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Release Updates

Spark v1.5.3: Trust, Exports, and Usability Improvements (August 21, 2024)

Spotlight Features

  • Trust Center Integration: Showcased our commitment to security and privacy within the product.
  • Chat Export Functionality: Added ability to export chat conversations for record-keeping and analysis.
  • Multi-File Task Execution: Select and run tasks on multiple files simultaneously, boosting productivity.

Behind-the-Scenes Improvements

  • UI Enhancements:
    • Added scroll bar to company listing for easier navigation.
    • Fixed pagination and next button issues for smoother browsing.
  • Search Functionality: Resolved issues with spaces in search queries, improving accuracy.

Spark v1.5.2: Enhanced User Experience and File Management (August 8, 2024)

Spotlight Features

  • File Upload in Spark Chat: Upload files directly within chat conversations, streamlining communication.
  • Consent for Communications: Added signup checkbox for promotional emails and product updates.

Behind-the-Scenes Improvements

  • User Management Enhancements:
    • Added tooltips in user listing to indicate active and pending users.
    • Fixed display limit problems and tab change issues in user lists.
  • File and Activity Management:
    • Resolved delete functionality issues for activities and files in Member Projects.
  • Security and Performance:
    • Optimized API calls to reduce multiple company API requests during login.
    • Fixed an issue causing unintended logouts when users lack access to a project/organization

Spark v1.5.1: Amplifying Event Audio Management (July 18, 2024)

Spotlight Features

  • Comprehensive Session Status: View all sessions with their current status in the Audio Feed Page, streamlining event audio management.

Behind-the-Scenes Improvements

  • Enhanced Search Functionality: Improved accuracy and relevance of search results for tasks and projects.
  • UI Refinements:
    • Addressed issues in project listing search.
    • Removed erroneous text in search dropdowns.
  • Security Enhancement: Strengthened platform security measures.

Spark v1.5.0: Expanding Global Reach (July 9, 2024)

Spotlight Features

  • Multi-Language Support: Added support for more languages in Spark, enhancing global accessibility.

Behind-the-Scenes Improvements

  • Pricing Screen Changes: Updated pricing information display.
  • New Plan: Added Teams Plan option.
  • Mobile Enhancements:
    • Added Project Settings option in mobile view.
    • Improved Spark Chat language support for mobile and desktop.
  • Bug Fixes:
    • Resolved web socket issue in Spark Chat.
    • Fixed incorrect user labeling in chat.

Spark v1.4.1: Enhancing User Control and Communication (June 12, 2024)

Spotlight Features

  • Task Management: Added ability to rename and delete tasks.
  • Chat Integration: Introduced chat option in custom tasks (desktop and mobile).

Behind-the-Scenes Improvements

  • Terminology Update: Changed “All your tasks” to “All your activities” for clarity.
  • Navigation Fix: Corrected post-login redirection to Project Home Page.
  • UI Enhancements:
    • Enabled project name updates in left sidebar.
    • Resolved various project creation related issues.
  • Bug Fixes:
    • Fixed issue with number input accepting negative values.
    • Resolved problem with downloading transcript files.
    • Corrected UI for project delete popup.
    • Fixed issue with favorite icon being enabled before task run.

Spark v1.4.0: Search and Security Upgrade (June 4, 2024)

Spotlight Features

  • Enhanced Search Functionality: Improved search bar with more accurate results for tasks and projects.

Behind-the-Scenes Improvements

  • Security Update: Addressed CVE-2024-34351 vulnerability in Next.js (Server-Side Request Forgery).
  • UI Enhancements:
    • Refined project listing search behavior.
    • Fixed issue with extra “deleted” text in search dropdown.
  • Usability Improvement: Adjusted custom task back button behavior to return to project task selection page.

Spark v1.3.3: Organizational and Usability Updates (November 14, 2023)

Spotlight Features

  • Country Update in Org Settings: Added ability to specify organization country.

Behind-the-Scenes Improvements

  • Enhanced Dropdown Functionality: Fixed error occurring when typing in dropdowns.
  • Invite System Improvement: Resolved issue with resending failed invites.

Spark v1.3.2: User Interface Polish (November 2, 2023)

Behind-the-Scenes Improvements

  • Enhanced File Type Information: Improved display of supported file types.
  • UI Enhancements:
    • Implemented dynamic arrow icons for menu navigation.
    • Fixed mobile UI issues, including error message visibility.
    • Resolved output display issues.
  • Technical Update: Fixed scrolling issues on the signup page.

Spark v1.3.1: Customization and Mobile Enhancements (October 20, 2023)

Spotlight Features

  • Custom Tone: Introduced ability to set custom tones for content generation.
  • Mobile View Improvements:
    • Enhanced project drawer functionality.
    • Improved custom task interfaces for mobile users.

Behind-the-Scenes Improvements

  • Updated messaging for admin users.
  • Bug Fixes:
    • Resolved post-login redirection issue.
    • Fixed problem with withdrawing and resending invites.
    • Addressed various UI issues in mobile view and output display.
  • Technical Upgrade: Updated to Next.js version 14.0.0 for improved socket.io support.

Spark v1.3.0: Expanding Possibilities (October 13, 2023)

Spotlight Features

  • Pricing & Restrictions: Introduced new pricing tiers and associated feature restrictions.
  • Project-Level User Access: Enhanced control over user permissions within projects.
  • File Sharing: New capability to share files within projects.
  • Spark Mobile: Launched mobile version for on-the-go event management.

Behind-the-Scenes Improvements

  • Live Transcription: Deployed changes to support live transcription options at the task level (for specific projects).
  • Bug Fix: Resolved display limit issue in user listing screen.

Spark v1.2.1: Security and UI Refinements (September 28, 2023)

Behind-the-Scenes Improvements

  • Security Enhancements:
    • Addressed missing security headers.
    • Fixed clickjacking vulnerabilities.
    • Resolved cross-origin resource sharing issues.
    • Corrected cross-site request forgery mechanism misconfiguration.
    • Mitigated potential insecure direct object reference vulnerability.
  • UI Enhancements: Various improvements and bug fixes.
  • Default Project Naming: Implemented automatic assignment of default project names.

Spark v1.2.0: Enhancing Collaboration and Security (September 14, 2023)

Spotlight Features

  • User Management:
    • Added user profile functionality.
    • Implemented user listing with invite/deactivate options.
    • Introduced organization settings.
  • Improved AI Integration: Switched to MS Azure Open AI Service for enhanced performance.
  • File Manager Upgrade: Added support for RTF and DOCS file formats.
  • New Repurpose Tasks: Expanded capabilities for content repurposing.

Behind-the-Scenes Improvements

  • Security Enhancements:
    • Addressed information disclosure vulnerabilities.
    • Fixed rate limit bypass issue.
    • Resolved IDOR vulnerability allowing unauthorized file deletion in File Manager.
  • Repurpose/Analysis tasks enhancements.

Spark v1.1.1: Polishing the User Experience (August 22, 2023)

Behind-the-Scenes Improvements

  • Default Tone Setting: Set “Professional & Respectful” as the default tone for Speaker Bios.
  • Bug Fixes:
    • Resolved error message issues in JsonForms Editor.
    • Fixed UI bug related to File Manager upload box and file name display.

Spark v1.1.0: Empowering Your Content Management (August 10, 2023)

Spotlight Features

  • File Manager: New system for managing Audio, Video & Document files.
  • Enhanced Review Contract Feature:
    • Added support for file upload/selection.
    • Improved prompts for more effective contract reviews.
  • Improved Build Agenda: Refined prompts for more effective agenda creation.

Behind-the-Scenes Improvements

  • Pinpoint Setup: Enhanced precision in event planning tools.

Spark v1.0.2: Mobile-Friendly Updates (June 26, 2023)

Spotlight Features

  • Mobile Responsiveness: Optimized Login & Signup screens for mobile devices.
  • Rebranding: Changed name from ‘Spark AI App’ to simply ‘Spark’.

Behind-the-Scenes Improvements

  • Updated login page: Changed ‘join waitlist’ to ‘sign up’ for clarity.
  • Implemented default project name assignment when creating a new project.

Spark v1.0.1: Refining Your Spark Experience (June 22, 2023)

Spotlight Features

  • Enhanced Speaker Bio Generation: Improved algorithms for creating compelling speaker biographies.

Behind-the-Scenes Improvements

  • Streamlined Onboarding Flow: Smoother user experience when getting started.
  • Updated Login/Signup Text: Clearer instructions for new and returning users.
  • Repositioned Stop Generation Button: Easier access to halt content creation.
  • Bug Fixes:
    • Resolved issue where agenda output was breaking.
    • Fixed onboarding issues specific to Safari browser.
    • Addressed scrolling problems in Markdown output.
  • Change in position of stop generation button.

Spark v1.0.0: Launching Your Event Journey (June 21, 2023)

Spotlight Features

  • Signup & Onboarding Flow: Streamlined process for new users to get started quickly.
  • Repurpose Video & File Upload:
    • Modify repurposed video content.
    • Analyze web content.
    • Synthesize video content.
    • Analyze video sentiment.
  • Task Reorganization:
    • Moved “Synthesize Video Content” to the Analysis category.
    • Relocated “Generate Event Taglines,” “Generate Session Q&A,” and “Create Session Polls” from Content to Brainstorm.
  • Stop Generating Output: New feature to halt content generation on demand.

Behind-the-Scenes Improvements

  • Updated queries for quick-sight dashboard.
  • Enhanced overall platform stability and performance.