Release notes: Ava Aware mobile app for iOS devices 2.9.1 beta

Last modified: Monday July 04, 2022.

Learn about new features, fixes, and any issues found in testing for the Aware app for iPhone and iPad devices.

The Aware app for iPhone and iPad is designed for use on iPhones, and its use on iPad devices is not currently supported.

About this release
What's new
Getting started with the app
Resolved issues

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About this release

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This is the beta release of the Aware app for iPhone and iPad devices.

Table 1 – App release details
Release label	Release date	Software build number
Aware app for iPhone and iPad devices (Available from https://testflight.apple.com/join/8waet1xD)	Monday July 04, 2022	Version 2.9.1 beta

What's new

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Receive notifications and remotely view video and alarms from your Ava Aware deployments on your iOS mobile device.

To receive notifications on your iOS mobile device from your on-premise Ava Aware deployment, you must ensure your deployment has Remote access enabled.

With the Ava Aware mobile app, you are no longer tied to your desk for these tasks. Securely receive notifications about alarms and anomalies on your cellular device and view the accompanying video for these events.

You can also view the video feeds from any cameras connected to your Ava Aware deployments.

Table 2 – New features — Ava camera software release
Feature	Description	Added in
License plate recognition (LPR) events viewable on the Aware mobile apps	View the event list generated from LPR-configured cameras in the Aware app for iPhone and iPad. If the LPR detection triggered an alarm by matching a configured rule, you can also see the license plate information from the app.	iOS app 2.9.0 beta
Listen to live and recorded audio on the Aware mobile apps	When your Ava Aware deployment is configured to stream live audio from your Ava cloud-native cameras, you can now listen to live audio from Devices, or recorded audio from Alarms on the Aware app for iPhone and iPad.	iOS app 2.9.0 beta
You can now set your timezone from the Aware mobile apps	You can now configure your preferred timezone from your User profile settings for the Aware app for iPhone and iPad. Tap Settings, and then open User profile.	iOS app 2.9.0 beta

Getting started with the app

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To use the Ava Aware mobile app for iOS devices, you must already have a user profile set up for the Ava Aware deployments you want to monitor, with at least the following permissions:

View live video
View historic video
View devices in video view
View alarms

To test the Aware app for iPhone and iPad beta versions:

From your iOS device, tap https://testflight.apple.com/join/8waet1xD.
If you already have TestFlight installed, tap ACCEPT and then install the Aware app for iPhone and iPad.
If you do not have TestFlight installed, first install TestFlight, and then join the beta by tapping the Start testing button. Accept the beta and then install the Aware app for iPhone and iPad.

To start using the Ava Aware mobile app for iOS devices:

From your Apple iOS device, navigate to the App Store and search for Ava Aware.
Install the App.
Connect to your Ava Aware deployment: enter your server name (for example, aware-test-server) in the Deployment name field.
Tap NEXT.
Enter your Ava Aware Username and Password.
Tap SIGN IN.

Resolved issues

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These issues have been resolved:

Table 3 – Resolved issues - Aware app for iPhone and iPad
Reference	Resolution	Resolved in
13233	An issue where, when creating a new Aware deployment from the Aware app for iPhone and iPad, not all cloud regions were shown has been resolved.	iOS app 2.9.1 beta
13039	An issue where live streams would not load on some iPhone models running iOS 15.5 and using certain cellular carriers has been resolved.	iOS app 2.9.1 beta