Mobile App Release Notes - September, 2026

This month's mobile update brings the updated Message Center with threaded patient conversations to the EHR app, along with custom appointment fields, the iOS 26 Liquid Glass look, and California workers' compensation forms on iPhone. Early access adds the Stripe S710 terminal, an updated fax inbox, and Scribe rich text.

Version: 2026.09.0 · Platforms: iPhone · iPad · Mac. Release date: October 29, 2026

The EHR app gets the iOS 26 Liquid Glass look
Available now
Everyone iPhone · iPad

The DrChrono EHR app is updated for Apple's iOS 26 Liquid Glass design, following the Check-In app update in August, so the app keeps working and looking right on the latest iOS.

  • โœจ Navigation bars, tab bars, and lists updated for iOS 26
No action required
Update to the latest version of the EHR app to get the new design.

Keep every patient conversation together in the updated Message Center
Available now
Front Desk · Practice Admins · Office Managers Providers · Clinical Staff · RNs & MAs

The updated Message Center in the EHR app groups patient messages into conversations and moves to a new, modernized navigation, so you can follow a whole conversation in one place instead of searching for earlier context.

  • ๐Ÿ’ฌ Earlier messages on the same topic appear together in one thread
  • ๐Ÿงญ A new layout that upcoming Message Center sections, like fax and tasks, build on
Heads up
The updated Message Center is rolling out to practices in phases starting October 26, with full availability by the end of November.
Fill in custom appointment fields from the EHR app
Available now
Front Desk · Practice Admins · Office Managers Providers · Clinical Staff · RNs & MAs iPhone · iPad · Mac

The Custom Data tab from the web now appears in the Appointment Details panel in the EHR app, so your team can capture custom fields during the visit instead of writing them down for the front desk to enter later.

  • ๐Ÿ“ Fill in your practice's custom appointment fields right from the app
  • โš™๏ธ Fields still come from your existing setup on the web
Setup required
The Custom Data tab is off until you turn it on in Account > Settings > Appointment Detail View Settings on the web. Fields are set up in Account > Custom Fields > Appointment Fields.
Collapse and expand sections in Appointment Details
Available now
Front Desk · Practice Admins · Office Managers Providers · Clinical Staff · RNs & MAs

Each section in Appointment Details now has its own header that you can collapse or expand, so you can get straight to the information you need with far less scrolling.

  • โ†•๏ธ Collapse any section and everything below moves up into view
  • ๐Ÿ”— Jump straight to Add Payment, payment history, and View All for patient flags, vitals, and consent forms
No action required
All sections are expanded by default, so nothing is hidden until you choose to collapse it.

Complete California workers' compensation forms on iPhone
Available now
Providers · Clinical Staff · RNs & MAs iPhone

The CA Workers Comp Form option is now in the clinical note Tools menu on iPhone, matching what's already on iPad, so you can fill it out from whichever device you have in hand.

  • ๐Ÿ“„ Move through each tab of the form one screen at a time
  • ๐Ÿ’พ Your entries save as you move between tabs
Heads up
This option appears for practices that have California workers' compensation forms turned on.
Also improved
  • ๐Ÿ’Š The Medications module in the patient drop-down now looks and works like the one in the clinical note, including print, sign, and draw
  • ๐Ÿ“  Print and fax are now available on the OnPatient Check-In tab of a clinical note, just like on the web

As part of this release, we are continuing our ongoing work to assess, monitor, and address any security vulnerabilities.

Early AccessFeatures available to select practices now. Contact us to join.

Take in-person card payments on the Stripe S710 terminal
Early access · Full availability November 2026
Billing Staff · Prior Auth Coordinators Front Desk · Practice Admins · Office Managers

The Stripe S710 terminal connects directly to DrChrono Payments, so you can take chip, tap, and swipe payments from the EHR app and the Check-In app, with each payment recorded automatically.

  • ๐Ÿ’ณ Chip, tap, and swipe on a Wi-Fi-enabled terminal
  • ๐Ÿ”„ No separate POS to reconcile against DrChrono
Setup required
Requires DrChrono Payments + Stripe and a Stripe S710 terminal.

Work the Incoming Fax inbox the same way on any device
Early access · Full availability December 2026
Front Desk · Practice Admins · Office Managers Providers · Clinical Staff · RNs & MAs

The Incoming Fax inbox in the EHR app now matches the web, so staff can handle faxes the same way on iPad, iPhone, or a computer.

  • ๐Ÿงพ Fax and patient message headers show more patient information
  • ๐Ÿ” Updated filters and clearer sender details
  • ๐Ÿ“Ž Attach multiple items to a task, just like on the web

Keep EverHealth Scribe's formatting in your clinical notes
Early access · Full availability January–March 2027
Providers · Clinical Staff · RNs & MAs EverHealth Scribe

The yellow sticky note in the clinical note now supports rich text in the EHR app, so formatting from EverHealth Scribe comes through intact and you can edit it in place.

  • โœ๏ธ Scribe formatting carries into DrChrono as is
  • ๐Ÿช„ Edit with formatting right in the note, so notes look the same in Scribe and DrChrono
Work with After Visit Summaries right in the EHR app
Early access · Full availability January 2027
Providers · Clinical Staff · RNs & MAs EverHealth Scribe

The After Visit Summary now has a home in the clinical note on mobile, filled in from EverHealth Scribe or by hand if you don't use Scribe, with the same tools you use for your other templates.

  • ๐Ÿ“‹ Copy from another note, then preview, save, print, or fax the section
  • ๐Ÿ“ฒ Send the section to the patient's OnPatient account, and retract it if you need to send an updated copy
  • โœ… Use the Include in Note toggle to control what goes into the final note

๐Ÿ“‹ Release changelog

See all bug fixes — Resolutions - September 2026 (Mobile)

๐Ÿ’ฌ Have questions?

Contact DrChrono Support for help with any feature in this release.