Introducing the CollabOS API

Rally Bar / Rally Bar Mini
CollabOS 1.13.127
Release date: September 12, 2024

FEATURES
Introducing Smart Switching (Beta) support for Logitech Sight!

• Smart Switching dynamically switches between the front-of-room and center-of-table camera feeds based on the direction participants are facing, ensuring a constant, front-facing view of people in the room.

Introducing the CollabOS API!

• Available initially to Logitech Collaboration Partners, the CollabOS API provides access to detailed device information, enabling enhanced monitoring, insights, and management for IT teams.

Added support for Logitech Essential for Rooms!

• Logitech Essential, now available for Rooms and Desks, provides IT teams with advanced tools for remote device management, workspace booking, real-time alerts, and insights.

Zoom Rooms appliance

• Available for Rally Bar and Rally Bar Mini, Zoom Virtual Background allows you to display an image or video as your background during a Zoom Room meeting.
• Virtual Background requires using a Personal Zoom Rooms account. For more information about Zoom Virtual Backgrounds, click here.

IMPROVEMENTS

RightSight 2
Sub-Tiling for Grid View brings the Sight-like people-framing experience to Rally Bars. With this release, Grid View is now on by default.

• Existing devices that upgrade to CollabOS 1.13 will retain the current setting.
• New devices or existing devices that are factory reset and complete OOBE (out-of-box setup) will have Sub-Tiling on by default.

Issue Reporting

• You can now upload audio recordings (previously, only video was supported) as part of the issue-reporting process.
• All audio and video files are secured with end-to-end encryption. The reporter must share the generated password with the support team to grant them access to the files.

Sync Remote UI Access
We’ve made several user experience enhancements based on your feedback:

• The in-room Remote UI session indicator is now red, and in-room participants in certain configurations can end an active Remote UI session directly from the controller.
• Quick access buttons have been added to provide access to CollabOS device settings.
• A sound notification has been added when a Sync Remote UI session starts for better in-room awareness.

Local Network Access

• You can now replace the default Logitech self-signed LNA web server certificate with an alternate certificate and private key.

Updated Time Zone Rules

• We’ve updated the system to ensure the time zone database is up to date with recent global changes.

Image Enhancement (Rally Bar Mini)

• The image quality has been improved by correcting the image distortion that is common on wider field-of-view lenses. Participants should now appear more geometrically accurate, especially those on the edge of the lens.

Teams Rooms on Android

• Updated the included Teams Rooms version: 1449/1.0.96.2024042606 (April 2024) and Company Portal 6152.
• Critical Update Required for CollabOS Devices Utilizing Teams Rooms on Android.

Zoom Rooms Appliance

• Updated the included Zoom Rooms Appliance app to 6.0.6.

RingCentral

• Updated the included RingCentral version to 24.2.20.

BUG FIXES

CollabOS

• Fixed an issue where LNA (Local Network Access) would be disabled when using Sync to change LNA password.
• Fixed an issue where LNA (Local Network Access) did not show the Smart Switching (Beta) option.
• Fixed an issue where a device in BYOD appliance mode would go to a lower power state after 10 minutes during use.

Teams Rooms

• Fixed an issue in Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android where devices would get signed out due to non-compliance in Intune.

Zoom Rooms

• Fixed an issue where the camera controls in Zoom Rooms for Windows did not show the Speaker Focus option.
• Fixed an issue where the Microphone icon would stop responding when used repeatedly in a Teams DGJ meeting.
• Fixed an issue where the Scribe button would not start whiteboard sharing.
• Fixed an issue where the microphone audio would loop back when content is shared through HDMI on a VDI client.