Android users, rejoice! The mobile app arrived just in time for Valentineâs Day.
Salesforce users ⌠also rejoice! Watch your productivity go through the roof with the Help Scout + Salesforce integration.
Behind-the-scenes engineering doesnât ever stop â check out the complete rollout of real-time updates, along with tons of polishes and fixes below. And, as always* (*as per the last few months), read all the way through for a sneak peek at whatâs coming.
What's New
Android app
Now you can stay connected on the go from any device. With Help Scout for Android, check in on conversations, collaborate with your team, and get your customers the help they need â wherever you are. Clear queues, full hearts, canât lose.
@helpscout more love to you⌠you kept your promise Q1 2017 - android app, and we are just about in the mid of it :) #respect
— Gagandeep Sapra (@TheBigGeek) February 16, 2017
Salesforce Integration
Salesforce sidebar in Help Scout
CRM data stored in Salesforce is helpful, but youâve told us that CRM data + Help Scout would be even more helpful. Weâve got your back. The Help Scout + Salesforce integration works two ways: On one side, the Salesforce app pulls in data from Help Scout; on the other, the Help Scout app pulls in data (including custom fields!) from Salesforce.
Hereâs how Charlotte Cerf, Director of Customer Success at Abacus Labs, is using the partnership to help with her day-to-day:
âAs a customer success manager working in Salesforce, itâs really helpful to be instantly caught up on any recent or outstanding support issues when nurturing a customer relationship. With the integration, I can quickly pull out support themes right from Salesforce without having to dig around Help Scoutâ
Charlotte Cerf, Director of Customer Success|Abacus Labs
Whatâs next?
If youâre on the Plus plan:
Youâre all set! Head on over to the Salesforce app to get started.
If youâre not on the Plus plan:
Check out this post for more details.
Real-time Updates
Weâve been rolling out real-time to all customers with a plan of having it done by end-of-month: folder counts, new messages, and notifications. No need to refresh!
Conversations and Folder counts update in real-time
âFrom mobile improvements, to âfollowingâ conversations, to auto-refreshing the pages (noticed this morning!) you guys keep adding things that make our jobs easierâ
Dan Chelgren, Support Manager|Stretch Internet
Keep sending feedback and let us know what you think!
Polishes & fixes â¨
iOS Rich content formatting makeover
Looking for ways to add some oomph to your conversation text? Go ahead. Be bold.
- Bold, italicize, or underline parts of your conversation notes and replies
- Quickly see @mentions (theyâll remain bold in your notes)
- Keep formatting for content copied from Safari and other web sources
- Keep formatting for saved replies and web drafts
- Attach an image by pasting it in the editor

While youâre making formatting changes, some other updates to check out:
â Assignee images now show on closed and smart folders
â If you only have one mailbox, conversations will load directly into the âUnassignedâ folder after login or startup
Squashed Bugs
Last monthâs engineering update proved that thereâs always work done behind the scenes to improve your Help Scout experience. The not-always-visible-but-always-impactful work continued in February, with over 20 bugs squashed and never-ending UX improvements.
In case you missed it
Best Practices for Adding Live Chat Support webinar
Live chat customer support helps you provide real time answers and more personal conversations, but with every new channel comes different rules of engagement. Want to know how to get support teams onboard with live chat? Check out this recording of the âBest Practices for Adding Live Chat Supportâ webinar.
Sneak Peek
Jira integration
Weâre integrating with Jira to make tracking bugs and requested features, easier. Look out for more details next month!