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Release Notes

  • Method Updates - October 30th, 2026

    The following updates are now live for users of Method

    Enhancements

    • App Ribbon - Improved App Builder's 2/3 app ribbon screens so device views consistently preview one shared layout. (NCNG-2468)

    Fixes

    • Containers - Fixed an issue where a bordered grid container nested in a flex container showed an extra gap outside its border. (NCNG-2672)
    • Tables & Fields - Fixed an issue where deleting a field, including unique dropdown fields or ones with long names, could fail or show inaccurate audit history. (NCNG-2615)
    • Tables & Fields - Fixed an issue where some linked custom fields didn't appear in Tables & Fields. (NCNG-2454)
    • Dropdown - Fixed an issue where a dropdown using Record ID as its display value showed no options at runtime. (NCNG-2451)
    • Tabs - Fixed an issue where components inside a disabled tab appeared enabled in App Builder. (NCNG-2408)
    • Dropdown - Fixed an issue where a dropdown's options menu stayed open after clicking outside it in App Builder. (NCNG-2293)
    • Tables & Fields - Fixed an issue where exports and address lookups left out entries with a '#' character in their name. (NCNG-2272)
    • Radio Button - Fixed an issue where a newly added radio group had no option selected at runtime. (NCNG-1934)
    • Tables & Fields - Fixed an issue where searching a table's fields didn't return matching linked fields. (NCNG-1440)
    • Chart - Fixed an issue where chart axis buttons shrank to text width instead of filling the row. (NCNG-1434)

    Regards,

    Courtney

  • Method Updates - October 29th, 2026

    The following updates are now live for users of Method

    New Capabilities

    • Method AI - Added the ability for the App Builder screen chat to create new screen functions. (PL-66768)
    • Grids - Added an option for Loop Through Grid to use on-screen values, including unsaved edits, for editable grids. (PL-65070)

    Enhancements

    • Items List - Improved the Items List layout, fixing grid sizing, tab order, spacing and button styling. (PL-67068)

    Fixes

    • Audit Trail - Fixed an issue where exporting multiple record IDs from the Audit Trail returned an error. (PL-66933)
    • Kanban Board - Fixed an issue where copying a draft from a published version removed the Kanban board's click and drag actions. (PL-67134)
    • Email - Fixed an issue where unsubscribing a contact could fail and accidentally opt out other contacts. (PL-66900)
    • Items List - Fixed an issue where a short grid height clipped the View and Filter menus. (PL-67053)
    • Items List - Fixed inconsistent button casing and icons on the Items List and Account List screens. (PL-67112)
    • Items List - Fixed an issue where the Items List showed a large gap above the grid and incorrect tab order. (PL-67052)
    • Items List - Fixed an issue where hidden grid columns left blank space on the Items List grid. (PL-66756)
    • Xero - Fixed an issue where syncing a customer to Xero could delete additional contacts and their emails. (PL-67021)
    • Inventory Adjustments - Fixed an issue where inventory adjustments beyond QuickBooks' limit synced incorrectly instead of showing a warning. (PL-65215)

    Regards,

    John

  • Method Updates - October 28th, 2026

    The following updates are now live for users of Method

    Enhancements

    • Method AI - Enhanced Method AI to build and explain actions using phone-number and date-conversion functions. (PL-65764)
    • QuickBooks Desktop - Increased the QuickBooks Desktop custom field sync limit from 20 to 30 fields. (PL-66769)

    Fixes

    • Web-to-Lead - Fixed an issue where Web-to-Lead forms didn't scroll on Android devices. (PL-66555)
    • QuickBooks Sync - Fixed an issue where the QuickBooks Desktop sync status incorrectly showed as disconnected. (PL-67020)
    • QuickBooks Online Sync - Fixed an issue where long QuickBooks Online full syncs could fail from a second sync starting. (PL-66958)
    • Vendors - Fixed an issue where archiving a duplicate vendor during QuickBooks sync left a duplicate contact active. (PL-66557)
    • Multi-entity - Fixed an issue where email templates were not shared with every entity after enabling multi-entity. (PL-66932)
    • User invites - Fixed an issue where invited users got no app access and the subscription count didn't update. (GROW-662)

    Regards,

    Phil

  • Method Updates - October 23rd, 2026

    The following updates are now live for users of Method

    Fixes

    • Kanban Board - Fixed an issue where switching device views in App Builder reset a Kanban board's saved height on other views. (PL-66536)
    • Method AI - Fixed an issue where Method AI edits renamed an existing Kanban board to its ID. (PL-66463)
    • Kanban Board - Fixed an issue where grouping Kanban board columns by a custom dropdown field failed to load. (PL-66596)

    Regards,

    Courtney

  • Method Updates - October 22nd, 2026

    The following updates are now live for users of Method

    Enhancements

    • App Builder - Added the ability to deselect a component by clicking outside the canvas or pressing Esc. (NCNG-2367)

    Fixes

    • QuickBooks Desktop - Fixed an issue where custom field values on transaction lines reverted or went blank after syncing with QuickBooks Desktop. (PL-62802)
    • Refund Receipt - Fixed an issue where saving a refund receipt failed on international QuickBooks Online accounts, and deleting certain lines updated the wrong record's totals. (PL-65210)
    • App Builder - Fixed an issue where App Builder went blank after editing a dropdown's sorting and selecting another component. (NCNG-2497)
    • Label - Fixed an issue where Money Labels on public pages didn't show currency symbols even when enabled. (NCNG-2338)
    • Editable Grid - Fixed an issue where a grid card column kept showing an image placeholder after the linked image field was cleared. (NCNG-1747)
    • HTML Editor - Fixed an issue where the HTML editor stayed a fixed size inside containers, and added options to control its height. (NCNG-1654)
    • App Builder - Fixed an issue where some App Builder event labels showed inconsistent wording for focus events. (NCNG-1457)
    • Grids - Fixed an issue where migrating a grid view with forced visible columns hid those columns instead. (NCNG-1305)
    • REST API - Fixed an issue where REST API calls using a quoted alias in the apply parameter failed with an Invalid alias error. (PL-66987)

    Regards,

    John

  • Method Updates - October 21st, 2026

    The following updates are now live for users of Method

    Enhancements

    • Activities - Redesigned the Activities screen with an updated layout and List/Calendar tabs that remember your last view. (PL-63098)

    Fixes

    • QuickBooks Desktop sync:
      • Fixed an issue where custom fields 21-30 on invoice, sales receipt and credit memo lines didn't sync from QuickBooks Desktop. (PL-66767)
      • Fixed an issue where clearing Address Line 4 on a sales transaction didn't sync to QuickBooks Desktop. (PL-57807)
      • Fixed an issue where editing a line custom field on a synced QuickBooks Desktop transaction could blank out its value. (PL-62802)
    • Developer API documentation - Fixed an issue where the interactive REST API documentation page failed to load its reference. (PL-66927)

    Regards,

    Phil

  • Method Updates - October 15th, 2026

    The following updates are now live for users of Method

    Fixes

    • Method AI - Fixed an issue where undoing a column change wasn't reflected in the grid until the page was refreshed. (NCNG-2492)
    • Process Payment action - Fixed an issue where unchecking the entity hid the payment method selection options. (PL-64951)
    • Email - Fixed an issue where sender verification failure notices went to the email's recipients instead of the sender. (PL-65971)
    • App builder - Fixed an issue where the field edit icon appeared as a tiny cut-off line in Kanban and editable grid card settings. (PL-66363)
    • Dashboard - Fixed an issue where the Insights dashboard didn't load when opened from a direct link. (GROW-661)
    • Portal sign-in - Fixed an issue where the portal sign-in code email didn't show the account's branding. (GROW-578)

    Regards,

    John

  • Method Updates - October 13th, 2026

    The following updates are now live for users of Method

    New Capabilities

    • App Builder - Added support for calling and editing screen functions from the action editor. (PL-65695)
    • App Builder - Added a Screen functions panel to create, rename, reorder and delete reusable actions. (PL-65696)
    • App Builder - Added Convert to function, turning an existing event's actions into a reusable function. (PL-65813)

    Enhancements

    • Purchase Orders - Replaced the Purchase Order line-items grid with an improved editable grid and views. (PL-64211)
    • Items - Updated Items list screens to use auto-height containers and tabs. (PL-66453)
    • Method AI - Enhanced Method AI's Ask feature to explain actions that call a screen function. (PL-65945)
    • App Builder - Ensured screen functions carry over correctly when copying a screen or publishing an app. (PL-66360)

    Fixes

    • App Ribbons - Fixed an issue where app ribbon tabs showed incorrect or missing record counts. (PL-65954)
    • QBO - Fixed an issue where invoice and estimate amounts rounded incorrectly, causing QuickBooks sync errors. (PL-66505)

    Regards,

    Arshi

  • Method Updates - October 9th, 2026

    The following updates are now live for users of Method

    Enhancements

    • List screens - Restyled the Accounts, Sales Orders, Payments, Invoices and Estimates lists with an updated background and layout. (PL-66005)

    Fixes

    • Email - Fixed an issue where attachments could be missing from emails sent in quick succession. (PL-66190)
    • MailChimp - Fixed an issue where exporting contacts from a customized view could send zero contacts. (PL-65988)
    • Payments - Fixed an issue where payments applied to a Journal Entry were always rejected on QuickBooks Desktop. (PL-65145)

    Regards,

    Courtney

  • Method Updates - October 8th, 2026

    The following updates are now live for users of Method

    New Capabilities

    • Actions - Added the ability to carry attachments to another screen using the Go To Screen action. (PL-64979)

    Enhancements

    • List Screens - Updated five list screens with a new background and container layout. (PL-66005)

    Fixes

    • Email - Fixed an issue where saving a Microsoft custom email server silently failed and reverted settings. (PL-65848)
    • Mobile App - Fixed an issue where slow connections falsely showed an 'Unable to Load' error and signed users out. (PL-65980)
    • Container - Fixed an issue where rounded corners clipped text in nested containers. (NCNG-2459)

    Regards,

    John

  • Method Updates - October 6th, 2026

    The following updates are now live for users of Method

    Fixes

    • DateTime Picker - Fixed V4 DateTime Pickers to use the account's configured date and time formats instead of a hard-coded default. (NCNG-2385)
    • Currency Formatting - Fixed V4 negative currency amounts to use the account's minus-sign or brackets setting, not both at once. (NCNG-2384)
    • Tags - Fixed V4 Tags to show an inline error when a tag is rejected instead of silently discarding it. (NCNG-2383)
    • Editable Grid - Fixed an issue where grid rows entered before their parent record was saved were silently discarded. (NCNG-2376)
    • Tabs - Added fixed and auto height sizing options when using tabs in the new building experience. (NCNG-2347)
    • App Builder - Fixed App Builder to open on the subdomain the user is signed in on instead of switching hosts. (NCNG-2312)
    • Container - Fixed App Builder containers to keep rounded corners when the border is turned off. (NCNG-2156)
    • Canvas - Fixed the blank-canvas placeholder text to stay visible while the component palette is open. (NCNG-2141)
    • Dropdown - Fixed Dropdown and Multi-select dropdown components so they can be deleted with the Delete key. (NCNG-2089)
    • Email - Fixed an issue where an email's status stayed Not Sent even after it sent successfully on retry. (PL-65957)
    • App Routines - Fixed an issue where app updates could unexpectedly resume a paused scheduled app routine. (PL-63926)
    • Account Settings - Fixed an issue where the Invite teammates dialog required scrolling to see all its content. (PL-65922)
    • REST API - Fixed an issue where REST API requests made with OAuth2 client credentials showed no user name in audit records. (PL-66152)

    Regards,

    Arshi

  • Method Updates - October 5th, 2026

    The following updates are now live for users of Method

    Enhancements

    • Method AI - Enabled Method AI to set a screen-level Grid View as the default view. (NCNG-2344)
    • Method AI - Fixed Method AI's Action Editor copilot replacing the wrong action in App Routines. (NCNG-2314)
    • Method AI - Improved Method AI's error handling to show a friendly message instead of a raw error. (NCNG-2351)
    • Method AI - Enabled Method AI's Action Editor Build mode by default for all accounts. (NCNG-2393)
    • Audit Trail - Enhanced the audit trail to record every QuickBooks and Xero disconnect or permission change. (PL-65791)

    Fixes

    • Method AI - Fixed an issue where Runtime AI's Build-mode decline message implied Ask mode. (NCNG-2363)
    • Method AI - Fixed an issue where Method AI edited the wrong action step after a nested If or Loop. (NCNG-2390)
    • Method AI - Fixed an issue where Method AI failed to add steps that declare and use a new action result together. (NCNG-2391)
    • Xero Sync - Fixed an issue where Refetch from Xero did not resolve invoice sync conflicts. (PL-65960)
    • Toggle - Fixed an issue where toggle switches couldn't be turned on with the Enter key. (PL-63667)
    • Editable Grid - Fixed an issue where a numeric Text Area column could crash the Editable Grid. (PL-65477)
    • User Management - Fixed an issue where resending an invitation wasn't rate-limited on single-entity accounts. (PL-66156)

    Regards,

    Arshi

  • Method Updates - October 2nd, 2026

    The following updates are now live for users of Method

    New Capabilities

    • Kanban Board - Added the Kanban board component to App Builder for all users. (PL-65233)

    Fixes

    • Users - Fixed an issue where resending an invitation reported the wrong error instead of the real failure. (PL-65113)
    • App Ribbon - Fixed an issue where the edit menu on View Contact was hidden behind the App Ribbon. (PL-65795)
    • Sync Conflicts - Fixed an issue where Refetch from Xero did not resolve invoice sync conflicts. (PL-65960)
    • Time Tracking - Fixed an issue where saving a time entry failed for vendor or employee contacts on Xero accounts. (PL-65989)
    • Time Tracking - Fixed an issue where some Xero vendor entities didn't appear in the Employee/Contractor dropdown. (PL-66034)
    • Email Campaigns - Fixed an issue where sent email campaigns showed no analytics despite emails being delivered or opened. (PL-65894)
    • App Builder - Fixed an issue where Method AI couldn't add, change, or remove tooltips on screen components. (PL-65955)
    • Grids - Fixed an issue where the grid footer's controls overlapped or split across lines in narrow grids. (PL-53206)

    Regards,

    Courtney

  • Method Updates - September 29th, 2026

    The following updates are now live for users of Method

    Fixes

    • Xero Sync - Fixed an issue where a customer's balance stayed nonzero after a Xero invoice was paid in full. (PL-65834)

    Regards,

    Arshi

  • Method Updates - September 28th, 2026

    The following updates are now live for users of Method

    Fixes

    • Grids - Fixed an issue where the month label was off-center in a grid filter's date picker. (PL-65688)

    Regards,

    Arshi

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