Dealer Connect 360

August 12, 2024

New look and feel: Our app has undergone a complete redesign, giving it a fresh, modern look. The new user interface is more intuitive, making it easier to navigate and find what you need. Notifications for Upload Queue: If uploads are in the queue for 1 hour, the app will display a notification in your home screen. Additionally, daily notifications will be displayed at 09:00 to keep you informed. 360° Spin Capturing guidance: We’ve added new guides to help you create the best 360° Spins. These tips will ensure you capture your vehicle 360° like a pro. Improved Search Functionality: With the new search text highlight feature, any vehicles that match your search criteria will be highlighted, making it easier for you to find exactly what you're looking for.

April 23, 2024

Camera: Buttons now use native iOS zoom scales. Gallery: User will now see the wireframe(overlay) in the gallery grid. We've made stability and reliability improvements to the app. Gallery Multiple Selection: Users with background clipping can now select multiple images from in one session. Video: We've modernized the video creation screen Gallery Download: Users can now download the images from a vehicle to their device once the images are processed.

September 26, 2023

360° Spin Starting Angle selection UI. 360° Spin front realignment after capture. We've added a countdown timer when creating turntable 360° Spins. Enhanced hotspot anchoring. Enhanced hotspot anchoring. We've made memory optimisation and reliability improvements for large video files. Conversion of videos in non-conforming formats to an acceptable format. Slideshow Maker: Photo selection from a specific photo folder on the device

July 21, 2022

App modernisation: Modernised app look and feel. Message list management: The ability to reuse and remove previously published message templates from the message list. Support for multiple-overlay groups: The app will support the use of overlay photo groups for different vehicle shapes. Video editing: Join video fragments together, add text overlays/titles/subtitles to videos (in-app, not only post-processing/server-side), trimming videos. Voice-over editing: Recording voice-over on videos. Audio editing: Adding backing music too videos.

August 27, 2021

- We've enhanced photo capturing so that white balance correction and exposure control can be set in the camera view. - You can now connect to the Ricoh Theta camera from the app, with a single tap of a button. - Hotspots can now be quickly viewed by swiping from one hotspot to view the other within the app. - Our revamped 360° Spin player added new capabilities and a new look. In our latest version, 360° Spins and Videos are seamlessly integrated into a single, responsive, and easy-to-navigate 360° Spin and Video player. - We've made stability and reliability improvements that make the app more user-friendly and more robust.

May 6, 2021

VIN Scanning: The new VIN scanner reduces the time it takes to find inventory in the app, and therefore the time it takes to complete vehicle imagery. Support for Multiple Camera Devices: When creating 360° Spins and photos, users will now have the option to use a built-in camera, such as the wide-angle camera. Support for Multiple Aspect Ratios: The app now supports the creation of 360° Spins and photos at a variety of industry-standard aspect ratios. Walkaround 360°Spin Enhancements: We’ve augmented walkaround 360° Spins so that the app auto-completes the walkaround 360° Spin when the user returns to the starting point. Turntable 360° Spin Enhancements: We’ve updated turntable 360° Spin capturing to cater to dealers using anti-clockwise rotating turntable platforms. Interior 360° Spin Guidance: Interior 360° capturing now comes with an easy-to-find tutorial for connecting the Ricoh Theta camera to the user's device. Miscellaneous Updates: - On installation, the app now prompts the user to choose the upload queue (network) preference. - The upload queue now also provides a Wi-Fi status tooltip. - The video and photo camera views have been updated with a horizontal level to ensure that photos are aligned perfectly and videos recorded steadily. - The microphone in the hotspot video camera view is now animated when recording, providing a visual cue of its activity. - We’ve made a variety of stability and reliability updates to the app.

March 29, 2021

VIN Scanning: The new VIN scanner reduces the time it takes to find inventory in the app, and therefore the time it takes to complete vehicle imagery. Support for Multiple Camera Devices: When creating 360° Spins and photos, users will now have the option of selecting from built-in cameras on their devices. Support for Multiple Aspect Ratios: The app now supports the creation of 360° Spins and photos at a variety of industry-standard aspect ratios. Walkaround 360°Spin Enhancements: We’ve augmented walkaround 360° Spins so that the app auto-completes the walkaround 360° Spin when the user returns to the starting point. Turntable 360° Spin Enhancements: We’ve updated turntable 360° Spin capturing to cater to dealers using anti-clockwise rotating turntable platforms. Interior 360° Spin Guidance: Interior 360° capturing now comes with an easy-to-find tutorial for connecting the Ricoh Theta camera to the user's device. Miscellaneous Updates: - On installation, the app now prompts the user to choose the upload queue (network) preference. - The upload queue now also provides a Wi-Fi status tooltip. - The video and photo camera views have been updated with a horizontal level to ensure that photos are aligned perfectly and videos recorded steadily. - The microphone in the video camera view is now animated when recording, providing a visual cue of its activity. - We’ve made a variety of stability and reliability updates to the app.

November 16, 2020

1. We've built a barcode scanner into the app, enabling dealers to find inventory quicker by simply scanning the inventory's stock code or VIN barcode. 2. Interior 360° Spin capture now includes support for the Ricoh Theta SC2 camera model. 3. We've centered the confirmation button on the vehicle details view, bringing all the tools for creating and uploading within easier reach. 4. We've relocated the menu button to the top left of the screen, giving you full use of the app's functions when a wide-angle lens is clipped to the device's back camera. 5. We've enhanced social media posting, by removing restrictions on the number of characters in the post. Now you may type more words, and use more emojis, so you can get your full message online. 6. We've made stability and reliability improvements to the app.

October 13, 2020

1. We've built a barcode scanner into the app, to enable dealers to find inventory quicker, simply by scanning the inventory's stock code or VIN barcode. 2. Interior 360 capture now includes support for the Ricoh Theta SC2 camera model. 3. We've centered the confirmation button on the vehicle details view, bringing all the functions for creating and uploading into focus. 4. We've relocated the menu button to the top left of the screen to give full usage of the app's functions when a wide-angle lens is clipped to the device's back camera. 5. We've made stability and reliability improvements to the app.

May 6, 2020

We’ve updated 360° spin capturing, giving flexibility to dealers to capture and publish interior only, exterior only, or combined exterior & interior 360° spins. We’ve added exciting new features and enhancements to hotspots. Our latest update brings images, videos, and detailed descriptive text options for multi-media hotspots. We’ve given you a few more options in terms of hotspot types with a dedicated damage hotspot mode, allowing dents or damages, and severity thereof to be professionally communicated. What’s more, the option to capture and augment spins with hotspots is now available to users directly after the spin is captured, and before it is processed. Hotspots now also offer gallery support, allowing existing gallery images to be repurposed as hotspots. No longer limited to Email and SMS, we’ve reimagined messaging to give users access to more platforms and easier sharing.