First off, Esri’s apps for the fields are the following:
- Collector for ArcGIS
- Drone2Map for ArcGIS
- Explorer for ArcGIS
- Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS
- Navigator for ArcGIS
- Survey123 for ArcGIS
- Workforce for ArcGIS
ANDROID
For Android users, Android Pie is the next major update to the Android OS (as of this writing, Android 9.0 Pie is now being served). Go here to learn more about Android Pie.
Devices that do not customize the Android OS, like the Pixel or Nexus, should have updates after Android Pie is released. Depending upon the amount of customization added by device manufacturers, it may take considerable time for updates to appear. We recommend you check with your hardware provider for details.
iOS
iOS 12 is Apple’s next big update and may be released much later than Android Pie, or by October at best. It is important to look at what devices are marked obsolete. Go here if your device is compatible with iOS 12.
ArcGIS Field Apps and Android P or iOS12
To assure ArcGIS field apps users, Esri tests and certifies each of its field apps. Here are the latest results:
July 24th 2018
- iOS 12 beta 3 (16A5318d)
- Android P beta 3 (Build number: PPP4.180612.004)
Apps tested and have passed certification on both platforms: Workforce, Explorer, Collector, and Navigator. To be updated on future testing updates, bookmark Jeff Shaner’s blog.
Survey123 for ArcGIS + Microsoft Flow
With the update last July 2018, Survey123 now supports Microsoft Flow. This makes Survey 123 for ArcGIS a part of the Microsoft Flow’s connector community.
Warren Wilbee, Senior Director, ISV Recruiting, Microsoft Corporation said “Microsoft is happy to add Esri’s Survey 123 to its growing collection of connectors for Microsoft Flow. Location Intelligence is an important feature for our mutual customers, and this integration allows access to location-based field data anytime, anywhere."
Jeff Peters, Esri Director of Global Business Development said “our mobile users have been seeking a way to automate processes every time someone sends or submits data from Survey123. By becoming part of the connector community, valuable on-site information provided through Survey123 smart forms will be made instantaneously available for other connector apps and services like Box or Microsoft Outlook. As businesses look to create efficiencies, allowing the seamless coordination of these types of data will lead to improved coordination and increased productivity.”
Survey123 is Esri’s smart-form-data gathering solution and/or go-to field data collection while Flow is Microsoft’s cloud-service which enables users to easily build workflows to automate repetitive tasks across multiple apps and services. Go here to learn more about Survey123 for ArcGIS and Microsoft Flow.
To have an idea with what you do Survey123 and Microsoft Flow together or how to get you started, read ichivite-esristaff’s blog “Automating Workflows With Survey123 and Microsoft Flow”.
Learn more on What’s New In Survey123.
EXPLORER FOR ARCGIS
If you are looking for information on features added at a past release on iOS, see the Archived what's new on iOS. The current Android release, which modernized the app, has made past release information extraneous; an archived what's new for Android will be added at a later release. Learn more on what’s currently new in Explorer.
OPERATIONS DASHBOARD FOR ARCGIS
The latest update to Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS was in June 2018. Learn more on What’s New in Operations Dashboard as of June 2018.
DRONE2MAP
The latest version is Drone2Map for ArcGIS 1.3.1. Learn more on What’s New In Drone2Map as of June 2018.