What’s new in Freshchat
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Product Updates 2025
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Resolution SLAs
Ensure quicker resolutions with clear benchmarks for resolution times based on issue type and channel. Track resolution SLA breaches and adherence levels in Analytics. Available for new signups; existing accounts can opt-in.
WhatsApp Number Management
Better WhatsApp account management to delete numbers, view invoices error messages, and better data reports.
Auto QA (Freddy AI Agent)
AI agents will now automatically perform self-checks, identify gaps, and improve response accuracy.
Enhanced bot management
Manually delete bots, restore within 30 days, and optimize the Freddy AI Agent experience for better control and flexibility.
File management - Freddy AI Agent
Improved file management to offer more control over file visibility and usage for both AI agents and human agents.
Solution Article Suggester
Improved accuracy and confidence scores for agents to find the right solutions more easily.
Freddy AI Agent for CX
Unlock the future of customer engagement with Freddy AI Agent! Supercharge your support with AI-driven conversations and lightning-fast responses, ensuring every interaction is a memorable one!
Capture customer feedback faster
With the improved CSAT flow, you can soon skip the prompt question, directly trigger the survey in webchat, and quickly gather customer feedback on support conversations.
Product Updates 2024
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Better visibility for Freddy Suggestions
Better visibility for Freddy Suggestions Agents can view Freddy Suggestions, displayed as a sticky banner, to leverage AI-powered recommendations.
Drag and drop in the bot builder
Drag and drop in the bot builder Move dialog boxes within a flow, adjust the order of flows, and rearrange buttons and dropdown options.
Conversations Tab Update
Conversations Tab Update Users can now view all chat conversations and filter by status and chat
Google Mail Server Integration
Google Mail Server Integration Integrate Google Mail server for seamless support, auto conversation conversion, and secure access.
Freddy AI Agent for CX (Beta)
Unlock the future of customer engagement with Freddy AI Agent! Supercharge your support with AI-driven conversations and lightning-fast responses, ensuring every interaction is a memorable one!
Clone the NLP module (Freddy AI Agent)
Clone Q&As, Intents, and FAQs into a new bot making it easier to build new bots efficiently and without the risk of errors in Freddy AI Agent.
Agent experience enhancements
1. The text editor will dynamically adjust its height based on the content and browser size. 2. Efficiently manage customer inquiries by bulk replying to multiple conversations.
Enhanced conversation activities
Users can now check a comprehensive set of conversation activities (created, resolved, reopened and CSAT) from Contact 360 and Account 360 Activities.
Product Updates 2023
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Slack integration with Freshchat
Automatically sync conversations between Slack and CRM to unify sales, marketing, and support.
Inbox table view
Review conversations and manage assignment, status, priority, and other properties for conversations
New telephony integrations
Integrate Freshchat with your Five9, Amazon Connect, and Dialpad accounts
Filter by mentions
View all the conversations where you are mentioned using @mention in one place
Conversation properties
Organize conversations with a main category and up to three levels of sub-categories for enhanced classification
Enhanced contact import
Import contacts easily with the new, improved and guided contact import flow
Enhanced inbox views
Agents can create custom views based on conversation properties and date fields now.
Bot template for Klevu
New bot template so your customers can browse your product inventory from any channel.
Product Updates 2022
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Conversation Switch
Enable agents to view historical conversations of a contact across channels from the Freshchat inbox.
Gupshup Integration
Engage with customers via SMS with the Freshchat and Gupshup integration.
Improved conversations widget
A single widget where bots and agents work together to delight customers.
Channel-specific bot builder
Tailor bots by choosing just the elements that are supported in a channel where the bot is to be deployed.
End-to-end localization
Localize all aspects of your bot widget - like the title, subtitle, Answers feedback, quick actions, and more.
Send notifications to multiple iOS apps
Freshchat now supports p8-key authentication for sending mobile push notifications to Apple devices.
Bot deflection report
Admins can measure the number of incoming conversations their bots deflect and optimize their overall effectiveness.
Product Updates 2021
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WhatsApp number portability
Retain your existing WhatsApp number while switching from your existing provider and use it with Freshworks.
Export bot reports
Get insights into your bot’s performance with readily available bot exports.
Inactivity timer
Customize the duration post which your bot can either trigger a flow, transfer the chat to an agent, or even resolve the conversation.
Multilingual Answers
Set up questions, answers, and variants in over 40 languages in the bot builder and have your bots take over across the globe.
Google's Business Messages
Integrate with Google's Business Messages and bring all your conversations from Business Messages into Freshchat.
Bots on the SDK
Enable self-service - through bots, on the SDK in such a way that both Answers and Flows can be triggered on your mobile apps natively.
Trusted URLs
Define just the required domains and URLs related to your business and have the bot load only on those specific pages.
Milestones in the bot builder
Understand your customers' journey by marking nodes as milestones while building your bot flows and track its analytics.
Product Updates 2020
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Live translate on the SDK
Enable Live-Translate on the Mobile SDK and converse with customers in more than 100 languages in real-time.
Custom raw reports
Download customized raw reports and track key metrics and your support SLAs with Extract APIs.
Extract API
Download customized raw reports, track key metrics and your support SLAs with Extract API
Freshchat-Freshsales Integration
Now automated lead creation on Freshsales is possible with user's email ID and phone number.
WCAG Compliance
Freshchat Team Inbox is now compliant with the Web Content Activities Guideline(WCAG)
Trusted IP
Secure your Freshchat account by limiting access to the IPs you trust. Now available in your Freshchat settings.
Chat Transcript
Email your customers a copy of the conversation they had with your business from Team Inbox.
Automate ticket creation
Now you can convert chats into tickets using Advanced Automations app
Product Updates 2019
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Bots 2.0
Crush your customer lifecycle goals with chatbots for marketing, sales and support.
Roles and Permissions (Mobile)
Now Roles and Permissions feature is supported on Freshchat app for iOS and Android.
Languages
Malay(ML) language is now supported in Freshchat, as part of Freshchat's Multilingual feature.
Siri Shortcuts Support(iOS app)
Ask Siri to change your IntelliAssign status or check conversations count on Freshchat iOS app.
Personalized Login(iOS & Android)
Now you can login to your Freshchat mobile app with your personalized subdomain, if your account has been migrated.
FAQ Search Update
You can now search FAQs displayed using tags on iOS, Android and React Native SDK.
Notifications Upgrade
Now you can pick a notification sound of your choice. We've also added a in-app notifications shortcut.
Roles and Permissions(Update)
You can now define access permissions for Canned Responses in Roles and Permissions.
Product Updates 2018
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Improved Canned Response - iOS
Freschat now supports the improved Canned Response feature in iOS app.
Freshservice - Agent Widget
You can now convert a conversation into a Freshservice ticket from the Agent Widget.
Improved Canned Response - Android
Freshcat now supports Canned Response feature in Android app.
Reduced widget size
Freshchat widget size is now reduced to 553KB. Previously it was 778.6KB. This improves widget load time
Preferred Language Settings
You can now setup your preferred language in Profile settings. Freshchat currently supports English and Portuguese(Brazilian).
Freshdesk Integration - iOS
You can now convert conversations into Freshdesk tickets on iOS app.
Facebook Integration
Integrating your Facebook page with Freshchat is now easier than ever. The integration process is now simplified to a mere few steps.
Multiple Business Hours
Set up different working hours for your teams for each day of the week by mapping Business Hours to Groups.
Product Updates 2017
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Reports
Measure team productivity, conversation trends, CSAT ratings, and download reports for later access.
Real-time Dashboard
Get a visual summary in real-time. Measure conversation trends, team member load, and make strides on-the-go.
Multilingual Topics
Always speak the resident language. Categorize conversations into channel names in 33+ languages now.
Conversations Restore
Restore conversations across devices, platforms, and sessions for a continuous messaging experience.
Wordpress Integration
Use Freshchat on your Wordpress site to engage with visitors and drive them to take an action.
Multilingual FAQs
Extend FAQ support in multiple languages, Give your team members the ability to create FAQs in 33+ languages.
Site IDs
Give a unique ID to each widget code you integrate, and separate conversations and users across sites.
Freshsales Integration
Start proactive conversations with prospects from right inside the CRM. Target, qualify, and convert.