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Project - App Update Messaging

Project - App Update Messaging

Owned by Marco Morales
Last updated: Oct 05, 2023 by Sam Daitzman
7 min read

Status

READY FOR REVIEW

Contributing Team

@Marco Morales

Earlier Discovery

N/A

Linked Initiatives

Project - Quick Win Feature Gap List

Overview

This project focuses on enhancing the user experience by providing timely and relevant information about app updates and new features. This ensures that our users are always informed about the latest changes and improvements in the app.

Overview

This project focuses on enhancing the user experience by providing timely and relevant information about app updates and new features. This ensures that our users are always informed about the latest changes and improvements in the app.

Key Use Cases

  • As an Open edX provider, I can effectively communicate new features and updates to my users, ensuring they have the best experience with the latest version of the app.

  • As a learner, I want to be promptly informed about the latest features and updates every time I log into the app, ensuring I'm always aware of new tools and improvements that can enhance my learning experience.

Users

  • App Provider: Any group building the new mobile applications for other site operators / learning academies using Open edX.

  • Learner: Any Open edX instance learner whose learning site relies on a multi-tenant app build model.

In Scope / Out of Scope

Based on the above use cases, we are breaking down on high-level scope as follows:

In Scope

Out of Scope

Version Display in Profile: Users can view their current app version, see its status (e.g., "Current"), and access an "Update" button if they're on an older version.

Localization of Update Messages: Translating update messages into multiple languages or tailoring messages for different regions is not within this project's scope.

Update Banner on Main Dashboard: Designing and implementing a banner that informs users of available updates, with the ability to dismiss the banner and a choice to not see the message again for minor updates.

Offline Update Installation: The ability to download and install updates while offline is not within this project's scope. The update process will rely on users having an active internet connection to access the app store. We may consider introducing an option allowing users to choose whether they wish to enable offline updates.

Version Detection Mechanism: Implementing a system that can consistently and accurately detect the version of the app installed on a user's device and compare it with the latest version available

Version Rollback Mechanism: Providing users with an option to revert to a previous version of the app is not part of this update messaging project.

Backend Configuration: Setting up a backend system that allows administrators or developers to mark app versions as "current" or "deprecated."

Dark / Light Mode What’s New Messaging For now we will support a single color and layout for these messages and not consider both a light and dark mode illustration and background color option.

What's New Screen Design: Designing and implementing a screen that showcases new features added in a release. This screen will be displayed after users log in.

 

User Feedback Collection: Collecting feedback from users about the new updates or any other app features is not within this project's scope.