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Samba Live Release 5.16: Enhancements and Bug Fixes

Written by Raya Mae | June 12, 2021

Available from: 13 June 2021

We keep making Samba Live faster and better for all users. This minor update mainly covers bug fixes and small improvements under the surface. 

Account Center

 Optimization

  • Improved database maintenance routines, allowing for safer and more efficient use of our infrastructure and optimized performance.

 Fixed

  • Resolved overwriting issues on event registration forms by preventing the creation of duplicate custom label names.
  • Resolved issue wherein the session start time was showing incorrectly when creating session via API Put session method set in a timezone with daylight savings time.
  • Resolved issue wherein the account holder was not able to create a non-advanced session via the API PUT session method.
  • Resolved issue wherein a user with a "speakers only" Service Plan account was unable to assign participants as speakers.

In-Room

 New Features

  • Improved the search functionality in the participants panel. The search bar will now be visible at all times. When filled in, it will work like a filter and shows only the matching users.

 Optimization

  • Improved performance by implementing virtual scrolls on the Q&A list.
  • Improved session performance by eliminating duplicate frontend calls when a user is entering the room.

 Fixed

  • Resolved issue wherein an audience user was not able to hear a phone user in a hybrid-audio session after refreshing the browser.
  • Fixed issue wherein when a user's name contains a special character, the user's name does not appear in the room.
  • Fixed issue wherein direct chat messages that are being sent by a mobile app user are not showing for web users.

Mobile

 Fixed

  • Resolved issue wherein a mobile user was able to end a session, despite not having permissions to do so.
  • Fixed mobile landing page messaging to reflect brand for OEM clients.