{"id":53704,"date":"2022-12-05T12:29:18","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T20:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newrcblog.wpengine.com\/us\/en\/blog\/?p=53704"},"modified":"2025-09-18T20:38:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T03:38:23","slug":"desktop-softphone-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/us\/en\/blog\/desktop-softphone-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"New at RingCentral: A better desktop softphone experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>You asked, and we listened\u2014<\/strong><strong>here are five user-requested updates to the <\/strong><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/office\/features\/softphone\/overview.html\">RingCentral desktop softphone experience<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re thrilled to share with you this update to our user interface, which brings together customer feedback in a seamless, intuitive experience. This is just one way RingCentral users are making our products better and directly impacting the future of what&#8217;s possible in cloud communications.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So let&#8217;s get into it! Here are the 5 big improvements we&#8217;ve made to our desktop softphone interface:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"#one\">Boost productivity with a compact pop-out window\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#two\">Make calls more quickly with our new dial pad experience<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#three\">Find voicemail transcriptions more easily with the updated voicemail tab<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#four\">Transfer calls like a pro with enhanced Heads-Up Display (HUD)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#five\">Access what matters most with customizable navigation menu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 class=\"heading h2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5 new, user-led updates to RingCentral&#8217;s desktop softphone experience<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"heading h3\"><a id=\"one\"><\/a>1. Boost productivity with our super-compact pop-out window<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53852\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1-boost-producitivity-with-popout-window.png\" alt=\"RingCentral softphone updates - popout window\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Previously, the RingCentral desktop <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/solutions\/office\/call.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">softphone<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> took up considerable space on the screen and could not shrink down to a compact mode. Our users told us they wanted it to shrink further, so that they could better multi-task in other apps.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/office\/features\/softphone\/overview.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RingCentral softphone<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can now be minimized from a previous 640 pixels to a mere 400 pixels. Easily tuck it away on the side and work in other windows\/apps while still being able to access the softphone when you need it. Stay on the phone in a standalone window while completing tasks simultaneously. Do more with less.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udca5Did you know: You can also automatically record all inbound or outbound phone calls with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/gb\/en\/office\/features\/call-recording.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Automatic Call Recording<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u200b\u200bfor customer insights, training, or to simply keep records.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"heading h3\"><a id=\"two\"><\/a>2. Make calls more quickly with our new dial pad experience<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53853\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2-make-calls-more-quickly.gif\" alt=\"RingCentral softphone updates - more intuitive dial pad\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Making an outbound <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/solutions\/office\/call.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">phone call<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is usually the first interaction users have with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/download.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RingCentral app<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. But first-time users had difficulty finding our old dial pad. That&#8217;s why we\u2019ve removed the guesswork and built a larger, easier-to-find dial pad in the center of the softphone experience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this new design, you can access the dial pad effortlessly for quick calling, easily copy and paste phone numbers or directly type in your recipient\u2019s name in the dialer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udca5Pro-tip: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.ringcentral.com\/overview\/click-to-dial\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use click-to-dial with your CRM<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like Salesforce to speed customer outreach and boost productivity. <strong>Read how our customer, <\/strong><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/whyringcentral\/casestudies\/peninsula.html\">Peninsula<\/a>, used click-to-dial to efficiently call prospects and generate more revenue.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"heading h3\"><a id=\"three\"><\/a>3. Find voicemail transcriptions more easily with the updated voicemail tab<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53717\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/GIF2_Voicemail_1920.gif\" alt=\"RIngCentral softphone voicemail transcription\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When we started introducing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/solutions\/office\/call.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">advanced softphone capabilities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, we were concerned that people wouldn\u2019t easily find out about them. At first, we reduced the footprint of classic phone features like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/office\/features\/visual-voicemail\/overview.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">voicemail<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/office\/features\/call-logs\/overview.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">call history<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tabs, to add room for shiny new, but niche features such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/contact-center\/interactive-voice-response.html\">IVR<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But this focus on new innovations made the old favorites hard to find sometimes: voicemail, call history etc. That&#8217;s why<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0we<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216;ve refreshed the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/office\/features\/visual-voicemail\/overview.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">voicemail<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tab experience for a simpler, easier-to-use interface.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, in the refreshed <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/office\/features\/visual-voicemail\/overview.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">voicemail<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tab, you can see an auto-transcribed text of your voicemails appear instantly alongside the caller\u2019s information. Enjoy a 360 view of the voicemail instantly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udca5Pro-tip: Automatically backup voicemails, SMS messages, call recordings, and faxes to popular storage solutions with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/apps\/archiver\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RingCentral Archiver<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"heading h3\"><a id=\"four\"><\/a>4. Transfer calls like a pro with enhanced Heads-Up Display (HUD)<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53724\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/GIF3_HUD_8MB.gif\" alt=\"RingCentral Heads Up Display for softphone\" width=\"930\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RingCentral was the <\/span><b>first-to-market<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.ringcentral.com\/article\/8212.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mobile and desktop HUD (heads up display)<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">functionality, making <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/solutions\/office\/call.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">advanced phone capabilities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for users, such as receptionists and admins, more mobile than ever before. We like to call these softphone pros &#8220;power users.&#8221; Typically only available on proprietary desk phones, customers can easily view colleagues&#8217; real-time availability and manage multiple incoming calls with the capability to answer and transfer an incoming call, add users to a current call, chat with a colleague directly, or pick up a call on behalf of colleagues with permission &#8211; from a desktop or mobile device. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>We wanted to enhance the desktop experience for power users, so we brought them into the design process.<\/strong> Their insights showed us where our first ideas weren\u2019t quite right, and helped us refine our app for a more helpful experience. Thanks to these softphone superstars, our newly enhanced, co-designed desktop HUD is more adaptive, responsive, and flexible than ever.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s one example of a user-led idea we&#8217;ve made possible today:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the previous UI, you had to click through your HUD tabs (extensions, park locations, group call pick up, etc.) to see what was going on. Now you can easily see colleagues&#8217; real-time availability and manage multiple incoming calls in an unified view or choose if you only want to see certain HUD navigation tabs.The number of columns also change dynamically depending on how big or small you drag the app to be, giving different views as you need it. You can even undock the HUD window, so you can do work more efficiently in just a tiny window.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udca5Pro-tip: Quickly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.ringcentral.com\/article\/Head-Up-Display-HUD-Transfer-Calls-RingCentral-Phone.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">transfer an active call<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to another person in your HUD extension list simply by hovering over their name and clicking transfer to save time and boost efficiency.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"heading h3\"><a id=\"five\"><\/a>5. Quickly access what matters most with customizable navigation menu<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53854\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/5-customizable-navigation-menu-.png\" alt=\"RingCentral softphone updates - customizable navigation menu\" width=\"1860\" height=\"1400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People use RingCentral at all kinds of organizations with varying roles and responsibilities, from CEOs to field technicians to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/solutions\/small-business.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">small businesses<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/office\/industry-solutions\/business-communications-for-financial-services.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">established banks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. With that in mind, we have made the navigation menu customizable, so you could curate an order that best meets your needs and workflows.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you&#8217;re an avid <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/sms.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">texter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, responsible for sending sensitive documents over <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/fax\/features\/how-it-works.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">encrypted eFax<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or a customer facing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/solutions\/office\/call.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">power caller<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you can easily customize the desktop icon order according to what you use most.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading h2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our customers help us get the details right\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53709\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PTO-blog-image-1.png\" alt=\"RingCentral softphone - woman in call center transferring calls\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We believe that getting the details just right is a big part of making something truly excellent \u2014 sweating the small stuff as it relates to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/solutions\/office\/call.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">phone<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is one of our key competitive advantages.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At RingCentral, we take design changes seriously. With over 5 million paid users globally, people are highly engaged on our platform. We recognize that we need to be extra cautious when making even the slightest change to their learned workflows and apps.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our new <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/solutions\/office\/call.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">desktop softphone experience<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is truly about putting our users\u2019 needs first, and we hope this update brings us meaningfully toward a simpler, more modern <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/office\/how-it-works.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RingCentral workspace<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that sets the stage for more exciting innovations in 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How to experience the new desktop softphone<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The new softphone interface will soon be in open beta in December, and will be generally available January 2023 onwards to all global users.\u00a0 Soon, you\u2019ll see a pop-up in the app to enable the new softphone experience. You can choose at any time to toggle that on or off &#8211; by default it will be off as we want the choice to be yours to opt in. When enabled, you\u2019ll see a new interface appear in the phone tab, and all your current phone history will migrate over. Try it out and let us know what you think!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you haven\u2019t already, consider <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/download.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">downloading the RingCentral app<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to try it out, or bookmark our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/whats-new.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dialing up innovation webpage<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to stay up to date with our latest and greatest.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You asked, and we listened\u2014here are five user-requested updates to the RingCentral desktop softphone experience.\u00a0 We&#8217;re thrilled to share with you this update to our user interface, which brings together customer feedback in a seamless, intuitive experience. 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