Mobile Classic iOS v3.0.1
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Summary of Mobile Classic iOS v3.0.1 Release
The Mobile Classic iOS v3.0.1 release focuses on addressing several issues to improve app stability and user experience. ServiceNow customers using this version should consider updating to benefit from resolved problems related to login, presence indicators, network messaging, and widget performance. Additionally, ServiceNow recommends exploring newer mobile apps like Mobile Agent, Now Mobile, Mobile Onboarding, and Now Support for enhanced features.
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Key Fixes and Improvements
- Improved SSO Error Messaging: Previously, the app displayed an infinite loading spinner when the Single Sign-On (SSO) Identity Provider (IDP) was unreachable. This release ensures proper error messages appear, preventing user confusion during login failures.
- Network Status Indicator Accuracy: Fixes an issue where the "No Network Connection" message could appear multiple times after device orientation changes while in airplane mode, ensuring a single clear notification.
- Presence Indicator Compatibility: Updates the iOS app to align with recent changes in the server's presence API, restoring the green presence dot functionality to indicate online users correctly.
- Local Login Behavior with Multi-SSO: Resolves a problem where using local login incorrectly redirected users to SSO credential prompts when multiple SSO providers were enabled.
- SSO IDP Property Handling: Addresses login failures caused by trailing whitespace or newlines in the primary IDP system property by ensuring the app strips extra whitespace during login attempts.
- Count Widget Stability: Fixes the native app count widget to avoid infinite loading spinners when record count requests fail, instead showing an ellipsis to indicate the issue gracefully.
What This Means for ServiceNow Customers
By updating to Mobile Classic iOS v3.0.1, customers can expect a more reliable login experience, accurate presence indicators, clear network status notifications, and improved widget responsiveness. These fixes reduce user frustration caused by infinite loading states and incorrect prompts, enhancing overall mobile productivity and engagement with the ServiceNow platform.
For the latest mobile capabilities, customers should evaluate the newer ServiceNow mobile apps tailored to various roles and workflows.
The Mobile Classic iOS v3.0.1 release provides problem fixes.
Download the latest Mobile Classic version
To download the latest release, visit the Apple App Store.
Fixed in this release
| Problem | Short description | Description | Steps to reproduce |
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Mobile PRB681533 |
Better error messaging required when the SSO IDP is unreachable | iOS error messages do not appear when the SSO IDP is unreachable. |
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Mobile PRB681541 |
"No Network" indicator in iOS app can sometimes incorrectly be repeated multiple times |
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Mobile PRB681126 |
Presence needs to be fixed in the iOS app after the presence API was changed on the server | How presence works on the server has changed recently. The presence API contract changed, and the iOS app needs to be updated to work with the new presence API. | The following is one of many ways to reproduce this problem.
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Mobile PRB681273 |
When logging in to iPhone mobile app, using local login prompts the user to provide SSO credentials |
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Mobile PRB681209 |
Whitespace or newlines in primary IDP property can cause SSO to fail to load |
Actual behavior: The user gets an infinite spinner as the instance attempts to load the IDP. Expected behavior: The app should strip out the extra whitespace. |
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Mobile PRB681693 |
Native App count widget will show infinite spinner if count fails to load | If the request to get the count of records fails, the count favorite widget shows a loading spinner indefinitely. |
Actual behavior: The user gets an infinite spinner on the count widget. Expected behavior: The count widget should show an ellipses in place of the number upon failure. |