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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.

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Enhancement

WhatsApp Number Management

Better WhatsApp account management to delete numbers, view invoices error messages, and better data reports.

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Enhancement

Auto QA (Freddy AI Agent)

AI agents will now automatically perform self-checks, identify gaps, and improve response accuracy.

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Enhancement

Enhanced bot management

Manually delete bots, restore within 30 days, and optimize the Freddy AI Agent experience for better control and flexibility.

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Enhancement

File management - Freddy AI Agent

Improved file management to offer more control over file visibility and usage for both AI agents and human agents.

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Enhancement

Solution Article Suggester

Improved accuracy and confidence scores for agents to find the right solutions more easily.

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New

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!

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Enhancement

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.

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Product Updates 2024

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Enhancement

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.

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Enhancement

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.

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Enhancement

Conversations Tab Update

Conversations Tab Update Users can now view all chat conversations and filter by status and chat

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New

Google Mail Server Integration

Google Mail Server Integration Integrate Google Mail server for seamless support, auto conversation conversion, and secure access.

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New

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!

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Enhancement

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.

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Enhancement

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.

Enhancement

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.

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Product Updates 2023

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MarketPlace App

Slack integration with Freshchat

Automatically sync conversations between Slack and CRM to unify sales, marketing, and support.

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MarketPlace App

Inbox table view

Review conversations and manage assignment, status, priority, and other properties for conversations

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MarketPlace App

New telephony integrations

Integrate Freshchat with your Five9, Amazon Connect, and Dialpad accounts

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Enhancement

Filter by mentions

View all the conversations where you are mentioned using @mention in one place

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Enhancement

Conversation properties

Organize conversations with a main category and up to three levels of sub-categories for enhanced classification

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New

Enhanced contact import

Import contacts easily with the new, improved and guided contact import flow

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Enhancement

Enhanced inbox views

Agents can create custom views based on conversation properties and date fields now.

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New

Bot template for Klevu

New bot template so your customers can browse your product inventory from any channel.

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Product Updates 2022

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New

Response SLA

Set SLA targets for the first response and every response in Freshchat.

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New

Conversation Switch

Enable agents to view historical conversations of a contact across channels from the Freshchat inbox.

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New

Gupshup Integration

Engage with customers via SMS with the Freshchat and Gupshup integration.

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Enhancement

Improved conversations widget

A single widget where bots and agents work together to delight customers.

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Enhancement

Channel-specific bot builder

Tailor bots by choosing just the elements that are supported in a channel where the bot is to be deployed.

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Enhancement

End-to-end localization

Localize all aspects of your bot widget - like the title, subtitle, Answers feedback, quick actions, and more.

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Enhancement

Send notifications to multiple iOS apps

Freshchat now supports p8-key authentication for sending mobile push notifications to Apple devices.

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New

Bot deflection report

Admins can measure the number of incoming conversations their bots deflect and optimize their overall effectiveness.

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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.

Bots

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.

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Bots

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.

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Google's Business Messages

Integrate with Google's Business Messages and bring all your conversations from Business Messages into Freshchat.

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Mobile SDK

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.

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Bots

Trusted URLs

Define just the required domains and URLs related to your business and have the bot load only on those specific pages.

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Bots

Milestones in the bot builder

Understand your customers' journey by marking nodes as milestones while building your bot flows and track its analytics.

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Product Updates 2020

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Mobile SDK

Live translate on the SDK

Enable Live-Translate on the Mobile SDK and converse with customers in more than 100 languages in real-time.

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Custom raw reports

Download customized raw reports and track key metrics and your support SLAs with Extract APIs.

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New Feature

Extract API

Download customized raw reports, track key metrics and your support SLAs with Extract API

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Feature Update

Freshchat-Freshsales Integration

Now automated lead creation on Freshsales is possible with user's email ID and phone number.

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New Feature

WCAG Compliance

Freshchat Team Inbox is now compliant with the Web Content Activities Guideline(WCAG)

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New Feature

Trusted IP

Secure your Freshchat account by limiting access to the IPs you trust. Now available in your Freshchat settings.

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New Feature

Chat Transcript

Email your customers a copy of the conversation they had with your business from Team Inbox.

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Feature Update

Automate ticket creation

Now you can convert chats into tickets using Advanced Automations app

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Product Updates 2019

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New Feature

Bots 2.0

Crush your customer lifecycle goals with chatbots for marketing, sales and support.

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New Feature

Roles and Permissions (Mobile)

Now Roles and Permissions feature is supported on Freshchat app for iOS and Android.

Feature Update

Languages

Malay(ML) language is now supported in Freshchat, as part of Freshchat's Multilingual feature.

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New Feature

Siri Shortcuts Support(iOS app)

Ask Siri to change your IntelliAssign status or check conversations count on Freshchat iOS app.

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New Feature

Personalized Login(iOS & Android)

Now you can login to your Freshchat mobile app with your personalized subdomain, if your account has been migrated.

New Feature

FAQ Search Update

You can now search FAQs displayed using tags on iOS, Android and React Native SDK.

Feature Update

Notifications Upgrade

Now you can pick a notification sound of your choice. We've also added a in-app notifications shortcut.

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Feature Update

Roles and Permissions(Update)

You can now define access permissions for Canned Responses in Roles and Permissions.

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Product Updates 2018

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Feature Update

Improved Canned Response - iOS

Freschat now supports the improved Canned Response feature in iOS app.

Feature Update

Freshservice - Agent Widget

You can now convert a conversation into a Freshservice ticket from the Agent Widget.

New Feature

Improved Canned Response - Android

Freshcat now supports Canned Response feature in Android app.

Feature Update

Reduced widget size

Freshchat widget size is now reduced to 553KB. Previously it was 778.6KB. This improves widget load time

New Feature

Preferred Language Settings

You can now setup your preferred language in Profile settings. Freshchat currently supports English and Portuguese(Brazilian).

New Feature

Freshdesk Integration - iOS

You can now convert conversations into Freshdesk tickets on iOS app.

Feature Update

Facebook Integration

Integrating your Facebook page with Freshchat is now easier than ever. The  integration process is now simplified to a mere few steps.

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Feature Update

Multiple Business Hours

Set up different working hours for your teams for each day of the week by mapping Business Hours to Groups.

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Product Updates 2017

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New Feature

Reports

Measure team productivity, conversation trends, CSAT ratings, and download reports for later access.

New Feature

Real-time Dashboard

Get a visual summary in real-time. Measure conversation trends, team member load, and make strides on-the-go.

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New Feature

Multilingual Topics

Always speak the resident language. Categorize conversations into channel names in 33+ languages now.

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Feature Update

Conversations Restore

Restore conversations across devices, platforms, and sessions for a continuous messaging experience.

New Feature

Wordpress Integration

Use Freshchat on your Wordpress site to engage with visitors and drive them to take an action.

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New Feature

Multilingual FAQs

Extend FAQ support in multiple languages, Give your team members the ability to create FAQs in 33+ languages.

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Feature Update

Site IDs

Give a unique ID to each widget code you integrate, and separate conversations and users across sites.

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Feature Update

Freshsales Integration

Start proactive conversations with prospects from right inside the CRM. Target, qualify, and convert.

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