Release notes

Incoming Call Banner

Never miss a call — a heads-up banner now appears instantly on your device when a call comes in, and the ringing stops automatically once you answer on any screen.

Quoted Replies in Chat

Reply to any message with a clean, inline quote so your team always knows exactly what you're responding to.

Meeting Notes & Actions from Calls

Youda now automatically turns your call transcripts into structured notes and assignable action items, so nothing slips through the cracks after a meeting.

Smarter Navigation Bar Behaviour

The action bar now slides away as you scroll down and reappears when you scroll up, keeping your screen clear when you need it most.

Inline Conversation Threads on Web

Stay in the flow of work with threaded conversations now available across the web app — complete with a clean bubble layout, rich call cards, and shareable deep links to any discussion.

Unread Section & Message Reactions

Unread messages are now grouped at the top of your channel list, and you can react to messages with emoji reactions — just like WhatsApp — making it easier to stay on top of conversations and respond expressively.

Smart Mac Download Detection

The download page now automatically identifies which Mac you're using, so you get the right version instantly without guessing.

Chat and Tickets on Desktop

You can now access team chat and support tickets directly from the Youda desktop app, keeping everything you need in one place.

In-Call Chat as a Conversation Thread

Chat messages during a call are now grouped as a threaded conversation on the call card, making it easier to follow and revisit what was discussed.

Threaded Replies in Chat

Keep conversations focused with inline threads, so side discussions stay organised without cluttering the main feed.

Nudge Emails for Pending Work

Team members who haven't signed in yet now receive a timely email reminder when tasks or actions are waiting for them, so nothing important slips through.

Call Cards in Mobile Chat

Employees on the go can now see active calls and join live conversations instantly from the mobile app.

Incoming Call Alerts

Never miss a call — a live, joinable call card appears right in your feed so you can jump in instantly.

Multi-Field Form Collection in AI Assistant

The AI assistant can now gather structured information — including multiple people — in a single guided conversation, reducing back-and-forth.

Select Multiple People at Once

Pick several team members in a single step, making it faster to assign tasks, send messages, or manage groups.

Announce to Everyone

Send a message that instantly notifies your entire team at once, so no one misses an important update.

Flexible Time Picker Controls

Set times with precise minute increments and defined time windows, so scheduling is faster and less error-prone across the platform.

Guest Email on Booking Requests

Booking request emails now include the guest's email address, so hosts have everything they need to follow up without extra back-and-forth.

Report a problem

Quickly flag anything broken or unsafe at your site — with a photo — so the right team can act fast, and you always have a reference to track it.

Organisation Integrations API

Connect Youda to your external systems with a new integrations layer that lets events and data flow automatically between platforms.

Weekday-Anchored Date Scheduling

Journey and automation date offsets can now snap to weekdays, ensuring tasks and milestones are never scheduled on a weekend.

Location-Scoped Role Assignment

HR admins can now filter and assign roles by specific location, making it faster and more accurate to manage permissions across multi-site organisations.

Candidate Entity Picker

Quickly search and select job candidates from a unified picker, making it easier to reference applicants across HR workflows.

Choose Your Chat Style

Switch between bubble and flat message layouts to match your personal communication preference, right from your own settings.

On-the-Job Experience Assessment

Instantly score a candidate's on-the-job experience against your company values, with evidence captured for every behaviour and a clear hiring decision band ready to go.

Journey Run Reports by Email

Get journey run reports delivered straight to managers' inboxes, so they always have the latest progress updates without logging in.

Exit Interview Agent

Automatically guide departing employees through a structured exit interview, giving HR teams richer, consistent feedback without any manual coordination.

Live Notifications & Inbox Bell

Stay on top of what matters with real-time web notifications and a dedicated inbox bell, so you never miss an important update or message.

90-Day New Starter Check-In

Automatically capture how new hires are feeling at the three-month mark, recognise standout teammates, and give managers the timely insights they need to offer the right support.

Day 60 New Starter Check-In

Automatically capture how new hires are feeling at the two-month mark and keep your onboarding insights up to date — so you can spot what's working and act on what isn't.

Day 30 New Starter Check-In

Automatically reach out to new hires at the one-month mark to capture how they're settling in, then surface the results to managers and your onboarding dashboard so you can celebrate early wins and act on concerns fast.

Week One Feedback Collector

Get an instant pulse check on how your new hire is settling in after their first week.

First-Day Feedback Collector

Capture new hire impressions on day one to quickly spot what's working in your onboarding and keep employees engaged from the very start.

New Starter Onboarding Assistant

Get new team members set up and ready to work faster with guided onboarding that walks them through every account setup step and tracks their progress automatically.

Founder Welcome & Company Values Onboarding

Give every new hire a warm, personal introduction to your company's story and values from day one, with automatic manager notifications and completion tracking built in.

Voice Selection for AI Assistant

You can now choose from your organisation's configured voices, giving you control over the tone and persona your AI assistant uses in every interaction.

Smarter Aggregate Answers

The AI assistant now responds to people-data questions with clear counts and summaries, giving you instant insight without overwhelming you with individual names.

Conversational Follow-Up in AI Assistant

The AI assistant now remembers the context of your previous question, so follow-up queries feel like a natural conversation rather than starting from scratch.

Consent Screen Shows Requesting App

When an app requests access to your account, the consent screen now clearly displays which app is asking — so you always know exactly what you're authorising.

AI Assistant Works Alongside You on Desktop

The AI assistant now runs a continuous co-working loop on desktop, giving HR teams a hands-on, back-and-forth experience to get tasks done faster.

AI Assistant Sends Personalised Batch Emails

The AI assistant can now send personalised emails to multiple recipients at once, each tailored with individual details — saving HR teams hours of manual outreach.

Message Content Search

Instantly search across message threads and jump straight to the matching result, so you never lose track of important conversations.

Clearer Task Actions on Mobile

The primary action on each task is now front and centre, with additional options tucked neatly beneath, so employees always know exactly what to do next.

Agent Tasks as Guided Forms

Complete agent-assigned tasks through a clean, structured form experience — so employees always know exactly what's being asked and can respond with confidence.

Employee leaver processing

Store managers can report a leaver in chat and Youda handles everything automatically — updating records, notifying payroll, and filing all the paperwork instantly.

Safe Roster Reconciliation

Reconcile an imported employee sheet against your live roster and flag discrepancies automatically — without risking accidental deletions.

Payroll onboarding details

New starters can share their payroll information on day one via chat, so your payroll team receives everything they need automatically—no chasing paperwork.

Report a leaver

Log a leaver in a quick chat conversation and let Youda handle the system updates, payroll notification, and document filing automatically.

New Starter Fitness to Work Questionnaire

Automatically guides new hires through a health questionnaire on their first day, routes any flagged responses to the right people instantly, and keeps everything on file — so nothing gets missed and no manual chasing is needed.

Hire after a trial shift

Turn a successful trial shift into a confirmed hire by handling the role details, pay, right-to-work check, and contract all in one quick conversation.

Smarter Agent Authoring Hints

When building automations, authors now get instant, plain-language guidance when a trigger, template, or data schema needs attention — catching issues before they go live.

Bulk Invite Resend

Admins can now re-invite all pending users in one click, eliminating the need to chase down individuals who haven't accepted their invitation.

Manager Login-Activity Digest

Managers automatically receive a weekly summary of team members who haven't yet signed in, so no one falls through the cracks during onboarding or a new rollout.

Task Board with Kanban View

HR teams can now track assigned tasks on a visual kanban board, making it easy to see workload, status, and progress at a glance.

Smarter Task Awareness for AI Agents

Your AI assistant now remembers the tasks it has already raised, preventing duplicates and keeping your task list clean without any extra effort.

AI-Assisted Hiring Flow

Your AI assistant can now guide hiring workflows end-to-end, reducing manual steps and keeping new-hire processes moving automatically.

Holiday allowance sweep

Automatically flags employees whose holiday allowance hasn't been set up yet, so nobody spends the year unable to see their correct balance.

Mark Summarised Chats as Read

After the assistant summarises your unread messages, you can now mark all the covered chats as read in one go — so your inbox reflects exactly what still needs your attention.

Service Desk Cards That Take Action

Support request cards in the assistant can now collect an employee's response and act on it immediately, turning a back-and-forth conversation into a single, resolved interaction.

One-Tap Working Pattern Confirmation

Employees can confirm their working pattern with a single tap in the assistant, and the app remembers their selection for future interactions — less repetition, faster check-ins.

Leave Availability Enforcement in the Assistant

The AI assistant now automatically prevents leave from being booked on days a team cannot accommodate it and respects each department's annual cap, reducing approval errors before they happen.

See Who's On Shift Across Sites

Managers can now ask the AI assistant who is working at another location right now, getting instant visibility across sites without making a single phone call.

Dismiss Completed Tasks from Sent

Once a task is done, assigners can clear it from their Sent list on both web and mobile, keeping their workspace tidy and focused on what still needs attention.

Route Tasks to the Right Person

The AI assistant can now assign specific tasks directly to the appropriate individual and notify them automatically, keeping workflows moving without manual handoffs.

Holiday Allowance Visibility & Corrections

Employees and HR admins can now view holiday allowances at a glance and make corrections on the spot, keeping entitlements accurate without digging through spreadsheets.

Task Inbox with Live Actions

HR admins and assignees can now see all open tasks of a given type in one place and take action directly from the task card — no chasing required.

Self-Service Missing Role Resolution

HR admins can now resolve gaps in location or department role assignments themselves, without waiting for support — keeping permissions accurate and teams unblocked.

Synced Folders Stay in Place

Documents synced from connected sources now appear directly inside the folder they belong to, keeping your content library exactly where you'd expect it.

New Starter Onboarding

Empower managers to set up new hires in minutes and automatically keep your People team in the loop — no paperwork required.

Right to Work check overdue reminder

Automatically alerts the right person when a new starter hasn't completed their Right to Work check within three days, so nothing slips through the cracks.

Right to Work verification

Automatically guide new starters through their Right to Work verification, keeping managers informed at every stage so your onboarding stays compliant without the manual chasing.

Unified Document Source Library

Connect and manage your Google Drive and SharePoint content in one place, making it easier to keep your knowledge base complete and up to date.

Google Drive Knowledge Library Sync

Keep your team's knowledge always up to date by connecting Google Drive so documents sync automatically into the Knowledge Library.

First Day Onboarding Guide

Get new starters fully prepared for their first day with instant confirmation of everything they need to know, from arrival details to dress code, keeping both them and their manager in the loop.

Employee Profile Setup

Give new hires a seamless start by guiding them through everything they need to complete before day one, from confirming details to signing contracts.

Branded Welcome Invitations

New employees now receive a beautifully branded welcome invitation that reflects your organisation's identity, making a great first impression from day one.

Notes, Editing & Sent Tab on Web

HR admins can now write notes, edit messages, and review sent communications directly in the web app, keeping everything in one place.

Dietary Requirements Capture

Automatically collect new starters' food allergies, intolerances, and dietary preferences on day one, keeping team meals inclusive and triggering the right safety follow-ups without any manual effort.

Live Send Confirmation for Assigners

See exactly what was sent in real time as soon as you trigger an assignment, so you can always confirm the right message reached the right people.

Employee Net Promoter Score

Measure and track how likely your team is to recommend you as a great place to work, with a quick repeatable survey that drives real responses and shows you how sentiment changes over time.

Work Email Updates via AI Assistant

The AI assistant can now capture and update work email addresses directly during profile conversations, keeping employee records accurate without manual admin effort.

Agents Available in Assessments

Discover and launch AI agents directly from within Assessments, so you can act on insights without switching context.

Cross-training blackout notifications

Automatically keeps your learning and development team informed whenever a department becomes unavailable for cross-training, so they always know where gaps exist.

Approve a cross-training blackout period

Keep your operations manager in control by routing blackout period requests to them for approval before anything is confirmed.

Cross-training blackout period request

Department heads can temporarily close their area to cross-training visitors, with automatic approval routing and notification to learning teams once confirmed.

Do Not Disturb

Employees can now set themselves as Do Not Disturb directly in the app, with instant on-screen confirmation every time they toggle it.

Cross-training plan shared

Automatically sends the approved cross-training plan to the team member and saves a copy to their profile, so everyone stays informed and records stay up to date.

L&D training plan approval

Keep cross-training on track by routing team member development plans through Learning & Development for review and sign-off before they're released.

Cross-training schedule creation

Two weeks before a confirmed cross-training placement, automatically prompt the hosting manager to build a day-by-day schedule aligned to the agreed learning objectives, then route it for L&D sign-off.

New Starter Day 2 Check-In

A quick five-minute conversation to help your team get to know you from the very start of your journey.

AI-Powered Feedback Conversations

Collect richer, more honest feedback through natural agent-led conversations that adapt to your team's responses — no more static forms.

Share Feedback with the Product Team

Answer six quick questions to help shape the future of Youda, straight from the people who build it.

Targeted Agent Rollouts

Send an AI agent to specific groups and permission levels across your organisation, ensuring the right people get the right experience from day one.

Filter Records by Field Value

Quickly narrow down your people records by filtering on any field value, so you can find exactly who you're looking for in seconds.

Cancel a Rollout Mid-Flight

Stop a message rollout at any point — unsent messages are halted instantly and already-sent ones can be withdrawn, giving you full control even after launch.

Share Feedback with Youda

Easily let the Youda team know what's going well and what could be better, so your experience keeps improving.

Tap to Answer, Instantly

On-screen answer options now respond the moment you tap them, letting you breeze through guided conversations without waiting for the assistant to finish speaking.

Smarter Bulk Data Collection

The assistant can now gather multiple pieces of information in one go, capture free-form responses, and automatically fill in the relevant fields on your behalf — saving you time on repetitive data entry.

Repeated lateness alert

Automatically notify the right managers when an employee's lateness becomes a pattern, complete with a clear written summary so they have context at a glance.

Exit & Status Clarity for Stuck Conversations

When a conversation reaches a dead end, employees are now given a clear way out along with an honest summary of where things stand — so no one is left hanging.

Post-Call Quality Rating

Employees can now rate the quality of their conversation right after it ends, helping your team continuously improve the experience.

Document Failure Recovery & Incident Alerts

Failed documents can now be retried in one click, and an incident is automatically raised when a failure occurs — keeping your data flows healthy without manual chasing.

Smarter Late File Detection

Youda now automatically logs late file arrivals as records and alerts your team when lateness becomes a recurring pattern — so nothing slips through the cracks.

Instant Acknowledgement for In-Progress Requests

When the app is working on your request, you get an immediate confirmation so you can navigate away freely without wondering if anything is happening.

Reliable Milestone Rewards and Notifications

Milestone rewards are now always delivered by direct message, and a failed announcement post no longer blocks the reward from being granted — so employees never miss recognition they've earned.

Automatic Retry for Failed Document Uploads

Documents that silently failed to upload are now automatically re-processed, so your knowledge base stays complete without any manual intervention.

Rich Images in Notifications

Push notifications now display the image they're about, giving you instant visual context before you even open the app.

Smoother Recovery When AI Assistants Hit an Error

If an AI assistant run encounters a problem, you're guided gracefully out of the dead end instead of being left on a broken screen.

Shared Tasks Return to the Team

If someone abandons a shared task, it's automatically handed back to the team so nothing falls through the cracks.

Badge Posts on the Recognition Feed

Celebrating a colleague's badge now appears as a special post on the recognition feed, and tapping it on mobile opens the full badge celebration — so great moments get the spotlight they deserve.

Badge reward collection

When a team member hits a badge milestone, a shared task is automatically created so the right person can hand over the reward, log it as collected, and make sure it's never given out twice.

Precise Time Selection in the Mobile App

Picking a time in the app now offers hour-level accuracy and lets you tap days from neighbouring months directly on the calendar, making scheduling faster and more intuitive.

Document Upload Transparency

When you upload a document, you can now see exactly where it's stored and whether its content was successfully read — so you always know your files are ready to use.

Reward Collection Records

HR teams can now track reward collections as structured records with a shared admin task, making it easier to manage and audit employee rewards in one place.

AI Reads Picture Pages

The assistant can now read and describe image-based content pages, so employees always get helpful answers even when knowledge articles are built from pictures.

Assign Workflow Steps to a Group

Workflows can now hand off tasks to an entire group, so the right team gets involved automatically — no manual reassignment needed.

Quality Conversations

Stay on top of meaningful one-to-ones with your team — get a ready-made briefing and questions, book the conversation, log a quick summary, and get reminded when the next one is due.

Badge Preview on Reward Rules

When setting up a reward rule, you can now instantly see the badge it will award — making it easier to build and confirm the right recognition experience before going live.

Phone-Call Workflows on Mobile

Trigger and manage phone-call workflows right from your mobile device, keeping critical communications moving wherever you are.

Office Document Uploads

Upload Word and PowerPoint files directly — they're automatically converted to PDF so everyone can view them without needing extra software.

Awards Posted to the Main Feed

Celebrate your people where everyone can see it — award moments now appear automatically in the main feed so recognition is always front and centre.

Procedure Checklists

Step-by-step procedures are now displayed as interactive checklists, making it easier for employees to follow and track their progress.

Hire Someone

Effortlessly collect everything you need to onboard a new team member and hand it straight to HR, all in one place.

Site Visit Report

Turn your site visit observations into polished, shareable reports in just a few clicks.

Apply for an Internal Role

Easily express your interest in internal vacancies and let the People Team take it from there—all without lifting a finger on the admin side.

Procedures as Interactive Checklists

The AI assistant can now surface step-by-step procedures directly as a checklist, making it easier to follow and complete multi-step processes without leaving the app.

Welcome class invite

New starters are automatically added to the next upcoming welcome session on their first day, so they receive a real calendar invite with the join link without anyone having to do it manually.

Agents Can Update Employee Records

Your AI agents can now read and write directly to employee profile data, making it possible to automate HR record updates without any manual intervention.

90-Day Probation Review

Never miss a critical probation milestone — managers are automatically reminded to complete 90-day reviews and record outcomes, keeping new starters and HR in the loop every step of the way.

Referral Bonus Checker

Automatically identify employees who have completed their probation period each month, so your team never misses a referral bonus payment.

Employee Referral Submission

Recommend friends for open roles at your company and earn a referral bonus, with your submission automatically routed to the People Team on your behalf.

Targeted Milestone Celebrations

Milestone celebrations can now automatically reach the right audience on the newsfeed, so recognition feels personal and lands where it matters most.

Agent-Powered Badge Rules

Badge award rules are now driven by a smart agent, making it effortless to set up and automate recognition without manual configuration.

Faster Agent Answers

When the AI assistant knows the answer with confidence, it responds instantly — no extra confirmation step slowing you down.

External Surveys in Records

Surveys imported from outside Youda now appear directly in the Records tab, giving HR teams a complete, unified view of employee feedback in one place.

Line Manager Updates & Reporting Line Continuity

HR admins can now rename, reassign, and close out a line manager record while automatically carrying the reporting line forward — keeping org charts accurate without manual cleanup.

Knowledge Gap Reporting

Discover which employee questions your knowledge base couldn't answer, so you can continuously improve the information available to your team.

Per-Day Coverage Visibility & Bulk Approval

HR admins can now see exactly how many people are covered each day and approve multiple requests at once, making workforce planning faster and more accurate.

Automated analytics digest

Keep org admins effortlessly informed with recurring email summaries of assistant usage, performance trends, and recommended tools — delivered on a schedule that works for them.

Auto-Advancing Acknowledgements

Single-choice prompts now move forward automatically, so employees can breeze through routine confirmations without an extra tap.

Focus Conversations on a Single Employee

HR admins can now narrow an agent session to one specific person, getting faster, more relevant answers without sifting through the full roster.

Live Captions During Calls

Real-time captions now appear during calls, making every conversation more accessible and easier to follow for all employees.

AI-Suggested Answers with One-Tap Confirm

The assistant now proposes answers for each step of a structured conversation, so employees can breeze through forms and guided flows with a single confirmation tap.

Shifts, Absences & Balances via AI Assistant

Employees can now ask the AI assistant about their upcoming shifts, absence history, and leave balances and get instant, accurate answers pulled from live data.

Image Sources in AI Answers

When the AI assistant answers a question using image-based documents, it now shows you the relevant page images so you can see exactly where the information came from.

Smarter Answer Confidence

The AI assistant now knows when it doesn't know enough — declining to answer rather than giving vague responses, so employees get reliable information they can actually trust.

Correction Passages Management

HR admins can now view and manage correction passages directly from the Corrections tab, making it faster to keep your knowledge content accurate and up to date.

Smarter Role Search Recovery

The assistant now recovers gracefully when a role search comes up empty, keeping the conversation on track instead of hitting a dead end.

AI Answer Corrections

Authorised users can now flag and correct an AI-generated answer, instantly making the improved response the trusted source for everyone going forward.

Queue calling onboarding

New starters get essential technique videos on day one, with automatic reminders to complete them and progress recorded on their training dashboard.

Ask Who You're on Shift With

Employees can now ask the AI assistant who they're working alongside in real time, getting instant answers straight from the live rota.

Probation Reviews on Autopilot

Probation review meetings are scheduled at the right moment, outcomes are chased and recorded on the employee's profile, and the People Team is kept informed — all automatically.

Your Shifts Fortnight Widget

Get a clear two-week view of all your upcoming shifts in one place, replacing the old separate shift widgets for a smoother at-a-glance experience.

FSA Allergens Training

New starters are automatically sent their allergens training on day one, and their completion certificate is collected and confirmed before the task is marked done.

Clearer "No Access" Messaging for Documents

When you can't see certain documents, the platform now tells you clearly — so you always know whether something is missing or simply restricted.

Your Leave Shown in Meeting Availability

Your own booked leave now appears alongside meetings, so you always have a complete picture of your schedule in one place.

Custom Brand Fonts

Your organisation's own typeface is now displayed throughout the platform, keeping every employee's experience perfectly on-brand.

Someone's handed in their notice

When a team member resigns, simply share the details and Youda instantly updates all the right systems and notifies the relevant people — no manual chasing required.

Mark Employee as Leaver

HR admins can now formally mark an employee as a leaver in one action, keeping workforce records accurate and offboarding workflows on track.

CC on Document Emails & Probation End Date

HR teams can now CC additional recipients on document notification emails and track each employee's probation end date directly in their profile.

Your Booked Holidays on the Date Picker

Employees instantly see their already-booked holiday days highlighted on the calendar picker, so there's no guesswork when requesting new time off.

Read-Only Calendar in Review Mode

HR admins can now view a locked, read-only calendar when reviewing requests, giving a clear picture of booked time without risking accidental changes.

Contract Signed Date

HR admins can now record and track the exact date a contract was signed directly on an employee's profile, giving teams a clear, reliable paper trail for every hire.

Control Which Agents Are Included

HR admins can now toggle individual agents on or off inside an installed pack and manage exactly who each one applies to.

First-Weeks Feedback Check-Ins

New starters are automatically prompted for reflections after their first week and again at two weeks, so early feedback never slips through.

Extend Probation

Easily extend a team member's probation period with all the right people automatically notified and records updated instantly.

Weekly Induction Summary for L&D

Never miss a new starter with an automatically generated weekly summary of upcoming induction attendees delivered straight to your L&D team's inbox.

New Starter Tax Declaration

New starters can now complete their tax declaration instantly through chat, with everything automatically saved and sent to payroll — no paperwork needed.

Right to Work Imposter Check

Never miss a right to work imposter check again — new starters are automatically flagged for review and outcomes are saved to their profile without any manual chasing.

ID Card Request

New starters' details and photo are automatically sent to the ID card team, so their card is on its way from day one.

Issue Equipment

New starters automatically have their issued equipment logged directly on their profile from day one.

Work Email Address Request

New starters' work email accounts are requested from IT automatically on day one — no back-and-forth needed.

Uniform Order

New starters can now have their uniform ordered automatically, with the right sizes saved to their profile and the request sent straight to the uniform team.

Segment-Scoped Employee Picker

HR admins can now search and select employees filtered to a specific segment, making it faster to find the right people without scrolling through your entire organization.

Visual Badge Picker

HR admins can now choose employee badges from a visual picker instead of typing raw text, making it faster and easier to recognize great work.

Calendar Invites for Tagged Events

Employees are automatically invited to the next relevant tagged event directly on their external calendar, so no one misses what matters.

Bulk Delegation

Assign and confirm delegations in bulk so HR admins can manage multiple drafts and watchlists in one go instead of one at a time.

Survey Results Leaderboard

Teams and HR admins can now view survey results in a leaderboard format, making it easier to spot top performers and engagement trends at a glance.

Guided Employee Onboarding

New hires now enjoy a smooth, structured onboarding experience that gets them up to speed faster and feeling welcome from day one.

Trial Shift Feedback for Candidates

Gather structured feedback on trial shifts directly from candidates, giving your team clearer insights to make confident hiring decisions.

Attendee Panel

Get a full picture of your event attendees at a glance — see RSVPs, spot who's joined since launch, and review contact history all in one place.

Nudge Non-Responders Instantly

HR admins can now send a targeted in-app push to employees who haven't responded yet — no email required.

Custom Author for Automated News Posts

News autoposts can now be published under a specific profile, giving automated content a more personal and branded voice in the feed.

Refreshed App Launch Experience

A sleek new splash screen with a larger logo and a smooth intro animation gives your team a polished, branded first impression every time they open the app.

Org-Branded Live Activities

Stay on top of what matters with real-time updates on your lock screen and Dynamic Island, now featuring your organisation's logo for an instant, personalised feel.

Person-to-Person To-Dos with Smart Reminders

Assign tasks directly to colleagues, let Youda automatically infer what needs doing from natural language, and never miss a follow-up with built-in watchlists and reminders.

Industry news autopost

Stay effortlessly up to date as Youda automatically monitors any topic you care about and delivers a beautifully written, on-brand daily news summary — complete with source links and a custom illustration — straight to your newsfeed.

Auto-filled Years of Service

Years of service and key dates are now automatically calculated and filled in, saving HR teams from manual data entry.

Daily Digest Carousel Mode

Daily digests can now be shared as a carousel, making it easier to scroll through updates in a visually engaging, bite-sized format.

Daily Wastage Report

You can now quickly log wasted items with quantities and reasons using just a few taps or a voice command, making daily wastage tracking faster and more accurate for your whole team.

Improved Document Template Rendering

Documents now render with greater accuracy and visual fidelity, so your templates always look exactly as intended.

Hand in my notice

You can now submit your resignation directly in the app, with your People Team automatically notified and an exit interview offered to share your feedback.

Someone's Leaving

Easily manage every detail of an employee's departure in one place, from updating records to scheduling exit interviews, so nothing gets missed.

Cross-Training Placements

Team members can request a placement in another department or site through a guided conversation — approvals, date-setting, notifications and follow-up reflections all happen automatically.

Resumable Agent Builder Conversations

Your AI-assisted agent-building conversations are saved and resumable, so you can pick up designing an agent right where you left off.

Manager Lane in Journeys

Managers now have their own dedicated lane in Journeys, making it easy to track and act on the steps that need their attention during employee milestones.

Dual-Role View for Managers

Managers who are also employees can now see both perspectives in one place, so nothing falls through the cracks.

Journeys: Browse by Role

Browse journey activity role by role with quick filters and live counts, so you can see exactly where every step stands.

Line Manager Team Visibility

Line managers can now see their team members' progress at a glance, with a sticky step header keeping context clear as they navigate.

Typed Knowledge Notes in the Library

Organize your knowledge library more effectively by categorizing notes with types, making the right information easier to find.

Knowledge Corrections Page

HR admins can now review and fix knowledge inaccuracies in one dedicated place, ensuring employees always get reliable answers.

Bulk Actions & One-Click AMA Dismiss

Save time by selecting multiple items at once and dismissing Ask-Me-Anything suggestions with a single click.

Weekly Knowledge Conflict Scan

Youda scans your knowledge library every week for contradicting guidance and gives HR teams one place to review and resolve it.

Authorise an expense claim

Quickly review and approve your team's expense claims, then forward them without any back-and-forth.

Submit an expense

Instantly submit expenses and mileage claims straight to your manager for approval — no paperwork needed.

Shift swaps in one message

Ask the octopus to swap a shift and it finds cover by availability and section, updates the rota, and notifies everyone involved.

Right-to-work renewals on autopilot

Youda reminds people before their documents expire and walks them through re-verification right inside chat.

Human-Friendly Dates in Reports

Reporting tables now display dates in a clear, readable format so HR admins can scan and understand data at a glance — no more deciphering raw timestamps.

Newsfeed Reporting Panel

Get a clear view of newsfeed engagement with a dedicated reporting panel that surfaces key metrics at a glance.

Photo Sharing Without PDF Conversion

Images you send now arrive exactly as they were uploaded — no more unwanted PDF conversions getting in the way.

Location Tags on Google Review Posts

Google review posts in your newsfeed now show which site each review is for, so multi-location teams instantly know who earned the praise.

Career Conversation — Employee Consent

Employees always have the final say on whether their career conversation happens, even if their manager suggests skipping it.

Career Conversation — Cadence Gate

Managers are now automatically prompted to confirm or skip upcoming career conversations, keeping development check-ins on track without any manual scheduling.

Employee of the Month — Announce Winner

Never miss a moment to recognize your team's star performer with automatic monthly winner announcements.

Employee of the Month — Nomination

Easily recognize standout colleagues with quick nominations that automatically determine your Employee of the Month.

Meeting RSVP on Mobile

Employees can now accept or decline meeting invitations directly from their mobile app, so responding to events is instant and never requires switching to a desktop.

Employee of the Month Recognition

Celebrate standout team members with a dedicated Employee of the Month award flow, complete with automated email notifications to make recognition feel special and effortless.

Voice-note playback speed

Play voice notes back at 1x, 1.5x or 2x so you can get through them at your own pace.

Lock voice recording

Swipe up while recording a voice note to lock it — no need to hold the screen down.

Threaded comments

Reply to a specific comment on posts, events and polls, turning long chains into easy-to-follow threads.

Forms in agent answers

The octopus now searches your forms and surfaces the right one directly in its replies.

Service badges & milestones

Celebrate anniversaries and milestones automatically, with badges that land on the team feed.

Open API & webhooks

Connect Youda to your rota, payroll and HRIS, and get real-time updates in your other systems.

Scheduled posts

Plan company announcements in advance so they go out exactly when you want them to.

Knowledge library search

Find any policy, how-to or handbook in seconds, straight from the You tab.

Guided onboarding journeys

Day-by-day onboarding that starts on each person’s hire date and checks itself off as they go.

Quick chat search

Find any message across your team channels instantly, so nothing gets lost.

Answers in every language

The octopus replies to each person in their own language, automatically.

Deep-link QR codes

Generate QR codes that open the right course, handbook or post straight in the app.

Polls & richer reactions

Run quick pulse polls and react to posts with the full set of reactions.