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feature releases, and bug fixes.
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6.6.2026
Update

Release note (06.06.2026)

  • WhatsApp Human Takeover. Take over a WhatsApp conversation from the AI directly from the Conversations list.
  • Calendar: Disable Rescheduling and Cancellation. Prevent callers from rescheduling or deleting appointments via the booking link.
  • Baserow Integration.
4.6.2026
Update

Release note (04.06.2026)

  • Conditional Start Messages. Set different start messages depending on whether a call is inbound or outbound.
  • Conversation Flow Improvements for AI-Based Bookings. The flow for booking appointments via AI is smoother and more reliable.
  • New French Voice.
  • Layout Improvements. The platform interface has a refreshed layout.
3.6.2026
Update

fonio is now available in Dutch!

  • Mobile Netherlands numbers are now available. Use a Dutch mobile number for your assistant.
  • The platform is now available in Dutch. The fonio interface can now be used in Dutch.
  • New Inbox. Calls and chats are now in one place - with filters, tags, audio playback, and full transcripts all accessible from a single view.
22.5.2026
Feature Release
UX Improvements

New Inbox

  • New Inbox. Calls and chats are now in one place - with filters, tags, audio playback, full transcripts, and call metadata all accessible from a single view.
    • Infinite scroll.
    • Inbox filters. Filter your inbox by agent, conversation type, and more.
    • Tag picker with inline create and color palette. Create and assign tags directly from the inbox without leaving the view.
    • Audio player: Listen to call recordings directly in the inbox.
    • Full transcript view with system events. Read complete call transcripts including system-level events.
    • Chat message history: View the full message history for chat conversations.
    • Detail metadata panels. Call and chat details are organized in collapsible side panels.
  • Partner account switching. Partners can now switch directly into a referred company's account once access has been granted.
  • Knowledge base UX improvements.
20.5.2026
Feature Release
Fixes
Update

Whatsapp AI Release & Improvements

  • WhatsApp AI is now available. Your assistant can be used for WhatsApp as well.
  • Turn Detection Improvements. Your assistant is now better at detecting when a caller has finished speaking.
  • Cal.com Integration Fixes for Chat Agents.

14.5.2026
Feature Release
Fixes

Google Sheets is now supported

  • Google Sheets is now supported. You can now read or append rows to Google Sheets before, during and after the call.
  • Prompting templates for WhatsApp are now available.
  • Timezone fixed for calendar booking confirmations.
13.5.2026
Feature Release

Self-learning Knowledge Base & 2-Factor Authentication

The new knowledge base is now available:

  • Agents now learn and build up their knowledgebase themselves.
  • Answers they figured out themselves can be corrected & approved.
  • Questions they cannot answer will land in your inbox!

2-Factor Authentication is now available for

  • Team plans
  • and Partner plans

12.5.2026
Feature Release
Update

Release note (12.05.2026)

  • We now have public API documentation: https://app.fonio.ai/api/docs
  • New integrations are live
    • eTermin
    • n8n
    • make
    • Airtable
    • Slack
  • You can now define user-based call transfers with availability checks and notification email on absence.
    • The phone number automatically updates depending on the user.
  • 2 Factor Authentication is now available.

8.5.2026
UX Improvements
Update

Release note (08.05.2026)

  • You can now see the usage on the dashboard based on the subscription cycle instead of the month.
  • Outbound campaigns now have pagination, search and filters.
6.5.2026
Fixes
Update

New variable & bug fix

  • New variable plainTranscript can be used as in emails.
  • Bug fix: call transfers or end_calls are no longer announced twice.

4.5.2026
Feature Release
Update

New Voice & Booking Window

This is new:

  • voice for senior people ("Hilde")
  • calendar booking window (how many days in advance can be booked)
17.4.2026
Feature Release

fonio Scheduler

What you can do with the fonio Scheduler:

  • Directly integrate your Microsoft / Google Calendar
  • Booking links so others can schedule an appointment with you based on your availability.
  • Custom fields filled by AI
  • Shared calendar fields

16.4.2026
Update

Big improvements in language switching

  • Our AI Assistant can handle calls in more than one language much better and switch between them more quickly.
3.4.2026
Update

Updates: Turn detection, guardrails and live moderation

  • New version of turn detection with higher patience during dictations.
  • Better guardrails and live moderation.
23.3.2026
Update
Fixes

Update: lower latency and higher intelligence

  • New LLM model brings lower latency and higher intelligence.
  • Parallel Tool Execution disabled to prevent issues with long running tool calls.
17.3.2026
Feature Release

New: Integrations page

  • In the left menu you can now see the integrations page. Here you can place integration wishes.
13.11.2025
UX Improvements
Feature Release

Change platform language

  • The fonio user interface is now also available in English.
  • You can find the setting under: Account → Language
10.11.2025
Update

Improved recognition for short and unclear responses.

  • Significant improvement in recognizing short answers and asking follow-up questions when the caller's answers are unclear.

8.11.2025
Update

New international numbers

Fonio numbers are now available in three additional countries:

🇮🇹 Italy (+39 0473)

🇫🇷 France (+33 9)

🇬🇧 United Kingdom (+44 33)

5.11.2025
Update

Change payment method & billing address

From now on, you can easily adjust your payment method and billing address yourself.

Go to: Payments → Payment methods → Open payment portal

3.11.2025
Update
UX Improvements

Translation of static messages & prompt templates

  • Static messages (‘Is anyone still there?’ or ‘The maximum call duration has been reached’) are now translated into the current language.
  • Prompt templates are now translated into the current language of the assistant when inserted.
2.11.2025
Feature Release
Update

Duplicate post-processing & multiple assistants

  • Tools and post-processing can now be duplicated.
  • An assistant can now have multiple telephone numbers. Ideal for scenarios in which the same assistant needs to be reachable in different countries (PS: we now also have Swiss numbers!).
  • A number can now be assigned to different assistants for inbound/outbound calls. Perfect for use cases where a callback on an outbound call should be handled significantly differently (our Handlebars logic can be used for small differences).
18.10.2025
Feature Release
Update

Add technical terms + new country codes

With the specialized terms feature, terms that are normally not found in dictionaries (e.g.: product names, street names, employee names, …) or words that are important can be added to the recognition.

Specialized terms can be set up under: Technical > Audio > Specialized terms.

Further: Swiss and Polish numbers are now available for all accounts.