RecovR Release Notes

Dealers

Lot Management 3.9.0

June 22, 2022

Coming Soon!

What's New 🔥

  • We get it—sometimes you misplace your keys (or the whole car). That's why we've introduced a simple 'Mark as Lost' action directly in the Vehicles and Locators pages. 
  • You talked—we listened. This update also introduces the ability to download the RecovR Contract PDF directly from the Sales tab.
  • We've updated the Billing dashboard to display all charge and credit addendums made to previous invoices. Any user with access to the billing view will now see an additional line that reflects any credits or charges added by the accounting team against an invoice. This will affect the amount outstanding to be paid.
  • We now have alerting available for those pesky off-site vehicles. If a vehicle has been offsite for 3 days continuously, that vehicle and locator status will be marked as a Suspected Drive Off. After 15 days, the vehicle will be marked as a vehicle only sale, and unpaired from the locator. The locator's status will update to 'Lost- Assumed Drive Off'.

Improvements

  • Contract statuses now update automatically, once the scheduled start date or end date has passed.

Fixed

  • We had some issues with filtered values appearing correctly in the billing dashboard. That bug’s been squashed.

Dealers

Lot Management 3.7.0

March 11, 2022

Coming Soon!

Fixed

  • The date formatting on CSVs was looking a little wonky. We've fixed that in this release.

Dealers

Lot Management 3.6.0

January 30, 2022

Coming Soon!

What's New 🔥

  • Life happens, we get it. That’s why we’ve introduced the ability to replace a consumer locator directly from our sales page in this release.
  • We’ve given the billing dashboard a makeover. Users can now view the Service Fee, Charges, and Credits breakdown directly from the dashboard. We’ve also revamped the labelling on a few fields for clarity. Read all about it in our Billing Dashboard help page.
  • We hear you—invoicing can be a pain, but we’re making it simple. This release introduces a number of billing improvements, including unique IDs for all location invoices. We’ve also removed company-level invoices, as these are not used for billing. Instead, you'll see all of your locations' invoices at the company-level billing page. Company Admins and Billing Admins can now expect invoice emails at the start of each month.
  • Some things are too important to wait. Vehicle alerts are now available for two important vehicle states: Theft Recovery Mode and Low Locator Battery. If you’re curious on vehicle alert states generally, read more here.
  • Rarely do things fall into one of two neat little boxes. We’ve added five new vehicle and locator icons, for a grand total of seven icons, to better reflect the different states a vehicle or locator can enter. Now you can understand what your vehicles and locators are up to, on any occasion. Wanna know more? Check out our vehicle and locator icon help page.
  • We know seven icons is a lot to keep track of. We’ve also updated the vehicle and locator maps to include a map key with icon states, so you’re always in the loop.

Improvements

  • Company Admins can now delete vehicles from their inventory—with great power comes great responsibility.
  • When a dealer attempts to pair a locator that is marked as ‘Lost’, we now surface an intermediary screen that has them confirm they now have the locator before being able to proceed with pairing. You can never be too careful.
  • Sometimes things aren’t as simple as they seem. We've added a notes field to vehicles & locators for dealers to use.

Fixed

  • Some billing filters were refusing to cooperate. We’ve resolved that issue and some other minor filter bugs.

Dealers

Lot Management 3.5.1

November 12, 2021

Coming Soon!

Fixed

  • The alert emails were being a little finicky for dealers. Don't worry, we've given them a stern talking to and they're back to delivering like normal.

Consumer App

Android Release 1.61.75

November 17, 2023

What's New

Improvements
  • Display battery level for connected tag
  • Check user permissions more frequently
  • Prevent access to find key and ring phone until tag pairing is completed
Fixes
  • Upon password reset, user is taken to login page instead of password reset page
  • Opening location in third party app on android results in (undefined, undefined) being sent
  • Upon opening the app, default map view doesn't show location of assets
  • User has to acknowledge new privacy policy twice (web app then native app) if they are a new RecovR Sale
  • Play/pause section does not show up consistently on Android when ringing phone from tag
  • Check bluetooth on/off state in app scanning/pairing process

Consumer App

iOS Release 1.61.75

November 17, 2023

What's New

Improvements
  • Display battery level for connected tag
  • Check user permissions more frequently
  • Prevent access to find key and ring phone until tag pairing is completed
Fixes
  • Upon password reset, user is taken to login page instead of password reset page
  • Opening location in third party app on android results in (undefined, undefined) being sent
  • Upon opening the app, default map view doesn't show location of assets
  • User has to acknowledge new privacy policy twice (web app then native app) if they are a new RecovR Sale
  • Play/pause section does not show up consistently on Android when ringing phone from tag
  • Check bluetooth on/off state in app scanning/pairing process

Consumer App

Android Release 1.61.61

November 1, 2023

What's New

  • High latency on connecting to the Tag when Asset list has more than one Key
  • Users can see associated VIN with key in key details
  • Pairing opt in does not appear for second tag
  • Android devices are still unable to ring the phone from a tag

Consumer App

iOS Release 1.61.61

November 1, 2023

What's New

  • High latency on connecting to the Tag when Asset list has more than one Key
  • Users can see associated VIN with key in key details
  • Pairing opt in does not appear for second tag
  • Android devices are still unable to ring the phone from a tag

Consumer App

Android Release 1.14.68

October 31, 2022

What's New

  • [LIVE] Consumer Account Activation Updates — Previously, consumers would click a checkbox that mentioned that they had agreed to both the Privacy Notice and the Terms & Conditions. This is not sufficient to obtain meaningful consent from users. It also does not comply with some regions’ (e.g. Canada) data privacy laws. There are a few updates we’ve made to be compliant with legislation and more transparent with our users:
  • We will now surface Key Highlights that provide a high level summary of our data privacy practices before users consent to the Privacy Notice. You can read the full Key Highlights here.
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  • We have also updated the checkboxes:
  • We have separated out the Privacy Notice and the Terms & Conditions (RecovR Vehicle Location and Theft Recovery Device Agreement) into two separate checkboxes. Both are required.
  • We have added an additional checkbox to allow users to opt-in or out of marketing communications (note: this does not impact our ability to send email or SMS alerts from the native app). This is optional.
  • The options that the user selects will be stored in user metadata in case we need to filter out consumers from receiving marketing communications or provide proof that they have opted-in to the legal terms.
  • [LIVE] Adding Additional Information to “My Data” — It’s important that users have transparency and control over their personal data. We currently have no automated way of deleting historical data, so we have provided some additional instructions on how to ask questions around our Data Privacy Practices and request data deletion. The “Chat” option will open an Intercom message with a pre-filled message, “Hello, I have a question or request regarding the Privacy Notice or my personal information.”
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  • [LIVE] Update “State” selections and displays to include Canadian Provinces — Users are able to select the State for their Contact Address as well as for the License Plate Information. This has been updated to say “State/Province” in the selection and contain Canadian provinces as options.
  • [LIVE] Adding Toll-Free Canada Support Phone Number — Anywhere we are currently displaying the support phone number, we are now providing options for the user to select the US or Canada support number.
  • [LIVE] Various Copy and Icon Consistency Updates — There were a few different places where we had inconsistencies in how we refer to the Mobile App or the service. There were also some inconsistent iconography. We’ve cleaned these items up to provide a more consistent experience to users
  • [LIVE] Remove Photo Action Update — Previously, users would see the option to remove their vehicle photo even if they hadn’t uploaded one. We’ve removed this so that they will only see it when a photo is currently added.
  • [LIVE] Disable Email Updates for Metadata Changes — Previously, an email would send to consumers anytime their user metadata is updated. There are a few things that are saved in user metadata, such as the data sale permission on the “My Data” screen (see screenshot below). The email for these updates is not the most usable and can be a little startling to users especially because it is sent when they first activate their account. This is because this permission isn’t set until the account is activated, and the system recognizes this as an update. We have decided to temporarily disable these emails since they are causing alarm from users, which would be further exacerbated in this release because their opt-in to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Notice are also stored as user metadata. Users will still receive similar emails when their password or contact information is changed.
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Consumer App

iOS Release 1.14.86

October 31, 2022

What's New

  • [LIVE] Consumer Account Activation Updates — Previously, consumers would click a checkbox that mentioned that they had agreed to both the Privacy Notice and the Terms & Conditions. This is not sufficient to obtain meaningful consent from users. It also does not comply with some regions’ (e.g. Canada) data privacy laws. There are a few updates we’ve made to be compliant with legislation and more transparent with our users:
  • We will now surface Key Highlights that provide a high level summary of our data privacy practices before users consent to the Privacy Notice. You can read the full Key Highlights here.
Screen Shot 2022-10-20 at 7.35.33 AM.png
  • We have also updated the checkboxes:
  • We have separated out the Privacy Notice and the Terms & Conditions (RecovR Vehicle Location and Theft Recovery Device Agreement) into two separate checkboxes. Both are required.
  • We have added an additional checkbox to allow users to opt-in or out of marketing communications (note: this does not impact our ability to send email or SMS alerts from the native app). This is optional.
  • The options that the user selects will be stored in user metadata in case we need to filter out consumers from receiving marketing communications or provide proof that they have opted-in to the legal terms.
  • [LIVE] Adding Additional Information to “My Data” — It’s important that users have transparency and control over their personal data. We currently have no automated way of deleting historical data, so we have provided some additional instructions on how to ask questions around our Data Privacy Practices and request data deletion. The “Chat” option will open an Intercom message with a pre-filled message, “Hello, I have a question or request regarding the Privacy Notice or my personal information.”
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  • [LIVE] Update “State” selections and displays to include Canadian Provinces — Users are able to select the State for their Contact Address as well as for the License Plate Information. This has been updated to say “State/Province” in the selection and contain Canadian provinces as options.
  • [LIVE] Adding Toll-Free Canada Support Phone Number — Anywhere we are currently displaying the support phone number, we are now providing options for the user to select the US or Canada support number.
  • [LIVE] Various Copy and Icon Consistency Updates — There were a few different places where we had inconsistencies in how we refer to the Mobile App or the service. There were also some inconsistent iconography. We’ve cleaned these items up to provide a more consistent experience to users
  • [LIVE] Remove Photo Action Update — Previously, users would see the option to remove their vehicle photo even if they hadn’t uploaded one. We’ve removed this so that they will only see it when a photo is currently added.
  • [LIVE] Disable Email Updates for Metadata Changes — Previously, an email would send to consumers anytime their user metadata is updated. There are a few things that are saved in user metadata, such as the data sale permission on the “My Data” screen (see screenshot below). The email for these updates is not the most usable and can be a little startling to users especially because it is sent when they first activate their account. This is because this permission isn’t set until the account is activated, and the system recognizes this as an update. We have decided to temporarily disable these emails since they are causing alarm from users, which would be further exacerbated in this release because their opt-in to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Notice are also stored as user metadata. Users will still receive similar emails when their password or contact information is changed.
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Consumer App

Android Release 1.4.64

February 8, 2022

Thanks for protecting your vehicle with RecovR! In this update, we have implemented a few bug fixes and performance improvements.

Consumer App

Android Release 1.4.1

August 5, 2021

Thanks for protecting your vehicle with RecovR! In this update, we've made some small bug fixes and improves. We've also made it simple to request a new invitation email when your old one has expired.