How to check your version and receive updates

In order to ensure the latest app version is downloaded, first check your app version in the settings page of the driver app, as shown below with 2120.100 as an example:

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There are two parts of this number to pay attention to. The first four digits (2120 in the above example) refer to the version available from the App/Play Store.

The latest available version of the Samsara Driver app in the stores is 2130 for Android and iOS.

If your app version is lower than this number, please look for an update in the relevant app store, or for customers managing their own installations, download the latest Android APK from here.

The second part of the number (100 in the above example) refers to the version that is updated over the air.

The latest available version of Samsara's over the air updates is 501.

Over the air updates occur automatically when a driver signs in or out of the app, or when a driver manually updates from the settings menu.

The last four digits of the version number are an internal build number reference, and are not important for ensuring you are on the latest version of Samsara Driver.

The latest version of Samsara Driver is 2130.501. If your current version is not the most recent, see the table below for instructions on how to update to the latest version of Samsara Driver App.

Current App Version	How to Upgrade
Major version less than 2130	Go to the App Store or Play Store and download the latest version of Samsara Driver. For MDM users, the latest APK can be downloaded from here.
Minor version less than 501	Update will be pushed automatically from Samsara (over-the-air). Drivers can sign out of the app and sign in again to receive the update.

2130.501 Release notes

General

Added country code picker when inputting phone number for Password Reset

2130.400 Release notes

General

Improve app startup performance, particularly on slower network connections

2130.300 Release notes

Documents

Support for improved document scanning capabilities (Android-only)

2130.200 Release notes

Hours of Service

Bug fix to ignore inactive rules

2130.100 Release notes

General

Bug fix for multiple media uploads
Bug fix for camera crashes during DVIRs
Bug fix for preventing vehicle changes while driving
Performance improvements for
Performance improvements for HOS calculations
Bug fix for password reset for EU users

2120.700 Release notes

General

Bug fixes

2120.600 Release notes

General

New and improved flow to deliver feedback on specific aspects of the Driver App

2120.500 Release notes

General

Added interactive breakdowns for Fuel Efficiency scores, to enable drivers to see the leading contributors to their scores.

2120.300 Release notes

Hours of Service

Drivers can now zoom in on the HOS log chart

2120.100 Release notes

General

Made a fix to a common app crash
Changed the version numbering for the app

04/12/2021 Release notes

General

Fixed the sign out and messaging icons becoming misaligned on the home page with long driver names

DVIR

Fixed a bug where check marks on DVIRs would be displayed incorrectly

03/22/2021 Release notes

Hours of Service

Fixed a bug that prevented intrastate drivers from being returned to their home ruleset after a 34 hour reset.

03/15/2021 Release notes

Hours of Service

Fixed a bug where the Driver App was showing incorrect HOS warning notifications.
Fixed a bug relating to Canada Daily Off Duty time
Added a confirmation screen to verify location when changing duty status. This will only appear when the vehicle gateway does not pull location automatically. This does not force the driver to enter a location.

03/1/2021 Release notes

General

Enabled photo uploads from DVIRs and Documents to continue while the application is backgrounded as well as improving general reliability of these uploads

Hours of Service

Added support for Canada HOS single and team split-sleeper

02/15/2021 Release notes

General

Allowed updates to be downloaded in the background to stop sign in being blocked

Hours of Service

Fixed a rare bug where drivers were being kept On Duty and tied to the vehicle after signing out.
Fixed an issue that was causing the “are you still driving?” and PC / YM prompts to not appear consistently.
Made a change that assumes the driver is On Duty not Driving after 5 minutes of the ELD losing connection to the cloud. System will backfill appropriately once reconnected.

02/01/2021

Hours of Service

Allowed team drivers to remain in an On Duty or Sleeper Berth status when signing out of the application (if enabled by fleet administrators)

01/19/2021

General

Fixed a bug where the driver app servers were not logging trailers when users signed in without a vehicle.
Fixed a bug where some drivers were seeing the error message "Something went wrong. Please try again" after tapping on HoS from their home page.

12/17/2020

Version: 52.3.7069 - 52.3.7118

General

Fixed a long-standing bug where drivers were not signed into a trailer in the dashboard when they have no vehicle assignment.
Removed the bottom border in the HOS settings page when in Night theme.

Compliance

Added a 5 character limit minimum for manually inputted location for duty status changes.

Documents

Updated document image scan compression for iOS devices to reduce image size.
Updated the “Submitted” prompt to appear when all media has completed upload instead of right after submission when it is pending.

12/07/2020

Version: 52.1.7005

General

Added French instruction manual for driver app.
Updated react native support for push notifications.
Home page on driver app now shows “Docs” instead of “Documents”
Vehicle assignment will now be removed when another driver chooses the current vehicle, even if the vehicle is pinned to the app.

11/30/2020

Version: 47.6.6966

General

Updated a functionality to make any 2+ hour split sleeper period eligible even if it is longer than 10 hours.
Fixed a bug in split sleeper where 10+ hour SB paired with 2hr OFF is not triggering split sleeper.
Fixed a bug where incorrect split sleeper calculations led to a Shift Duty Violation.
Fixed a bug where time available to driver differs between admin Dashboard and Driver App.
Fixed a bug where a driver could be put back into Driving if a driver changed duty status immediately after the vehicle stopped moving.

11/18/2020

Version: 47.6.6907 - 47.6.6926 (52.0.6959 for iOS)

General

Fixed a bug that left drivers on-duty even after signing out of the app.
Fixed a bug that put drivers into driving while on-duty.

11/09/2020 - This release has been halted on Android but is available for iOS

Version: 52.0.6882

If you have upgraded to version 52.0.6882 from the play store and want to revert back to 47.7.6712, please uninstall and reinstall the Samsara Driver App. Due to rare issues of caching, if your Google Play Store does not show 47.7.6712, please use the link above.

General

Added French instruction manual for driver app.
Updated react native support for push notifications.
Home page on driver app now shows “Docs” instead of “Documents”
Vehicle assignment will now be removed when another driver chooses the current vehicle, even if the vehicle is pinned to the app.

10/26/2020

Version: 47.6.6832 - 47.6.6862

General

Fixed a crash due to an out-of-memory error on Android devices.
Fixed a bug where pinned vehicles were removed after updating on that device.

Compliance

Fixed several split sleeper bugs for hours of service users.

Documents

Documents now display a loading spinner when uploads are pending.

10/13/2020

General

Fixed a bug where cancelling the “Send Feedback” form leaves the keyboard active even when back on the home page.

Compliance

Fixed 1 bug related to roadside inspection including special driving conditions.
Added an audible ding sound for the auto-duty prompts to better alert drivers at these times.

10/05/2020

Samsara’s 10/05/2020 update brings a number of bug fixes to improve the driver experience using the Samsara Driver App.

Features of Update

General

Performance improvements and bug fixes.

Compliance

Support for Alaska split sleeper. Logs will no longer show violation when using the split sleeper berth provision in Alaska.
Resolved an issue where split sleeper users were seeing incorrect violations for shifts that spanned from 9/28 to 9/29 (HOS rule change cutover time)
Resolved an issue where some users were seeing incorrect Drive + On Duty time in the certify logs page.
Resolved an issue where the Rest mode screen was incorrectly counting On Duty time at the end of the shift towards the shift and cycle reset count down.

Routing

Fixed a bug where not all past Routes were being displayed on the driver app.

09/15/2020

Samsara’s 9/15/2020 update brings a number of bug fixes to improve the driver experience using the Samsara Driver app.

Features of Update

General

Performance improvements and bug fixes.

9/08/2020

Samsara’s 9/08/2020 update brings a number of bug fixes to improve the driver experience using the Samsara Driver app.

Features of Update

General

Fixed a bug with the iOS time picker in which it would occasionally rotate to a previously selected value
Improved the speed at which the app boots up from being backgrounded

8/31/2020

Samsara’s 8/31/2020 update brings a number of bug fixes to improve the driver experience using the Samsara Driver app.

Features of Update

General

“HOS Settings” and “Help” have been moved to the top of the driver app settings page in the upper right corner of the app
Improved update process
Performance improvements

Compliance

This version contains the necessary changes for the upcoming September 29 Hours of Service Rule changes.
To read more information on these changes, please see our knowledge base article.

8/17/2020

Samsara’s 8/17/2020 update brings a number of bug fixes to improve the driver experience using the Samsara Driver app.

Features of Update

General

Performance improvements.
Fixed an issue where time-remaining notifications would show the wrong amount of time.
Made a fix to ensure “Leave Vehicle” functions as expected.

8/3/2020

Samsara’s 8/3/2020 update brings a number of bug fixes to improve the driver experience using the Samsara Driver app.

Features of Update

General

Fixed significant number of the most common crashes.
Resolved a bug where the viewing driver would change to the originally-signed-in driver when the app was backgrounded.
Performance improvements.
Increased the tappable area around arrows for better responsiveness.
Moved “Save” button on feedback page to the top right corner.

DVIR

Improved filtering of appropriate assets and vehicles

7/6/2020

Samsara’s 7/6/2020 update brings a number of bug fixes to improve the driver experience using the Samsara Driver app.

Features of Update

General

Significant performance improvements
Fixed issues related to sign in
Resolved issue where drivers could edit themselves into driving without a vehicle

Compliance

Driver App ELD In-Cab Materials: Drivers will have access to the Samsara Driver App Manual and Roadside Instruction Page available to view in the app.
Forced Location Setting for HOS: You can now require drivers to enter a location when changing duty statuses if they do not have a vehicle selected. Enabling the new Force Manual Location setting gives you better insight into where drivers are, even if they are away from their vehicles.
Stopped inappropriate HOS violation notifications
Fixed an issue where manual remarks were occasionally deleted after certifying log
Fixed an issue where the Driver HOS Log did not render the entire graph grid
Stopped the unassigned hours claim prompt for ELD Exempt drivers
Fixed cut-off clock values on HOS home/drive screen
Fixed unassigned HOS claim prompt when there are no unassigned segments
Corrected yellow warning dials display when in On Duty and over the dial limits
Unassigned drive time notification now shows consistently when logging into the app

How to check whether you have the update

Drivers on version 45.1.6138 or higher of the driver app will have access to these features. If you don’t have this version yet, access will be fully rolled out by the week of July 13 2020. See here for instructions on how to tell what version the driver app is currently on.

How to update your app

Play Store/App Store

Most devices are set to update automatically to the latest version of apps as they become available. If you have disabled updates, you can manually update the app version by following the instructions for the Play Store (Android) or App Store (iOS).

MDM Users

If you are an Android MDM user you will need to follow the instructions of your MDM provider to install the update on your devices. The updated APK can be downloaded from this link.

06/15/2020

Samsara’s 06/15/2020 update brings a number of bug fixes to improve the driver experience using the Samsara Driver app.

Features of Update

General

Performance improvements and bug fixes.

Compliance

Fixed visual bug where last duty status appeared to extend to the end of the day when reviewing a carrier edit

Messages

Correctly disable the new message notification when notifications are turned off by Fleet Admins

06/01/2020

Samsara’s 06/01/2020 update brings a number of new features to improve the driver experience using the Samsara Driver app.

Features of Update

General

Using the app without selecting a vehicle: In the newest version of the driver app, drivers can use the app without selecting a vehicle. This allows drivers to view their logs, submit a document or view upcoming routes without having to select a vehicle.

Routes

Separate manual arrival and departure: For drivers that have manual route stop arrival and departure enabled, they can now provide a separate arrival and departure to give better visibility of route stop activity. More details in this article
Stop arrival notifications: Drivers will now receive a notification when they have arrived at a stop so they can have better visibility

View team driver’s routes: Drivers are now able to view the assigned routes for their team driver, ensuring drivers always know where they’re going for the day

Messaging

Enabled push notifications for iOS and Android so drivers can see when they’ve got a message even if they don’t have the Samsara app open

Admins can now send clickable URLs in messages, so that drivers can easily navigate to relevant websites on their mobile device

How to check whether you have the update

Drivers on version 32.3.5902 or higher of the driver app will have access to these features. If you don’t have this version yet, access will be fully rolled out by the week of June 8 2020. See here for instructions on how to tell what version the driver app is currently on.

How to update your app

Play Store/App Store

MDM Users

If you are an Android MDM user you will need to follow the instructions of your MDM provider to install the update on your devices. The updated APK can be downloaded from this link.