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Mobile App (iOS/Apple)

Mobile App (Android)

Mobile App Version 10.35.0

What's New
This release includes Annotator and Inline Text Editor improvements based on feedback from inspectors.
Why It Matters
Annotations are easier to see and adjust on any photo, and comment editing behaves more predictably, so you spend less time working around the tools.
Details
  • Visible annotation handles:
    Annotator handles and outlines now have a black and white border, so they stay visible on light and dark images
  • Made customizing the annotation toolbar easier:
    You can move the Annotator color picker to where you want it, and the toolbar now collapses to one line if all tools fit on a row, regardless if its the top or bottom row.
  • Tablet layout option:
    Tablet users can now choose to use the expanded (Web Editor) or the collapsed (mobile) view
  • Pasted text formatting:
    Text pasted into a comment now keeps the existing formatting for the inline text editor
  • Spell check:
    Spell check underlines appear again in the Inline Text Editor on iOS
  • Scrolling fix:
    The screen no longer jumps back up to the Comment Description while you're editing
  • Enlarging annotated photos:
    The magnifier icon on annotated photo thumbnails in published reports works as it did before
  • App stability:
    Fixed a crash that could happen when the app was closed or sent to the background
Timing & Audience
All inspectors on iOS and Android will get 10.35.0. Update the app from the App Store or Google Play to get these changes.

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Scheduling

Custom Scheduling Field - Long Text Bug Fix

What's New
We fixed a display problem with Custom Scheduling Field drop-downs on the Inspection Details page.
What We Fixed
  • Drop-down options no longer overlap:
    long option names in Custom Scheduling Field drop-downs (for example, a "County" list) used to print on top of each other and were hard to read, most of all with larger text settings. Each option is now clear and easy to read. Long names wrap onto a second line.

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Metrics & Reporting

Advanced

Payments & Invoicing

Export Internal Payment Notes in Custom Data Exports

What's New
You can now export the internal Payment Notes from an inspection in Custom Data Exports. The old "Payment Notes" option is now called "Payment Invoice Notes", so it is clear which notes you get.
Why It Matters
Your office notes on payments now come out in your reports, so you don't have to copy them from each inspection by hand. The new names help you pick the right column the first time.
Details
  • New "Payment Notes" option:
    exports the internal notes from the inspection as one column. Clients never see these notes.
  • Renamed "Payment Invoice Notes":
    this is the old "Payment Notes" option. It still exports the client-facing invoice notes in 7 columns, one per payment method. The data is the same.
  • Saved reports still work:
    reports that use the old option give the same columns as before.
  • Cleaner cells:
    empty invoice notes now show as empty cells, with no stray commas.
Timing & Audience
Available now to all Advanced plan users who can see financial data.

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Advanced

Automations

Check Your Automation Emails for Deliverability Issues

What's New
You can now scan your Automation email templates for content that may trigger spam filters, right from the template editor, in both Base and Advanced Automations.
Why It Matters
Catching spam-triggering wording before you send helps your automated emails land in your clients' and agents' inboxes instead of getting filtered or rejected, without needing any technical know-how.
Details
  • Check deliverability button.
    Click "Check deliverability" in the template editor to scan your subject and body for content that may trigger spam filters.
  • Plain-language flags.
    Each flag is labeled minor or critical and explains what's risky and why.
  • Fix it your way.
    Open a flag to edit the flagged wording in a free-text field. No suggested replacement is applied for you.
  • Dismiss what you don't need to change.
    Dismiss a flag in a single click to leave the wording as is. Editing the template afterward re-checks everything from scratch.
  • In
    Advanced Automations
    , flagged wording is highlighted directly in the email body as you review it. In
    Base Automations
    , flags are shown one at a time in a step-through panel, with the flagged wording listed for review.
  • Scanning is optional. It never blocks saving or sending, even if the check is temporarily unavailable.
  • Learn more: Deliverability Scan Support Article
Timing & Audience
Available now to all companies using Base or Advanced Automations.

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Integrations

Spectora's Public API and AI Connector (MCP)

What's New
The Spectora public API and the AI connector (MCP) are now available to every company. Two new tabs on the Integrations page show you what each one does and how to start.
Why It Matters
You can keep your CRM, spreadsheets, and other tools in sync with Spectora without manual exports, and ask an AI assistant plain-language questions about your agents, clients, and inspections.
Details
  • Two new tabs on the Integrations page
    —
    Custom integrations (Public API)
    and
    AI connectors
    , alongside the existing Marketplace integrations tab. Reach them from the user menu under Integrations, or go straight to Custom integrations or AI connectors.
  • Public API
    — Read and write agent, client, inspection, event, and attachment data from your own systems. Full reference at developer.spectora.com.
  • Webhooks
    — Get notified the moment an inspection is created, confirmed, rescheduled, canceled, or published, or when an agent or client record changes. No polling needed, and webhooks do not count against your request allowance.
  • AI connector (MCP)
    — Add
    https://connect.spectora.com/mcp
    to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code, or GitHub Copilot. Sign in with your Spectora login to approve access. Full reference at developer.spectora.com/mcp-server.
  • Setup videos
    — Four short walkthroughs on the AI connectors tab cover the Claude web app, the Claude desktop app, ChatGPT Standard plans, and ChatGPT Business plans. These are available from the AI Connector page.
  • Workflow library
    — Example prompts to try once you are connected, linked from the AI connectors tab. Check out the list here.
Note:
The AI connector is read-only today. It can look at your data but cannot change it.
Note:
Creating API keys requires company admin permission. Keys are created and managed at developer.spectora.com/settings/api-keys.
Timing & Audience
Both are live now for all companies. Your monthly request allowance depends on your subscription:
  • Paid subscription
    — Standard plan. 10,000 requests per month, read and write.
  • No paid subscription
    — Free plan. 500 requests per month, read only.

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Advanced

Automations

Advanced Automation Bug Fixes

What's New
We fixed an intermittent save error in Advanced Automations that stopped you from saving an Automation after you edited it more than once.
What We Fixed
  • Automation saves no longer fail with an "Auto track ... not found" error.
    The Automation editor now pulls the current version from the server when you open it and again after each save, so it never sends outdated communication data.
  • Removing a communication that is already gone no longer blocks the save.
    The save now completes instead of returning an error.
  • Save errors are readable again.
    When something really is misconfigured, the error names the section you need to fix and lists each problem in plain text, instead of showing a long list of empty bullet points.
  • Editing an Automation that changed elsewhere now tells you.
    If the same Automation was changed in another tab or by another user, you get a clear message instead of a failed save.
Note:
No page reload is needed after a failed save anymore. You can correct the problem and save again right away.

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Scheduling

Online Scheduler: Mobile Booking Improvements

What's New
We made another set of fixes to the online scheduler for phones. Booking on a small screen is now easier to read and harder to get wrong.
Why It Matters
Many clients and agents book from a phone. These fixes cut down on mis-taps and accidental date picks, and they make add-on services more visible so they stop getting missed.
Details
  • One week of availability on mobile:
    The scheduler now shows only a single week at a time on phones, regardless of the one, two, or four week setting your company uses. Less scrolling means fewer wrong dates picked by mistake or confused clients looking for next week.
  • No more zoom when typing on iPhone:
    Tapping a form field used to zoom the page and push the edge of the form off screen for the rest of the booking. Fields now stay put.
  • Add-On Services has its own section:
    Add-ons were previously hidden behind the open services list on phone widths making it too easy for clients and agents to miss the field altogether. Add-ons now have a permanent section of their own. On phones it sits below Services. On larger screens it sits beside Services. The add-on selector is disabled until you choose a primary service that has add-ons available.
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Note:
No setup is needed. These changes apply to your existing online scheduler automatically.
Timing & Audience
Available now for all companies using the online scheduler.

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Payments & Invoicing

Set a Pay at Close Fee

Pay at Close settings have an updated look, and Pay at Close now includes a Pay at Close Fee you can set for Pay at Close Transaction. When a client chooses Pay at Close at checkout, the fee is added to their total and shown to them as a separate line item.
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## What's new
  • A Pay at Close Fee you can set.
    Choose an amount in your settings, with a maximum of $100. When a client selects Pay at Close, that amount is added to what they owe.
  • A dedicated Pay at Close settings page.
    Everything for Pay at Close now lives in one place at
    Settings → Payments → Pay at Close
    , split out from the general payments screen.
  • The client sees the fee before they checkout.
    At checkout the fee shows as a
    Pay at Close
    line item, and the summary reflects the full amount owed. No surprise charge after the fact.
Available now for all PAC eligible companies.

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Mobile App (iOS/Apple)

Mobile App (Android)

Mobile App Version 10.34.1

What's New
Your mobile app settings now save to your Spectora account instead of to the individual device, so they follow you when you log in somewhere else. This release also fixes a crash that could happen when the app was sent to the background.
Details
  • Settings now sync to your account
    — Settings load from your account when you log in instead of from the device, so they carry across devices and restore after you reinstall the app.
  • Fixed: background crashes
    — Resolved an issue where the app could crash when it was closed or when you switched to another app.
Timing & Audience
Available now on iOS and Android early next week.

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Scheduling

Inspection Event End Time Bug Fix

What's New
Fixed a defect on the New Inspection form where adding an inspection event produced an end time that came before the start time.
What We Fixed
  • Inspection Event default end time
    - Adding an event to an inspection starting at 11am would set the end time to 12am instead of one hour after the start, which blocked saving with a confusing error. Event end times are now correctly populated to one hour after the start time.
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