Release Notes

lizlynch · July 9, 2024

Deployment Time: 12:00 PM PST

Features & enhancements

*Item*	*Description*
Enhancement	Performance improvement for resolving values for Auto assign fields in the AppSheet app editor. This enhancement will be rolled out gradually; it is currently deployed to 100% of free users.

Bug fixes

None

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.

In addition, the AppSheet preview program lets app creators try out new app features that are not yet fully supported. For more details and to opt-in, see AppSheet preview program.

lizlynch · June 28, 2024

Deployment Time: 12:00 PM PST

Features & enhancements

Item

Description

Feature

Optimized desktop user interface is now Generally Available (GA)

The new optimized desktop user interface (UI) is now GA. The new desktop UI is turned on by default when you create new apps.

For more information, see:

Community announcement
Explore the desktop design in the AppSheet Help Center

Bug fixes

None

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.

In addition, the AppSheet preview program lets app creators try out new app features that are not yet fully supported. For more details and to opt-in, see AppSheet preview program.

lizlynch · June 27, 2024

Deployment Time: 12:00 PM PST

Features & enhancements

None

Bug fixes

None

Rollout changes

Item

Description

Feature

Build AppSheet automations using AppSheet databases to trigger events (beta)

Build an automation using AppSheet databases to trigger events when there are changes made to one or more columns. See Build automations using AppSheet database.

Note: This is a beta release of building automations using AppSheet databases. See Track and manage feature releases. Beta offerings are intended for use in test environments only. This feature is not recommended for use in production apps.

New: Deployed to all users.
Previous: Deployed to 100% of free users and 50% of paid users.

Enhancement

As part of the "Build AppSheet automations using AppSheet databases to trigger events (beta)" release, the Data change event source has been renamed to App to distinguish between data changes that are initiated through the app and not an external source.

New: Deployed to all users.
Previous: Deployed to 100% of free users and 50% of paid users.

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.

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

Item

Description

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:

In addition, the AppSheet preview program lets app creators try out new app features that are not yet fully supported. For more details and to opt-in, see AppSheet preview program.

lizlynch · June 26, 2024

Deployment Time: 12:00 PM PST

Features & enhancements

None

Bug fixes

None

Rollout changes

Item

Description

Feature

Build AppSheet automations using AppSheet databases to trigger events (beta)

Build an automation using AppSheet databases to trigger events when there are changes made to one or more columns. See Build automations using AppSheet database.

Note: This is a beta release of building automations using AppSheet databases. See Track and manage feature releases. Beta offerings are intended for use in test environments only. This feature is not recommended for use in production apps.

New: Deployed to 100% of free users and 50% of paid users.
Previous: Deployed to 100% of free users.

Enhancement

As part of the "Build AppSheet automations using AppSheet databases to trigger events (beta)" release, the Data change event source has been renamed to App to distinguish between data changes that are initiated through the app and not an external source.

New: Deployed to 100% of free users and 50% of paid users.
Previous: Deployed to 100% of free users.

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.

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

Item

Description

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:

In addition, the AppSheet preview program lets app creators try out new app features that are not yet fully supported. For more details and to opt-in, see AppSheet preview program.

lizlynch · June 25, 2024

Deployment Time: 12:00 PM PST

Features & enhancements

*Item*	*Description*
Enhancement	As part of the "Build AppSheet automations using AppSheet databases to trigger events (beta)" release, the Data change event source has been renamed to App to distinguish between data changes that are initiated through the app, and not through an external source. This enhancement is being rolled out gradually. It is currently deployed to 100% of free users.

Bug fixes

None

Rollout changes

Item

Description

Feature

Build AppSheet automations using AppSheet databases to trigger events (beta)

Build an automation using AppSheet databases to trigger events when there are changes made to one or more columns. See Build automations using AppSheet database.

Note: This is a beta release of building automations using AppSheet databases. See Track and manage feature releases. Beta offerings are intended for use in test environments only. This feature is not recommended for use in production apps.

New: Deployed to 100% of free users.
Previous: Deployed to 50% of free users.

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.

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

Item

Description

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:

In addition, the AppSheet preview program lets app creators try out new app features that are not yet fully supported. For more details and to opt-in, see AppSheet preview program.

lizlynch · June 24, 2024

Deployment Time: 2:00 PM PST

Features & enhancements

Item

Description

Feature

Build AppSheet automations using AppSheet databases to trigger events (beta)

Build an automation using AppSheet databases to trigger events when there are changes made to one or more columns. See Build automations using AppSheet database.

Note: This is a beta release of building automations using AppSheet databases. See Track and manage feature releases. Beta offerings are intended for use in test environments only. This feature is not recommended for use in production apps.

This feature is being rolled out gradually. It is currently deployed to 50% of free users.

Bug fixes

None

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.

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

Item

Description

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:

In addition, the AppSheet preview program lets app creators try out new app features that are not yet fully supported. For more details and to opt-in, see AppSheet preview program.

lizlynch · June 18, 2024

Deployment Time: 2:00 PM PST

Features & enhancements

None

Bug fixes

*Item*	*Description*
Bug	For desktop UI (preview), fixed an issue where the text on error pages was encoded incorrectly.
Bug	For desktop UI (preview), fixed an issue where sync would sometimes repeatedly fail with "Not connected" errors even after internet connection was restored.
Bug	For desktop UI (preview), expanding a view now persists through page refresh.

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.

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

Item

Description

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:

In addition, the AppSheet preview program lets app creators try out new app features that are not yet fully supported. For more details and to opt-in, see AppSheet preview program.

lizlynch · June 17, 2024

Deployment Time: 11:00 AM PST

Features & enhancements

Item

Description

Enhancement

Updated availability and pricing for AppSheet Enterprise

AppSheet Enterprise Plus is now available for purchase through the Google Admin Console. In addition, AppSheet Enterprise Standard will be consolidated with Enterprise Plus.

For complete details, see:

Community announcement
Purchase a subscription in the AppSheet Help Center

Bug fixes

None

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.

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

Item

Description

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:

In addition, the AppSheet preview program lets app creators try out new app features that are not yet fully supported. For more details and to opt-in, see AppSheet preview program.

lizlynch · June 14, 2024

Deployment Time: 1:00 PM PST

Features & enhancements

Item

Description

Feature

Create apps and build automations using Google Forms is now generally available (GA)
This GA release includes the following features:

Create apps using a form from Google Forms.
Build automations using Google Forms to trigger events based on a form response. For example, send an email when a form response is received requesting approval for business travel.

For more information, see:

Community announcement
Google Forms in the AppSheet Help Center

Bug fixes

None

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.

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

Item

Description

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:

In addition, the AppSheet preview program lets app creators try out new app features that are not yet fully supported. For more details and to opt-in, see AppSheet preview program.

lizlynch · June 13, 2024

Deployment Time: 3:00 PM PST

Features & enhancements

None

Bug fixes

*Item*	*Description*
Bug	For desktop UI (preview), fixed a bug where the first edit made in Input forms and certain other editing contexts would briefly flicker back to showing the old value after focus leaves the input.

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.

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

Item

Description

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:

In addition, the AppSheet preview program lets app creators try out new app features that are not yet fully supported. For more details and to opt-in, see AppSheet preview program.

lizlynch · June 12, 2024

Deployment Time: 12:00 PM PST

Features & enhancements

Item

Description

Enhancement

Gemini in AppSheet is now available to all individual accounts

Gemini in AppSheet is now available to AppSheet Publisher Pro, AppSheet Starter, AppSheet Core, AppSheet Enterprise Standard, and AppSheet Enterprise Plus individual (stand-alone) accounts. See Create apps using Gemini in AppSheet.

Note: Users with administrator privileges can disable the AI-assisted app creation feature by following the steps described in Turn Gemini in AppSheet on or off. The setting is applied at a team level so if you have multiple teams, you will need to disable it for each relevant team.

Bug fixes

None

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.

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

Item

Description

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:

In addition, the AppSheet preview program lets app creators try out new app features that are not yet fully supported. For more details and to opt-in, see AppSheet preview program.

lizlynch · ‎06-07-2024

Deployment Time: 10:00 AM PST

Features & enhancements

None

Bug fixes

*Item*	*Description*
Bug	The Insert button was missing in the Expression Assistant Data Explorer when column names are long. Now when there is a long column name, the Insert button shows and the text overflows, showing on hover.

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.

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

Item

Description

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:

In addition, the AppSheet preview program lets app creators try out new app features that are not yet fully supported. For more details and to opt-in, see AppSheet preview program.

lizlynch · ‎06-04-2024

Deployment Time: 1:00 PM PST

Features & enhancements

*Item*	*Description*
Enhancement	Use the smart chips @ menu to add and interact with AppSheet views within Google Docs Use the smart chips @ menu to add and interact with an AppSheet view directly within Google Docs to capture user input (form view) or show app details (deck view). For more information, see Use AppSheet smart chips in Google Docs.

Bug fixes

*Item*	*Description*
Bug	For desktop UI (preview), fixed a bug that could cause an Add form to open an existing row when the key column type was numeric and the table data included rows with invalid (non-numeric) keys.

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.

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

Item

Description

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:

In addition, the AppSheet preview program lets app creators try out new app features that are not yet fully supported. For more details and to opt-in, see AppSheet preview program.

lizlynch · ‎05-31-2024

DeplDeployment Time: 12:00 PM PST

Features & enhancements

None

Bug fixes

*Item*	*Description*
Bug	Fixed a bug where "discard changes" would make the local cache invalid, forcing a full sync on the next app start rather than starting with local data.

Rollout changes

Item Description

Feature

Track changes made to a row in an AppSheet database

The Update Row Timestamp column data type specifies the last time data in a row of an AppSheet database was changed through the AppSheet database editor or the app. The value is displayed using the local timezone and is read-only. For more information, see Track changes made to a row in an AppSheet database.

New: Deployed to all users.
Previous: Deployed to 100% of free users and 50% of paid users.

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.

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

Item

Description

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:

In addition, the AppSheet preview program lets app creators try out new app features that are not yet fully supported. For more details and to opt-in, see AppSheet preview program.

lizlynch · ‎05-31-2024

Deployment Time: 1:30 PM PST

Features & enhancements

None

Bug fixes

None

Rollout changes

Item Description

Feature

Track changes made to a row in an AppSheet database

The Update Row Timestamp column data type specifies the last time data in a row of an AppSheet database was changed through the AppSheet database editor or the app. The value is displayed using the local timezone and is read-only. For more information, see Track changes made to a row in an AppSheet database.

New: Deployed to 100% of free users and 50% of paid users.
Previous: Deployed to 100% of free users and 25% of paid users.

Enhancement

When setting the column order for detail, form, and table views, AppSheet now displays all of the columns in the order set automatically by AppSheet. If you change the column order, you can now click Reset to return to the order automatically set by AppSheet.

Similarly, when setting the order of the actions in the action bar for a deck view, AppSheet now displays all of the actions in the order set automatically by AppSheet. If you change the action order, you can now click Reset to return to the order automatically set by AppSheet.

New: Deployed to all users.
Previous: Deployed to 100% of free users and 50% of paid users.

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.

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

Item

Description

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:

In addition, the AppSheet preview program lets app creators try out new app features that are not yet fully supported. For more details and to opt-in, see AppSheet preview program.

lizlynch · ‎05-30-2024

Deployment Time: 12:00 PM PST

Features & enhancements

*Item*	*Description*
Enhancement	For desktop UI (preview), update Progress type dropdowns to include progress image. For example:

Bug fixes

None

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.

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

Item

Description

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:

In addition, the AppSheet preview program lets app creators try out new app features that are not yet fully supported. For more details and to opt-in, see AppSheet preview program.

lizlynch · ‎05-28-2024

Deployment Time: 12:00 PM PST

Features & enhancements

*Item*	*Description*
Enhancement	For desktop UI (preview), the following enhancements have been implemented: The Preview As field now supports `USERROLE()` associated with the email. The Progress type button icons now match mobile size.

Bug fixes

None

Rollout changes

Item

Description

Enhancement

The URL hash in Desktop mode has been updated to represent the state of currently visible views in a new condensed format that supports preserving inline view state through shared links or page refresh (for example, sorting a table view within a dashboard by a particular column). Note that existing deep links and bookmarks of both mobile and prior desktop format will continue to work, but the URL bar will begin to reflect the new format.

New: Deployed to all users.
Previous: Deployed to 50% of users.

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.

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

Item

Description

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:

In addition, the AppSheet preview program lets app creators try out new app features that are not yet fully supported. For more details and to opt-in, see AppSheet preview program.

lizlynch · ‎05-24-2024

Deployment Time: 12:00 PM PST

Features & enhancements

None

Bug fixes

None

Rollout changes

Item Description

Feature

Track changes made to a row in an AppSheet database

The Update Row Timestamp column data type specifies the last time data in a row of an AppSheet database was changed through the AppSheet database editor or the app. The value is displayed using the local timezone and is read-only. For more information, see Track changes made to a row in an AppSheet database.

New: Deployed to 100% of free users and 25% of premium users.
Previous: Deployed to 100% of free users.

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.

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

Item

Description

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:

In addition, the AppSheet preview program lets app creators try out new app features that are not yet fully supported. For more details and to opt-in, see AppSheet preview program.

lizlynch · ‎05-22-2024

Deployment Time: 1:30 PM PST

Features & enhancements

None

Bug fixes

*Item*	*Description*
Bug	Fixed a performance issue with initial values involving nested `LOOKUP()` or `SELECT()` that could cause opening a form to be noticeably slow or potentially freeze the app. This issue is being rolled out gradually. It is currently deployed to 100% of free users.

Rollout changes

Item Description

Feature

Track changes made to a row in an AppSheet database

The Update Row Timestamp column data type specifies the last time data in a row of an AppSheet database was changed through the AppSheet database editor or the app. The value is displayed using the local timezone and is read-only. For more information, see Track changes made to a row in an AppSheet database.

New: Deployed to 100% of free users.
Previous: Deployed to 50% of free users.

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.

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

Item

Description

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:

In addition, the AppSheet preview program lets app creators try out new app features that are not yet fully supported. For more details and to opt-in, see AppSheet preview program.

lizlynch · ‎05-21-2024

Deployment Time: 12:00 PM PST

Features & enhancements

Item Description

Feature

Track changes made to a row in an AppSheet database

The Update row timestamp column data type specifies the last time data in a row of an AppSheet database was changed through the AppSheet database editor or the app. The value is displayed using the local timezone and is read-only. Fore more information, see Track changes made to a row in an AppSheet database.

This feature will be rolled out gradually. It is currently deployed to 50% of free users.

Bug fixes

None

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.

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

Item

Description

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:

In addition, the AppSheet preview program lets app creators try out new app features that are not yet fully supported. For more details and to opt-in, see AppSheet preview program.

lizlynch · ‎05-21-2024

Deployment Time: 12:00 PM PST

Features & enhancements

None

Bug fixes

*Item*	*Description*
Bug	Fixed an issue that was causing some text input boxes to be reduced in size, as reported in the Community.

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.

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

Item

Description

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:

In addition, the AppSheet preview program lets app creators try out new app features that are not yet fully supported. For more details and to opt-in, see AppSheet preview program.

lizlynch · ‎05-17-2024

Deployment Time: 12:00 PM PST

Features & enhancements

None

Bug fixes

None

Rollout changes

Item Description

Enhancement

Changes to format rule icons:

Icon rules that don't specify a highlight color will again inherit highlight color from other active rules (consistent with mobile behavior).
When a Ref column references a row whose Label column includes formatting, the Ref values will now include the Label's formatting when displayed in dropdown inputs (consistent with how they are displayed in other places).

New: Deployed to all users.
Previous: Deployed to 100% of free users and 50% of paid users.

Enhancement

The URL hash in Desktop mode has been updated to represent the state of currently visible views in a new condensed format that supports preserving inline view state through shared links or page refresh (for example, sorting a table view within a dashboard by a particular column). Note that existing deep links and bookmarks of both mobile and prior desktop format will continue to work, but the URL bar will begin to reflect the new format.

New: Deployed to 20% of users.
Previous: Rolled back to address an issue.

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.

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

Item

Description

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:

In addition, the AppSheet preview program lets app creators try out new app features that are not yet fully supported. For more details and to opt-in, see AppSheet preview program.

lizlynch · ‎05-14-2024

Deployment Time: 12:00 PM PST

Features & enhancements

None

Bug fixes

None

Rollbacks

These issues that were previously released have been rolled back. The team is working on longer-term fixes for these issues.

Item Description

The URL hash in Desktop mode has been updated to represent the state of currently visible views in a new condensed format that supports preserving inline view state through shared links or page refresh (for example, sorting a table view within a dashboard by a particular column). Note that existing deep links and bookmarks of both mobile and prior desktop format will continue to work, but the URL bar will begin to reflect the new format. Rolled back to fix an issue with copy row actions where the row includes an Address column.

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.

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

Item

Description

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:

In addition, the AppSheet preview program lets app creators try out new app features that are not yet fully supported. For more details and to opt-in, see AppSheet preview program.

lizlynch · ‎05-10-2024

Deployment Time: 12:00 PM PST

Features & enhancements

*Item*	*Description*
Enhancement	For desktop UI (preview), bulk selection for actions can now be applied to views within dashboards.

Bug fixes

*Item*	*Description*
Bug	For desktop UI (preview), fixed a bug where editing a table view expanded from a dashboard view would not show changed values until after changes were saved.

Rollout changes

Item Description

Enhancement

Changes to format rule icons:

Icon rules that don't specify a highlight color will again inherit highlight color from other active rules (consistent with mobile behavior).
When a Ref column references a row whose Label column includes formatting, the Ref values will now include the Label's formatting when displayed in dropdown inputs (consistent with how they are displayed in other places).

New: Deployed to 100% of free users and 50% of paid users.
Previous: Deployed to 100% of free users and 25% of paid users.

Bug

For desktop UI (preview), fixed a bug where Ref drop-down values could appear blank if the referenced row has no Label. It now shows the Ref's own value (referenced row key value) as currently happens in other places.

New: Deployed to 100% of free users and 10% of paid users.
Previous: Deployed to 100% of free users.

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.

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

Item

Description

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:

In addition, the AppSheet preview program lets app creators try out new app features that are not yet fully supported. For more details and to opt-in, see AppSheet preview program.

lizlynch · ‎05-09-2024

Deployment Time: 12:00 PM PST

Features & enhancements

None

Bug fixes

None

Rollout changes

None

iOS updates

An iOS update (v16.01) will be released to the App Store and will be rolled out to all users gradually over the next week.

*Item*	*Description*
Bugs	A bug was fixed that was preventing users who disabled the app gallery from saving images from the camera.

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.

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

Item

Description

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:

In addition, the AppSheet preview program lets app creators try out new app features that are not yet fully supported. For more details and to opt-in, see AppSheet preview program.

lizlynch · ‎05-08-2024

Deployment Time: 12:00 PM PST

Features & enhancements

None

Bug fixes

None

Rollout changes

*Item*	*Description*
Enhancement	The URL hash in Desktop mode has been updated to represent the state of currently visible views in a new condensed format that supports preserving inline view state through shared links or page refresh (for example, sorting a table view within a dashboard by a particular column). Note that existing deep links and bookmarks of both mobile and prior desktop format will continue to work, but the URL bar will begin to reflect the new format. This enhancement is being rolled out gradually. New: Deployed to 25% of users. Previous: Deployed to 10% of users.
Bug	Fixes an issue where app creators with only partial access to the app's sources would not be able to see any sources. New: Deployed to all users. Previous: Deployed to 100% of free users and 50% of paid users.
Bug	For desktop UI, more aspects of inline views will be persisted after expanding them. With this change, user modifications to an inline view (such as a dashboard entry or a table in a detail view) will be kept upon expanding the view on the desktop, as they would be on mobile. For example, if a user toggles the column sort order of a table in a dashboard view and then expands that entry, the table rows will now stay in the same order. This also applies in the opposite direction: if the user makes further changes to the expanded table then collapses the view, those changes will still be seen upon returning to the dashboard view. New: Deployed to all users. Preview: Deployed to 100% of free users and 75% of premium users.

Rollbacks

These issues that were previously released have been rolled back. The team is working on longer-term fixes for these issues.

*Item*	*Description*
Reverted change to multi-level drilldowns on desktop UI (preview) in May 2, 2024 release Description: Multi-level drilldowns now support more flexible filtering options. Users may now select 'All' at any level of a multi-level drilldown to go to the next level without filtering the results by a grouping at the current level.	We heard from a number of users that this change was confusing, so for now we are taking it back to the drawing board. We hope to provide the functionality it allowed in a more understandable interface sometime in the future.

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.

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

Item

Description

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:

In addition, the AppSheet preview program lets app creators try out new app features that are not yet fully supported. For more details and to opt-in, see AppSheet preview program.

lizlynch · ‎05-07-2024

Deployment Time: 12:30 PM PST

Features & enhancements

None

Bug fixes

None

Rollout changes

*Item*	*Description*
Enhancement	Changes to format rule icons: Icon rules that don't specify a highlight color will again inherit highlight color from other active rules (consistent with mobile behavior). When a `Ref` column references a row whose `Label` column includes formatting, the `Ref` values will now include the `Label`'s formatting when displayed in dropdown inputs (consistent with how they are displayed in other places). New: Deployed to 100% of free users and 25% of paid users. Previous: Deployed to 100% of free users and 10% of paid users.
Bug	For desktop UI (preview), fixed a bug where Ref drop-down values could appear blank if the referenced row has no Label. It now shows the `Ref`'s own value (referenced row key value) as currently happens in other places. New: Deployed to 100% of free users and 10% of paid users. Previous: Deployed to 100% of free users.
Bug	Fixed a bug that could cause columns using a list validation expression to be unexpectedly cleared when the existing value is invalid and a column dependency changed. This behavior of automatically clearing invalid values was meant to apply to "dependent drop-downs" where the valid options of a drop-down are influenced by the value of a previous column. It was being incorrectly applied too broadly, including cases where some other expression on the drop-down column (not the validation expression) is influenced by the changed column. It will now only be applied when the validation expression depends on the changed column. New: Deployed to all users. Previous: Deployed to 100% of free users and 75% of paid users.
Bug	Fixes an issue where app creators with only partial access to the app's sources would not be able to see any sources. New: Deployed to 100% of free users and 50% of paid users. Previous: Deployed to 100% of free users.
Bug	For desktop UI, more aspects of inline views will be persisted after expanding them. With this change, user modifications to an inline view (such as a dashboard entry or a table in a detail view) will be kept upon expanding the view on the desktop, as they would be on mobile. For example, if a user toggles the column sort order of a table in a dashboard view and then expands that entry, the table rows will now stay in the same order. This also applies in the opposite direction: if the user makes further changes to the expanded table then collapses the view, those changes will still be seen upon returning to the dashboard view. New: Deployed to 100% of free users and 75% of premium users. Preview: Deployed to 100% of free users and 50% of premium users.

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.

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

Item

Description

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:

In addition, the AppSheet preview program lets app creators try out new app features that are not yet fully supported. For more details and to opt-in, see AppSheet preview program.

lizlynch · ‎05-06-2024

Deployment Time: 12:30 PM PST

Features & enhancements

None

Bug fixes

*Item*	*Description*
Bug	For desktop UI (preview), fixed a bug where `Ref` drop-down values could appear blank if the referenced row has no Label. It now shows the Ref's own value (referenced row key value) as currently happens in other places. This fix will be rolled out gradually and is currently deployed to 100% of free users.
Bug	For desktop UI (preview), fixed a bug where a form-saved event action that navigates back to the same form was leaving the form in a broken state.

Rollout changes

*Item*	*Description*
Enhancement	Changes to format rule icons: Icon rules that don't specify a highlight color will again inherit highlight color from other active rules (consistent with mobile behavior). When a `Ref` column references a row whose `Label` column includes formatting, the `Ref` values will now include the `Label`'s formatting when displayed in dropdown inputs (consistent with how they are displayed in other places). New: Deployed to 100% of free users and 10% of paid users. Previous: Deployed to 100% of free users.
Enhancement	Preview an app as an individual account in the new desktop design (preview) You can preview an app as an individual account while viewing the app in the new desktop design. Change the Preview as field directly in the desktop UI. See Preview an app as an individual account. New: Deployed to all users. Preview: Deployed to 100% of free users and 75% of premium users.
Bug	For desktop UI, more aspects of inline views will be persisted after expanding them. With this change, user modifications to an inline view (such as a dashboard entry or a table in a detail view) will be kept upon expanding the view on the desktop, as they would be on mobile. For example, if a user toggles the column sort order of a table in a dashboard view and then expands that entry, the table rows will now stay in the same order. This also applies in the opposite direction: if the user makes further changes to the expanded table then collapses the view, those changes will still be seen upon returning to the dashboard view. New: Deployed to 100% of free users and 50% of premium users. Preview: Deployed to 100% of free users and 25% of premium users.

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.

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

Item

Description

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:

In addition, the AppSheet preview program lets app creators try out new app features that are not yet fully supported. For more details and to opt-in, see AppSheet preview program.

lizlynch · ‎05-03-2024

Deployment Time: 12:00 PM PST

Features & enhancements

Item Description

Feature

Beta release: Create apps and build automations using Google Forms
Announcing the beta release of the following features:

Create apps using a form from Google Forms.
Build automations using Google Forms to trigger events based on a form response. For example, send an email when a form response is received requesting approval for business travel.

For more information, see:

Community announcement
Google Forms in the AppSheet Help Center

Enhancement

The following enhancements have been made for desktop UI (preview):

The URL hash in has been updated to represent the state of currently visible views in a new condensed format that supports preserving inline view state through shared links or page refresh (for example, sorting a table view within a dashboard by a particular column). Note that existing deep links and bookmarks of both mobile and prior desktop format will continue to work, but the URL bar will begin to reflect the new format. This enhancement is being rolled out gradually. It is currently deployed to 10% of users.
Changes to format rule icons:
- Icon rules that don't specify a highlight color will again inherit highlight color from other active rules (consistent with mobile behavior).
- When a Ref column references a row whose Label column includes formatting, the Ref values will now include the Label's formatting when displayed in dropdown inputs (consistent with how they are displayed in other places).
  These enhancement are being rolled out gradually. They are currently deployed to 100% of users.

Bug fixes

*Item*	*Description*
Bug	Fixes an issue where app creators with only partial access to the app's sources would not be able to see any sources. This fix is being rolled out gradually. It is currently deployed to 100% of free users.

Rollout changes

Item

Description

Enhancement

Preview an app as an individual account in the new desktop design (preview)

You can preview an app as an individual account while viewing the app in the new desktop design. Change the Preview as field directly in the desktop UI. See Preview an app as an individual account.

New: Deployed to 100% of free users and 75% of premium users.
Preview: Deployed to 100% of free users and 50% of premium users.

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.

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

Item

Description

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:

In addition, the AppSheet preview program lets app creators try out new app features that are not yet fully supported. For more details and to opt-in, see AppSheet preview program.

lizlynch · ‎05-02-2024

Deployment Time: 12:50 PM PST

Features & enhancements

*Item*	*Description*
Enhancements	For desktop UI (preview), the following enhancements have been released: Multi-level drilldowns now support more flexible filtering options. Users may now select 'All' at any level of a multi-level drilldown to go to the next level without filtering the results by a grouping at the current level. Multi-color formatting icon support in card views. For example:

Bug fixes

*Item*	*Description*
Bug	For desktop UI (preview), fixed a bug where `[_THISROW_BEFORE]` did not correctly resolve the "before" value for some expressions in Input modal forms.

Rollout changes

Item

Description

Enhancement

Preview an app as an individual account in the new desktop design (preview)

You can preview an app as an individual account while viewing the app in the new desktop design. Change the Preview as field directly in the desktop UI. See Preview an app as an individual account.

New: Deployed to 100% of free users and 50% of premium users.
Preview: Deployed to 100% of free users and 25% of premium users.

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.

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

Item

Description

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:

In addition, the AppSheet preview program lets app creators try out new app features that are not yet fully supported. For more details and to opt-in, see AppSheet preview program.