v5.29
Version 5.29 adds great improvements to accessibility across the journey, as well as a more modern design for modals and many other “small enhancements” that add up to a big release - check out more below!
Release date: 9th November 2021
Accessibility
Accessibility is hugely important to us at IRIS. We believe that technology should be built with everyone in mind and our goal is to provide our guest facing technology to as many people as possible, no matter what their needs are.
This release continues to build on that goal by refining our behind the scenes code and the underlying structure of the app to be more friendly for guests who rely on technologies including screen readers, Voice Over and keyboard-only-navigation.
Accessibility isn’t a one time change and whilst we won’t mention it in every release we are always checking to make sure we meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines as defined by the W3C, as best we can.
Improved modal design
As part of this release we have implemented a new design in all modals (that’s pop up windows) across all pages in the journey. Not only does this mean a more modern look and feel for the modals with clearer titles and clearer calls to action, but it means more practical usability - because design is about how things work too.
For both F&B product items and service request items, this new design means those items which have very long names can be now read all the way to the end, even when the modal is open on a small mobile screen.
If you are using images on your items (and we recommend you do) then the image will now sit right at the top of the modal and be more prominent and attractive. Beneath the image is the new home for the item name, which is now styled to match your branding, and all of the usual item information such as a short description, a long description and any attributes.
Lastly for item modals, we are now highlighting the item price at the top of the item so that guests can get the information they need up front.
Separated payment options (yes, we support card payments!)
One of the smaller tweaks which we have made in this version is the separation of Apple Pay and other fast payment options such as Google Pay and Microsoft Pay.
We love providing payment integrations and we have found that spearting these options makes it much easier for you to get setup with the simpler payment providers quicker and then expand to Apple Pay later on, once the rest of the setup is completed.
This is a small change that is focussed on getting you setup with payment as quick as possible, so if this is something you are interested in then please get in touch.
More intuitive back button behaviour
Another small but mighty improvement, we’ve updated the back button behaviour on the Order History page to go back to the relevant content for the most recent order. This makes it easier to get back to the relevant content if your property has many outlets spread across multiple different content pages.
Additionally, if you use the homepage feature as part of your solution, then this button will instead take guests back to the familiar homepage with all of your widgets and shortcuts.
General updates
As always this release includes a number of smaller enhancements behind the scenes and general performance improvements.
In particular for this release we focussed on fixing a couple of scenarios where the language selections were not respected in the page content. Make sure to check out our menu translation features if you haven’t already!
If you have any questions or want to know how to make the most of these new features, please get in touch with us.