November 4, 2022

Deployment Time: 11:07 AM PST

Features & enhancements

None

Bug fixes

Item Description
Bug For desktop UI (preview and legacy), show a confirm dialog if users try to close the browser tab with unsynced local changes

Note: Custom localization will usually not be applied for this one because intercepting a request to close the tab is a browser built-in behavior, and most modern browsers show a standard generic message that can’t be overridden. However, the message should be automatically localized according to the language settings of the browser.



This enhancement will be rolled out gradually. It has been rolled out to 50% 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 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.

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Is this only for new Desktop UI or will be applied to both legacy and new UI for desktop use?

@lizlynch

@takuya_miyai

@Fabian_Weller

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@Koichi_Tsuji - YES! Apologies for omitting this important bit of information. Updating release note. Thank you for raising this!

Liz

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@lizlynch

Thanks Liz, waiting for the further update after you hearing from devs.

@Koichi_Tsuji - Just confirmed with the dev team that it is valid for both. Updated article (again) and apologies for the confusion.

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@lizlynch

Thank you for this confirmation, all noted.

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Im not (never) seen this feature yet.
Was it rolled back?

@Koichi_Tsuji - Let me check with Dev team. I believe it was fully rolled out, but will confirm!

Hi Koichi, I think we just had the wrong rollout status in the release notes. It’s currently at 100% free. Today we will begin rolling out to paid. Sorry for the miscommunication.