Latest Release Notes

Latest Release Notes

LanSchool Classic Release Notes

Customers with an active LanSchool subscription will have access to download the latest version from the LanSchool Customer Portal. For instructions, see Downloading LanSchool Installers.

LanSchool Classic 9.2.0.54

Release Date: September 15, 2023

Bug Fixes
  1. Fixed issues with AD Secure Mode seen in 9.2.0.38.

Component Versions
  1. Teacher, Student, and LCS: 9.2.0.54 
  2. Chromebook Student App: 8.0.2.15 
  3. Android Student App: 9.1.0.66 
  4. Chrome Web Helper Extension: 8.0.2.6 
  5. Firefox Web Helper Extension: 2.24 
  6. Edge Web Helper Extension: 2.26 

LanSchool Classic 9.2.0.38

Release Date: July 25, 2023

Enhancements
  1. Streamlining customer troubleshooting, LanSchool upgrades, and device modernization while lessening support team dependency by updating LanSchool MSI files to simplify uninstall requirements.     
  2. Upgraded 64bit compatibility to the Report Server for improved application and web limiting reporting.
  3. Refreshed the LanSchool Classic Android user interface translations in French, Spanish, German, Russian, Arabic, Korean, Hebrew, Japanese, Portuguese, Italian, Hungarian, Serbian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Indonesian, and Brazilian Portuguese
  4. Security: Updated several 3rd party libraries to improve security
  5. Miscellaneous bug fixes for our tech console, as well as the testing, remote control and file transfer features
Component Versions
  1. Teacher, Student, and LCS: 9.2.0.38 
  2. Chromebook Student App: 8.0.2.15 
  3. Android Student App: 9.1.0.66 
  4. Chrome Web Helper Extension: 8.0.2.6 
  5. Firefox Web Helper Extension: 2.24 
  6. Edge Web Helper Extension: 2.26 

LanSchool Classic 9.1.0.82

Release Date: July 7, 2022

New Features
  1. Added support for Windows 11 
Enhancements
  1. Ensured that all files are removed when uninstalling LanSchool Student for Mac.  
  2. Improved keystroke performance during Remote Control on LanSchool Teacher for Mac 
  3. Removed barriers to logging out or restarting student devices while locked to a specific SSID.  
  4. Added support for collecting files with names containing Traditional Chinese characters. 
  5. Ensured new Windows processes are protected from restriction when Limit Apps is turned on. 
  6. Focused Limit Web configuration to remove restrictions to Edge or Incognito browsing. 
End of Support for iOS Notice
  1. LanSchool has stopped development and support for the LanSchool Teacher and the LanSchool Student apps for iOS devices.
    This means that these apps may not function as designed, are not upgradable, and are no longer eligible for support. 
Component Versions
  1. Teacher, Student, and LCS: 9.1.0.82 
  2. Chromebook Student App: 8.0.2.15 
  3. Android Student App: 9.1.0.66 
  4. Chrome Web Helper Extension: 8.0.2.6 
  5. Firefox Web Helper Extension: 2.24 
  6. Edge Web Helper Extension: 2.26 


LanSchool Classic 9.1.0.50

Release Date: February 3, 2022

Bug Fixes
  1. Fixed an issue in the Tech Console preventing credentials from being sent to student machines.
  2. Added support for collecting files with filenames that contain non-ASCII characters.
  3. Added support for class lists containing names that contain non-ASCII characters.
Component Versions
  1. Teacher, Student, and LCS: 9.1.0.50
  2. Chromebook Student App: 8.0.2.15
  3. iOS Teacher: 9.0.1
  4. Android Student App: 9.1.0.66
  5. Chrome Web Helper Extension: 8.0.2.6
  6. Firefox Web Helper Extension: 2.24
  7. Edge Web Helper Extension: 2.26


LanSchool Classic 9.1.0.42

Release Date: August 19, 2021

New Features
  1. New LanSchool Student app for Android enables instructors to connect with students on Android tablets running Android 8 or higher.
  2. Added options to mass deploy the LanSchool Web Helper browser extension for Edge
  3. Languages: Added Indonesian and Brazilian-Portuguese languages; updated Spanish translations
  4. Added UTF8 language support to LanSchool Teacher to support multi-language interaction with LanSchool Student. This requires that the Teacher, Student, and LCS, are all running version 9.1 or higher.
Component Versions
  1. Teacher, Student, and LCS: 9.1.0.42
  2. iOS Teacher's Assistant: 9.0.0
  3. Chromebook Student App: 8.0.2.15
  4. Android Student App: 9.1.0.66
  5. Chrome Web Helper: 8.0.2.6
  6. Firefox Web Helper: 2.24
  7. Edge Web Helper: 2.26


LanSchool Classic 9.0.1.154

Release Date: February 9, 2021

New Features
  1. Support for macOS Big Sur (11.0) and Apple Silicon Macs (M1 Processor)
  2. Added web limiting support for new Edge browser
  3. Improved Japanese translation
  4. Security updates
  5. End-user license agreement updated
  6. iOS Teacher UI enhancements and bug fixes (Formerly called the "Teacher’s Assistant")
Bug Fixes
  1. Added information on Blank Screen and Limit Web block page showing which teacher enabled the restriction.
  2. Added privacy approvals window for installing browser profiles on macOS 11.0+ (Big Sur).
  3. Added a button to re-launch the Screen Recording approvals wizard on macOS 10.15+.
  4. Fixed macOS student app icon showing in dock even when using Stealth Mode.
  5. Removed configuration option for Stoneware Web Relay during installation wizard.
  6. Other miscellaneous fixes related to Keystroke and Application History, Class Lists, and Voting
Component Versions
  1. Teacher, Student, and LCS: 9.0.1.154
  2. iOS Teacher's Assistant: 9.0.0
  3. Chromebook Student App: 8.0.2.15
  4. Android Student App: 8.0.0.36
  5. Chrome Web Helper: 8.0.2.6
  6. Firefox Web Helper: 2.20
  7. Edge Web Helper: 2.26


LanSchool Classic 9.0.1.18

Release Date: September 1, 2020

New Features
  1. Class List Interface Updates - Class Lists are moved to their own main menu item and have been simplified. All class lists (both manual or dynamic) are now managed and loaded from the same “Start Class” dialog.
  2. New Auto-Dismiss Class option that allows teachers to define a time when the class will be automatically dismissed. This makes sure those students are free to be managed by the next class.
  3. New Auto-Assignment option for teacher channels has been added to the LanSchool Connection Service (LCS). When enabled via the registry on the LCS, connected teachers can be automatically transferred to an open channel.
Bug Fixes
  1. Updated the Report Server installation to include the new .NET core and a SQLite update to improve security.
  2. Other miscellaneous bug fixes
Component Versions
  1. Teacher, Student, and LCS: 9.0.1.18
  2. iOS Teacher's Assistant: 8.2 
  3. Chromebook Student App: 8.0.2.13 
  4. Android Student App: 8.0.0.36 
  5. Chrome Web Helper: 8.0.2.5 
  6. Firefox Web Helper: 2.20 

LanSchool Classic 9.0.0.32

New Features
  1. UI Refresh for major LanSchool components on Windows and Mac. (Teacher Console, Tech Console, Test Builder, Student) This includes new product and system tray icons.
  2. Added support for iOS 13 to LanSchool Teacher's Assistant.
  3. Added Enterprise Data Collection to the LanSchool Connection Service 
Bug Fixes
  1. Better support for Application Limiting in newer builds of Windows 10 (builds 1903+).
  2. Fixes for Blank Screen and Show Teacher on student machines where screensavers are active.
  3. Fixed issues with displaying Question and Alert History correctly when teacher is remote controlling multiple machines.

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Component Versions
  1. iOS Teacher's Assistant: 8.2
  2. Chromebook Student App: 8.0.2.13
  3. Android Student App: 8.0.0.36
  4. Chrome Web Helper: 8.0.2.5
  5. Firefox Web Helper: 2.20 





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