# Announcements **URL:** https://community.sendbird.com/c/announcements/5.md [Latest](https://community.sendbird.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.sendbird.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.sendbird.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Announcements category](https://community.sendbird.com/t/about-the-announcements-category/18)
**Author:** [@Sendbird](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Sendbird)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 9:19am UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/about-the-announcements-category/18 "2020-03-25T09:19:21Z")
Important news and highlights of community members --- ## [Salesforce Outage](https://community.sendbird.com/t/salesforce-outage/10307)
**Author:** [@Tyler](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Tyler)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 12:03pm UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/salesforce-outage/10307 "2024-11-15T12:03:50Z")
Due to an unexpected ongoing outage from Salesforce, Sendbird’s support system is currently down. View the status of Salesforce here: Trust Status We’ll continue to monitor and provide updates via this thread. --- ## [Important Update: Removal of Shadow Services from Sendbird Android SDK](https://community.sendbird.com/t/important-update-removal-of-shadow-services-from-sendbird-android-sdk/10108)
**Author:** [@Jimin\_Jeong](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Jimin_Jeong)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2024, 2:12am UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/important-update-removal-of-shadow-services-from-sendbird-android-sdk/10108 "2024-09-23T02:12:05Z")
We’d like to announce an important update to our Sendbird Android SDK aimed at enhancing performance and compatibility. Key Changes: Removal of shadow services, including shaded dependencies for Gson and OkHttp. Bene… --- ## [\[Action required\] Migrating legacy FCM to the new HTTP v1](https://community.sendbird.com/t/action-required-migrating-legacy-fcm-to-the-new-http-v1/8674)
**Author:** [@Sendbird](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Sendbird)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2023, 1:59am UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/action-required-migrating-legacy-fcm-to-the-new-http-v1/8674 "2023-12-04T01:59:29Z")
Dear Sendbird customer, Firebase recently announced that they will deprecate the FCM legacy API starting June 20, 2024. In light of this change, Sendbird is requesting users to migrate apps using the legacy API to the … --- ## [We're excited to launch Announcements](https://community.sendbird.com/t/were-excited-to-launch-announcements/856)
**Author:** [@Sendbird](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Sendbird)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2023, 5:25am UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/were-excited-to-launch-announcements/856 "2023-01-26T05:25:14Z")
We’re excited to announce the launch of Announcements for Sendbird Chat - a new engagement channel in the Sendbird Chat platform. With Announcements, modern brands and marketers can reach customers by sending relevant a… --- ## [Sendbird Chat stability improvements for iOS 15 users](https://community.sendbird.com/t/sendbird-chat-stability-improvements-for-ios-15-users/3928)
**Author:** [@Sendbird](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Sendbird)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2022, 12:53am UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/sendbird-chat-stability-improvements-for-ios-15-users/3928 "2022-02-11T00:53:06Z")
We’re always looking for opportunities to improve the scalability and stability of the Sendbird platform, and we recently applied an update to address a common cause of intermittent crashes for iOS 15 users. Applications… --- ## [Security Notice - Apache Log4J Vulnerability](https://community.sendbird.com/t/security-notice-apache-log4j-vulnerability/3580)
**Author:** [@Sendbird](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Sendbird)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2021, 5:25am UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/security-notice-apache-log4j-vulnerability/3580 "2021-12-15T05:25:55Z")
Security Notice - Apache Log4j Vulnerability Last Update: December 15, 2021, 9:50 PM PST To Sendbird customers, The world is in panic by the news of a vulnerability in Apache Log4j announced last week. Sendbird clearl… --- ## [Welcome: please introduce yourself! 👋](https://community.sendbird.com/t/welcome-please-introduce-yourself/25)
**Author:** [@Sendbird](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Sendbird)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2021, 11:39pm UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/welcome-please-introduce-yourself/25 "2021-09-24T23:39:51Z")
Welcome to the SendBird community! :sendbird: We’re glad you’re here. Can you tell us a little about yourself? We know introductions aren’t always easy so here are a few questions to get the creative juices flowing. W… --- ## [Introducing Peer-to-peer Calls, Webhooks, and On-Device Recording for Sendbird Calls and new self-service option](https://community.sendbird.com/t/introducing-peer-to-peer-calls-webhooks-and-on-device-recording-for-sendbird-calls-and-new-self-service-option/1078)
**Author:** [@Sendbird](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Sendbird)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2020, 4:17pm UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/introducing-peer-to-peer-calls-webhooks-and-on-device-recording-for-sendbird-calls-and-new-self-service-option/1078 "2020-09-30T16:17:36Z")
Peer-to-peer calling, webhooks, and on-device recording for Sendbird Calls The Sendbird Calls API now includes some new features! We’ve added webhooks for developers, so that you can program responses in external ap… --- ## [We're excited to launch UIKit Reactions](https://community.sendbird.com/t/were-excited-to-launch-uikit-reactions/857)
**Author:** [@Sendbird](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Sendbird)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/were-excited-to-launch-uikit-reactions/857 "2021-10-01T19:24:41Z")
We’re also excited to add more out-of-the-box features for user engagement to Sendbird UIKit. Now, developers can quickly add Reactions to their app, so chat users can now use this ubiquitous way to quickly respond to me… --- ## [Ad Blocker issues in using JS SDK - Resolved](https://community.sendbird.com/t/ad-blocker-issues-in-using-js-sdk-resolved/2383)
**Author:** [@Sendbird](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Sendbird)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2021, 2:41am UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/ad-blocker-issues-in-using-js-sdk-resolved/2383 "2021-06-02T02:41:21Z")
Hello, We’ve recently been made aware of a change made to EasyList, a filter list provider for extensions such as Adblock Plus and uBlock Origin, where our WebSocket domain has been blacklisted. As a result, end users u… --- ## [Introducing Group Calling and Screen Sharing for Sendbird Calls!](https://community.sendbird.com/t/introducing-group-calling-and-screen-sharing-for-sendbird-calls/2207)
**Author:** [@Sendbird](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Sendbird)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 1:21am UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/introducing-group-calling-and-screen-sharing-for-sendbird-calls/2207 "2021-05-07T01:21:11Z")
We are excited to announce the launch of two new features for our Sendbird Calls API – Group Calls and Screen Share! Group Calls Group calls is a new API to boost social and customer engagement in apps with life-like i… --- ## [Introducing Open Sourced UIKit](https://community.sendbird.com/t/introducing-open-sourced-uikit/2128)
**Author:** [@Sendbird](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Sendbird)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2021, 11:54pm UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/introducing-open-sourced-uikit/2128 "2021-04-29T23:54:35Z")
We’re very excited to announce that we are making Sendbird UIKit open source. With this announcement, Sendbird UIKit will become the fastest and most flexible, UI-centric modern development toolkit for developers to buil… --- ## [iOS Core SDK from 3.0.222 uses native websocket class, NSURLSessionWebSocketTask](https://community.sendbird.com/t/ios-core-sdk-from-3-0-222-uses-native-websocket-class-nsurlsessionwebsockettask/2162)
**Author:** [@Sendbird](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Sendbird)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2021, 6:26am UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/ios-core-sdk-from-3-0-222-uses-native-websocket-class-nsurlsessionwebsockettask/2162 "2021-04-29T06:26:31Z")
Starting from 3.0.222 version of Sendbird iOS Core SDK, which was released on 04/20/2021, it will use the native socket implementation, NSURLSessionWebSocketTask\], by default for iOS 13 and above. The prior versions of … --- ## [Important notice for Android 11 applications using UIKit](https://community.sendbird.com/t/important-notice-for-android-11-applications-using-uikit/2154)
**Author:** [@Sendbird](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Sendbird)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2021, 1:54am UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/important-notice-for-android-11-applications-using-uikit/2154 "2021-04-28T01:54:24Z")
Starting from May 5, 2021, for applications that support Android 11, we highly recommend you to update your UIKit version to Android UIKit v2.1.3. This is in response to the Android 11 storage updates related to the requ… --- ## [Introducing Sendbird's Flutter Plugin](https://community.sendbird.com/t/introducing-sendbirds-flutter-plugin/2127)
**Author:** [@Sendbird](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Sendbird)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/introducing-sendbirds-flutter-plugin/2127 "2021-04-23T20:31:15Z")
We’re excited to announce the launch of the Flutter SDK for Sendbird Chat. Flutter SDK for Sendbird Chat is the fastest way to develop cross-platform chat in your app and we’re excited to get this in your hands. Develope… --- ## [New Sendbird-in-a-Minute Video Series](https://community.sendbird.com/t/new-sendbird-in-a-minute-video-series/1963)
**Author:** [@Sendbird](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Sendbird)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/new-sendbird-in-a-minute-video-series/1963 "2021-03-26T17:50:08Z")
Hi folks! We’ve been adding videos since the start of the year with many more to follow. Recently just released our latest episode showcasing Moderation Features. Feel free to reply with future content you’d like to se… --- ## [New Developer Portal](https://community.sendbird.com/t/new-developer-portal/1647)
**Author:** [@Sendbird](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Sendbird)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/new-developer-portal/1647 "2021-01-29T18:13:55Z")
Sendbird’s new Developer Portal is now available! The portal is the best starting place for developers interested in implementing Sendbird chat, voice or video services into your own applications. Guides, tutorials, de… --- ## [New technical video series](https://community.sendbird.com/t/new-technical-video-series/1577)
**Author:** [@Sendbird](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Sendbird)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2021, 9:44pm UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/new-technical-video-series/1577 "2021-01-13T21:44:11Z")
Sendbird’s Solution Engineer, Janna McLaughlin, covers a wide range of technical topics from setting up your first project, architecture, user management and how messaging works in this 7 part video series. … --- ## [Introducing Advanced Analytics for Sendbird Chat](https://community.sendbird.com/t/introducing-advanced-analytics-for-sendbird-chat/1101)
**Author:** [@Sendbird](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Sendbird)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2020, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/introducing-advanced-analytics-for-sendbird-chat/1101 "2020-12-29T23:19:15Z")
We’re excited to announce the launch of Advanced Analytics for Sendbird Chat. Advanced Analytics is an analytics feature that provides better insight into users, messages, and channels, which can help you analyze and u… --- ## [New Sendbird Chat Features](https://community.sendbird.com/t/new-sendbird-chat-features/1470)
**Author:** [@Sendbird](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Sendbird)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/new-sendbird-chat-features/1470 "2020-12-17T19:51:18Z")
Open channel with dynamic partitioning We’re proud to announce that we’re relaunching Open channel with dynamic partitioning for hosting large scale public chats. The new Sendbird Chat Open channel with dynamic partitio… --- ## [Sendbird Calls introduces web browser quick start access, recording notifications, chat integration, and more](https://community.sendbird.com/t/sendbird-calls-introduces-web-browser-quick-start-access-recording-notifications-chat-integration-and-more/1460)
**Author:** [@Sendbird](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Sendbird)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2020, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/sendbird-calls-introduces-web-browser-quick-start-access-recording-notifications-chat-integration-and-more/1460 "2020-12-16T17:40:06Z")
Sendbird Calls introduces web browser quick start access, recording notifications, chat integration, and more Today we are excited to announce four more standout features, including: The integration of call events in c… --- ## [How can I check our application's server status(statuspage)?](https://community.sendbird.com/t/how-can-i-check-our-applications-server-status-statuspage/792)
**Author:** [@Sendbird](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Sendbird)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/how-can-i-check-our-applications-server-status-statuspage/792 "2020-08-11T17:57:09Z")
If your application is in one of the shared regions, you can check the server status of your application in the dashboard. Here is how to do it: Go to Dashboard \> Overview and Click “View Status” Button It will open u… --- ## [Introducing Supergroup Channel for Sendbird Chat](https://community.sendbird.com/t/introducing-supergroup-channel-for-sendbird-chat/1100)
**Author:** [@Sendbird](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Sendbird)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/introducing-supergroup-channel-for-sendbird-chat/1100 "2020-10-06T16:09:08Z")
Today, we’re very excited to announce the launch of Supergroup Channel for Sendbird Chat. Supergroup is a new kind of group channel in Sendbird Chat - to power private group chat for upto 20,000 users in a single grou… --- ## [Introducing Sendbird Code Cafe for Developers](https://community.sendbird.com/t/introducing-sendbird-code-cafe-for-developers/981)
**Author:** [@Sendbird](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Sendbird)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 7:25am UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/introducing-sendbird-code-cafe-for-developers/981 "2020-09-17T07:25:49Z")
A hands-on workshop series led by Sendbird engineers We’re introducing a new live workshop series designed by developers for developers! Our first workshop provides a hands-on learning opportunity to build in-app chat wi… --- ## [We’re Excited to Launch Delivery Receipts](https://community.sendbird.com/t/we-re-excited-to-launch-delivery-receipts/592)
**Author:** [@Sendbird](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Sendbird)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2020, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/we-re-excited-to-launch-delivery-receipts/592 "2020-07-07T19:32:37Z")
We’re excited to launch Delivery Receipts as a part of Sendbird’s modern messaging essentials, a simple way to create certainty for your users that the messages they send are delivered. Delivery Receipts Delivery Re… --- ## [Introducing SendBird Calls: APIs for Voice and Video](https://community.sendbird.com/t/introducing-sendbird-calls-apis-for-voice-and-video/34)
**Author:** [@Sendbird](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Sendbird)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 9:28am UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/introducing-sendbird-calls-apis-for-voice-and-video/34 "2020-03-29T09:28:56Z")
Today we’re launching SendBird Calls Voice API and SendBird Calls Video API, the fastest way to integrate high-quality 1:1 voice and video calls inside your application. Beyond the engaging ways that chat has develop… --- ## [Welcome to the official SendBird Community (Open forum)!](https://community.sendbird.com/t/welcome-to-the-official-sendbird-community-open-forum/32)
**Author:** [@Sendbird](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Sendbird)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2020, 9:09am UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/welcome-to-the-official-sendbird-community-open-forum/32 "2020-03-29T09:09:04Z")
Welcome to the official SendBird Community (Open Forum)! :sendbird: Browse by category, tag or top posts. To join, click “Sign up” via Google SSO or your email. Then you can: Ask questions in the following categories …