Deployment Time: 1:52 PM PST
Features & enhancements
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Enhancement | For AppSheet databases (preview), when adding an AppSheet database to an app, you can now create new tables within existing databases or new tables in a new database. In these new scenarios, you can name the new table and database at creation time. For more information, see: - Add an existing database to an app - Add a new table to an app This enhancement will be rolled out gradually. It is deployed to 50% of free users. |
| Enhancement | As per the Community Announcement, the support plan for AppSheet apps on mobile devices is being updated starting on December 1, 2022. The following section has been updated in the documentation to reflect these changes: Support for AppSheet apps on mobile devices and browsers |
Bug fixes
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Bug | Fix bug where adding a slice modal threw errors for some users. |
| Bug | For desktop UI (preview), fixed bug with EnumList that prevented multi-selecting options when selected not using the checkbox, 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.
What’s currently available in Preview?
The following tables summarize the preview features that are currently available.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Feature | AppSheet databases (Preview) The new AppSheet database feature is now in preview release. An AppSheet database is a first-party, native data source for organizing and managing data powering AppSheet apps. An AppSheet database provides an easy and efficient way to build data models for any AppSheet app without needing to use an external data source solution such as cloud-based spreadsheets or databases. For more information, see: - Community announcement - AppSheet databases |
| 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). |
| 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. |