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# April 2026 Release Updates

The April 2026 release delivers enhancements across **Workflow Tools, Interview Rooms, Assessment Engine & Candidate Experience, and Proctoring**, introducing improved candidate readiness checks, richer interview insights, expanded assessment reporting, and reliability improvements across workflows, sessions, and proctoring.

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## Workflow Tools Enhancements

This month, we introduced enhancements focused on **improving candidate readiness, platform stability, and scheduling reliability**.

#### 🆕 Feature

**1. System Check Embedded in Candidate Emails**

**Description:** Candidates now see a device and connectivity check prompt embedded directly below the CTA in their Talview emails, guiding them to verify their system setup before an interview or assessment.

**What's New**

* System check prompt rendered below the primary CTA in all candidate email templates.
* Covers browser compatibility, camera, microphone, and network checks.
* No action required from Recruiters - applies automatically to all outgoing emails.

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  <iframe src="https://demo.arcade.software/t93X9pWnDiVtQjLENJjZ?embed&embed_mobile=tab&embed_desktop=inline&show_copy_link=true" title="Check Your System compatibility before joining an interview or assessment" frameBorder="0" loading="lazy" webkitAllowFullScreen mozAllowFullScreen allowFullScreen allow="clipboard-write" style={{ position:"absolute",top:0,left:0,width:"100%",height:"100%",colorScheme:"light" }} />
</div>

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#### 🐞 Bug Fixes

1. **Workflow Tools - Platform Stability**

* Evaluator reminder emails not triggering for pending evaluations.
* Candidate invitation emails failing to send after an invite action.
* New notifications not appearing without a page refresh, now appear in real time.
* Unified assessment steps incorrectly marked as "Completed" after the first section.
* Ivy AI total score displaying as 0 in the score side panel.
* Proview index not visible in tabular view and side panel.
* Candidate list not loading for Evaluators.
* Time slab display breaking for slots ending at 12:00 AM.

2. **Scheduler - Payment, Booking & Notification**

* Sessions scheduled despite failed payments.
* Candidates unable to retry after a failed transaction.
* Incorrect redirect from the payment gateway back button.
* Sessions incorrectly scheduled 14 days out.
* Slots not appearing when refreshing the booking page mid-flow.
* Slots incorrectly marked as holidays when another interviewer was available.
* Reminder emails incorrectly triggering for Intelligent Scheduling users.

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## Proctoring Updates

This month, we introduced enhancements focused on **improved session management, candidate-level actions, and LMS integration upgrades**.

### Attendee Experience (V8)

#### ⚙️ Enhancements

1️⃣ **ID Verification Enhancements** \
**Description:** Improved ID verification now checks for document expiry, date-of-birth anomalies, and validates that the captured ID matches the intended document.

2️⃣ **Consent Data Shown Based on Configurations** \
**Description:** The consent page now shows only relevant Terms and Conditions content based on what is configured, ensuring candidates see accurate information when camera and screen sharing are disabled.

#### 🐞 Bug Fixes

* Disabling microphone was also disabling camera permissions.
* Incidents not triggering consistently.
* Floating widget overlapping exam MCQ sections.
* Camera and audio monitored after session completion.

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### Center Management (V8)

#### 🆕 Features

**1. Suspend a Candidate's Session** \
**Description:** Proctors can now terminate a candidate's session directly from the monitoring dashboard when a serious violation is detected.

**What's New**

* A reason for suspension must be selected before confirming.
* The candidate is immediately shown a session terminated screen upon suspension.

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  <iframe src="https://demo.arcade.software/x5D3AAHytoyl3Y64vM6j?embed&embed_mobile=tab&embed_desktop=inline&show_copy_link=true" title="Suspend a candidate's session" frameBorder="0" loading="lazy" webkitAllowFullScreen mozAllowFullScreen allowFullScreen allow="clipboard-write" style={{ position:"absolute",top:0,left:0,width:"100%",height:"100%",colorScheme:"light" }} />
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**2. Add Note to a Candidate's Session** \
**Description:** Proctors can now add internal notes to a candidate's session at any point during onboarding or the exam.

**What's New**

* Notes can be added using the "Add Note" option in the dock.
* Notes are visible only to the proctor and their organisation and can be referenced when reviewing completed sessions.

**3. Visualization of Events on Incident Timeline** \
**Description:** Hovering over an incident marker on the session timeline now reveals a pop-up showing all flagged events grouped to form that incident.

**What's New**

* Pop-up shows all events flagged and grouped to form that incident, along with their individual timestamps.
* Helps proctors and reviewers quickly understand what occurred during a suspicious moment without scrubbing through the recording.

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**4. Candidate Session Profile in Center Console** \
**Description:** Center admins can now click on any candidate in the candidate list to view a detailed profile of that candidate's session.

**What's New**

* Shows registration details, check-in information, and captured submissions with match and mismatch indicators.
* Displays a chronological timeline of key events including incidents and exam milestones.

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  <iframe src="https://demo.arcade.software/JTBVDioghjwaaibtzHXh?embed&embed_mobile=tab&embed_desktop=inline&show_copy_link=true" title="Candidate session profile" frameBorder="0" loading="lazy" webkitAllowFullScreen mozAllowFullScreen allowFullScreen allow="clipboard-write" style={{ position:"absolute",top:0,left:0,width:"100%",height:"100%",colorScheme:"light" }} />
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**5. Candidate Level Actions in Center Console** \
**Description:** Center admins can now take candidate-level actions directly from the console.

**What's New**

* **Report Incident:** Center admins can report an incident against a candidate with a description and action taken.
* **Mark Absent:** Center admins can mark a candidate as absent when they fail to show up for their exam.
* **Decline Booking:** Center admins can decline a candidate's exam booking before they have appeared for the exam.

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  <iframe src="https://demo.arcade.software/wmFbH1LP7J4XDxIwXL2Q?embed&embed_mobile=tab&embed_desktop=inline&show_copy_link=true" title="Candidate level actions in center console" frameBorder="0" loading="lazy" webkitAllowFullScreen mozAllowFullScreen allowFullScreen allow="clipboard-write" style={{ position:"absolute",top:0,left:0,width:"100%",height:"100%",colorScheme:"light" }} />
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#### ⚙️ Enhancements

1️⃣ **Video Evidence for Incidents in Summary Report** \
**Description:** Each incident in the session summary report now includes video evidence captured at the time of the incident.

**What's New**

* Reviewers can watch relevant video clips directly within the report.
* Makes it easier to assess incidents without scrubbing through the full session recording.

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#### 🐞 Bug Fixes

* Clicking within an incident region always jumped to the start - now seeks to the exact point clicked.

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### Integrations (V7+)

#### 🆕 Feature

**Upgraded Moodle LMS to Version 5.1** \
**Description:** Talview now supports Moodle version 5.1, with all proctoring types and secure browser capabilities.

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## Interview Rooms Enhancements

This month, we introduced enhancements focused on **improving code execution reliability, session recording, and session stability**.

#### ⚙️ Enhancements

1️⃣ **CodeJam - Migrated to Judge0 Execution Engine**\
**Description:** CodeJam code execution now runs on Judge0, replacing the previous JDoodle integration for more reliable and faster results.

2️⃣ **VR Session Recording Report**\
**Description:** A dedicated recording report is now available for Video Room sessions.

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#### 🐞 Bug Fixes

* Face auth image corrupted in playback, causing incorrect verification status.
* Face auth image broken after completing a live session.
* Candidates stuck on loading screen after face authentication.
* Interviewers intermittently unable to join live sessions.
* CodeJam sync broken for ACS sessions.
* Post-session feedback page stuck loading after leaving a session.
* Incorrect authentication URL redirect when joining a live session.
* Secondary camera feed not visible in portrait mode.

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## Assessment Engine & Candidate Experience Updates

This month, we focused on **improving the accuracy and reliability of candidate-facing communications**.

#### ⚙️ Enhancements

1️⃣ **Cleaner Assessment Emails** \
**Description:** The "Estimated Duration" field no longer appears in assessment invite and reminder emails when no duration value is configured, ensuring candidates receive accurate communications.

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