EdTech Manager 5.3.0 (August 2026)
Release date: 31 August 2026
Changed time-based analytics and reporting to use each district's configured local time zone instead of UTC, so daily activity is grouped by the district's local calendar day. This also applies to existing data.
Applied local time zone reporting across Global Filters, Spending, Usage, Compliance, App Overview, School Overview and License Management, including support for regions that observe Daylight Saving Time.
UpGuard Risk Reports continue to display dates in UTC. App Groups, Set Permissions and App Directory are unaffected by this change.
EdTech Manager 5.2.1 (August 2026)
Release date: 21 August 2026
Improved data quality across reporting and analytics by filtering out activity from Connect for Chrome versions earlier than 4.0.2.
EdTech Manager 5.2.0 (August 2026)
Release date: 20 August 2026
Added support for District Admins to assign users to the district's Default School in Set Permissions.
Unknown User Type is shown when available data does not identify them as a Student or Staff member.
Updated user displays to show Username when a user's Full Name is unavailable.
Restricted license assignments to prevent assigning licenses to the Default School.
EdTech Manager 5.0 (August 2026)
Release date: 10 August 2026
Added App Directory, which lets District Admins manage, customize, and publicly share searchable directories of approved applications.
EdTech Manager 4.2.3 (August 2026)
Release date: 3 August 2026
Restored missing Y-axis labels on the Average Daily Usage graph to improve chart readability and trend analysis.
EdTech Manager 4.2.2 (July 2026)
Release date: 30 August 2026
Fixed text formatting issues in the App Groups field to remove unnecessary spacing.
Improved visual alignment and currency symbol display for Total Cost in Usage by Schools tables.
EdTech Manager 4.2.1 (July 2026)
Release date: 23 July 2026
Fixed an issue where moving between steps in the License Management workflow cleared entered values.
EdTech Manager 3.9 (June 2026)
Release date: 9 June 2026
Fixed a bug that caused the updated approval status of one application to incorrectly appear when you switch to another application.
Improved the update process by stopping other unrelated processes from starting during an update.
EdTech Manager 3.8 (June 2026)
Release date: 4 June 2026
Rebranded EdTech Insights to EdTech Manager.
Changed the default landing page to the Application Usage page.
Renamed the Staff vs Students filter label to User Type for clarity.
EdTech Manager 3.7 (May 2026)
Release date: 27 May 2026
Added hover tooltips for long App Names on the Usage and Compliance pages.
Improved success message formatting and alignment when creating or updating App Groups with long names.
EdTech Manager 3.6 (May 2026)
Release date: 21 May 2026
Improved the Add License application dropdown in the License Management page so that when users clear the main search input, it also clears the dropdown search field.
EdTech Manager 3.5 (May 2026)
Release date: 14 May 2026
Improved the search bar in the Users table within the School Overview pages so that users can type continuously without interruption.
EdTech Manager 3.4 (May 2026)
Release date: 8 May 2026
Improved the School View UI by adding a shared container for the summary cards and time range selector, to show that the selected time period only applies to those summary cards.
EdTech Manager 3.3 (May 2026)
Release date: 4 May 2026
Improved the calculation logic for the Usage and Compliance cards. Percentage changes are now calculated using historical data comparisons.
EdTech Manager 3.1 (April 2026)
Release date: 20 April 2026
Fixed an issue where App Group names couldn’t be updated with case-only changes.
Improved the reliability of adding, editing and deleting App Groups.
EdTech Manager 3.0 (April 2026)
Release date: 10 April 2026
Added Vendor Risk Reports powered by UpGuard to generate, download, view and re-generate vendor risks for individual applications.
Improved the App Overview page loading and reliability.
Added a feature that now hides applications that don’t have Publisher and Primary Domain fields, ensuring only meaningful applications are shown.
EdTech Manager 2.3 (March 2026)
Release date: 20 March 2026
Improved the App Usage table layout.
Fixed some text and grammar issues in the App License and App Overview
Improved cursor behavior in the Set Permissions page.
Improved the “No Result Found” messages across search modules.
Added consistent loading indicators in the Spending, Usage and Compliance pages.
Fixed an issue where App Groups were not displayed instantly between the Applications and Group views.
EdTech Manager 2.2 (March 2026)
Release date: 13 March 2026
Added an auto-open accordion for newly added Licenses.
Added a feature that ensures group names are unique.
Fixed an issue where app data was not displaying the latest data across different time periods.
Improved the Applications Overview dashboard to include all license records
EdTech Manager 2.1.4 (March 2026)
Release date: 6 March 2026
Improved the “No result found” message to provide clearer and more consistent feedback.
EdTech Manager 2.1.3 (February 2026)
Release date: 27 February 2026
Improved the confirmation message displayed after updating App Groups.
EdTech Manager 2.1.2 (February 2026)
Release date: 23 February 2026
Improved the UI by hiding the Paid/Free and All Year/Seasonal options from the Add Cost section on the Add License page.
EdTech Manager 2.1.1 (February 2026)
Release date: 13 February 2026
Changed the EdTech Manager data sync window to 10:30 AM IST (12:00 AM ET) to 1:00 PM IST (2:30 AM ET). License Management actions will be disabled during this time to support the sync process.
EdTech Manager 2.1 (February 2026)
Release date: 3 February 2026
Added a search base to the Spending, Usage and Compliance pages.
Added the EdTech Manager Help Centre to the Help & Support panel.
Improved the “No Schools Assigned” message.
Added a feature that allows users to create groups with no apps.
Added clearer and consistent user-friendly error messages.
EdTech Manager 2.0.9 (January 2026)
Release date: 19 January 2026
Resolved an issue where Qoria, Qoria Logging Services, Qoria Screen Share and Linewize apps were appearing on all dashboards.
EdTech Manager 2.0.8 (January 2026)
Release date: 8 January 2026
Improved the session timeout message by adding more guidance.
Removed “UpGuard” branding from all risk rating labels.
Added a feature that supports Nexus UI integration with conditional sidebar visibility.
Fixed an issue related to App Group search results.
Improved the Group view to ensure the correct display of data.
Older Release Notes (2025)
EdTech Manager 2.0.6 (December 2025)
Release date: 18 December 2025
Resolved an issue that displayed the date and cost in different formats.
Improved the Spending page by adding tooltips to explain the License Utilization statuses.
Improved the Applications Overview by renaming the “Total Users” card to ”Unique Users”.
Added a feature that allows loading errors to be resolved automatically without manually reloading.
Improved the Dashboard view to display the “Last 7 Days” by default.
EdTech Manager 2.0.5 (December 2025)
Release date: 18 December 2025
Improved the Compliance table to list applications alphabetically.
Improved the Spending and Usage tables to sort the data from the highest cost and user activity by default.
Added a feature that disables the save button until a user updates a record to prevent accidental saves.
EdTech Manager 2.0.2 (November 2025)
Release date: 21 November 2025
Fixed a caching issue during deployment.
Added a feature that temporarily disables License Management actions during the daily sync.
Improved the default time filter label to display “August 1st to Now”.
EdTech Manager 2.0.1 (November 2025)
Release date: 11 November 2025
Fixed an issue that caused duplicate user records.
Resolved an issue where license data was not appearing immediately after a sync.
Fixed an issue that recorded usage less than a second as usage data.
Improved the Usage and Compliance pages, ensuring that the "Approval Status" and "UpGuard Risk Rating" always show the latest values.
EdTech Manager 1.9 (August 2025)
Release date: 14 August 2025
Improved the Spending, Usage, and Compliance pages by adding a single toggle to quickly change the data view for staff or students.
Added a feature that allows users to add licenses for one or many schools at once.
Improved the License Management window, which now organises schools in collapsible sections. Meaning users no longer have to scroll through a flat list of hundreds of items to find what they need.
Added a single date selector that applies to all dashboards and reports.
EdTech Manager 1.8 (July 2025)
Release date: 18 July 2025
Improved the CSV export template to boost clarity and usability, making it easier to manage software licenses across districts.
Improved the application license table to offer a clearer, more insightful view of license usage and spending.
Improved the display of student application usage, providing a clearer understanding of when and where students engage with apps.
EdTech Manager 1.6 (June 2025)
Release date: 3 June 2025
Added a feature that allows users to request new apps.
Added a feature that ensures requests are sent to Zendesk for review and tracking.
Added a feature that allows admin users to upload licenses in bulk.
Added a feature that focuses on the delivery and syncing of Activity-Based Timeline (ABT) data to support a system-wide update.