HeyOrca’s release notes are a great way to keep up-to-date and make the most out of new feature functionality. Get a breakdown of new features and updates below. Each section gives you a quick sneak peek of the update and what it can bring to your team.
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May 2026
May 2026
May 19, 2026
May 19, 2026
Oscar skills – Oscar can now call on specialized skill tools mid-conversation, making AI-powered responses more capable and context-aware
Oscar caption prompts - Oscar's caption prompt suggestion buttons now disappear the moment you start typing your own prompt
External calendar integration - You can now connect external calendars (like Google Calendar, Outlook, Asana and more) to HeyOrca via iCal link, giving you a single view of your social schedule alongside any external events you want to plan around
May 14, 2026
May 14, 2026
Configuring Oscar – You now have granular control over which AI features are active at both the organization and workspace level, covering report summaries, sentiment analysis, and inbox reply suggestions
Demographics in Custom Reports – Instagram demographics data is now available inside Custom Reports, so you can dig deeper into who is a part of your community
May 11, 2026
May 11, 2026
Oscar skills – Oscar can now access skill tools during an active conversation, so its responses are more accurate and contextually aware
AI reply suggestion – Post captions are now passed through to Oscar’s reply suggestion feature, so suggestions are actually based on what you wrote
Facebook mentions in posts – You can now paste a Facebook Page URL directly into the post editor and it’ll automatically convert to a tagged mention
May 7, 2026
May 7, 2026
Onboarding channel connect – New users can now connect Facebook, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, and Google Business Profile during signup
Social inbox emoji fix – A bug with the emoji picker in the Social Inbox has been resolved to render emojis correctly for Facebook conversations
May 4, 2026
May 4, 2026
Mailchimp post preview – Mailchimp email posts now have a preview inside the content library, so you can review campaigns without leaving HeyOrca!
