Weekly Release Notes - 2025-02-25

Release Notes
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Hello everyone,

We are excited to bring you another update packed with bug fixes and an important achievement in our automated tests! Here’s a breakdown of what’s new in this release:

:lady_beetle: Bug Fixes

In-app notification scheduling with criteria

We fixed an edge case issue in the participant Android app where scheduling notifications failed when specific conditions were met. The bug arose when the corresponding notification templates had criteria, multiple notification templates were set for a single session, and the app wasn’t used for a couple of days (e.g., the phone turned off, and then turned on).

Calendar reload error on the Activity Sessions page

We addressed an issue on the Activity Sessions page of the researcher dashboard where actions like releasing an activity would trigger a calendar reload even if no filter is applied, leading to errors. The page now no longer attempts to reload in these scenarios.

Incorrect request for Fitbit/Garmin permissions

We fixed an issue in the participant web app where the app, as part of the incomplete study setup, requested access to Garmin data instead of Fitbit data when the study had Fitbit data sources, and vice versa.

Surveys with question placeholders failing to open

We resolved an issue in the participant web app where surveys containing placeholders that referenced questions from other surveys failed to open.

Bulk update issue for audit trail

We fixed an issue with the audit trail, where certain updates were not correctly recorded, particularly when making multiple changes at once (e.g., bulk updating sessions or notifications).

Participant’s name length restriction on the sign-up page

We resolved an issue on the participant Android app where the participant sign-up process allowed first and last names longer than 30 characters.

:wrench: Technical Updates

Automated tests for surveys on the participant web app

We completed our first round of automated tests, and it was for surveys on the participant web app, a key component of Avicenna. Approximately 98% of survey-related behaviors are now covered by these tests. The remaining 2% were skipped due to existing bugs. With this coverage, we anticipate only encountering edge case bugs, which will be addressed with further automated testing as they arise.

Thank you for your continued feedback and support which helps us make Avicenna Research better with each release. We hope you find these updates useful. As always, we welcome your feedback and encourage you to reach out with any comments or questions on our Community Forum or contact us directly via Email. Stay tuned for more updates coming your way!

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Hello! Unfortunately, I’m not seeing this update available for either Android or iPhone devices. Is someone able to assist with this? The last update looks to be February 18th. Thank you!

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Hi Shreya,
I asked my colleagues to check this.

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Thank you! Neither of your two most recent updates seem to be released, and I have been experiencing significant issues with my study that I was notified would be fixed by this update. I’m happy to provide screenshots across multiple devices (iphone and android) that show these updates have not been released. The last update released appears to have been two weeks ago.

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Yes. But the latest update (2025-03-04) hasn’t affected the mobile apps, hence no release on that side.

But this one (02-25) is missing for mobile apps. I know we had some blockers by the App Store and Google Play policies, but they should’ve been resolved.

And note that only the first and last bug fixes here belong to our mobile apps. And those 2 are for Android apps. I assume you wanted the first fix.

If you’re still facing any issue on the iOS app, please either create a new Support topic on this website, or contact us at support@avicennaresearch.com (maybe resuming your previous conversation, if any).

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Thanks, that makes sense. I don’t think there’s any issues with iOS I’ve noticed, but I also don’t have any participants actively using iphones at the moment. The main concern I’m having is with the Android apps. Ever since I updated my phones Samsung OS I have been experiencing issues with Avicenna notifications. I’m still not seeing the newest version available for Android - do you know when it can be expected to be released?

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I discussed this with my colleague and it seems those fixes on the Android app were actually part of the release on the 18th. So, those should be OK in the latest published version. We’ll double-check why we included them in the 25th’s release notes.
If you face any other issue, contact us (either by creating a new topic here or sending an email to our Support).