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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 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Mailchimp post preview – Mailchimp email posts now have a preview inside the content library, so you can review campaigns without leaving HeyOrca!

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