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# What's new in CloudBoard v3.4 *April 2026 — [3 new features, 5 improvements, 8 fixes]* --- ## What's new ### Real-time collaboration on boards 🎯 You and your team can now edit the same Kanban board at the same time. No more "someone else is editing this" locks. No more stale data after a page refresh. **What this looks like:** - See teammates' cursors moving across the board in real time - Watch cards update instantly when someone changes a status, assignee, or due date - Avatars appear on cards currently being edited (so you don't both update the same one) We rebuilt the entire sync layer from scratch using WebSocket connections with conflict-free resolution. In plain English: if two people drag the same card at the exact same time, both changes are merged gracefully — no data loss, no weird states. **How to use it:** Just open any board with your team. It works automatically. No setup needed. --- ### Time tracking built right into tasks ⏱️ The #1 requested feature for 8 months straight. You can now track time directly on any task without leaving CloudBoard. **How it works:** - Click the timer icon on any task to start tracking - Timer persists even if you close the tab (we save it server-side) - View time reports per project, per person, or per date range - Export as CSV for invoicing **Pro tip:** Set an estimated time on a task to see a progress ring. When you hit 80%, you'll get a gentle nudge that you're approaching the estimate. No judgment — it's data, not surveillance. --- ### Slash commands in comments ⌨️ Type `/` in any comment to access quick actions: - `/assign @name` — reassign the task without opening the detail panel - `/due tomorrow` — update the due date inline - `/priority high` — change priority from the comment thread - `/link PROJ-123` — link to another task - `/done` — mark the task as complete and close it This was inspired by how many of you said you live in the comment section. Now you can manage tasks without leaving it. --- ## What's better ### Faster board loading (3x improvement) Boards with 500+ cards used to take 4-6 seconds to load. Now they load in under 1.5 seconds. **What we did:** Switched to virtual rendering — only cards visible on screen are actually in the DOM. Scroll down and cards render on the fly. You won't notice the difference except that everything feels snappier. ### Smarter notifications We heard you: too many notifications. Here's what changed: - **Batched updates:** If someone makes 5 changes to a task in 2 minutes, you get 1 notification summarizing all changes (not 5 separate pings) - **Quiet hours:** Set daily quiet hours in Settings → Notifications. No pings during focus time - **Channel control:** Mute specific projects without leaving them. Right-click any project → Mute notifications ### Better search Search now includes: - Comments (not just task titles and descriptions) - Attachment filenames - Fuzzy matching (searching "deployement" now finds "deployment") - Search as you type with instant results ### Keyboard shortcuts help panel Press `?` anywhere to see all available keyboard shortcuts for your current view. We also added 12 new shortcuts based on usage data — the ones you'd expect from apps like Linear and Figma. ### Dark mode refinements Fixed contrast issues on 14 components. Badges, tags, and priority indicators are now consistently readable in dark mode. The calendar view no longer looks like a void. --- ## What's fixed - Fixed: tasks duplicating when dragging quickly between columns on Safari - Fixed: due date picker showing wrong month after crossing timezone boundaries - Fixed: CSV export including archived tasks even when "active only" was selected - Fixed: @mention autocomplete not showing users who joined in the last 24 hours - Fixed: board filter resetting when switching tabs and coming back - Fixed: notification badge count showing stale numbers until page refresh - Fixed: mobile app crashing when opening a task with more than 50 comments - Fixed: the "Mark all as read" button that... didn't mark all as read (sorry about that one) --- ## Migration notes **Breaking change for API users:** The `GET /api/tasks` response shape has changed. The `assignee` field is now an object instead of a string: **Before (v3.3):** ```json { "assignee": "user_abc123" } ``` **After (v3.4):** ```json { "assignee": { "id": "user_abc123", "name": "Sarah Chen", "avatar": "..." } } ``` The old format is supported until May 30, 2026 via the `X-API-Version: 2024-01` header. After that date, all requests return the new format. --- ## Coming next 👀 We're working on something we've been calling "Board Templates" internally — the ability to save a board layout (columns, automations, labels) as a reusable template that anyone on your team can spin up in one click. Early preview dropping in 3 weeks. If you want early access, reply to this email with "template me" and we'll add you to the beta. --- *Thanks to the 234 users who reported bugs, requested features, and tested our beta this month. You make CloudBoard better.* *— The CloudBoard team*