Poke Release Notes

Improvements

• Poke now works with Telegram as an alternative to WhatsApp while it is temporarily unavailable (except in Italy and Brazil). Go to Messaging in Settings and select Telegram as your messaging channel to get started.
• Poke can now create tables and charts to help you visualize data. Describe what you want to see, or share images of existing data (like spreadsheets) for Poke to extract and visualize.
• Our marketing website is now available in more languages, including Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, French, German, Portuguese, and Italian

Fixes

• Fixed a bug where CC recipients were being dropped when replying to emails with specified main recipients
• Fixed a bug where calendar event drafts displayed times in the wrong timezone
• Fixed a bug where calendar events were created with incorrect times when user timezone was not provided
• Fixed a bug where Outlook email subscriptions would fail to sync

More ways to use Poke in group chats

Poke can now set reminders for the whole group - both one-time and recurring. Ask Poke to remind everyone about deadlines, events, or anything you don’t want to get lost in the conversation.

Also, you can now ask Poke via direct message to send a text to a group chat on your behalf. This is useful for sharing daily summaries/availability and scheduling messages without switching conversations. To schedule messages, just ask Poke to help you set up an automation.

Financial data and market insights

Poke can now help you research stocks, crypto, and financial markets. Ask about:

• Real-time and historical stock and crypto prices
• Company financials, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow
• SEC filings, analyst estimates, and earnings reports
• Company news with sentiment analysis
• Interest rates from central banks

Whether you’re tracking your portfolio or researching investments, Poke can get you the information you need.

Improvements

• You can now easily reconnect your primary email account with the “Reconnect Account” button in the settings page of our web app
• Poke now has improved web search results for maps and directions
• Poke now has a first-party TripIt automation for importing travel plans. Add it on poke.com/automations/gallery .

Fixes

• Fixed a bug where some users received duplicate onboarding emails
• Fixed a bug where Poke would respond to all new media in group chats instead of only when mentioned
• Fixed a bug where the Todoist integration would disconnect unexpectedly

Support for Microsoft Outlook

We’ve added full support for Microsoft Outlook within Poke. You can now connect both Microsoft and Google accounts to manage all of your inboxes, calendars, and contacts in one place.

Functionality

With an Outlook connection in Poke, you can:

• Compose new emails and reply to threads, including those with attachments
• Search and manage your inbox with real-time email sync
• Create and manage calendar events
• Sync and search contacts

How to connect

New users can sign up using their Microsoft account email on poke.com, and existing users can add a new Microsoft account by going to Connections in Settings and clicking the “Add Account” button.

Improvements

• Poke now gathers publicly available information about group chat members via web search to personalize the conversation
• Poke can now generate and edit PDFs with LaTeX formatting

Fixes

• Fixed a bug where Poke was temporarily unable to access emails even if an account had been connected

Poke in iMessage group chats

Poke now works in iMessage group chats. Try adding Poke to any conversation to get help with:

• finding up-to-date information from current events and the internet
• figuring out group activities and itineraries
• translating the conversation or message content
• generating images of group members from a reference
  …plus the regular stuff like answering general questions and chatting with the group.

Functionality

In group chats, Poke understands the context of the conversation and responds naturally to inline replies. It can respond when mentioned (iMessage mention or simply with “Poke”), search the web to help settle debates or find information, and generate and edit photos.

We are looking into adding group event scheduling and shared context with individual chats in the future.

Privacy

In the group setting, Poke cannot access any member’s personal information, such as emails, calendars, or integrations. In order to use Poke in a group chat, at least one member must be registered.

All group chat messages are protected under our Maximum Privacy setting, so no human outside of the chat can see them. You can read more about privacy at poke.com/privacy.

If you experience any issues with Poke in group chats, please reach out to us at [email protected] for troubleshooting.

Improvements

• We now have a Use Cases page (poke.com/explore). Browse categories, like Developers, Health & Fitness, or Travel, to get inspiration for ways to use Poke.

Fixes

• Fixed a bug where Poke would use placeholder email addresses instead of user email addresses when composing drafts

Improvements

• Poke now proactively verifies user time zones with multiple sources
• Poke now verifies sources from web searches (when available), so you can get up-to-date information
• Poke can now preview and update attachments (e.g., images and PDFs) before sending
• Poke can now encourage users to review recurring automations that haven’t been acted upon

Fixes

• Fixed a bug where Poke would add incorrect attendees to calendar events in some scenarios
• Fixed a bug where Poke would create reminders in Pacific time instead of the user’s time zone
• Fixed a bug where several users were reverted back to bouncer mode unexpectedly

Support for iMessage inline replies

Poke can now see when you reply inline in iMessage chats. Try it out by swiping right on a message you want to reply to directly.

Since Poke now knows which message you’re addressing in the follow-up, you can more easily revisit past conversations. You can even reply to your own messages if that’s your thing!

Improvements

• We now have a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page (poke.com/faq)
• Poke now has a better understanding of our web app and user resources. Need help finding something? Just ask.
• Poke now makes automatic time zone changes more reliably
• Poke can now create and manage recurring calendar events

Fixes

• Fixed a bug where some users received scheduled automations from the gallery in one long message
• Fixed a bug where Poke occasionally mixed up time zones and days of the week in automations

Updated library design and integrations

We’ve refreshed the design of the integration library to support new first-party integrations across several categories:

• Productivity: Linear, Todoist, Notion, and Asana
• Developer: GitHub, DeepWiki, Sentry, Vercel, Netlify, and Supabase
• Business: Ramp, Webflow

With the new design, you can easily add integrations directly from the library simply by clicking the “Add” button.

If you encounter any issues or want to request more integrations, reach out to us at [email protected].

Improvements

• Pokes are now more concise and use fewer emojis

Fixes

• Fixed a bug where some users got caught in approval loops when drafting emails with Poke
• Fixed a bug where some users were unable to receive a reply from Poke
• Fixed a bug where Poke was unable to complete web searches in some scenarios