or shows a “no content” message when nothing is available.

Features: Organization filter retention. Filters and search preferences persist across sessions on the Organization landing page. Enhanced navigation. Slimmer nav bar auto-hides when scrolling down, reappearing when scrolling up. Bug fixes: Open App option on YouTube player doesn’t open video on Blackboard App.

Feature updates: - Improved touch accessibility: Users can now pinch-to-zoom or tap larger touch targets, making small icons easier to select. - Redesigned loading panel: The bottom loading panel now aligns with responsive web design standards, offering a more compact and consistent experience across devices. Bug Fixes - Timer popup, inconsistent layout. - Share Functionality for Calendar in app does not allow URL or calendar import file to be shared with iCAL on iPhones. - While playing pronunciation in Profile Edit page & Return to More page the audio plays in Background.

Feature updates: Course filters and search preferences now persist after logout, making it easier to resume where you left off. Bug fixes: Fixed issue where users were not redirected after web login.

Feature updates: - A confirmation message now is displayed when updating your email address. The original email remains displayed until verification is complete, helping you understand that the change is pending confirmation. Bug fixes: - LTI tool content appears blank on devices when opened in Blackboard App. - Zoom meetings prevented from loading in Blackboard App.

Feature updates: - Updated the minimum supported iOS version from iOS 13.0 to iOS 14.0 to enable LTI content access and align with Ultra platform changes. - The login form now correctly submits when Enter or Done keys are selected. - Add Participants button in Messaging has been moved from the conversation body to the conversation header to improve accessibility and consistency. Bug fixes: - Users prevented from accessing Class LTI content in the mobile app

We've made the following improvements and addressed the following issues: Bug fixes: Specific URLs would not open correctly in Blackboard App. Users were prevented from downloading .xlsx files from Blackboard App. Users are unable to access a course if course availability is extended or closed and reopened.

In this release we've made some small improvements and squashed few bugs.

Bug fixes: Parent/Child Course name does not match on web and Blackboard App for students. When authenticating via Blackboard App, an unknown message is displayed: FROM_COURSE_RWD_VIEW.

Bug fixes: - Blackboard App does not let some users exit a file without logging out. - Blackboard App does not load after SSO login for some users. - Unable to set up URL to force user to web within Blackboard App. - Selecting Send Email Copy option in Announcements not working in Original Course View in Blackboard App. - Course Goal Reports header not updating correctly on Blackboard App.

Features - Ultra Document items can now be printed via Blackboard App. Bug fixes - Unable to use navigation button once accessing the Content Collection - Collaborate rooms do not load when trying to open them.

Features - Organization landing page redesigned as part of recent enhancements to other Blackboard App landing pages. The redesign improves user experience. - Ability to filter courses on Courses page by course term. - The label Private is changed to Closed on Organization and Course landing pages. Bug fixes - Users unable to login using CAS.

In this release we've made some small improvements and squashed few bugs.

Features: - Improvements to mobile session time outs. We made improvements to the Blackboard App authentication process to reduce the frequency of logouts and enhance user experience. After the Blackboard App 9.11 is released (December 2024), users must update the app on their devices to ensure proper functionality. Those who don’t will see a red banner informing them that their session has expired. Bug fixes: - Deleted LTI items still visible in the app - Unable to launch brainfuse LTI - Push notification doesn’t load a message

Bug Fixes - Blackboard App fails to download uploaded content on the observer progress page. - Blackboard App doesn’t honor an enrollment availability override for a student user trying to access a Locked course. - Feature list reorganized in More menu to align with the menu order of the desktop view.

In this release we've made some small improvements and squashed few bugs.

New Features - Users can ‘follow’ chosen discussions to receive email notifications about updates to those discussions. - Mobile app is updated with latest branding of Anthology, Inc. Bug Fixes - Offline content not appearing in course on mobile app. - Unable to open Cengage LTI. - Ultra course banners displaying incorrectly on course landing page.

New Features - Institutions can control whether users can create personal events in the Base Navigation Calendar Tool. If the privilege is not granted, only system administrators with privileges can create new events. Bug Fixes - Custom Language Pack not working in BbApp 9.5. - Chinese 中文 (中国‭) Language Pack applying inconsistently. - Users with many course enrollments get an error message when loading courses.