August 2026 Release Highlights

Vodafone Business UC Core Updates

Administration

Video: paid-user video participants extended to 300 (Video-only users remain capped at 100)

Standardized default call announcements, removing inconsistent prefixes
AI Feature Settings: split single AI Assistant toggle into granular, feature-level toggles with a unified settings view
Call queue number can now be set as the outgoing Caller ID for non-queue members
Improved visibility of the 'Copy & Assign' flow to reduce agent setup errors

Global

Extended Geo/IP restrictions to SIP phones and SIP clients, with exemption list support
Emergency Address validation now accepts accented characters (e.g. "Montréal")

Call Handling

Company Fax Custom Cover Pages: cloud-based library, bulk assignment, user self-service
Made IVR menu repeat count configurable (1, 2, or 3 times)
Added option to disable the beep tone before paging announcements
Users and call queues can now save voicemails directly to a call queue extension

Device Support

SNOM firmware Certification: Certify and deploy latest firmware for SNOM D717, SNOM D735, & SNOM D785.
Yealink T73W, T74W, T85W Certification: New device certification, supported via assisted provisioning.
Yealink W59R Pro Certification: New device certification, supported via assisted provisioning.
Cisco ATA 191 & 192 Multi User Device Certification: New device certification, supported via assisted provisioning.
Generic Firmware updates

Poly Edge V series certified and provisioned (V200, V250, V250Plus, V450, V650, V850, V EXP)

Platform Integrations

MS Outlook mail add-on for sharing Smart Scheduler booking links
MS Teams Direct Routing: migrated to unified Enterprise Token Management; added Azure certificate-based authentication

Google Chrome Extension 2.0 GA for partner brands: upgrade banner, expanded click-to-actions, live AI notes and post-call summaries

Analytics

Business Analytics: simplified home page and navigation for better dashboard discoverability

Ongoing rollout

Phone System settings in the Admin Portal consolidated under Company (Auto-Receptionist merged in); old/new layout toggle available