🚀 Version History & Updates
Product Changelog
Track all updates, new features, and improvements added to the Sylectus Auto Bidder extension.
- Fix & StabilityZero-Leak Notification Silencing: Eradicated postback race condition by introducing synchronous local storage (0ms startup) combined with a background service-worker double-lock guard. Desktop notifications are guaranteed to remain 100% silenced when toggled off.
- SyncDual-State Toggle Sync: Real-time bi-directional synchronization between the on-screen toolbar notification button and the extension popup setting, with instant persistence across full ASP.NET page refreshes.
- CustomizationIndependent Desktop Alerts Toggle: Added a dedicated
🚨 button to the on-screen Sylectus toolbar and a toggle switch in the popup settings. Dispatchers can now turn desktop notification popups on or off instantly while keeping background auto-refresh or audio chimes active.
- Mileage CalculationTotal Miles & Deadhead in Desktop Alerts: Upgraded load notification alerts to calculate and display Total Miles directly from your truck's location, breaking down loaded and empty miles (e.g.
⚡ Total: 1,450 mi (250 DH + 1,200 Load)) rather than just simple origin-to-destination distance.
- LocalizationFull Bilingual Localization (EN / SR): All desktop alerts, summary cards, and on-screen Auto-Search controls now adapt cleanly to your selected language (English or Serbian).
- UI OptimizationInline Toolbar Placement: Moved the Auto-Search countdown and controls directly next to the
SEARCH and CLEAR SEARCH FIELDS buttons in the top search bar. The bottom-right corner is now 100% clean and unobscured, allowing effortless bidding and RPM reading.
- AlertsEnhanced Multi-Load Notification Stacking: When multiple loads drop simultaneously, Chrome delivers staggered notification cards (250ms interval) to cleanly stack in Windows Action Center. In addition, when more than 3 loads appear, a structured summary notification provides an immediate overview of all routes and vehicle types.
- New FeatureAutomated Sylectus Search (Auto-Refresh): Overrides slow 5-minute Sylectus reloads with automated Search button clicks at a configurable interval (10s, 15s, 20s, 30s, 60s). Keep your load board constantly fresh with sub-second new load discovery.
- New FeatureGoogle Chrome Desktop Load Alerts: Displays native Chrome notifications at the bottom of your screen whenever fresh loads appear, detailing vehicle type (e.g.
Large Straight), broker name, and route (🚨 AZ ➔ PA) with pick-up/delivery cities and mileage. Clicking any notification instantly focuses your Sylectus tab.
- Audio & UXPleasant Web Audio Chime & Typing Guard: Plays a high-definition two-tone audio alert upon detecting new loads. Includes an intelligent typing guard that automatically postpones refreshes while the dispatcher is typing a bid price or note, preventing accidental input clearing.
- UI/UXFloating Sylectus HUD Controller: Introduces a sleek, draggable/minimizable floating widget on Sylectus showing live countdown, one-click
▶ Start / ⏸ Pause toggle, interval dropdown, and sound control. Full settings sync with extension popup.
- Bug FixClean Broker Email Comments: Prevented the interactive Google Maps button text inside the
Other Info. column from inadvertently leaking into the email dispatch notes. Real broker notes are preserved without any unwanted system artifacts.
- UI/UXPrecise ZIP Code & Time Separation: Resolved an issue where location ZIP codes and transit time windows (e.g.
85003ASAP) concatenated in the email summary card. Pick-up and delivery destinations now clearly show the city, state, ZIP code on the primary line with an independent, dedicated Time field below.
- New FeatureGoogle Maps 3-Point Routing Button: Integrated an interactive, dedicated Google Maps button directly into the
Other Info. load board column. With a single click, it launches a 3-waypoint turn-by-turn route connecting your truck location, the pick-up location (with exact ZIP code), and the delivery destination (with exact ZIP code).
- NavigationDeadhead & Loaded Route Visibility: Instantly inspects both empty deadhead miles to the pick-up and loaded miles to the drop-off with live traffic, construction alerts, and transit times on Google Maps.
- UI/UXHover Route Preview: Hovering over the button reveals a quick-glance tooltip detailing all 3 route stops (Truck Origin, Pick-Up, and Delivery) prior to launching navigation.
- Free TrialExtensionPay 3-Day Free Trial: Added 1-click access to a 3-day full PRO free trial directly in the extension popup. Dispatchers can test automated bidding, live RPM, and deadhead mileage before paying.
- Anti-AbuseServer-Side Single-Use Enforcement: Trial activation is secured server-side by ExtensionPay, ensuring each email address can only claim a trial once.
- UIReal-Time Countdown & Bilingual Status: Extension popup actively tracks and displays remaining trial time (days/hours) with bilingual badges in English and Serbian.
- BillingSmooth Trial-to-Paid Upgrade: When the 3-day trial period concludes, users are smoothly guided to enter card details to keep their PRO features active.
- PaywallFull Feature PRO Lock: Deadhead (DH) calculation, total mileage, vehicle color highlights, and live RPM calculator are now exclusively unlocked for active PRO subscribers.
- UINon-Intrusive Free Experience: Non-subscribed users see a clean standard load board with a discrete
🔒 PRO upgrade button, preventing free usage of proprietary calculations.
- HotfixEdge Token Stability: Resolved a token validation issue where restricted scope profile checks caused unexpected disconnections on Microsoft Edge. Session persistence is now fully stabilized.
- Cross-BrowserMicrosoft Edge Support: Added complete support for Microsoft Edge browser via universal OAuth 2.0 Web Auth Flow (
launchWebAuthFlow).
- SecurityDual-Client OAuth Architecture: Implemented automatic fallback to Web Application Client ID when running in non-Chrome environments where native
getAuthToken is unavailable.
- AuthSeamless Re-authentication & Session Management: Added local token validation and 1-click Disconnect/Reconnect controls in the extension popup.
- PrivacyEnhanced Data Protection Disclosures: Section 4 in Privacy Policy updated with encryption in transit and ephemeral in-memory processing documentation.
- BillingExtensionPay Integration: Integrated ExtensionPay (ExtPay) with Stripe billing for secure monthly subscriptions and promo coupons.
- UIPRO Subscription Dashboard: Added real-time subscription status badges (Active PRO vs Inactive), direct billing portal access, and team discount inquiry buttons.
- FeatureLive RPM Calculator: Instant Rate-Per-Mile calculation and color-coded profitability alerts.
- FeatureSmart Deadhead (DH) Calculation: Integrated North American geo-coordinate mapping for accurate empty and loaded miles calculation.
- LocalizationBilingual Interface: Full support for English and Serbian (Srpski) languages with instant language toggle.
- CustomizationEmail Signatures & Equipment Presets: User-customizable MC number, equipment types, and rich HTML email signatures.
- CoreAutomated 1-Click Bidding: Direct Gmail API dispatch to brokers from the Sylectus load board table.
- SecurityClient-Side Only Architecture: Zero third-party server logging for load data and broker email contacts.
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