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Week 2 of November 2026: Fresh Updates

Nov 13, 2026Office PlatformMobile App

This release introduces a new licensing model, Pre-Purchased Hours contracts, a cleaner interface, and many reliability fixes.

Licensing: A Free Tier for evaluation, and a $349/month Professional Plan (5 users, then $69 per extra user) with a free 30-day trial. Existing subscriptions are unaffected unless migrated.

New features: Pre-Purchased Hours contracts with automatic balance deduction, a streamlined Job Details layout, smarter mobile lists and contact cards, repeat scheduling, and bulk labor cost updates.

Fixes: A complete, faster calendar for multi-organization technicians, department-aware reports, and more reliable documents, search, API tags, and catalogue editing.

Desktop Enhancements and Fixes

  • ๐Ÿš€ Release Notes: Whatโ€™s New & Fixed!
  • ๐Ÿ’ผ New Licensing Model
  • Weโ€™ve made it easier than ever for small businesses to get started and grow! ๐ŸŒฑ
  • ๐Ÿ†“ Free Tier: Try out the core features on both desktop and mobile with feature-limited access, a perfect way to evaluate before you commit.
  • ๐Ÿ’Ž Professional Plan: $349/month includes 5 users. Need more seats? Additional users are just $69/user/month, and this applies equally to mobile and desktop users.
  • ๐ŸŽ Free 30-Day Trial of the Pro Plan: Explore everything Pro has to offer, on us!
  • ๐Ÿ”’ In-App Upgrades & Gating: Feature restrictions work consistently across platforms, with friendly contextual upgrade prompts whenever you reach for a premium tool.
  • ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Customer Safety: Existing subscriptions stay untouched unless you choose to migrate.
  • โฑ๏ธ Pre-Purchased Hours
  • Manage prepaid work with ease! ๐ŸŽฏ
  • ๐Ÿ“ New Contract Type: A dedicated Pre-Purchased Hours contract now sits alongside Standard and Recurring Maintenance contracts.
  • โš™๏ธ Flexible Setup: The new Pre-Purchased Hours tab lets you configure purchased hours against specific labor or item codes.
  • โž– Automatic Balance Deduction: Log time on associated jobs and the remaining hours update on their own. Zero manual math! ๐Ÿงฎ
  • ๐Ÿ‘€ 360ยฐ Visibility: See remaining balances and detailed breakdowns right across Customer 360, Site 360, and Job views.
  • ๐Ÿ“Š New Reporting: A brand-new Contract Outlets sub-module in Advanced Reports brings consumption and balance analytics.
  • ๐ŸŒŸ More Enhancements
  • ๐Ÿ” Repeat Scheduling: Field activities can now be scheduled to repeat!
  • ๐Ÿ”ข Pagination Counters: Asset navigation controls across site records now show handy counters (e.g., โ€œShowing Assets 1โ€“10 of 100โ€). ๐Ÿ“‹
  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ Bulk Labor Cost Updates: Update labor costs across user profiles in one go.
  • ๐Ÿ” Job Title Search: Search by custom Job Title in Global Search, and the job_title field is now available in the Public API users module.
  • ๐Ÿ”„ Clearer Statuses: Recurring Jobs, Subcontracts, and Warehouses now use simple Active and Inactive values. ๐ŸŸขโšช
  • ๐Ÿ–ฑ๏ธ Filter From Column Headers: Filter directly from the column headers. Quick and easy! โšก
  • ๐ŸŽจ Default Layouts for Document Templates: Get started faster with ready-made layouts.
  • ๐Ÿงฉ Cleaner Asset Types: The default column display has been fixed.
  • ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Bug Squashing
  • ๐Ÿ“ฒ Multi-Organization Technicians
  • If you work across many organizations, this oneโ€™s for you! ๐Ÿ™Œ
  • ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Complete Calendar View: Schedules from all active organizations now appear on your calendar, even if that organizationโ€™s data hasnโ€™t been downloaded yet.
  • โฌ‡๏ธ Seamless On-Demand Sync: Tap an undownloaded schedule and it downloads in the background with progress feedback, then opens the job record automatically.
  • โšก Performance Boost: Faster loading and smoother scrolling for users active in dozens of organizations (tested with 50+!).
  • ๐Ÿ”— Sync Screen Integration: Organizations discovered through calendar entries now automatically appear in the Sync organization picker.
  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ Reports & Documents
  • ๐Ÿ‘‘ Admins See It All: Admin users now see full organization data in Advanced Reports (such as Schedules), regardless of department restrictions.
  • ๐Ÿข Restricted Departments Fixed: Desktop users with โ€œRestrict Departmentโ€ turned on can see their Schedules report data again.
  • ๐Ÿ“… Date Filters That Work: Table date range filters no longer return zero records when criteria are valid, and charts now support the date data type so you can plot metrics by Invoice Date. ๐Ÿ“Š
  • ๐Ÿงพ No More Duplicate Defects: Single linked assets no longer render across multiple variants, so Job Reports and Defect-generated Quotes stay tidy and right-sized.
  • ๐Ÿ“„ No More Duplicate PDFs: Fixed duplicate PDF generation in Customer Invoice and Quote version reports using default ODT templates.
  • ๐Ÿ“š Large Documents: Large documents can now be previewed and generated successfully.
  • ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ HTML Previews: Fixed preview issues affecting certain edited templates.
  • ๐Ÿ–Š๏ธ HTML Editor: Includes and checklist placeholders are now clickable.
  • ๐Ÿท๏ธ Report Blocks Keep Their Names: Renamed blocks no longer revert after reloading.
  • ๐Ÿ–จ๏ธ Complete Printed Documents: Asset photos, asset installation dates, and the Created By fields of related records now show up in printed documents.
  • ๐Ÿ”ง General Fixes
  • ๐Ÿ”Ž Asset Search: Assets starting with 0 now appear correctly in search results.
  • ๐Ÿงช Demo Data Removal: Misleading labels on the confirmation dialog and notification have been corrected.
  • โœ… Quote Counts & Statuses: Awaiting Approval and Approved counts now display, and quote statuses are visible by default instead of only appearing on hover.
  • ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Calendar Filtering: A firewall issue that caused an error when filtering the Calendar by Team Schedules and choosing โ€œAll Teamsโ€ under the Fieldmagic organization is resolved.
  • ๐Ÿ” Checklists Load Again: Fixed 401 unauthorized errors that stopped checklist data from loading on accounts set up under the new Professional plan tier.
  • ๐Ÿท๏ธ Smarter Public API Tags: Tags are now accepted as JSON arrays ("tags": ["Tag Name"]) instead of raw strings. This keeps tagged records from vanishing from listing views, and new tags are created automatically if they donโ€™t exist.
  • ๐Ÿ“ฆ Product Catalogue: Editing items now saves properly, and translations are handled correctly during catalogue exports. ๐ŸŒ
  • ๐Ÿ” Restricted Department On: Users only see schedule records belonging to their assigned department.
  • ๐ŸŒ Restricted Department Off: Records from all departments are displayed.
  • โœ… Reliable Loading: Reports now load without errors and show accurate data. ๐Ÿ“Š

Mobile App Enhancements and Fixes version 2026.20.2

  • ๐Ÿ’ผ New Licensing Model
  • Getting started is now easier than ever for small businesses, with clear paths to grow! ๐ŸŒฑ
  • ๐Ÿ†“ Free Tier: Feature-limited access on both desktop and mobile, so you can evaluate the core functionality before committing.
  • ๐Ÿ’Ž Professional Plan: $349/month includes 5 users. Need more seats? Additional users are $69/user/month, for mobile and desktop users alike.
  • ๐Ÿ”’ In-App Upgrades & Gating: Feature restrictions work consistently across platforms, with friendly upgrade prompts when you reach for a premium tool.
  • ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Customer Safety: Existing subscriptions stay untouched unless you choose to migrate.
  • ๐Ÿ“‹ Job Details, Reimagined
  • The Job Details screen now uses a modular, compact tile layout that puts the most important information front and center. ๐ŸŽฏ
  • ๐Ÿงฑ Contextual Tile Priority: Linked assets, accumulated labour hours (total time, not entry counts), materials, and attached checklists take the spotlight.
  • ๐Ÿ™ˆ Conditional Display: Work Orders, SWMS, and Tasks show up as primary tiles only when they have content. Empty sections stay hidden, so thereโ€™s no more visual clutter! โœจ
  • ๐Ÿ—‚๏ธ Extended Details Drawer: Secondary info (allowances, schedules, billing, quotes, site history, and messages) is neatly tucked into an easy-to-reach extended view.
  • ๐Ÿ“ฑ Mobile List Cleanup
  • Smarter, simpler, more accurate lists! โœจ
  • ๐ŸŽฏ Corrected Filtering Logic: My Open Jobs, My Open Quotes, Pinned Jobs, and My Scheduled Jobs (jobs in Scheduled or In Progress status assigned to you) now show exactly what they should.
  • ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Rolling 3-Month Boundary: My Completed Jobs now keeps things tidy with a 3-month window.
  • ๐Ÿงน Streamlined Navigation: Redundant views, like My Team Schedules, have been retired.
  • ๐Ÿ“‡ Smarter Contact Cards
  • Customer and individual contact cards now offer reliable, actionable shortcuts. ๐Ÿค
  • ๐Ÿ“ž Quick Actions That Make Sense: Call, SMS, and Email icons appear only when a valid phone number or email address exists. No more dead clicks! ๐Ÿ’ฌ๐Ÿ“ง
  • โœ๏ธ Easy Edit & Add: Users with contact editing permissions get direct edit/add flows.
  • ๐Ÿงผ Less Clutter: Blank, redundant site and individual contact rows have been removed.
  • ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Bug Squashing
  • ๐Ÿ“ฒ Multi-Organization Technicians
  • If you work across many organizations, this oneโ€™s for you! ๐Ÿ™Œ
  • ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Complete Calendar View: Schedules from all your active organizations now appear on the calendar, even if an organizationโ€™s data hasnโ€™t been downloaded to your device yet. (Previously, only up to 5 downloaded organizations were visible.)
  • โฌ‡๏ธ Seamless On-Demand Sync: Tap an undownloaded schedule and it downloads in the background with progress feedback, then opens the job record automatically.
  • โšก Performance Boost: Much faster loading and smoother list scrolling for users active in dozens of organizations (tested with 50+!).
  • ๐Ÿ”— Sync Screen Integration: Organizations discovered through calendar entries now automatically appear in the Sync organization picker for manual metadata download.

Mobile App Fixes version 2026.20.3

  • ๐Ÿ“Œ Pinned Jobs Done Right: The Pinned Jobs list now shows every pinned job, whether or not it has an assigned schedule. Client filtering is also accurate, whether you pick a specific client or leave the filter off. ๐ŸŽฏ