This update focuses on some minor bug fixes to our previous release including the following: - Previously the button orientation was not displayed as correct when iPad is rotated. This has now functions correctly so that when the screen orientation is unlocked (setting on Home Screen), the user can turn the iPad between Portrait and Landscape mode while on the buttons screen aligns with the button organization. - There were issues in the text not wrapping once reaching a certain number of characters on the iPad screen. We have updated this so that no matter how long the text, the screen will wrap longer text entered and be visible when a user is adding text for ID Capture fields. This update ensures a reliable, improved user experience on all modern iPads, specifically those running iPadOS 26. If you are using an older iPad that is not compatible with iOS 26, please contact our support team at support@thereceptionist.com

What's New in 14.17.9 for The Receptionist for iPad: Enhanced Stability and iOS 26 Compatibility This update focuses on making your check-in experience more reliable and stable, as well as addressing several bugs to enhance the user experience. We've made significant changes to ensure a smooth transition to iPadOS 26 and beyond. Key Improvements - Full iPadOS 26 Compatibility: We've resolved an issue where the Contactless Check-in elements (QR code and camera feed) were sometimes missing on the home screen after updating to iPadOS 26. The contactless experience is now restored on the latest operating system. - Significantly Improved Reliability: We've refactored core parts of the app to eliminate known sources of crashes and instability. This means: - Stability Improvements: We removed outdated code patterns that were causing runtime failures, resulting in a more stable experience for your visitors. - Agreement Stability: Fixed a critical issue that caused the app to crash when visitors completed fields before viewing a formatted Visitor Agreement. - Resolved Intermittent Video Issues: The occasional YouTube Error 153 that prevented visitors from completing or skipping video agreements during check-in has been fixed, ensuring a seamless flow. Better User Experience - Improved Two-Way Chat: When hosting a visitor, you can now preview what you are typing in the two-way chat field before sending, preventing typos and ensuring clearer communication. - Responsive Buttons, Everywhere: Buttons are now correctly responsive and easy to tap, regardless of the locale (language/region settings) used on the iPad. This update ensures a reliable, improved user experience on all modern iPads, specifically those running iPadOS 26. If you are using an older iPad that is not compatible with iOS 26, please contact our support team at support@thereceptionist.com

- fixed camera arrow pointing in wrong direction for newer ipads with camera on the side

- fixed issue with sign in screen being blank in some scenarios - mitigated some forced logout issues when responses are not as expected

Bug fixes & Performance improvements

- bug fixes and performance improvements

- fixed issue with a crashed caused by connecting to socket in some scenarios - fixes issue with some prints from web dashboard not to be processed

- performance updates - minor bug fixes

- Added printer debug messages

- fixes issue with small badges on reprints

- updated image fetch performance - updates for BT printers

- updated error handling for badge download errors - reduced large image sizes for badges - improved badge download and print performance

- Fixed signature field not showing on some agreements - Fixed issue with bluetooth printer communication - Reduced memory footprint

- Fix for intermittent blank badges being printed

- Update support for Brother Printers for badge printing - Fixed issue with camera delay - Fixed issue with print errors showing for users that don't user printers

- fix issue with group badge prints

- fixed issue with slow camera when capturing documents - reduced memory footprint - improved error capturing and logging - minor bug fixes

- New Check-In and Badge Printing Animations! - Updated performance monitoring

- updated analytics and crash reporting - performance improvements - fix issue with signatures sometimes not appearing on documents

- fixed issue with reprinting badges from the web interface

- update brother printer library for improved printer support and performance

- Contactless check in dismiss timer slightly shortened - Added a 'Next Visitor' button to contactless check in - Updated current 'Next Visitor' button to a modern style button

- fixed an issue that could cause the app to freeze when trying to collect ID pictures back to back - fixed an issue that could cause the app to crash when there is no available configuration for a location

- removed zebra printer support - fixed issue with a possible crash when animations occur when camera is being accessed - improved memory footprint and performance - added iOS 17 support

- added support for new brother printer QL-820NWBC - fixed issue with pre-registered visitors skipping image capture