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Version 3.4.1

3.4.1 - 07.08.2026

Improved barcode scanning

Barcode scanning will now automatically detect multiple barcodes in same image and switch to the new "Aim-mode" so that you can easily pick the correct barcode. You will see a green circle that indicates when the selected barcode will be used. This makes it possible to move between the barcodes in the view to select the one you want.

A new button to switch between scanning modes is always available.
 

Order list improvements

• "My tasks"/Orders" now will show a new tab for the orders that has arrived the last 7 days. This makes it easier to see new arrivals when you have many tasks in the list.
  

   

• We have added a new option to show Placed, Serves and the Serial number from Equipment in the list. You can also search for these values
  

   

• When searching, we now remember the words you searched for, so you can quickly repeat the search. This also applies to the Customer and Equipment lists.
  

   

Material handling

• Move material to another order
  • It is now possible to specify how many to move form original registration
     
• Store content was not updated in list immediately after adding material from own store

Checklist improvements

• Task text inside detail dialog is now bigger so it is much easier to read
• When filling checklist you now can "Hide finished tasks" so that you only see unfinished points during checklist filling
• Removed warning for missing checklist if user have no checklists available

Other improvements

• On Android and Windows you can now add multiple pictures to the order in one operation. 
  This was already available on iOS 
  

   

• Hours summary report for current order
  • Activated from within the order
    
  • Order number is shown in the report

  • All registrations on the order is shown by default, filtering on date period is available

     

• The main phone numbers for a customer is now visible in the customer information. You can call or email directly from here
  

   

• When sorting time registrations on date, the start time is also used to sort correctly within a day
   
• It was not possible to use text related functions in PDF editor (highlight etc.) on Android and Windows

Many other internal speed optimisations and stability improvements have also been done in the release.

Version 3.3.3

3.3.3 - 29.05.2026

New possibility in checklist and service forms - mandatory to take picture

You can now require a picture to be taken to be able to finish the checklist point or service task. It is now a better connection between pictures and checklist points. You can add many pictures to the same checklist point, and it is much easier to see what is connected to the point.

Transfer order to other Mobile user

The main participant on an order can now transfer the order to another Mobile user in a simple operation without involving anyone in the Office. 

IN the participant tab an new button is available for the Main participant to transfer the order to another Mobile user. The selected user will be the new main participant on the order, and the old will automatically be removed or set to finished on the order.

The possibility to to this is controlled by a personal setting in Handyman Office, and will be available as soon as Office version 10.1.4 is released.

Equipment history now includes all equipment under selected site/equipment

When getting equipment/site history like orders or checklists, the history will now contain history from all underlying sites/equipment. This makes it faster ot get to the info that is relevant without having to first locate exact equipment the from a long list of equipment on a site.

Other improvements and bug fixes

• When changing from date in the date picker, the to date follows if it was the same as the from date
• Sometimes dual absence was displayed in the calendar view
• Stocktaking page is was updated after adding new material during stocktaking
• Various other reported issues have also been fixed

Version 3.2.2

3.2.2 - 21.04.2026

• Fixed an issue where customer signature on an order sometimes could be missing.

Version 3.2.1

3.2.1 - 13.04.2026
 

ABAX Travel Log integration

You can now use your ABAX Travel Log in Handyman Mobile!

You will see all your trips and use them to add trip expenses to orders:

• Driving
  • Travel Time
  • Distance - Kilometers
  • Option to calculate distance and time from Office to customer
• Other expenses related to a trip can also be added to the order
  • Toll road fees
  • Parking fees
  • Ferry tickets

To use it, ABAX must generate authentication keys for your company, and you must set the external id of your ABAX users to the employee number in Handyman. 

New options in My tasks / Orders

Set order priority when creating new order or task

Order priority can now be set when creating a new order.

It is also possible to change order priority when creating a new task on the order.
 

Update "Agreed with customer" on tasks

You can now set if a task is "Agreed with customer" when creating the task. Task that dont have this set can be changed to be agreed with customer, but it was set in the Office, you cannot change it.

Bug fixes

• Fixed several issues related image editing and PDF viewing and editing
• Not possible to add material to favorites from own store
• Various other issues reported by users

Version 3.1.5

3.1.5 - 18.03.2026

New options in My tasks / Orders
 

New option when grouping the list on start or finish date

You can now choose to have it grouped by day rather than week

When grouped by day, you can choose to show this days tasks/orders on the map

Filter list on task status

A new icon is visible beside the search icon to activate the filter

Now you can filter the service form on status. This way you can choose to see all new, started, paused or active tasks

If the the filtering is on, the filter icon changes color so that you know that is active 
 

Other improvements  

Better visibility for the last registration information when adding material/ hours & costs and descriptions

 

Bug fixes

• QR-Code/NFC scanning when app is in background was not triggering the related action
• Various other reported issues have also been fixed
    

Version 3.1.3

3.1.3 - 10.02.2026

We have fixed an error in the timesheet where some registrations could appear multiple times.

Version 3.1.2

3.1.2- 22.01.2026

Various changes and improvements

Quicklist

• We have added the possibility to add rate to Quicklist items where the cost element requires it. You can now add several items with same cost element with different rate to the list

Equipment

• When adding checklist to an order with more than one equipment, you can now choose equipment for the checklist before adding it to the order
  

• Equipment info and icon is now added to several lists on the order

• When adding new equipment, serial number and other information about the equipment is now available on the first page, making it faster to complete the registration of new equipment. Scanning of serial number is supported
  

Order 

• New option to always show the internal Handyman order number in the list of orders and tasks

• Adding registrations with 0 in quantity
  • You will now get a question if you want to do that
    
• Option for not calculating quantity from timespan entry now applies to all cost element registrations, not just break registrations. This is controlled by a setting in Handyman Office

Checklist history

• Order name and order type is now visible in the checklist history list
  

Other

• Company ID is now visible in the system tools page in settings
  

Various important fixes

• Fixed crash when searching for customer with line breaks in address
• Fixed missing vacation info in Hours List for the employee
• Order list: last used order selection was lost after changing sorting
• Adding new equipment to order: Selecting parent was not limited to customer on the order
• Fixed issue with equipment status after adding picture or GPS position
• New equipment/site was not immediately visible in order equipment list
    

Version 3.0.15

3.0.15 - 03.11.2025

Various important fixes:

• Scanning materials from order material list was not working in case when barcode contained only a part of item number 2 content
• Fixed random crash when app was in background on Android devices
• Fixed crash when switching supplier list in material picker
   

Version 3.0.14

3.0.14 - 21.10.2025

Various changes:

• When replanning a task by just changing the dates or info, the task is not activated automatically anymore. Drag and drop in the internal calendar will also not activate the task. 
   
• When filling service forms, jumping to next not filled item will not jump outside active service form anymore. This prevents answering an item by accident in a form that is not to be used.
   
• Serviceforms now have an indicator for finished forms, and header items inside the form have a gray background.
  
  
   
• A new option to hide store items with 0 in quantity from the list is visible own store contains such items.
  
  

Various fixes to improve stability and performance:

• Signature image could be distorted in some cases
   

• Scanning QR-codes with Handyman URL did not perform the related action
   

• In addition, this version contains fixes for several minor issues reported by our users

Version 3.0.13

3.0.13 - 06.10.2025

Various fixes to improve stability and performance:

• History values and graph was not displayed in checklist-point history for numeric points

• Unable to add items that is in the pricelist to an order when item number contained certain special characters 

• Crash when when editing newly added PDF file

• Crash when trying to scan barcode/qrcode when Photo access is not allowed

• Crash when that could happen when getting historical service report

Version 3.0.11 (iOS only)

3.0.11 - 29.09.2025

The option to collapse checklists when opened now also applies to Service forms.

The setting for collapsing checklists has been expanded to apply to service forms as well. This is particularly helpful when multiple prefilled service forms are available for the same equipment.

Version 3.0.10

3.0.10 - 22.09.2025

Simplified registration of required pause

Break registration - simplified registration of required breaks. This function is enabled per department by configuring in Handyman Office (See release notes for Handyman Office 10.0.2).

You must be a member of the Internal Order that is used for pause registration in your department, and you must have access to the Cost Element that is used for pause.

When configured in Handyman Office you will get:

Quick button to add pause

In the list of registrations on an order you will see last seven days summary with indication per day where pause is registered. 

Todays pause is visible as a registration with blue background on any order.

An orange button will give you access to enter pause for the day quickly. 

Just enter the quantity or specify the time from and to if required. You can also choose different days if you have not completed the registration for previous days.

Reminder of required pause

If you have registered enough time for a day to have a required pause, you will get a reminder to add the required pause.

Various improvements

• New option in the order menu to copy order number to the clipboard for use in other apps
  
   
• Changed search logic for material. If numeric value it will do a "contains" search instead of starting with. This prevented value to be found in item number 2
• Search using barcode/qr-code does not "activate" single search result if it was found only in Item number 2
• Fixed problem with PDF editing on Android devices
• Fixed an issue where images added on Android devices via Gallery/Photo Library were blurry in Handyman Office.
• In addition, this version contains fixes for several minor issues reported by our users.

Version 3.0.6

3.0.6 - 08.09.2025

• Fixed an issue where images added via Gallery/Photo Library were blurry in Handyman Office.
• In addition, this version contains fixes for several minor issues reported by our users.

Version 3.0.5

3.0.5 - 03.09.2025

This update introduces new possibilities and improvements to Handyman Mobile. This version will be available on iOS only and on all platforms later in September.

 

Ready for a new login method

• We will use Azure AD B2C as a login system for all our products.
• Apart from providing single sign-on (SSO), using such a login system also introduces new features, such as logging in with a corporate account and multi-factor authentication.
• We will roll this out to individual customers in the coming months. It is mandatory to have HM Office 10.1.1 installed.

Various improvements

• Support for task-related events introduced in Handyman Office 10.0.1
• Added possibility to call customer number from Order list
• Finishing planned material via quick area (Blue field) will assign the participant to the registration as in manual edit
• Checklist list items is now sorted as they are defined in Handyman Office
• Internal order can not be finished unless checklists are available on the order. Making sure internal order is always available
• In addition, we have also resolved various issues reported by our users to enhance stability.

Technical transition to new system for user interface (Microsoft MAUI)

We have replaced the framework used for creating the visual elements and navigation in the application. This technical transition will not change the way the application looks or behaves. in general Only a few functions have minor changes to the user interface.