F EAT URE SO L UT IO N UP DAT E REQ UIRED?

Create guides that support non-linear (branching) workflows Yes

Use a trigger to branch to a specific step Yes

Activate a trigger when the operator's hand enters the trigger No

area

Copy and paste the position, orientation, and scale of a 3D No

model

Copy Dynamics 365 Guides content from one Microsoft No

Dataverse instance to another

September 2, 2020
Version 404.2009.2003 of the PC app and version 404.2009.2004 of the HoloLens app fixed a bug introduced in
the August 25 release that prevented some guides from opening and displayed a misleading error message. You
don't need to update the Dynamics 365 Guides solution to get this update.

August 25, 2020

Version 404.2008.19001.0 of the PC and HoloLens apps and solution version 400.0.4.31 include the following new
features.

F EAT URE SO L UT IO N UP DAT E REQ UIRED?

Use spatial triggers to go forward or backward in a guide Yes

New security roles to restrict access to guides Yes

Preview an image, video, or 3D model in the new Properties No

tab

Back button behavior changed to return operator to the No

previously visited step

Step card UI update No

August 4, 2020
Version 403.2008.3001.0 of the PC and HoloLens apps and solution version 400.0.3.36 include the following new
feature.

F EAT URE SO L UT IO N UP DAT E REQ UIRED?

Use voice to operate your guides on HoloLens No

Other updates
This release also includes the following fixes and updates:
Added Content Migration Tool to move content from one Microsoft Dataverse instance to another.
 Addressed an issue that affected some PCs when the PC app was used to upload files.
Improvements to deeplink functionality and embedded links in QR codes for quick launch of a guide.

July 7, 2020
Version 402.2007.7001.0 of the PC and HoloLens apps and solution version 400.0.2.66 include the following new
features.

F EAT URE SO L UT IO N UP DAT E REQ UIRED?

Operators can use any previously opened guides on HoloLens No

when offline

Filter Power BI dashboard data by Author or Operator role No

Improved hologram alignment with real world during Mixed No

Reality Capture on HoloLens 2

Other update
This release also includes the following fix:
Embedded link in QR code. There was an issue with the deeplink functionality where the embedded link in a
QR code didn't link to the correct guide or step.

May 26, 2020

Version 401.2005.21001 of the PC and HoloLens apps and solution version 400.0.0.18 include the following new
feature. Version 401.2005.21001 of the HoloLens and PC apps are only compatible with version 400.0.0.18 (April
28th) or later. See the apps and solution compatibility table for more details.

F EAT URE SO L UT IO N UP DAT E REQ UIRED?

Improved user experience with audio feedback No

May 14, 2020

Version 400.2005.13001.0 of the PC and HoloLens apps fixed a bug introduced in the April 28 release that
prevented some model animations from playing on HoloLens. You don't need to update the Dynamics 365 Guides
solution to get this update.

April 28, 2020

Version 400.2004.24002.0 of the PC and HoloLens apps and version 400.0.0.18 of the Dynamics 365 Guides
solution include the following new features.

F EAT URE SO L UT IO N UP DAT E REQ UIRED?

Access Dynamics 365 Guides content through Microsoft Yes

Dataverse entities

Integrate the Asset Management module of Dynamics 365 No

Supply Chain Management with Dynamics 365 Guides
 F EAT URE SO L UT IO N UP DAT E REQ UIRED?

Rename guides in the PC app No

Other updates: Example guide is deprecated

From the April 28, 2020 release onward, the Example guide is deprecated and no longer deployed to new
instances. If users have already installed the Example guide in a non-English deployment, they won't be able to
open the guide. When attempting to open a localized Example guide, users will be redirected back to the Guides
list.

April 1, 2020
Version 305.2003.28001 of the PC and HoloLens apps and version 300.0.5.127 of the Dynamics 365 Guides
solution include the following new features.

F EAT URE SO L UT IO N UP DAT E REQ UIRED?

Restrict access to guides that aren't ready to share with No

operators

Sort items in the PC app gallery by recently added, or by No

name

February 25, 2020

Version 304.2002.25001 of the PC and HoloLens apps and version 300.0.4.139 of the Dynamics 365 Guides
solution include the following new features.

F EAT URE SO L UT IO N UP DAT E REQ UIRED?

Anchor guides by using QR codes Yes

Create and copy a link to a guide or step No

Open an app created in Power Apps from a step Yes

Deactivate, reactivate, or delete a guide No

January 28, 2020

Version 303.2001.21001 of the PC and HoloLens apps and version 300.0.3.137 of the Dynamics 365 Guides
solution include the following new features.

F EAT URE SO L UT IO N UP DAT E REQ UIRED?

Instinctual interactions for authors on HoloLens 2 No

Open a website from the HoloLens app Yes

Assign Author and Operator roles to users Yes

Drag and drop multiple files to the PC app gallery No

 F EAT URE SO L UT IO N UP DAT E REQ UIRED?

Additional resources in Help menu for PC app No

Other updates
The media panel is automatically resized to fit the attached media, which is optimized for the HoloLens field
of view.
The Recent guides list now shows only your recently opened guides.
Hologram stabilization has been improved and optimized for HoloLens 2.
Documentation has been reorganized so that it's easier to find information for specific roles (admin, author,
and operator).

October 29, 2019

Version 301.1910.24001 of the PC and HoloLens apps and version 300.0.1.115 of the Dynamics 365 Guides
solution include the following new features.

F EAT URE SO L UT IO N UP DAT E REQ UIRED?

Support for node-based animations No

Turn animations on or off No

Support for STL and PLY file formats for 3D models No

Other updates
Removed different sizes for the same model from the 3D toolkit (this change requires a solution update).
Because authors can now resize models, the different sizes are no longer required.
Updated the Follow (tag-along) behavior of the Step card to be consistent with the Windows Holographic
OS (Shell) behavior where the Step card follows you when the option is turned on.

October 1, 2019
Version 200.1909.24001 of the PC and HoloLens apps and version 200.0.0.107 of the Dynamics 365 Guides
solution include the following new features.

F EAT URE SO L UT IO N UP DAT E REQ UIRED?

Try a demo of Dynamics 365 Guides Yes

Customer satisfaction surveys No

Opt out of collecting Dynamics 365 Guides data Yes

Other updates
The October 1 release also includes refactoring of code for hologram positions to enhance overall performance
and enable future improvements. You may notice that the position of some imported models, which have had scale
applied to them, might be shifted. You will need to re-position those 3D models. This does not impact the position
of models from the 3D toolkit.
August 27, 2019
Version 104.1908.24001 of the PC and HoloLens apps and version 104.1908.0.117 of the Dynamics 365 Guides
solution include the following new features.

F EAT URE SO L UT IO N UP DAT E REQ UIRED?

Accessibility enhancements for PC app No

Improved hologram manipulation No

Support for additional languages Yes

August 6, 2019
HoloLens app version 104.1908.2001.0 fixes an issue in the July 23 release of the HoloLens app that prevented the
list of guides from being shown in the HoloLens application for Europe, Middle East, and Asia-based customers. We
also released an updated version of the Power BI reporting template that fixes a bug related to missing data
causing the report to break.
To get this update, you just have to update the HoloLens app from Microsoft Store. You don't have to update the
Dynamics 365 Guides solution. For the Power BI report, visit https://aka.ms/guidesreport.

July 23, 2019

Version 104.1907.19001 of the PC and HoloLens apps and version 104.1907.0.33 of the Dynamics 365 Guides
solution include the following new features.

F EAT URE SO L UT IO N UP DAT E REQ UIRED?

Integration with Dynamics 365 Field Service Yes

Customers interested in previewing integration with Dynamics 365 Field Service need to have an existing
Dynamics 365 instance with Dynamics 365 Field Service version 8.6.0.183 or later installed.
Visit aka.ms/getguides for steps to upgrade.

July 9, 2019
Version 103.1907.4001.0 of the PC and HoloLens apps includes the following new features.

F EAT URE SO L UT IO N UP DAT E REQ UIRED?

PC app is fully responsive across various screen sizes No

Left navigation menu makes navigation faster No

Gaze-dwell interactions consistently placed for easier selection No

3D models loaded for each step to improve performance on No

HoloLens

What's New panel No