Release notes - 2.3
Humly suite (2026-04-17)
Highlights
Humly 2.3 introduces BLE provisioning of Booking Devices directly from the Control Panel, a new Smplrspace-based Floor Plan editor, Google OAuth2 Single Sign-On, and significant memory and stability improvements to HCP. This release also upgrades the platform to Meteor 3.4, adds Ubuntu 24 support, and brings a wide set of Humly Visitor Pro improvements requested by enterprise customers.
New Features & Enhancements
Humly Control Panel
- BLE provisioning of Humly Booking Devices from HCP: provision new HBD units directly from the Control Panel over Bluetooth, removing the need for separate provisioning tools.
- Meteor 3.4: HCP and HPS now run on the latest Meteor LTS for better performance and security.
- Ubuntu 24 support: added to the HCP installer support for Ubuntu 24.
- Improve HCP memory usage: HCP instances now maintain a stable memory footprint.
- Improved HCP backup/restore feature: better validation and error handling.
- HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) enabled by default.
- Strict Origin Validation (CSWH protection) added to defend against cross-site WebSocket hijacking.
- Visitor Admin available as an SSO group in Global Settings.
- Open source license file generated for all third-party libraries used in HCP.
- Support for Google service account JSON keys in addition to legacy p12 keys.
- Google OAuth2 Single Sign-On: support for Google OAuth2 Single Sign-On.
- Check-in URL is now sent from the start of the check-in window, giving users more time to confirm.
Floor Plan
- Smplrspace-based Floor Plan editor: a new visual editor for creating and managing floor plans.
- Auto-fill room with bookable area when defining a new room on the floor plan.
- Larger floor plan view for improved visibility on big displays.
Humly Booking Device / Humly Room Display
- Wake-up time slot: replaces the fixed wake-up time with a configurable time window across all device types.
- HRD Light Sleep option: devices can be configured with light sleep to avoid edge cases related to morning boot.
- Improved sensor handling when devices are unavailable or offline.
Humly Visitor Pro
- Hospitality Manager role introduced for visitor management workflows.
- Visitor data retention is now configurable from 48 hours up to 2 years.
- Visitor badges generated in display order.
- Single visitor screen is automatically pre-selected when only one is configured.
- Improved usability for Name and Vehicle Registration input.
- Email is no longer required during pre-registration.
- Improved wording in visitor flows to avoid misunderstandings.
Bug Fixes
Booking & Scheduling
- Fixed meetings disappearing from HCP under specific sync conditions.
- Fixed certain resources not syncing meetings from Outlook after HCP upgrade.
- Fixed missing Teams Meeting option in Floor Plan booking.
- Fixed missing subject in confirmation email when booking standalone resources.
- Fixed missing resource name when imported via CSV, which caused API failures.
- Fixed resources missing from the HCP Reservations tab.
- Fixed Week view in Calendar component starting on Sunday.
- Fixed wasteful CPU usage when resolving organiser on unsupported backends.
- Fixed 429 errors after a missed notification was received.
Humly Control Panel UI
- Fixed deletion of uploaded logo not reflecting in the frontend.
- Fixed errors when exporting users from a filtered search result.
- Fixed DOM warning for password field not contained in a form.
- Updated French translation on the Wayfinding screen.
- Fixed wrong filter applied in the Sensors dropdown.
Humly Reservation
- Fixed unnecessary horizontal scroll bar.
- Fixed filter not showing the correct floors.
- Fixed overlapping text in My Bookings on mobile view.
- Fixed page-refresh leaving filters active without indication.
- Removed unnecessary event listeners from the desktop booking view for better performance.
Humly Visitor Pro
- Fixed errors in the Visitor Screen handler when retrieving checked-out visitor logs.
- Fixed delay when clicking checkboxes in the Outlook add-in.
- Fixed assorted UI bugs in HV.
Humly Booking Device
- Fixed Bluetooth remaining active after backing out of the Connect Device screen.
Humly Print Service
- Fixed DDP connection leak on reconnect, which exhausted HCP and proxy resources.
Licensing & Portal
- Fixed licenses being removed when the portal returned an empty response.
Installation & Runtime
- Fixed
hcp.shrestart/start not applyingecosystem.config.jsand PM2 ignoringnode_args.
Downloads
Here you will find the latest Humly Software downloads
Known issues
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Safari Browser Authorization: Device authorization using Safari expires after one week. Additionally, Screen Approval is not supported on Safari.
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Proxy/Google Authentication: Running on-prem HCP with proxy and Google authentication is currently not supported.
- Login issues with MFA: Logging in to the Humly provisioning app fails if MFA is enabled. To access the app, you must temporarily disable MFA on your user account.
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iOS Provisioning App: Onboarding Humly Booking Devices (HBDs) via the iOS app may fail in some instances. As a workaround, restart both the phone and the HBD device, then retry the onboarding process.
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Multi-Day All-Day Meetings: Meetings marked as "All Day" spanning more than one day cannot be edited in Humly Reservations.
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Morning Boot Freeze (Humly Room Display): In rare cases, Humly Room Displays may freeze on the logo screen during morning startup. A manual reboot resolves the issue. (Light sleep option introduced to fix this issue)