Companion

Utility app to interact and participate with Whiteboard

Companion app history

2023 Sep v2.47

Modification

  • Enrolling Whiteboard instance modification: Periods (.) are now accepted in the Whiteboard name field.

2023 May v2.45

Improvement

  • Settings: A link to the ViewSonic Educator Community has been added in the settings menu.
  • Settings > FollowMe: When opening FollowMe settings, an external link will open on your device's default mobile browser.

2022 Aug v2.37

New Feature

  • Software activation is no longer required on Whiteboard. However, IT Admin can still enroll Whiteboard software instances with their Companion app via a QR code. The enrollment form can be found within the Whiteboard settings software information tab. (QR code is only available to entity users on Whiteboard for iOS and Whiteboard for Android for this release.)

2022 Jul v2.36

Modification

  • The Companion app logo has been updated.

2022 May v2.35

New Feature

  • Finnish and Ukrainian languages are now supported.

2022 Jan

Modifications

  • User profile and FollowMe pages open on the system browser.
  • Whiteboard Control and Wireless Presentation has been removed for participants.

2021 Jan~Dec

  • Brand-new sign-in process and pages are here! Now you can select your user role: Teacher, Student, or Guest when the app is launched.
  • Added a notification reminder to update the Companion App to the latest version and sign in again.
  • New user feedback survey for myViewBoard Companion is available in the Info > Submit feedback.
  • The app now supports Thai.
  • Uploading process for Throw and Pop Quiz functionalities improved.
  • Support Indonesian
  • Update UI and error msg for new "Throw" rule.
  • Support “Audience count and Engagement level” functionalities for Sens.
  • User can scan IFP's barcode with QR code scanner to register device manager.
  • Implement A/B experiment for new Sign-in process. (After signing out, users can see different sign in page on landing page)
  • Fixed drawing issues.
  • Fixed language issues.
  • Rename "Poll/Quiz" to "Polls".
  • Add vibration setting for myViewBoard Sens.
  • Update a protocol of Sens which allows to fetch user’s email.
  • Companion App supports for Portuguese.
  • Adjust wording of emotions for myViewBoard Sens.
  • Now supports "myViewBoard Sens".
  • Can now view result of "Random Draw".
  • Change the display name from myViewBoard name to user's full name in Poll/Quiz.
  • Remove an unnecessary "(?)" from guest names.
  • Show "sign up" dialog if a Google, Microsoft or Apple account is not registered with myViewBoard.

2020 Q3/Q4

  • Now supports Session Password. If a host enables 'Session Password', guests have to enter the password before using Throw/Pop Quiz/Poll/Quiz.
  • Added a What's New? section in the 'Info' menu.
  • When a user throws any content, the user's full name will now be shown instead of the user's myViewBoard name.
  • User is able to throw a camera image from an Android 11 device.
  • Support throwing (sharing) a web page URL to an active Whiteboard for Windows or Whiteboard for Android session.
  • Support Russian language.
  • Added more functions to the sign in QR code reader on the main page. You can now use the QR Code reader to sign in to myViewBoard Whiteboard, activate myViewBoard Whiteboard for Android, enroll Managed agents, as well as reading standard QR Codes to open with your device's default browser.
  • Increased the size of the Throw/Pop Quiz/Polls & Quiz icons.
  • Support Arabic language.
  • Update Throw/Pop Quiz/Poll/Quiz icons.
  • Update the app icon.
  • Notify user to update if the installed version is too old.
  • Show a countdown timer on the answer page of Poll/Quiz.
  • Added support for Dutch language.
  • Taiwan MOE sign in only available for users in Taiwan
  • Support answering 'Vote' the new type of question of Poll/Quiz
  • Show error dialog if single sign-on fails
  • Language Support: Turkish.
  • Add text field clear function on Login screen.
  • Display premium features based on User's permission
  • Pop Quiz: When host is offline a confirmation dialog will show "Host is not online".

2020 May v2.10.6

Features

  • ViewBoard Enrollment for administrators
  • Support for Chrome OS
  • Support for Japanese added

Modifications

  • Users can scan the host's QR code to get the correct host name for Throw and Pop Quiz

Improvements

  • Poll/Quiz: Word counter added to the free response field.

2020 Apr v2.9.3

Features

  • Poll/Quiz function: Students can respond to Poll/Quiz questions using the app.
  • Laser Stroke: Highlighter function is not permanent (ViewBoard Control)
  • Language support: Danish, Italian, and Swedish.

Modifications

  • "FollowMe" text updated to "FollowMe".

Improvements

  • Throw: Video files are no longer compressed.

2020 Mar v2.8.4

Features

  • New language added: French.

Modifications

  • "Share QR Code" and "URL" buttons disabled when myViewBoard for Windows is in Desktop mode.
  • User is notified if the gyroscope sensor for the Laser Pointer is unavailable.

Improvements

  • The Throw function supports all available file types.

2020 Mar v2.7.3

Features

  • Camera function for Throw and Present added. Users can start the camera via the Companion app.
  • Support for .pdf, .pptx, and image files for Throw and Present.
  • New language added: Hindi.

Modifications

  • Throw now checks user permissions of sender and receiver before sending.

Improvements

  • Support for Throw and Present for edited images.
  • Error message for permission issues and unsupported file types in Throw.

2020 Feb v2.6.3

Features

  • Added support for inserting images onto the PopQuiz canvas.
  • Ability to layer images in PopQuiz by tapping.
  • Added language support for Tamil, Kannada, and Vietnamese.

Modifications

  • Editing images in Throw is only available when a single image is selected.
  • Show a success or fail dialog for the Throw Recall request.

Improvements

  • "Unsend" wording updated to "Recall"

2020 Jan v2.5.6

Features

  • Recall for Throw function added. Users can recall files sent to a myViewBoard.

Modifications

  • "Stream" label updated to "Display".

Improvements

  • With Throw, users can now select up to 10 files at once.
  • Files and videos can now be sent using Throw.
  • Text zoom in/out added during image editing.

2019 Dec v2.4.2

Features

  • User is now notified if no Wi-Fi is available during the sign-in process.

Modifications

  • Page Combination for ViewBoard control and URL
  • Texts in PopQuiz (and Throw) position limitation

Improvements

  • Companion APP is in logout status after editing account on myviewboard.com, but myViewBoard for Windows is logged in.
  • Incorrect scrolling position of photo browser

2019 Nov

  • Added support for text input on the PopQuiz canvas

2019 Oct

  • Remotely initiate QR code sharing
  • Remotely opening and closing the host info panel
  • Fixed various bugs

2019 Sep

  • Improved the smoothness of laser pointer control
  • Added phone vibration when a QR code is scanned
  • Fixed various bugs

2019 Aug

  • Added ability to "Throw" images and videos shared by other apps on iOS
  • Fixed critical issue related to iOS keyboard lag

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