If you have been following our beta updates to Collector, you’ll know that we are closing in on our first, official release. In fact, this is our last beta update before releasing next month!
We’ve been winding down the development work and focusing our efforts primarily on stabilization and performance improvements so that we deliver a solid release in March. Still, there are some great new features included in this update:
- We’ve added the
portalURLconfiguration keyword when deploying Collector using an MDM - We can now support the capture of orthometric heights when using a Trimble receiver
- We’ve improved our support for Spectra precision receivers
- The device location for sideloaded basemaps has changed to support restrictions introduced with Android 11
- We’ve tweaked the UI layout for 7″ tablets
To our more than 15,000 active beta participants, we are very grateful for your continued testing and feedback. We are very fortunate to have your support and feedback during the development process.
If you have been holding back, waiting for Collector to come out of beta before giving this major new update a spin, this is a great opportunity to jump in. You can join our early adopter program from this link and then directly access the Google Play beta from your Android device here.
Great news! Looking forward to testing.
Any idea how long this beta will run? Are you targeting a early/mid or late march release?
Hi Clay,
We are hoping to release at the end of March.
Thanks!
Jeff
Could you provide some documentation or links to how this app differs from the existing collector for arcgis app available from the Google play app store? How is this a new app instead of collector 2.0?
Hi Drew,
If you join the EAP program using the link in the article, you will see a nice functional comparison chart for features in Classic and features in this new app. However what makes this app a new app is that it is based upon a new architecture (written in Kotlin rather than Java), underneath it is a new mapping engine, and we have rethought/re-envisioned some of the key principles of data collection. Most important is that this will be a new listing in Google Play. With a significantly new UX, we did not want to disrupt a trained field workforce.
Thanks,
Jeff
Does this beta release include the ability to update attributes on multiple features, same as the recent iOS release?
Thanks,
David
Hi David,
No it does not. I don’t have an ETA on when that specific feature being included but it is high priority in our backlog. We have a couple of Collector Classic parity items to address before adding this.
Thanks,
Jeff
Hi Jeff,
I am asking about releasing of snapping feature in Android , it was in backlog feature with high priority .
I wish it will be in the next official release as we have request it from our client .
please advice .
Best regards,
Mohamamd Aly
Hi Mohammad,
Unfortunately not yet. It remains high priority in our backlog and we are hoping to get to it soon!
Thanks,
Jeff