Stay up-to-date on new Dex features, improvements, and bugfixes.
July 2022 (pt. 1): Mobile Attachments ๐ฒ
Mobile Attachments ๐ฒ
If you're working on the go, you can now add images and other files from the Dex mobile app. Add one or files, and access them from the web, extension, or another mobile device:
๐ Fixes and Improvements
Duplicated Title Changes: Fixed an issue where title change notifications would be created when the titles were not changed.
Mobile Link Handling: Fixed an issue where the billing page would not open correctly on the mobile app.
LinkedIn Sync: Fixed issues where new users would see delays in their first LinkedIn Sync.
Added for an option to filter Keep-in-touch frequency for contacts that are 'Uncategorized'
Fixed an issue where the contacts page table would be misaligned when showing groups.
Fixed an issue where the filters popover would close when changing an option value.
Fixed an issue where autocomplete was not working properly on a single-select custom field.
Fixed an issue where address autocomplete was not working for some users on the web.
Fixed an issue where the merge and fix modal would show the currently open contact.
June 2022: Advanced Filters๐งฎ
Advanced Filters ๐งฎ
You can new filter and view your contacts with more power. The default table view for contacts has been redesigned to be cleaner, more informative, and easier to use:
New combine-able filters on group, last interaction, title and more allow you to see only contacts you care about.
(and coming soon, saved filters!)
๐ Fixes and Improvements
Title Changes on Mobile: Added title change notifications / feed to the mobile app.
Mobile Link Handling: Fixed an issue where links from email notifications would not properly link into the Dex Mobile app.
LinkedIn Sync: Continued to improve the speed, reliability, and regularity of our LinkedIn connection
Fixed an issue where birthdays would show with the wrong day-of-week in the weekly digest.
Fixed an issue where reminders from the wrong year would send on the wrong day-of.
Fixed an issue where the LinkedIn extension integration begin loading after opening a contact.
Fixed an issue where the LinkedIn extension integration would not add contacts for certain users.
Fixed an issue where certain Google Calendars would be delayed in syncing, or would sync only partially.
Fixed an issue where importing large number of Facebook contacts would fail.
Fixed an issue where Dex Premium mobile in-app purchase currencies were not correctly displayed.
Apr 2022: WhatsApp and social links ๐
WhatsApp, Telegram, and social links ๐
If you use WhatsApp or just a few social networks, we now let choose how Dex links!
On the web client, click 'Customize' next to show only the social networks you care about
On mobile, tap the 'More' menu, 'Settings', then 'Social links'.
For contacts with a phone number, you can now link into WhatsApp and Telegram (on web and mobile). Manage your social link settings here and customize Dex to fit your own personal workflow!
Mobile Merge๐ฒ
Duplicate contacts are inevitable as you import from multiple places. If our Merge and Fix flow doesn't get it quite right automatically, it's now even easier to merge contacts within the Dex mobile app:
๐ Fixes and Improvements
Referral Links: Fixed an issue where referral links would not loud the signup flow properly.
Gmail Sync: Fixed an issue where some users would have email stop syncing. This fix is being retroactively applied for affected users.
LinkedIn Sync: Fixed an issue where existing users who had connected LinkedIn accounts would not sync consistently. This issue is now fixed, and affected users who may need to reconnect their account have been notified.
iOS Push Notifications: Fixed an issue where push notifications on iOS would not send reliably (Android users not affected). Users may need to reopen the app for this fix to take effect.
Fixed an issue where connecting a LinkedIn account would not work on Safari.
On mobile, the 'new phone contacts' section now excludes contacts synced by Dex.
On mobile, the mobile app now shows relevant Google Calendar events from Dex.
Mar 2022: Groups and Subgroups ๐๏ธ
Groups and Subgroups ๐๏ธ
Groups can help you get a better sense of who you know. New this month: you now can add subgroups and organize your network with more control. To get started, edit a group to set a 'Parent Group,' or create new subgroups directly:
For all groups, we'll continue to show contacts that belong to a specific group. Subgroups allow you to stay organized on the sidebar, and also visualize this relationship in the Network View:
๐ Fixes and Improvements
Android Mobile App: Fixed an issue where the app would not open for new users.
Mobile Import Contacts Flow: Fixed a new issue where having contacts without a name would prevent the import contacts flow from working properly.
Note Autosave: Fixed an issue where unsaved notes would not be saved automatically
Last Interaction from Email: Fixed an issue where last interaction would not reliably updated from new emails from connected Gmail accounts. Note: this fix is not retroactive.
Fixed an issue where after adding a note successfully, the note form would still contain the previous note.
Fixed an issue where duplicate notes would be created from the timeline page on Firefox.
Fixed an issue where importing large numbers of contacts (10,000+) via the mobile app would cause a crash.
Feb 2022: LinkedIn App Integration
As in-person events become more common, we're launching new mobile workflows! If you use the LinkedIn app on your phone, you'll find them especially useful.
Share From LinkedIn ๐ฑ
Adding new connections on the go from the LinkedIn app? Now you can add or lookup contacts from the LinkedIn app into Dex.
On a LinkedIn profile, tap 'Share' and choose Dex. We'll show you the matching contact, or add the matching contact information:
(this works on both our iOS and Android apps!)
LinkedIn Mobile Search ๐
If you have contacts you want to find on LinkedIn, we've made it even easier. On desktop, use the LinkedIn button and the browser extension.
On mobile, our new social search feature allows you search and set a LinkedIn profile with the quickly and easily:
After linking, we'll able to add enhance the contact with a profile picture, image, title, and more โจ
Superhuman as Email Client
Use Superhuman as an email client? Update your email client in workflow settings and link emails from Dex directly to Superhuman.
Snooze All
Dealing with too many keep-in-touch contacts? Now you can 'Snooze all' your keep-in-touch reminders, from the Today page. Dex will automatically spread your reminders out over next few weeks.
๐ Fixes and Improvements
LinkedIn Sync: Fixed an issue affecting some users where new LinkedIn connections would not sync properly. This fix is currently being retroactively applied.
Merge and Fix Speed: Merge and fix operations are now faster, especially for large operations.
Archive and Delete Performance: Fixed an issue where deleting or archiving contacts would fail when handling large number of contacts (2000+)
Free user functionality: free users are now able to sync email accounts.
Feed Items Export: you can now export LinkedIn title changes as a .CSV file.
Added a new upgrade page for more clarity on our pricing tiers.
Fixed an issue where the 'r' shortcut for focusing a new note modal would not work reliably.
Fixed an issue where contact sync would be enabled by default for new users who created an account through the web flow.
Fixed an issue where title changes would show for archived contacts
Fixed an issue where 'Merge all' would redirect to the wrong URL on completion.
Fixed an issue where the 'delete all contacts' function on the mobile app would fail for large number of contacts.
Fixed an issue where Enhance data would overwrite with a blank title.
Fixed an issue where contact sync created unwanted duplicates for some users.
Jan 2022 (part 2): Email Integration ๐ง
For our second update of the year, we're excited to share the release of our most requested feature, ever. You can now integrate with G Mail and G Suite emails:
Email Integration๐ง
After connecting your email (get started on the Sync & Integrations page), here's what to expect:
Relevant Emails: On a contact, see emails sent or received by contact. Note: the contact will need to have one or more emails for this to work.
Last Interaction: When opening a contact, we'll update last intearction with the date of your last email
Metadata only: Dex does not ask for full email permissions, just metadata (recipients and subjects)
Import from Email: See a list of contact to import, sorted by how many emails you've sent to them.
Import from Calendar: Find the people you've met with from your calendar, sorted by how many calendar meetings you've had with them.
๐ Fixes and Improvements
Email Autocomplete: The email fields on the right panel of Dex now autocomplete with past emails.
Reset Last Interaction: It is not possible to skip last interaction with the CommandBar
Merge and Fix Data Integrity: Merge and fix now preserves special characters like + in phone numbers, and email/phone labels.
Fixed an issue where new users wouldn't have calendars synced (fixed retroactively for affected users)
Fixed an issue where the formatting tooltip for a new note would be sometimes cutoff.
Fixed an issue where opening a group would not change the appropriate window name
Fixed an issue where the 'Add Contact' popup would not start with focus
Fixed an issue where tagging with '@' would show the wrong search results.
Aligned styling in the calendar detail row on the today page to be a consistent shade of gray
Extension Fixes and Improvements
Fixed an issue where the Facebook import process would hang for some users.
Twitter Extension importing now functions for new hexagon NFT profiles.
Twitter Extension importing now includes location, when available.
Jan 2022 (part 1): Network View๐ฎ
Welcome to 2022! ๐ We're kicking the new year off with an exciting new feature, our Network View.
Network View ๐ฎ
Understand your network better with the Dex Network View. See who knows who, and always find the right person.
Groups: See everyone in your groups, and and organize quickly and easily..
Related Contacts: Drag-and-drop contacts to link related contacts, and view the web of who knows who
Try the network view on web or desktop apps today. Let us know what you think!
๐ Fixes and Improvements
Checklist: Fixed an issue where certain users were not able to complete the checklist on the keyboard shortcuts / extension step.
Email Templates: Mailto links for a contact now use a configurable email template (set this in Settings > Dex Workflow)
Notes/Events CSV Export: Notes and events export now include contact names, emails, and note/event type (including custom types)
Fixed an issue where contact descriptions would not render properly in global search.
Fixed an issue where the groups browser page included archived contacts.
Fixed an issue where tagging with '@' would search inconsistently with spaces.
Updated '#' shortcuts to archive, rather than delete, contacts.
Updated the labeling of the create reminder shortcut, which is shift+r.
Dec 2021: Recurring Reminders โฐ
Hope everyone is having a great holiday season ๐. We hope you're staying safe and well.
Recurring Reminders โฐ
Need to remember a special date, anniversary, or holiday? You can now create recurring reminders in Dex.
๐ Create a reminder which repeats every week, month, quarter, or year.
๐ Receive an email and push notification on the date of each reminder.๐
๐ค Used with keep-in-touch reminders, recurring reminders can make sure you never miss an important date.
Get started by adding a reminder (Shift+R) anywhere in Dex!
๐ Fixes and Improvements
Bundle Size: Improved the efficiency of fetching the Dex web app and Desktop app.
Search: Improved the speed and performance of various search functions across Dex
Fixed an issue where Merge and Fix and imports would fail with invalid contact birthdays.
Fixed an issue where contact selectors would sometimes remove the incorrect contact.
Fixed an issue where certain pages would be not responsive after new deploy until reloaded.
Fixed an issue where the checklist would not show as completed unless reloaded.
Fixed an issue where Dex extension redirects would not work correctly
Nov 2021 (part 1): LinkedIn Sync ๐
We're excited to share the launch of one our most highly requested features this month, sync with LinkedIn!
LinkedIn Sync ๐
Dex can now seamlessly integrate with LinkedIn. After connecting your LinkedIn account:
๐จLinkedIn Connections will be added to Dex, and kept-up-to-date. We'll automatically update your contacts' title, picture, and more continually.
๐ง We'll send you notifications when your LinkedIn Connections' titles change. When your connections start a new job it's the prefect opportunity to reach out.
Getting started by visiting the Sync and Integrations page and checkout our <2 minute video guide here:
๐ Fixes and Improvements
Merge and Fix on LinkedIn Contacts: Fixed an issue where Merge and Fix would not detect duplicates from LinkedIn
Merge and Fix Page: Fixed an issue where clicking an individual 'Merge' button would not reset page state
Suggested Groups: For new users, suggest groups to create for new users.or long timeline notes, we automatically include a 'Show more' link to expand notes.
LinkedIn Extension: Fixed an issue where the Dex Extension would not add into recent LinkedIn page layouts. Also added a Dex Icon to titles on LinkedIn
Nov 2021 (part 1): Attachments ๐
If you've ever wanted to add files, resumes, or images into Dex, you now can! Starting today, add attachments to your timeline notes and keep everything in one place.
Attachments๐
When adding a timeline note, click the small paperclip icon to choose one-or-more files to attach.
Note: this is a web and desktop only feature (mobile coming soon!)
๐ Fixes and Improvements
Long Notes: For long timeline notes, we automatically include a 'Show more' link to expand notes.
Extension Duplicates: Fixed an issue where the Dex Extension, when used to add a contact, would add multiple duplicates.
Referral Links: Fixed an issue where certain users would not get credit for their referral link being used.
Mobile Add: Fixed an issue where users were not able to create a new contact.
Mobile Onboarding: Fixed an issue where certain Android users were not able to finish onboarding successfully.
Mobile Paywall: Fixed an issue where the paywall would be displayed on mobile even for users who upgraded on the website.
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Oct 2021 (part 2!): Enhance โจ
If you're on Dex, get a complete picture for a contact with our new feature, enhance!
With one click, pull information from external data sources including title, picture, image, work experience, and more.
Enhance โจ
When you have a contact open, click the Enhance button (the magic wand) to get started:
Enhance is primarily based on LinkedIn; we'll enhance contacts automatically when you manually add a LinkedIn link.
Enhance is currently only available on the web and desktop app for Premium users
Enhance a contact with CMD+K + 'Enhance'
๐ Fixes and Improvements
Mobile Import: Fixed an issue preventing users from importing certain contacts.
Performance Issue: Fixed an issue where performance was degraded during a database migration.
Today Page: Updated the today page with new styling and more consistent action options
Reminder Styling: We now show the contact name for reminders with a single contact
CSV Import: You can now import birthday year and addresses during import from .CSV files.
Groups Styling: Updated styling for the groups page (with long descriptions) and the group Sidebar
Calendar Popup: Fixed an issue where a related note for a Calendar item would not show bulleting/formatting.
Contact Filters: Added new contact table filters including 'Has Facebook' and 'Has LinkedIn'
Oct 2021 (part 1!): Mobile Social Search ๐ and Custom Event Types
Need to add Facebook, LinkedIn, or other profiles on the go? Search and add social profiles with just a tap with new mobile social search.
Also new in release, a much-requested feature for custom types on timeline notes ๐
Mobile Social Search ๐
If you've created or imported a contact from your phone, you might want to add social profiles. We've made it easier than ever to add them:
Open a contact
Tap a social media icon
You'll be prompted to search or paste in a link
Choose 'Search' and add the correct profile in just one tap โก
Custom Event Types ๐
You can now customize the types for your timeline notes in a contact's timeline!
When creating a new note, in the event type dropdown click 'Custom' to get started.
You can also rename/remove note types you aren't using.
Each event type can also can have an emoji of your choice! ๐คก
**Note: **custom event types are currently available only on web, and will be added to our mobile app in the future
๐ Fixes and Improvements
**Android Import: **Fixed an issue prevent users from importing contacts on Adnroid devices.
**Google Contacts Import: **Removed a filter that was preventing users from importing Google Contacts without an email on the desktop.
**Birthday Settings: **we've added an option to receive birthday emails for 'Important Birthdays' (contacts either starred or with a Last Interaction). Go to your settings to update this.
**On Dex Indicator: **When a contact is open, we'll show you if they're also on Dex using a subtle indicator.
**Timeline Last Interaction Updating: **fixed an issue where Last Interaction was incorrectly being updated by user-created notes and reminders
Sep 2021 (part 2!): New Facebook Import ๐ฅ
This week we're excited to share an update about our Facebook Import functionality.
We've been hard at work updating our web interface, and this week we've updated our contact page layout to be streamlined, faster, and even more responsive. Whenever you open a contact page, simply close the back button to close the contact layout and keep context of where you previously were.
๐ Fixes and Improvements
**Mobile Import: **fixed an issue where some users would not be able to complete an import
**Birthday Year handling: **fixed an issue where a contact's age would display incorrectly when a birthday year was set.
**Google CSV Group Support: **CSV imports now support a Google Contact's 'Group Membership' feild
**Keyboard Shortcuts Popup: **fixed an issue where using the keyboard shortcuts popup would not properly register on the onboarding checklist.
**Extension Login: **if a user is not logged in from an extension page, they can now directly login from the extension.
Sep 2021 (part 1!): Mobile Changelog
Mobile Changelog
It's been a while since our last Mobile Changelog and we have much to share. We're getting ready to publicly release our app and are excited to share these updates
Extensive stability and reliability improvements.
Updated the bottom sidebar to be cleaner and less obtrusive
Added option to follow related contacts and groups link left in online tags.
Added ability to dismiss birthdays.
๐ Fixes and Improvements
**Merge and Fix Updates: **merge and fix now has better handling for long last names and accents.
**Facebook Extension Import: **fixed an issue where the Dex extension integration was not working for Facebook profile pages.
This week, we're making it easier than ever to add context with our new ability mention contacts and groups!
Smart Mentions โจ
When you're leaving a note, updating a description, or leaving a calendar event note, you can now use mentions.
Press '@' to mention another contact.
Press '#' to mention a group.
Also new in this release:
** ๐จCreate-on-mention **If a contact or group does not yet exist, we'll create them.
**๐ Mention actions: **If you mention one or more contact, we'll automatically add contact relations. If you mention a group, we'll add the relevant contact to the group automatically.
Try it out today by using '@' or '#' when leaving a note / adding a contact description!
Rich Description โจ
A common request we get at Dex is 'how can I remember who introduced me?' We now support formatting, mentions, and more in the contact description fied.
For example, you can now leave an note like: "Met with **@John Smith **and @Sarah Xu and interested in **#Startups and is an #Xoogler" **and we'll automatically add related contacts and groups.
๐ Fixes and Improvements
**Calendar Syncing: **fixed an issue where some calendar events would sync without attendee data (retroactively fixed)
**Timeline Page Edit: **fixed an issue where the 'Edit event' popover would be hidden on the timeline page
**Last Interaction Updating: **fixed issue where last interaction would update for the wrong contact when quickly navigating between contacts
**Sync Page layout: **fixed issue where the Sync page didn't include the settings sidebar
**Daily Agenda overflow: **fixed an issue where events on the daily agenda with long titles would overflow the modal.
Aug 2021 (part 3!): Desktop App ๐ป
After many requests from our users, we're excited to share our new Desktop App!
Desktop App ๐ป
The Dex Desktop App makes it even easier to build stronger relationships with a dedicated workflow. Download it for Mac or Windows here. Our Desktop app comes with:
๐ Toolbar Badge: see # of outstanding keep-in-touch contacts, right from your app tray.
๐ Open on Start: (optional) start Dex when you turn on your computer.
๐ Fixes and Improvements
**Dashboard Indicator: **see the number of outstanding keep-in-touch contacts in the top menu bar
**Event Updating: **fixed issue where editing a timeline event wouldn't always load appropriate contacts
**Contact Table Updating: **fixed an issue where the wrong contact would open from the contact table on certain pages.
**Merge and Fix with phone numbers: **we now support detecting duplicates based on phone number (in addition to name and email).
**Contact Form adding duplicates: **fixed an issue where the 'Add Contacts' input when adding a timeline note would add duplicate contacts when creating a new contact.
Aug 2021 (part 2!): New Timeline Page
We're busy at work with a few major features here at Dex. This week, we're excited to share our new Timeline page! Check it out here.
Timeline Page ๐
Our new timeline page provides an easy way to remember where you've left off. New in this version:
๐ Upcoming events: see upcoming calendar events, and quickly lookup your people beforehand.
๐ง Advanced filters: filter your timeline to include/exclude reminders, timeline notes, and calendar events.
๐ Highlighted search: search your timeline for specific keywords and see matching notes.
๐ Fixes and Improvements
**Timeline Form Autosave: **adds autosave to timeline events in the popup modal (already exists on contact pages / timeline page)
**Image upload: **fixed an issue where dragging/dropping a contact image would not always save the image correctly.
**Birthday year support: **adds support for an optional birthday year
**Related Contacts duplicates: **fixed an issue where duplicated contacts would be created from a new timeline note.
**Timeline input: **fixed an issue where timeline notes would not be created successfully in some cases
**Daily Agenda events: **fixed an issue where calendar events with many attendees would cause formatting issues
**Quick action: **fixed an issue where the Quick Action page would not always load properly.
Aug 2021 (part 1!): Bulk Email ๐ง + Recent Contacts
This week we've been busy at work fixing bugs and improving performance. We're also excited to share two highly requested workflow improvements!
Bulk Email ๐ง
Need to email a whole group? After selecting multiple contacts, click our new 'Actions' button and click 'Send email.' We'll automatically highlight any contacts that are missing an email too!
Recent Contacts
After you visit a contact in Dex, we'll add them to your Recent Contacts. (you can find these in the Dex search bar). With autosaved timeline notes, it's easier than ever to pick up where you left off. ๐
**Performance improvements: **we've improved overall render time, memory footprint, and responsiveness of our webpage.
**Quick action game ordering: **fixed an issue where the quick action panel would take action on the wrong contact.
**Search bar duplicate contacts: **fixed an issue where the create functionality on the search bar would sometime create duplicate
**Dashboard page: **fixed an issue where the dashboard page would sometimes take action on the wrong contact.
**ไธญๆ tagging support: **upon request, added support for Chinese characters in tagging other contacts in timeline events.
**New user tour: **added a welcome tour for new users.
**Timeline form expansion: **allows the timeline form to expand to fit content for large notes.July 2021 (part 4!): Related Contacts ๐ + New Contact Page
We're excited to share another highly-requested feature: related contacts! If you haven't already, check out our other releases from this busy month including Daily Agenda & Quick Action.
Related Contacts ๐
For people related, like coworkers, spouses, children, or business partners, you can add people as **related contacts! **See related contacts and link to them quickly on a contact page (shortcut: shift+c):
Create Google Calendar Events ๐
Quickly create a Google Calendar event from Dex! To do so, click the new 'Actions' dropdown, or hover over the contact email and click the calendar icon:
The calendar icon will include the contact name and email appropriately!
New Contact Page โจ
Our new contact page has been redesign to be cleaner, clearer, and easier to use:
Actions dropdown: we've consolidated common actions in a simple menu so all actions can be found in a simple dropdown.
Information Sidebar: The new scrollable sidebar lets you easily add data while keeping focus on the contact timeline.
Refreshed Timeline: The timeline has been redesigned to be more readable and functional at a glance.
BCC/CC multiple email support: we've created an unique email to cc/bcc email, allowing users to send email from different emails. Also fixed an issue where emails were not always associated correctly with user accounts.
**Informational Contact Page Tooltips: **added an informational tooltips on the contact page to provide explanation on what to add in certain fields.
**Daily Agenda filtering: **fixed an issue where calendar items on the daily agenda were sorted incorrectly.
**Contact Image handling: **fixed an issue where images from LinkedIn/Facebook imports were not saving properly into Dex.
**Scroll position: **fixed an issue where navigating between pages would not preserve scroll position on the page.
**Google Contacts & Outlook importing: **fixed an issue where Google Contacts importing did not work for certain users.
July 2021 (part 3!): Daily Agenda
If you've connected your calendar, the dashboard now shows your Daily Agenda, or list of non-recurring meetings for the day. With the daily agenda, you can:
Quickly review who you're meeting with
Find people quickly in LinkedIn
Leave a quick note about what you've talked about
In addition, with this new change you can also leave notes related to calendar events, as well as add or tag other contacts to these notes.
July 2021 (part 2!): Quick Action and Archived Contacts
After setup, you can now quickly take action with the quick action tab:
Set keep-in-touch ๐ค
Quickly update fields ๐
Archive unwanted contacts ๐๏ธ
Clean up your contacts with just a few keystrokes. With this new update, we're also releasing archived contacts, which are hidden contacts you can restore at any time.
We hope you enjoy these new updates! Let us know what you think, and join our Slack group for a sneak peek before new features are released.
July 2021: Contact Sync ๐ + Community Slack Group
Contact Sync
We're excited to share you can now sync Dex with your contacts. Dex Contact sync is one-way and allows you to use your Dex contacts in email clients, on your phone, and apps like Whatsapp that rely on your addressbook.
We've started Slack group for our users to report issues, suggest features, and shape the future of Dex.
To join the new Dex Community Slack Group, follow this link (also in the menu of the Dex Dashboard). In the group, we're asking for feedback on our future new contact page:
Bcc handling: fixed an issue with cc/bcc email feature, where emails sent with bcc to [email protected] would not always find all recipients.
**Unnamed contact handling: **fixed an issue where sorting by name on the contacts page would break with unnamed contacts. By default, we also now show a contact's email if no name is present.
**Google Contacts import with address: **fixed an issue where Google Contacts import would fail for contacts with an address.
**Mobile add contacts issue: **fixed an issue where adding a new contact on the mobile app with extra details did not work.
June 2021: CC/BCC Dex, New Layout, and Onboarding Checklist โ๏ธ
Adding context from email is now easy. Simply forward an email to **[email protected] **and we'll take care of the rest. All people in the email conversation will be added and we'll intelligently create or lookup the relevant contacts in Dex.
We've rearranged our web application to provide a simpler, more streamlined experience. Check it out today on the Dex Dashboard.
Performance on all pages should be improved -- especially for users with more than 5k contacts. Dex should now load faster and feel more responsive than ever.
Onboarding Checklist โ๏ธ
For both new and returning users, we've created an Onboarding Checklist that shows the features you shouldn't miss. Check it out here. Complete all steps on the checklist and get $15 off when you upgrade!
Add to location: when viewing a location, you can click the '+ Add contacts to location' button to move contacts to a certain location.
**Tagging sorting: **when tagging a contact in the timeline, we now order more relevant contacts first.
**New Emoji Picker: **we've increased the number of available emojis in our datepicker, including all commonly used country flags.
**Contact not found page: **we've added an page if you access a contact that could not be found in Dex.
**Tooltip display: **fixed an issue where extra tooltips would show on the top left of the screen.
May 2021: Bulk Edit, Merge & Command Bar Enhancements โ๏ธ
Bulk Edit & Location Bulk Update ๐
Need to make changes on many contacts? With our new bulk edit functionality, select multiple contacts on the contacts page and change frequency, groups, company, education, location, and more!
Also new this month: on the locations page, rename locations using the 'Edit location' button to quickly clean up and consolidate locations.
Merge with Contact Functionality ๐
Need to merge the contact you're looking at with another? Use the new 'Merge with' option to choose contacts to merge with. (Open the contact option menu or use the shortcut Shift+M).
Seamlessly merge contacts without going to the Merge & Fix page:
Command Bar Contact + Group Search ๐
We've improved the Command Bar to search through all your contacts and groups! Simply use **CMD+K (Ctrl+k on windows) **to open, search for a contact or group, and press enter to navigate quickly.
With these changes, navigate from contact to contact even faster. ๐
**Group Page Enhancements: **Click-to-edit emoji title on a groups page to make changes more easily.
**One-off-reminders: **Fixed an issue when one-time reminders would send a day early for users in certain timezones.
**Reminder editing: **Fixed an issue where editing a reminder on a contact timeline would remove associated contacts.
**Date Custom Fields: **Fixed an issue where changing a date custom field would set a day early for users in certain timezones.
**LinkedIn Import: **Fixed an issue where certain users were unable to import from LinkedIn through the extension.
**Event formatting: **Fixed an issue where bullets would not indent properly across multiple lines for an event in the timeline.
**Styled completed one-time reminders: **applied styling changes to make it more clear which reminders are competed.
(+ much more behind the scenes!)
April 2021: Superhuman Integration โ๏ธ + New Search!
Superhuman Integration โ๏ธ
Use Dex within Superhuman with our newest extension integration with Superhuman!
Simply hit **Cmd + (.) **to open up Dex inside of the Superhuman email. Leave a quick note, see calendar history, and set a reminder for next time. Note: this integration only works while using Superhuman in the browser, not Desktop app.
Dex works within Superhuman just like it does in LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and our other supported sites. See our walkthrough video below for more details:
Using Dex in Superhuman
New Global Search Experience ๐
Check out our new search experience with the "Search All" feature, where you can search for contacts, events, groups ,and more all in the same place.
In addition, we'll search through many more fields, including location, company, education, title, and more!
In addition, search results will be filtered by contacts, groups and events--each in their own separate category for your convenience.
Extension Options โ๏ธ
You can now change where you see Dex with our custom extension options:
Simply right click on the Dex icon at the top right of your Google Chrome extension bar to bring up the extension options button.
This will take you to "Page Settings", where you can pick and choose which apps Dex has access to, as well as changes to the keyboard shortcuts to access Dex in apps such as Superhuman.
**Birthday Imports: **Improved birthday importing from google contacts using our direct import utilities
Fixed an issue where the add to group form would not load with all contacts
Fixed an issue where the add to group modal didn't save groups.
Fixed an issue where trial expiration didn't show in the web dashboard.
February 2021: Dex Referral Program ๐ธ + Calendar Sync!
Referral Program ๐ธ
Want to share Dex? With our new referral program, earn $15 in Dex credit for every referral. You can see your own unique referral link by clicking 'Refer to Dex' on the sidebar.
Easily share this link on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and more, or send an email invitation directly.
Calendar Sync ๐
Combine multiple Google calendars in Dex with our new Calendar Sync! With this new addition, you can now:
See relevant calendar events for contacts by email
Search + view through multiple calendars for events related to a contact
P.S. Dex also matches calendar events just by a contact name (first+last) too.
Dashboard Today/Upcoming view โ๏ธ
Our dashboard has been updated to split today/upcoming events. Based on your feedback, we're making it clear which contacts need immediate attention, and which contacts are coming up. You can also press tab/shift+tab to switch between dashboard tabs!
**Contact Search: **implemented fuzzy search to make search for contacts more accepting.
**Birthdays Reminder: **fixed an issue causing certain users to receive birthday notifications a day late
**Keep-in-touch Reminders: **fixed an issue where contacts with a missed keep-in-touch reminders in the past would not send future keep-in-touch reminders via email.
**Contacts Table Double-click: **double clicking a row on the contact will now open a contact page directly.
Fixed an issue where calendar events weren't ordered correctly.
January 2021: Locations ๐ + LinkedIn Contact Info, + fixes!
Happy New Year! We've been thankful to have your support as we begin 2021. Thanks for all the feedback on the latest version of the product; with your feedback we've fixed our bugs and made more improvements/enhancements to the product. Here's a quick update:
Organize by location
By popular demand, we've added a page that allows you to organize and view your contacts by location. Visit the new location page here:
Contacts filtered by location on the right and those without location on the left
LinkedIn 'Contact Info'
When adding contacts with the Dex Extension, for first degree connections we're now able to also add 'Contact Information' such as email, phone, and birthday (if present). We'll also set your last interaction to the day you connected. To try this out, use the extension to add a contact!
Example of using Dex's built-in LinkedIn extension
**Keep-In-Touch Notifications: **fixed an issue preventing certain users from receiving keep-in-touch reminders.
**Timezone-aware Notifications: **based on your timezone (change in the settings page /screen), we'll send around 8:00AM-9:00AM local time. Especially useful for the Dex users around the world!
**Contacts Table Behavior: **we've changed behavior of the side panel to open on click instead of mouseover, which users reported as distracting
**Keep-In-Touch Page and Groups Page Performance: **we've greatly improved the loading speed and time of these pages in the Dex Dashboard
**Ctrl+M to focus Event Field: **with a contact page or panel open, press Ctrl+M to focus the Event field.
**LinkedIn Import: **fixed an issue where users couldn't use the Dex Extension to import from LinkedIn
Fixed an issue where the 'Escape' key wouldn't properly close or defocus windows
Fixed an issue where users couldn't create groups when partially matched
Fixed an issue where new timeline events weren't ordered correctly due to timezone
December 2020: Dex 2.0, our biggest update ๐ง
Over the last few months, we've been hard at work rebuilding our platform from the ground up to improve performance, add ๐ฅfeatures, and building new import and on-boarding flows. We're excited to share what we've done.
A new dashboard
We've improved the dashboard experience to be faster, cleaner, and more actionable. Use shortcuts to snooze keep-in-touch contacts, see upcoming birthdays, and keep your contacts up to date. Check it out here:
Contact Pages
For each contact, we've added a page specific to each contact. These contact pages are also completely tabbable and support use of our command bar, so you can add events see details quickly and easily. Open a contact by searching for them in Dex or clicking on them.
Groups 2.0 + Drag-and-drop
We've also significantly improved the group experience in Dex. Customize groups with your own emoji and description. Use the Groups Browser page to drag-and-drop to organize into groups๐ช:
Selective Import from Facebook (with ๐!) + LinkedIn
You can now choose to import from Facebook and LinkedIn! By default, Facebook imports include birthdays ๐ and LinkedIn imports include location ๐. We'll automatically merge your imported LinkedIn/Facebook contacts during the import process, which you can try here.
Import 2.0: Import groups from Google contacts
We've rebuilt our import experience for Gmail and Google Contacts.
Newโจ: if you use labels in Google Contacts, you can use your 'Import from Gmail' to import your contacts with labels (we'll create groups to match label names automatically in Dex)
Merge and Fix with faster merging!
We've made merging contacts much faster. After import, you can go to our new Merge & Fix page that merges contacts imported across different sources.
Hope everyone is having a great holiday season!
September 2020: Timeline Page, Performance Improvements, and our next new look
Timeline Page
Want to see all your past notes in Dex? Do this with the new timeline page, where you can add new notes and tag multiple contacts.
Performance Improvements
We've improved many of the key actions you can do in Dex, making them snappier and more responsive by upgrading our databases and interactions.
We've been hard at work on our next Dex experience, with brand new views, onboarding, and functionality. If you're interested in testing our new interface out before we launch it, please let me know!
August 2020: New Dashboard, Instagram Support, and more!
New Dex Dashboard
See your keep-in-touch contacts, reminders, birthdays and other suggestions from the new Dashboard! The Dashboard provides essential information to keep you up to date with your relationships.
Instagram Support (Web + Chrome Extension!)
You can now add contacts directly from Instagram with our Chrome extension! After you add a contact's Instagram profile, you'll be able to access them with one click from a contacts' profile and the Dex mobile app.
Settings Dropdown Menu
The new dropdown menu at the top right of the dashboard gives you quick access to your Dex account, settings, and other features
**Better Export: **we've added birthdays, groups, and all remaining fields to the contacts export. Also -- export your notes! ๐โ
**Weekly Keep-in-Touch: **we've added the ability for users to choose a 'weekly' keep-in-touch option for contacts.
**Extension Performance: **we've improved performance in the extension, Dex now loads faster across all sites!
Fixed an issue where users couldn't login after installing the mobile app.
Fixed an issue where users couldn't see the Dex button on a Facebook profile
July 2020: Keyboard Shortcuts โ๏ธ, Reminders โฐ, and Tagging Contacts ๐ท๏ธ
Command Bar
We're excited to introduce a command bar for the power users! To get started type **Cmd + K (or Ctrl +K) **to show the Command Bar. From here, you can search through the list of commands in Dex and perform actions by clicking on them.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts are another way for you to take quick actions, navigate the web platform, and update contact details in Dex. To see all of the supported shortcuts, type "?" anywhere to bring up the list of commands.
Reminders Panel
Setting a lot of one-time reminders? See all your past and upcoming reminders from the new reminders panel. To open, click the Alarm clock in the upper right corner, or visit: https://getdex.com/reminders.
Contact Tagging
You can finally tag other contacts in your notes! On a contact timeline, tag ** different contacts** using the "@" key. Other contacts will be added automatically, and notes will appear across other timelines.
Rich Text and Bullets
Want to add more structure to your timeline events? You can now put bold, italics, links, bullets, numbered lists in your notes. Simply highlight text in a note to view formatting options.
**Event Drafting: **If you leave move to another view while drafting a timeline event, you can just return to the timeline event and your written note will be saved automatically.
**Add Button for Social Networks: **Contact social media has a Button (+) to set social networks.
**LinkedIn Importing: **Fixed an issue where users who were importing from LinkedIn were only able to add a small number of connections
We've been hard at work building new features. We're also super excited to announce mobile apps on both iOS and Android are available for public testing!
Import from Facebook and LinkedIn
For users that haven't seen it already, we've made the process of importing from Facebook and LinkedIn easier and more robust. Simply click the green 'Import' button to get started.
Better Contact Details + Custom Fields
We've launched a new contact detail panel that is cleaner and easier to navigate. Add custom fields, see your last interaction, and more!
New Contact List + Search
The main contact list now groups contacts by last event, sorts by name to make merging easier, and is easily searchable like an email inbox. Give it a try here and on any of your groups pages!
Mobile App Testing
We're ready for you to try the mobile app. For Android users, try download the Dex Mobile App from the Play Store here. For iOS users, join our Testflight Beta. Note: you'll need already have signed up for Dex to get started.
Bulk Contact Deletion: fixed an issue where deleting multiple contacts would reset the scroll on the contact table.
Extension Support for New Facebook: we've fixed an issue where the Dex button was not consistently displaying in the new Facebook layout.
**LinkedIn Title Bug: **we've fixed an issue where adding someone via LinkedIn messages would resolve the wrong job title.
**New! LinkedIn Location: **we now support adding contact locations when you add a contact via the extension
May 2020
Birthdays and Birthday Reminders
With Dex, you can now save birthdays and receive reminders for upcoming contacts. You can add birthdays in the web dashboard, import with Facebook, and your birthdays in a separate birthdays dashboard as well.
New Keep in Touch Page
We've created the simple drag-and-drop interface for you to set the keep-in-touch frequency of your contacts. Give it a try on your desktop here.
New Extension Page
We've updated the main extension page to allow for faster access to keep-in-touch and starred contacts. Now you can quickly write notes and set reminders for your most recent and important contacts.
Before May 2020
(we've been hard at work improving our mobile app, extension, and web dashboard but haven't written changelogs ๐ )