July 6, 2023

lizlynch · July 6, 2023

Deployment Time: 12:30 PM PST

Features & enhancements

*Item*	*Description*
Enhancement	Improve server performance of generating unique app names. This enhancement will be rolled out gradually. It is deployed to 50% of free users.

Bug fixes

*Item*	*Description*
Bug	In the next several days (currently on target for Monday, July 10), we will update the AppSheet PDF renderer from Chromium version 110 to 114 which contains a bug fix for the issue with colspan, as identified in the community.
Bug	Fixed a bug where `INPUT()` modal forms would not persist changes correctly when triggered by a Ref action run against a bulk selection of multiple rows. This fix will be rolled out gradually and is deployed to 100% of free users.

Rollout changes

None

Preview announcements

Preview feature releases enable you to try out new app features that are not yet fully supported. See Product launch stages.

No new preview features were released today.

What's currently available in Preview?

The following tables summarize the preview features that are currently available.

*Item*	*Description*
Feature	*Quick sync is now available to all* users in preview Turn on Quick Sync for an app to instantly see other users' changes as they are saved. For more information, see: Community announcement Quick Sync** property described in the Sync the cloud to your data source.
Enhancement	Navigation improvements in AppSheet app editor (Preview) The app editor includes navigation improvements, currently in preview, to facilitate the configuration of specific features. For example, the new Settings section in the left navigation gathers together all app-wide settings and makes it more intuitive for all app creators to find these types of settings. For more information, see: Community announcement Summary of navigation improvements in the app editor (Preview).
Enhancement	Additional usability improvements in AppSheet app editor (Preview) The app editor includes navigation and app setting improvements, currently in preview, to facilitate the configuration of specific features. The navigation improvements now include a secondary navigation panel that lets you quickly scan all of your components. In addition, there are more direct links in your View component to the table, column, or action that you want to check or edit. Finally, error and warning messages are more prominently displayed in the app. For more information, see: Further usability improvements: Simplifying the navigation in the editor Summary of improvements in the app editor (preview).
Feature	AppSheet apps for desktop users (Preview) The new desktop design, currently in preview, is optimized for desktop browsers, presenting a more complete view of information with a consistent organization and structure. The new desktop design lets users navigate their apps more easily and access information in context, and provides an efficient way to edit existing records without losing context. The legacy desktop design, enabled by default, provides an experience similar to the mobile and tablet device. For more information, see: Community article Optimize the user experience using the new desktop design (Preview)

The following features require opt-in to the AppSheet preview program. The AppSheet Preview program lets app creators try out new app features that are not yet fully supported.

*Item*	*Description*
Feature	Table view Table View now supports freezing the first column while scrolling horizontally. For details, see Freezing the first Column of a Table View - in Preview Program.
Feature	Chart Editor App Creators can now make use of our new chart editor and the new and improved charts it can create. Learn more.
Feature	Detail views Rich text formatting is now available in Detail views. For details, see this announcement in the community.