App release notes templates (App Store and Google Play) From https://devrelay.so/blog/app-release-notes Google Play: up to 500 characters per language. App Store "What's New": up to 4,000 characters. Promotional Text: up to 170. ============================================================ 1. Feature update template ============================================================ TEMPLATE [What you can now do, in one sentence.] [Where to find it.] New • [Smaller new thing] Improved • [What works better, as the user feels it] Fixed • [Symptom that's gone] EXAMPLE (Acme, a made-up help desk) Schedule replies to send later. Tap the clock next to Send and pick a time. New • Scheduled view shows replies waiting to go out Improved • The inbox loads faster on slow connections Fixed • Attachments over 25 MB now show an error instead of failing silently ============================================================ 2. Bug fix update template ============================================================ TEMPLATE [The fix most people asked for.] Also fixed • [Symptom that's gone] • [Symptom that's gone] Thanks to everyone who reported these. EXAMPLE (Acme, a made-up help desk) Notifications arrive again when the app is closed. Sorry it took a few days. Also fixed • Replies with an emoji in the subject no longer send twice • The search bar stays open when you rotate your phone Thanks to everyone who reported these. ============================================================ 3. Maintenance update template ============================================================ TEMPLATE Small fixes and stability improvements. Nothing changes in how you use [App]. EXAMPLE (Acme, a made-up help desk) Small fixes and stability improvements. Nothing changes in how you use Acme. ============================================================ 4. Something changed template ============================================================ TEMPLATE Changed • [What moved or works differently, and where it is now] • [What was removed, and what to use instead] New • [Anything new in the same update] Fixed • [Symptom that's gone] EXAMPLE (Acme, a made-up help desk) Changed • Filters moved to the top of the inbox. Tap Filter to choose a view • Saved searches are now Views. Your saved searches are already there New • Sort conversations by oldest first Fixed • The unread count now matches the inbox after you archive ============================================================ 5. Google Play multi-language template ============================================================ TEMPLATE [What you can now do.] • [Change] • [Change] [Same notes, translated.] • [Change] • [Change] EXAMPLE (Acme, a made-up help desk) Schedule replies to send later. Tap the clock next to Send. • Scheduled view shows replies waiting to go out • Attachments over 25 MB now show an error Antworten später senden: Tippe auf die Uhr neben Senden. • Die Ansicht „Geplant“ zeigt Antworten, die noch warten • Anhänge über 25 MB zeigen jetzt eine Fehlermeldung ============================================================ 6. App Store promotional text template ============================================================ TEMPLATE [The best thing in the app right now, in one sentence.] [Optional: why now.] EXAMPLE (Acme, a made-up help desk) New: schedule replies to send later, so customers in other time zones hear back during their day.