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In the spotlight

Your May newsletter 🔦

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Shared by Caroline • May 19, 2026

This month, the spotlight is focusing on smarter notifications that help teams stay on top of what matters, when it matters.

  1. Star of the month: Access Evo Feed.
  2. Did you know?: You can stay informed with real-time alerts.
  3. What's new! It’s never been easier to share product feedback.

And all with useful links and details on where you can find out more.

⭐ Star of the month

Access Evo Feed

Trail's Activity Feed has always served as a notification feed of sorts. The Activity Feed provides a quick, in-app overview of key updates like daily site performance and task completions, tailored to individual users or roles.

The Evo Feed takes things to the next level by bringing together alerts from all of the Access products a user relies on in one central, actionable list. Instead of checking multiple systems, users can see everything that needs attention in one place, with clear visibility of where each notification comes from and the ability to take action directly from the feed.

Think about a multi-site operator running both Trail and Access Maintain. A store manager can see that an incident has been raised, while at the same time, an Access Maintain alert flags that a critical piece of equipment needs attention. These updates sit side by side in one feed, giving a clear, real-time view of what needs action across both operations and maintenance.

Because everything is consolidated into a single, consistent experience, teams don’t have to waste time jumping between tools or piecing together updates from different sources. Notifications are easier to track, easier to prioritise, and much harder to miss, helping teams stay aligned and respond faster across every part of the business.

It’s a simple shift, but a powerful one. Teams spend less time switching between systems and more time responding to what matters, keeping sites compliant, operational, and running as they should.

🤔 Did you know?

Since the dawn of Trail, customers have consistently asked for push notifications for their teams. In the past, this wasn’t something a web‑based app like Trail could support. That’s no longer the case.

With the help of the Access Evo app, notifications are now delivered directly to your device. Available to download from the App Store, Access Evo takes notifications from Access products like Trail out of the Access Evo Feed and puts them front and centre.

That means key updates from Trail, like task activity and site performance, can reach your team instantly, while Access Maintain can trigger alerts for business‑critical callouts, helping the right people respond quickly when something needs attention.

Nothing gets lost between logins, and teams can pick things up as they happen, rather than catching up later.

🚀 What's new!

We’ve introduced a new way for you to give direct feedback on Trail features, right where they’re used.

Feature Sentiment allows admins to quickly rate features with a thumbs up or thumbs down, with the option to leave a comment alongside your rating.

You’ll start to see this appear on selected features, including Location Verification and the recently updated Priority setting.

Love a feature? Wish there were more to it? Let us know! This is a simple way to make sure your feedback gets in front of the product team.

👋🏼 Until next time

We hope you found this post useful. Keep your eye out for next month's edition of 'In the spotlight 🔦' where we’ll explore how maintenance and Trail come together, and how that can help teams work more seamlessly day to day.

If you have any questions about anything covered in this month’s newsletter, don’t hesitate to get in touch with your Account Manager, or contact us via the Access Digital Assistant, where our team will be happy to help.

Feature
In the spotlight

Your April newsletter 🔦

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Shared by Caroline • April 20, 2026

Welcome to our April edition. This month, we’re introducing new functionality that helps uncover the story behind the scores:

  1. Star of the month: Location verification.
  2. Did you know?: How to ensure photo evidence is fresh.
  3. What's new! Key tasks, front and centre.

And all with useful links and details on where you can find out more.

⭐ Star of the month

Location verification

Ah, a perfect score of 10. You’d think that would bring some relief. Every task completed, every deadline met. On the surface, everything looks great!

But a perfect score begs the question: Is this realistic? You’ve spent enough time on site to know that things happen. Priorities shift, busy periods overwhelm, and deadlines get missed. Sometimes, that perfect score masks the reality that corners are being cut.

That’s where Geolocations come in.

Geolocations help keep things honest by verifying that tasks are completed in the right place, not just marked as done. With location verification enabled, you can see whether tasks are being completed inside or outside a designated area, helping you build a more accurate picture of what’s really happening on the ground.

Beyond visibility, Geolocations help create a reliable audit trail, reduce follow‑up admin, and support teams in doing the right things at the right time.

Here’s how it works.

  • You choose which tasks require location verification. When enabled, a clear label appears on the task, so team members know what’s expected before they start.
  • The task can still be completed as normal. Location verification runs automatically in the background and never blocks completion.
  • Once the task is finished, the timestamp shows whether it was completed inside or outside the designated area. If the location can’t be verified, it’s clearly marked as unknown.

Ready to get started? Take a look at this article to get set up.

🤔 Did you know?

If you’ve ever reviewed Task Reports and spotted the same photo being reused as “evidence,” you’re not alone. Thankfully, it’s easy to prevent.

The ‘Restrict to camera only on mobile devices’ setting ensures teams capture a new image every time it’s required. When enabled, team members can only use their device camera when adding photos on mobile. Images from the device library aren’t allowed.

This setting can be applied to:

  • The comments box.
  • Inline comment boxes.
  • The Record Log File or Photo field.

So the evidence you collect genuinely reflects the work done.

🚀What's new!

Now that teams know admins can more easily spot tasks that haven’t been completed properly, they’ll be focused on doing things right. But there’s still the issue of finding time to do things right.

That’s where priority filters help. Teams can now filter their Completed Tasks page by priority, so the most important work is front and centre. As long as you’ve marked tasks as critical, they’ll be available for teams to filter against.

👋🏼 Until next time

We hope you found this post useful. Keep your eye out for next month's edition of 'In the spotlight 🔦' where we'll explore how maintenance and Trail connect, and how aligning these functions can help teams save time.

If you have any questions about anything covered in this month’s newsletter, don’t hesitate to get in touch with your Account Manager, or contact us via the Access Digital Assistant, where our team will be happy to help.

New feature
Improvement

Filter tasks by priority on the Complete Tasks page

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Shared by Jade • April 08, 2026

We're pleased to announce that users can now filter their Complete Tasks page by priority, so the most important tasks are always front and centre.

New feature

Enable location verification on tasks

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Shared by Jade • March 23, 2026

Location verification creates a simple audit trail proving tasks happened where they should, giving you accountability without the admin burden.

Feature
In the spotlight

Your March newsletter 🔦

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Shared by Caroline • March 16, 2026

Daily tasks keep the wheels turning. Audits make sure the wheels stay on. Fortunately, Trail is built to handle both.

This month, we’re shining the spotlight on functionality that takes the hassle out of your monthly audits:

  1. Star of the month: Auditing on Trail.
  2. Did you know?: Actions trigger automatically.
  3. What's new! Add context quickly

And all with useful links and details on where you can find out more.

⭐ Star of the month

Auditing on Trail

If you’ve ever built a Record Log, you already know how to build an audit. Everything you need is already in Trail, included as part of your existing plan. You’ll simply build on the tools you know, with a few additional features to enhance the process.

Turning a simple task into a powerful audit:

  • Use option fields to capture clear yes/no answers or ratings.
  • Enable scoring to generate automatic audit scores for each section.
  • Add logic jumps so one audit can adapt to different site layouts or operational setups.
  • Set up Corrective Actions to ensure any issues trigger the right follow-up.
  • Assign the audit to a Role to ensure the right team members complete it.

Simple to build, powerful in practice!

🤔 Did you know?

Corrective Actions help teams follow up on any issues, and templated Corrective Actions make that follow-up consistent. If a failed question always needs the same response, link a template to it. Trail will surface the right action automatically, taking the guesswork out and improving future audits.

🚀 What's new!

Managers know that adding context is key when completing an audit. Photo evidence, of a job well done or a problem that needs fixing, is key to providing that context.

Users can now upload multiple attachments to a single comment or inline comment, allowing them to add context quickly when working through an audit.

👋🏼 Until next time

We hope you found this post useful. Keep your eye out for next month's edition of 'In the spotlight 🔦', where we'll be taking a closer look at geolocations.

If you have any questions about anything covered in this month’s newsletter, don’t hesitate to get in touch with your Account Manager, or contact us via the Access Digital Assistant, where our team will be happy to help.

Feature update
Improvement

View additional context on raised Corrective Actions

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Shared by Jade • February 16, 2026

View additional context on raised Corrective Actions — source section and field information now displays on Complete Tasks, in Task Reports, and exports, saving teams time and clicks.

Feature update
Improvement

User assignment lists and Corrective Action updates

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Shared by Jade • January 15, 2026

  • Set custom exception messaging on required Corrective Actions to provide additional context for teams.

Event
On demand

Understand Trail

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Shared by Stela • January 05, 2026

In this session, we're answering the most common questions raised by Trail users.

🗣️ Speakers: Daliana Marcuti, Customer Success Manager and Silvana Stoianovici, Technical Support Engineer

⌛ Session duration: 10 min

Event
On demand

Introduction to Trail for admins

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Shared by Stela • January 05, 2026

In this session, we'll walk you through the efficiency of Trail's interface and how you can improve your operations.

🗣️ Speakers: Daliana Marcuti and Caroline Joyce, Customer Success Managers

⌛ Session duration: 6 min

Event
On demand

Place Access Maintain callouts from Trail

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Shared by Stela • January 05, 2026

Watch this session to learn more about our integration with Access Maintan and the advantages of having it enabled.

🗣️ Speakers: Daliana Marcuti and Caroline Joyce, Customer Success Managers

⌛ Session duration: 2 min