Connect web app release notes
This topic describes the new features, changes in functionality, and fixed issues in the current and previous supported releases of the Connect web app:
- What's new?
- Fixed issues
- Known limitations
- What's new in previous versions
- Fixed issues in previous versions
What's new?
New in v31 Webapp3
Following are the new features and changes in Pexip Connect for Web ("Webapp3") in Pexip Infinity version 31:
Feature | Description | More information |
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New features | ||
Additional Host actions |
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Additional layouts | The full set of layouts supported by Pexip Infinity are now offered to participants. | |
Additional customization options |
The following options are now customizable via the branding manifest file:
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New in v31 Webapp2
Feature | Description | More information |
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Changes in functionality | ||
Background blur | It is now possible via branding to remove the option to enable or disable background blur from within the Connect app, using the disableBackgroundBlur application setting. | disableBackgroundBlur |
Fixed issues
Fixed in v31 Webapp3
Ref # | Resolution |
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32419 | Resolved an issue on Windows devices when using Edge or Chrome v108-v110, whereby when previewing background effects (blur or replacement) a white background was shown in place of the selected effect, and when using Edge or Chrome 108 the background effect flickered on and off. |
GL‑3599 |
The branding manifest schema is now hosted publicly (at https://branding.pexip.rocks/schema/latest/schema.json). This enables $schema to be used in supporting editors to help build an appropriate branding object with required properties. |
GL‑3403 | When a user changes their preferred browser language, the change is now remembered the next time they use the web app. |
GL‑3367 | Preconfigured links for the step-by-step joining flow now support the inclusion of a Guest PIN. |
GL‑3331 | Within the defaultUserConfig section of the branding manifest.json file, the amount of background blur and edge blur is now specified as a value between 1-100. |
GL‑3240 | When a participant has been muted by a Host, their microphone mute button is now disabled. |
GL‑3239 | When a participant has been muted by a Host, they are now shown a notification accordingly. |
GL‑2621 | Webapp3 uses a new Plugin API. Webapp3 plugins are tech preview for v31. |
GL‑199 | Statistics are now available for the presentation stream. |
Fixed in v31 Webapp2
Ref # | Resolution |
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32419 | Resolved an issue on Windows devices when using Edge or Chrome v108-v110, whereby when previewing background effects (blur or replacement) a white background was shown in place of the selected effect, and when using Edge or Chrome 108 the background effect flickered on and off. |
31611 | The toolbar will now wrap when required to accommodate additional plugin icons. |
30299 | Resolved an issue where under some circumstances when a participant is previewing a presentation from a vertical monitor, the previewed image went off screen. |
29899 | When changing the layout, the currently selected layout is now indicated. |
25868 | Resolved an error with microphone sampling when enabled via branding. |
Known limitations
Ref # | Limitation |
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19889 | When using the Connect web app in a browser on a mobile device in landscape mode, in some cases the video and presentation is cropped. To work around this, we recommend using the Connect mobile apps on mobile devices. |
18119 | Long display names are truncated when there is space available to show the full name. |
What's new in previous versions
New in v30 web app
Following are the new features and changes in the Connect web app in Pexip Infinity version 30:
Feature | Description | More information |
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New features | ||
Presentation audio support |
The Connect web apps now support sharing audio when you share your screen in a conference. When you select Share my screen, there is a new option to Share system audio (if you share your entire screen), or Share tab audio (if you share a browser tab). Supported on Chrome and Edge browsers only. On Mac and Linux, you can only share audio from a browser tab. On Windows you can share either system audio or browser tab audio.
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Using Connect apps to share content |
Updated Connect web app |
A new release of the Connect web app, "Pexip Connect for Web", is now available. This release includes:
Administrators can choose which version of the Connect web app is offered to users by default via the Global Settings page. Note that this has resulted in a change in functionality around the how the default web app is determined, and the preconfigured URLs used to access the web app. Additionally, users themselves can elect to use a specific web app version by appending /webapp1/, /webapp2/ or /webapp3/ to the IP address or domain name of a Conferencing Node (or reverse proxy), for example: |
Using Pexip Connect for Web |
Changes in functionality | ||
Secure check code |
The Secure check code used to verify end-to-end encrypted calls now has a copy button, allowing it to be easily shared between participants. |
New in v29 web app
Following are the new features and changes in the Connect web app in Pexip Infinity version 29:
Feature | Description | More information |
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Presentation content defaults to full motion HD | Incoming presentation content is now viewed in full motion HD video by default. The user can switch to the previous default behavior of a series of still images / JPG format if required. | Using the Connect web app |
New in v28 web app
Following are the new features and changes in the Connect web app in Pexip Infinity version 28:
Feature | Description | More information |
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Change layout during a conference and show/hide participant names |
Host participants can use a new option in the side panel's menu. This lets you dynamically change the layout used during a conference to any of the support layout options, and to toggle the display of participant names.
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Using the Connect web app |
Chat messages indicator |
A visual indicator is displayed when a new chat message is received. It is displayed against the Events tab If the side panel is open and showing the participant list, or above the button used to show the side panel if the side panel is closed.
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Using the Connect web app |
Push spacebar to talk | If a participant has muted themselves, they can press and hold down their keyboard spacebar to temporarily unmute themselves. This does not apply if the participant has been administratively muted. | Using the Connect web app |
Customize the participant list sort order | The participant list can be customized to be sorted alphabetically via a new sortAttendeesAlphabetically application setting (instead of the order that the participants joined). | Advanced Connect app branding and customization |
New in v27 web app
Following are the new features and changes in the Connect web app in Pexip Infinity version 27:
Feature | Description | More information |
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New features | ||
Background blur | Individual participants that are using a Chrome, Edge or Firefox browser on a desktop device with hardware acceleration enabled can now blur their own local background on the image they send to a conference. | Using the Connect web app |
Allowing Far End Camera Control (FECC) on your own camera | Individual participants can enable their own local camera for Far End Camera Control (FECC) i.e. they can allow their own camera to be controlled (pan/tilt/zoom) by a remote participant (typically another Connect app user). | Using the Connect web app |
Controlling a remote camera via the keyboard | When controlling a remote camera, as well as using a mouse on the Camera Control overlay, you can now also use your keyboard arrow and + or - keys, to pan, tilt and zoom the camera at the far end. | Using the Connect web app |
Receiving a presentation stream as part of the layout mix |
When receiving presentation content in an Adaptive Composition layout, the presentation stream is You can toggle the presentation content between the "in mix" and "separate" streams via the |
Using the Connect web app |
Support for participant authentication | Support has been added for Pexip Infinity's new participant authentication feature, whereby participants attempting to access an individual Virtual Meeting Room (VMR) or Virtual Auditorium can be required to verify their identity using Single Sign On (SSO) before joining the meeting. | |
Changes in functionality | ||
Additional browser support on iOS | The web app on iOS devices is now supported on Chrome, Firefox and Edge browsers, in addition to Safari. | |
Changes to toolbar icons |
Some of the icons used in the toolbar have changed:
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Using the Connect web app |
The wizardOnFirstRun customization option is no longer supported | The wizardOnFirstRun customization option in the settings.json branding file is no longer supported. |
Fixed issues in previous versions
Fixed in v30.1 web app
Ref # | Resolution |
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30498 | Resolved an issue whereby settings enabled via branding were not always applied until after the page was reloaded. |
Fixed in v30 web app
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29364 | When two or more participants perform the same action on another participant at almost the same time, the second and subsequent participants will no longer see an error. |
29339 | Participant names in chat messages in end-to-end encrypted calls now use the name provided by IDP authentication. |
29130 | Resolved an issue whereby when a call from a participant into a Virtual Meeting Room was transferred to an end-to-end encrypted call, the participant may see the spinning animation instead of the welcome screen while waiting for other participants to connect. |
Fixed in v29.3 web app
Ref # | Resolution |
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31169 | Resolved an issue where Webapp2 users who switched between the web app join screen and another tab experienced frozen audio and video. |
Fixed in v29.2 web app
This version was released internally to Pexip only.
Fixed in v29.1 web app
Ref # | Resolution |
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29758 | Fixed an issue where users may have encountered an "Invalid Call" error when using the "Invitation Card" feature of the web app. |
29269 | Fixed an issue where the "Stop Sharing" button in Firefox browsers did not work. |
Fixed in v29 web app
There were no significant user-facing fixes in this release.
Fixed in v28 web app
Ref # | Resolution |
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22967 | All references to Adobe Flash have now been removed from the Connect app codebase. |
Fixed in v27 web app
Ref # | Resolution |
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26382 | Browser requests for access to camera and mic will no longer time out, improving usability for first-time users. |
25929 | When the web app is used on Safari on iOS 15.1 devices, we will force the use of VP8. This is a workaround to an iOS issue which Apple have resolved in iOS 15.2. |