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Channels: May 2022 Roadmap Update

Eric Sethna, Rohan Monga [May 9th, 2022]

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Channels: FY23 Areas of Focus

Streamline core workflows to improve productivity

Reduce noise and improve signal

Level up the Channels mobile experience

Coming this May

Increasing the adoption of new features and fixes…

May: Auto-updates for the desktop app

38%

Desktop app clients that are on outdated versions.

4 months

Historical time to >50% adoption for new desktop versions.

This means users are experiencing suboptimal UX, bugs, and other issues that may have already been fixed!

May: Auto-updates for the desktop app

What is being delivered?

Adds a setting (on by default) to check for desktop app updates automatically
If on, the app will check for new updates on start-up and prompt the user to download
After successful installation, users are returned to their original location in-app.

Upcoming Features

Richer communication, broader release of Mobile v2, and more…

What actual clients are saying:

“I am a big fan of collapsed reply threads. Our Mattermost is quite messy without it. I wish it could be activated ASAP…”

Upcoming: Collapsed Reply Threads in GA

Building on early success…

On track to release Collapsed Reply Threads in General Availability (GA) with v7.0 coming this June
With GA release, the Collapsed Reply Threads feature will be on by default for new servers, and can be manually enabled by all existing servers.
Server performance has been optimized to minimize impact on resource usage.

Upcoming: Mobile v2 Beta Release

Mobile v2 will bring features like multiple workspaces and improvements in network reliability, stability, and performance.
Alpha version is being stabilized via internal testing.
Beta release date is projected to be with v7.0 in June (the production app will remain on Mobile v1 until GA release).
Those interested in testing the Beta can opt in here: https://mattermost.com/blog/mattermost-mobile-app-beta-program/

Upcoming: Advanced Text Editor

From a client: "Our non-dev/non-technical users are very intent to have a way to use message formatting, but they aren't experienced with using Markdown"
Another highly requested feature, our Advanced Text Editor has been pushed up in the roadmap, with projected delivery in Q2.
Featuring traditional markdown formatting options and shortcuts, we hope to add more options for users to communicate, and in turn increase the possibilities for rich async communication.