⭐ In-App Theme Setting for Light and Dark Mode: Previously, the mobile app matched the driver’s device system theme. With this release, drivers now have direct control over the app’s appearance, even on managed devices where system settings may be locked down. A new “Theme” option is available in the mobile app’s Settings, letting drivers choose between:
- Use device setting – This is the default where the app theme follows the device’s system setting (same as before)
- Light – forces the app into light mode
- Dark – forces the app into dark mode
Additionally, the app remembers the driver’s selected theme across logins and devices, so drivers will always see the same look and feel.
⭐ Dark Mode Logo Support for Login & Dashboard: Apps can now display different logos in light and dark mode to ensure they render properly across all device themes. Customers can provide separate logos for both the login screen and the dashboard. When the app switches between light and dark mode, the corresponding logos are shown automatically. Alternate dashboard logos (for customers using multiple dashboard logo variants) can also have their own dark mode versions. If a dark mode logo isn’t defined, the app will continue to show the light mode logo.
NOTE: Adding or updating a logo for dark mode requires a new app build on both iOS and Android.
⭐ Photograph Support in Forms: Inline Document Capture now formally supports collecting photographs through Form Scan fields when Auto Scan is enabled. You can now configure a Form Scan field for color images. This enables a photo-friendly capture flow where images are not enhanced or cropped. Existing forms set up for documents continue to work as they do today.
⭐ New Route Options Form: We’ve updated the Route Options form. Drivers now experience a more modern design when reviewing and editing their route options ahead of turn-by-turn navigation. The new Route Options form will remain opt-in for now, but will become the default in a future release. To opt-in to the new experience, please reach out to support@eleostech.com.
⭐ Route Options for Pluggable Routing: Customers using Pluggable Routing will now have the ability to display a Route Options form to drivers. This form utilizes the new Route Options form interface, based on the customer’s unique Pluggable Route schema. The new Pluggable Routing Route Options form will remain opt-in for now, but will become the default in a future release. To opt-in to the new experience, please reach out to support@eleostech.com.
⭐ Truck Restriction Icons: We’ve rebuilt truck restriction icons from the ground up to address the issues introduced when Trip Planner and navigation moved to a new SDK in version 1.58. With this update, drivers once again have access to truck restriction information while in navigation. Icons now resize and rotate more naturally, keeping the map clear and readable while still surfacing important restriction details. These improvements make it easier for drivers to see truck restriction information at a glance without it interfering with critical navigation details.
⭐ Text Directions: Drivers will now have the option to view text directions that correspond to their routes and audible instructions. Text directions are available from both the Route Overview screen and within turn-by-turn navigation. On the Route Overview screen, drivers can tap the Directions button. In turn-by-turn navigation, they can tap the top banner to reveal a drop-down list of directions.
⭐️ Posted Speed Limit: We’ve added the posted speed limit to our navigation experience. Drivers will now see the posted speed limit displayed as an icon in turn-by-turn navigation. If no speed limit information is available, the icon will not be shown.
⭐️ Updated In-Navigation Buttons and Map Controls: As part of our ongoing turn-by-turn navigation redesign, we’ve refreshed the layout and behavior of several in-navigation buttons to make them more intuitive and consistent with common navigation experiences. The new design groups related actions together and gives drivers clearer visual feedback when interacting with the map. You can see the new buttons in the screenshot for Posted Speed Limit above.
The compass button now shows which cardinal direction the map is facing and lets drivers quickly reorient the map to north-up. Tapping the compass rotates the view so north is at the top, centers the vehicle icon, and removes map tilt for easier reading. Tapping the compass again returns to the default view where the map rotates to match travel direction.
The mute and report issue buttons have been moved from the green banner to the navigation control area and now match the updated visual style of the other in-nav buttons. Both buttons behave the same as they did in previous versions.
A new zoom-to-fit-route button allows drivers to view their full route at once. Tapping this button zooms the map out to show the remaining route from the current location to the destination. Tapping it again returns to the default view.
🔧 Road Shields: Our map provider is retiring an older service we’ve been using to display road shield icons (highway and route markers) during turn-by-turn navigation. As a result, drivers using Eleos Mobile 1.61 or earlier may no longer see road shields in navigation. This release uses a new road shields service, ensuring that drivers on updated versions will continue to see these icons while navigating.
🔧 Persistent In-App Setting for Dashboard Layout: In version 1.61, we introduced the Dashboard Layout setting that lets drivers choose between Auto, Always 1 Column, or Always 2 Columns. In version 1.62, the app now remembers the last-chosen layout on the device. For example, if a driver switches to 1 Column and another driver uses that same device later, the second driver will see the dashboard in 1 Column as well.
🔧 Scan ToDo’s: When a scan type ToDo is delivered to a customer’s web service, a document URL is now included. Customers can utilize this URL to easily associate completed ToDo scans with documents. ToDo PUT requests will now send down the following values: document_status, download_url, document_hub_url. The document_status will change from processing to ready when a ToDo scan-type is complete and the URL is available.
🔧 New “Send Diagnostics” Button: When instructed by the Eleos Support Team, customers can point their drivers to the Settings screen, where a new Send Diagnostics button allows drivers to send diagnostics directly from the app. This will assist the Eleos Support Team in troubleshooting and diagnosing issues more quickly.
iOS
🐞 Fixed a bug where serialization JavaScript wasn’t being applied to document metadata when using Inline Document Capture on iOS. This caused the message data sent to your Messages web service to be different from the document metadata when downloading the document from the Documents API. The app now applies serialization consistently across all scan types, ensuring message data and document metadata match as expected.
🐞 Fixed a crash that would sometimes occur after opening Trip Planner. This would typically happen after adding or moving a stop.
🐞 Fixed a bug where the In-Motion Lock screen text was being truncated. iOS users should now see the entirety of the message displayed on the In-Motion Lock screen. In the scenario that the message is too long for the display, the user will have the ability to scroll so that none of the message is inaccessible to the driver.
Android
🔧 The app was updated to fully support 16KB page sizes, ensuring compatibility with Google Play requirements.
🔧 Improved Sync Stability: Addressed sync delays that could cause prolonged loading states on the dashboard and in forms. Additional performance improvements are planned.
🐞 Fixed a bug where rotating a form could cause the view to scroll unexpectedly. This created problems for forms with signature fields since scrolling is locked while a signature input is active. The form now holds its position after rotation, preventing it from locking up and keeping the signature field in view.
🐞 Fixed a parity issue where the dashboard load card didn’t display the current stop’s time window. It now shows the same information as the load list and matches iOS, so drivers can see their scheduled time window right from the dashboard without needing to open the load list or the load itself.
🐞 Fixed a bug where the thickness of the route ribbon in Trip Planner would differ between devices with varying pixel densities.
🐞 Fixed an issue where the navigation bar covered the Photo and Import buttons on certain devices when Auto Scan is enabled.
✅ As usual, this version of the Platform mobile app is designed to be backwards-compatible with your existing web services and doesn’t require server changes prior to being deployed. If a future version introduces a backwards-incompatible change, we’ll note that in this portion of the release notes.
Server and App Manager
The following items are server-side changes and are available without a mobile app update
⭐️ News Items Styling: In 1.61 we introduced Text Styling in News Items via the API. In 1.62 we added an editor interface in App Manager to allow easier access to this feature. You’ll now have the ability to add text styling to News Items that you craft in App Manager.
NOTE: HTML styling applied to News Items displayed on app versions older than 1.61 may not be fully supported and could lead to less-than-desirable display results. We advise previewing News Items with HTML styling before publishing to drivers to ensure your results are consistent across your devices in light and dark mode.
⭐️ Pre-Defined Actions for Action Requests: Customers can now reference pre-defined Actions created in App Manager when building their Action Requests. This allows an action to be edited without modifying the source code of your integration. By selecting predefined as a type and referencing the Action code, customers can avoid defining the label, properties, button_color<c/ode> and icon_ref when defining an Action Request.
⭐️ Navigation Avoids: You can now define areas that drivers should avoid when planning or following routes. Avoids can help keep trucks out of unwanted zones such as areas with severe weather, heavy construction, or costly toll roads. By setting Avoids, fleets can proactively guide drivers toward more preferred routes.
Avoids can be created and managed directly in App Manager or through the Avoids API. Currently, Avoids are supported as bounding boxes and can include an optional start and end date, allowing you to define time-bounded restrictions. For example, an Avoid may be set to automatically apply only during a temporary construction project or for the duration of severe weather. If no expiration is set, the Avoid remains active indefinitely.
Each Avoid has a status that determines how it’s used. Active Avoids apply to all routes, test Avoids are available in Trip Planner Studio for evaluation, and inactive Avoids are stored but not applied. Each environment supports up to 300 Avoids in total, with a combined limit of 150 active or test Avoids at once.
Avoids are applied at the environment level, so all routes within that environment follow the same set of restrictions. If the only viable route to a destination requires passing through an Avoid, the app will continue to provide routing guidance to ensure the driver can still reach their destination.
NOTE: To use Avoids in App Manager, a user must first have the Avoids permission enabled.
