Daily and weekly summaries of Zendesk ecosystem news, curated and analysed.
Last updated: 23:00 GMT, 23 October 2025
Key Changes: 1. New lookup relationships added to connect custom objects to Guide articles in Support, and Zendesk Workforce Management (WFM) introduced bulk actions for assigning and unassigning users to or from WFM workstreams. 2. Voice fixed an issue that prevented agent-to-agent SIP calls transfers from completing for accounts with no phone numbers, and an issue where some calls stayed in wrap-up past the configured time.
View Full Release Noteshttps://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/9828286660122-Service-Incident-October-14-2025-Pod-13-Sunshine-Conversations-Messaging-delays
20 hours agoThe new security posture dashboard in Admin Centre provides Zendesk administrators with a centralised view of crucial account settings, empowering them to proactively manage their organisation's security posture.
Zendesk Announcements • 3 days ago1. The article titles indicate a pattern of security vulnerabilities and service disruptions in Zendesk's core products, coinciding with the company's efforts to expand its AI and integration capabilities.
2. This suggests that Zendesk administrators need to prioritize system stability and security over rapid feature expansion, ensuring that new AI and integration functionalities are thoroughly tested and hardened against potential exploits before deployment to production environments.
https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/9822806939418-Service-Incident-October-13-2025-Multiple-pods-Support-Inbound-emails-via-Gmail-connector-not-being-received-in-Zendesk
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