Beta Features 2021
Managing StarLeaf releases
Last updated April 9, 2021This page provides information about new features potentially coming to StarLeaf in 2021 that are released to certain organizations for final testing. Thank you for your participation.
All products and features on this page are subject to change and might be turned on or off depending on their stability and success.
StarLeaf continuously strives to improve its products and service. Please send any feedback you might have about these beta features to your StarLeaf representative.
On this page:
Beta products and features
- Schedule live streams to external platforms with StarLeaf schedulers for Office 365 and Outlook Exchange
- StarLeaf for Windows proxy support
- Support for Chromebook
Schedule live streams to external platforms with StarLeaf schedulers for Office 365 and Outlook Exchange
With StarLeaf Scheduler for Office 365 and Outlook Exchange, you can now create a stream of a StarLeaf meeting to a third-party platform such as YouTube or Vimeo. Live streaming is useful if you want to allow a wide audience to view a live meeting, discussion, or company update.
When you schedule a StarLeaf meeting from your calendar, select Live stream to external platform and enter your Stream URL and key.
For more information about live streaming to external platforms, go here.
StarLeaf for Windows proxy support
Connections through proxies on StarLeaf for Windows are now possible in beta version. For more information, go to Proxies and video conferencing.
Support for Chromebook
You can now have video meetings, content sharing, and instant messaging on your Chromebook, using StarLeaf for Android.
For information on how to install StarLeaf on your Chromebook, go to StarLeaf for mobile and tablet.
Minimum requirements
Operating system: Chrome OS with Android 6.0 or later
Some older Chromebooks do not include Android, so are unable to run StarLeaf
Processor: Intel Core i5 or higher
Issues resolved
Select a release below to display the bug fixes and improvements effective in that release.
| ID | Description |
|---|---|
| 30053 | General improvement to the layout and movement of video and audio participant panes in a meeting. |
| 29909 | Support for joining third-party meetings is possible through a WebEx CVI gateway (in addition to BlueJeans, Pexip, and Poly gateways). MultiJoin is available for organizations with an Enterprise Room License. |
| 29752 | In a previous version, for a small number of users with multiple calendar subscriptions in Office 365, scheduling StarLeaf meetings was not possible even though the add-in was installed. This issue has now been fixed and these users can schedule StarLeaf meetings from their Office 365 calendar as normal |
| 29539 | In certain circumstances, when an invitee responded to a meeting invite with accept/reject, this response did not always show in the StarLeaf app and a question mark was shown beside the invitee’s name. From 6.8, if an invitee responds to an invite, the person who invited them will see their acceptance or rejection in StarLeaf. |
| 29146 | Improvement to the profile picture that appears for audio-only Guest Join users in a video meeting. |
| 28896 | In a previous version, scheduling StarLeaf meetings through delegated Office 365 calendar did not always work. This issue is now fixed. |
| 28375 | Joining third-party meetings on StarLeaf through a Poly CVI gateway with a custom domain now works as expected. |
Versions
| Component | Minimum version |
|---|---|
| Windows | 4.7.29 |
| macOS | 4.7.31 |
| iOS | 4.7.29 |
| Android | 4.7.30 |
Issues resolved
| ID | Description |
|---|---|
| StarLeaf on Windows | |
| 29346 | In certain circumstances, the chat history and messages between you and another user did not always load and become visible. This issue is now fixed. |
| 30629 | In a previous version, if you restarted your PC, you might have lost any saved virtual backgrounds in StarLeaf. This issue is now fixed and the only time your backgrounds are cleared from StarLeaf is if you choose to manually sign out. |
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StarLeaf on macOS |
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| 26677 | In rare circumstances, StarLeaf could unexpectedly close during a call, often around the time that a file was shared in the in-call chat. This issue has now been fixed. |
| 303026 | General improvements to the user interface of the Today tab. |
| 30514 | In previous versions, when you selected New chat and entered the name or email of a person that was not in your contact list, you should have received the option to send an invite but this did not appear. This issue is now fixed and you have the option of inviting external people to Starleaf from the New chat button. |
| StarLeaf on iOS | |
| 30819 | General improvements to the in-call view after you start an instant meeting by pressing Start meeting |
What version am I on?
For instructions on how to find out what version of Portal or StarLeaf you are on, select one of the following:
- Log in to StarLeaf Portal
- On the page footer, select About
This opens a version report such as the one below where you can find the Portal version number you are currently on.
On StarLeaf for desktop, go to the Account tab to view the app version you are currently on.
- On StarLeaf for mobile devices, go to the Account tab.
- Scroll down and select About to view the app version you are currently on.
Known limitations
| Reference ID | Description |
|---|---|
| 26170 | On Chrome, if you create or edit a room in the StarLeaf Portal, it can sometimes auto-fill the room email address field with an email address that you have previously entered on the Portal. This behavior is caused by the Chrome browser and cannot be changed by StarLeaf. |