Changelog · v2026

What's new in VIVA

Product updates, new features, and improvements across the Admin Portal and the WeChat & Rednote Mini Programs. Headline releases, with interim notes as we ship.

Latest · 2026.07 Releases · 12
2026

July 2026: A refreshed Admin Portal, smarter AI replies & a more helpful Chat Centre

Across July we gave the Admin Portal a full visual refresh with dark mode and guided onboarding, made the VIVA AI Assistant sharper and more resilient, gave support teams richer context in the Chat Centre, and made search on the Mini Program more complete for students.

  • Admin Portal A full visual refresh with dark mode, guided onboarding, a revamped Projects area, and more.
  • AI Assistant Smarter, more context-aware replies with tappable property cards, and steadier performance during busy periods.
  • Chat Centre Richer conversation context, automatic setup for support agents, and shared property cards that come through.
  • Smarter Search Mini Program search now shows the full set of cities and universities across a provider's properties.
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June 2026: A smarter search experience, a sharper AI assistant & a stronger Admin Portal

Across June we made search across the student apps faster, cleaner and fully rolled out, gave the AI assistant a broader knowledge base and steadier performance, added automatic context in the Chat Centre, and upgraded the Admin Portal with new tools, security improvements and a round of fixes.

  • Smarter Search Better-ranked, cleaner search on the Mini Program, now rolling out to more student apps — with sold-out rooms kept out of the way.
  • VIVA AI A broader knowledge base and more reliable answers, even during busy periods.
  • Chat Centre Customer details now populate automatically.
  • Admin Portal A major platform upgrade, a What's New panel, security improvements and a round of fixes.
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May 2026 (Week 1–2): Smarter Search, Faster AI & Platform Updates

Improved search results, a faster and smarter AI assistant, a more reliable Chat Centre, and a range of Admin portal improvements.

  • Search Search results are smarter and now highlight matching words as you type
  • AI Assistant Faster responses and improved accuracy across all AI-powered features
  • Chat Centre File uploads more reliable; enquiry details now appear automatically in chat
  • Admin New in-Admin support form, image display fixes, and campaign improvements
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April 2026: Smarter Search, Better Admin Tools

Multilingual search, AI enhancements, drag-and-drop menu management, and a wave of Admin portal improvements to help you work faster.

  • Search Country & city search now works in English and Chinese
  • AI Improved response quality with upgraded Gemini embeddings
  • Admin Drag & drop menus, smarter managed services, new release notes widget
  • Promotions Indefinite promotions now fully supported
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2026 New Year Release

Managed service hours, concurrent booking integration, centralized chat centre, and personalized reports.

  • Service hours Real-time balance & usage tracking
  • Concurrent Bookings inside the platform
  • Chat Centre All client conversations, one inbox
  • Reports Bespoke parameters per account
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2025

🍂 Autumn Release 2025

Next-generation data dashboards, direct video upload, and detailed building floor plan views for the Mini Program.

  • Dashboards Smarter classification, faster analysis
  • Video Native uploads, no Channels detour
  • Floor plans Building-level detail view
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Excited Summer Updates

New contact features, video uploads, improved navigation, enhanced data privacy and security, and instant promotions on the Mini Program.

  • CRM Merge contacts by WeChat OpenId
  • Privacy Auto-cleanup + new encryption
  • Promotions Live on property detail pages
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✨ New Features Now Live! - April 2025

Rednote Mini Program support, WeChat Mini Program enhancements (consultant profiles & testimonials), and WeChat Pay integration via Globepay.

  • Rednote Mini Programs for overseas accounts
  • Payments WeChat Pay via Globepay
  • Trust Consultant profiles + testimonials
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2024

October 2024: New UI, SMS, AI Bot

New Admin Portal UI, beta release of AI bot on Mini Program, and beta release of SMS notifications for Chinese phone numbers.

  • Admin Portal New UI with VIVA AI
  • AI bot Beta — Mini Program assistant
  • SMS Beta — Chinese mobile numbers
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August 2024 Release

New WeChat Mini Program performance reports, mini-program template upgrades, and a preview of upcoming features including SMS, AI bot, and new Admin Portal.

  • Reports Engagement / acquisition / navigation
  • Templates Richer building & room data
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April 2024 Release

FAQ feature on Mini Program, Entrata integration, separate email templates per enquiry type, MFA reset, and strengthened invite user policies.

  • Mini Program FAQ self-help surface
  • Entrata Integration available
  • Security MFA reset + invite policies
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