> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.hiveinspect.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# What's New in Hive Inspect: Aug 3, 2026

> New Hive Calendar, report design overhaul with charts and banners, compact and French PDFs, inspection event automations, Feature Requests portal, and more.

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## New this week

### Hive Calendar

A completely new calendar, built into Hive, with no dependency on Google Calendar:

* See inspection status, assigned inspectors, payments, agreements, and published reports at a glance
* Reschedule inspections directly from the calendar
* Create new inspections by clicking any available date
* Add time off, all-day events, or multi-day blocked dates
* View inspector availability and keep one-way sync with Google Calendar

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### Report design overhaul

We significantly improved the appearance and readability of digital reports, PDF reports, and Texas TREC reports:

* **Improved banner images** — choose from three banner styles for your digital reports
* **Charts on reports** — add donut and bar charts breaking down comments and defects by type, category, and section
* **Section-level grouping** — group comments by section instead of subsection by subsection (enabled by default; switch back anytime)
* **Redesigned ratings grid** — a cleaner matrix-style layout on both digital and PDF reports
* **Improved report sidebar** — including the Full Report, Summary Report, and PDF buttons
* **Cleaner formatting when pasting from ChatGPT** — hidden fonts, sizes, and other artifacts are stripped automatically
* **PDF and TREC design polish**

Find the settings under **Org Settings → Report Writing**. See [sample reports](https://www.hiveinspect.com/sample-reports) for examples.

### Compact PDF option

A new toggle reduces total PDF length by roughly 20% for inspectors and agents who prefer a shorter report. Find it under **Org Settings → Report Viewing → Show Compact PDF**.

### French PDF translation

Alongside the existing Spanish translation, PDF reports can now be translated into French.

### Availability calendar view

By default the calendar shows an **Events** view with each inspector's scheduled events. Multi-inspector companies can switch to an **Availability** view to see who is free at a given time. Hive remembers your selection. See [Team Availability](/onboarding/team-availability).

### Inspection event automations

Create automations tied to inspection events such as radon drop-offs, pickups, and walkthroughs with two new event types, **Event Scheduled** and **Pre-event Reminders**. See [Automations](/contacts-and-automation/automations).

### Preset inspection events

If you frequently schedule the same event types, save them as presets and pick one while scheduling. Find it under **Business Tools → Inspection Event Presets**.

### Web report editor enhancements

* Updated editor interface with better use of screen space
* Annotation previews, captions, and location tags now appear on image thumbnails
* New **Move** and **Duplicate** buttons in the thumbnail view
* Move subsections and comments from one location to another
* Flagged comments now show in a popup listing every flagged item; click any item to jump straight to it

See [Web Editor](/inspections-and-reports/web-editor).

### Client and agent search in the online scheduler

Repeat clients and agents can start typing a name and select the right contact from a searchable dropdown connected to your account. For agents the dropdown opens automatically; for clients it stays minimized and opens with one tap. See [Online Booking](/how-tos/booking-online-inspection).

### Custom booking confirmation message

Replace the standard thank-you message with your own confirmation text after a booking is submitted. Find it under **Org Settings → Scheduling → Scheduler Confirmation Message**.

### Feature Requests portal

Submit detailed feature ideas, attach screenshots or videos, and track the status of your requests. Find it under **Business Tools → Feature Requests**.

### What's New in the dashboard

A **What's New** button on the dashboard homepage lists the latest features and improvements.

## More improvements this week

### Default and custom annotation colors

Set a single default annotation color from the mobile app or web dashboard (it syncs across both), and pick any custom color with a full color picker.

### Rotate annotations

Circle and rectangle annotations can now be rotated in both the mobile and web image editors.

### Faster location tags on mobile

Location tags load from the local cache, so they open almost instantly even on slow connections.

### Zillow button on the inspection order page

Appears after you enter the property address, for quickly cross-checking listing information.

### Mobile-friendly template editor

The Template Editor can now be viewed and navigated from a mobile browser.

### Move sections and subsections in the Template Editor

Alongside the existing Duplicate and Delete options. See [Inspection Templates](/templates/inspection-templates).

### Save to Template fix for duplicated sections

Comments saved from a duplicated section now save only to the matching original section or subsection; Hive no longer creates duplicate subsections in your template. See [Save Comments to Template](/how-tos/saving-comments-to-template).

### Agent Portal improvements

Inspections are sorted by inspection date, and inspections older than one month sit behind a **Show More** button.

### New comments during re-inspections

Create an entirely new defect comment from scratch while completing a re-inspection, on both web and mobile. See [Re-Inspections](/how-tos/re-inspections).

### Control whether discounts apply to add-ons

Decide if percentage-based discount codes should apply to add-on services. Find it under **Business Tools → Discount Codes**. See [Discount Codes](/business-tools/discount-codes).

### Multiple quantities of the same add-on

Add the same add-on service twice to one order, for example two radon tests for different structures.

### Random email generator for clients without email

Generate a unique placeholder email directly from the inspection scheduling page.

### Pricing breakdown on the Earnings page

A new column shows the full pricing breakdown for each inspection, exportable to CSV.

### Enhanced metrics

Each metrics card supports many more date ranges (QTD, YTD, Last X Days, and more), and you can download each card's data as CSV.

### Section completion status on mobile

Every section card shows an "X/Y" indicator of completed subsections.

### Defect counts on the mobile summary screen

When you apply a filter, Hive shows the number of defects matching that filter, not just the total.

### Mobile inspection summary improvements

The summary screen shows the main service and any selected add-ons directly below the banner image.

### Limitation comment color update

Limitation comments in the mobile app now use the correct light-yellow color.

### New defect comments appear at the top

On both mobile and web. New informational and limitation comments continue to appear at the bottom.

### Improved report banner image quality

Higher-resolution banner images are preserved so the first thing clients see looks crisp.

### Mobile video player improvements

The close "X" is now a clearer Back button, and videos no longer autoplay when opened.

### Low phone storage warning

The mobile app warns you when your phone's storage is running low.