---
title: "JavaScript SDK: Release notes & news"
description: "Share release notes and news with customers with the Gleap JavaScript SDK. Follow the integration code examples."
url: https://docs.gleap.ai/en/articles/428-javascript-sdk-release-notes-and-news
collection: "Widget apps"
updated: 2026-11-01
language: en
---

# JavaScript SDK: Release notes & news

Share release notes and news with customers with the Gleap JavaScript SDK. Follow the integration code examples.

Gleap allows you to share release notes & news articles with your customers.

![Current Pied Piper demo messenger with Messages, News, Roadmap and Help in its bottom navigation.](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/p613b5dd730aed737108f87ab/FblbWXJ0HZn2GK0JaTyFRiPGvEGGgZTOxvIXciGdsCS3FVPkSBJGFYoKFXZZfu2deMafHzQUFYa.png)

You can send release notes & news directly within the Gleap Dashboard. Once sent, the user gets notified when he starts his next session.

## Open the news section by code

If you'd like to manually show the news section of the Gleap widget, you can do so by calling the following method:

```javascript
Gleap.openNews(false);
```

_The first parameter_ **_showBackButton_** _sets whether or not the main tabbar and back buttons will be shown._

## Open a news article by code

If you'd like to manually a news article directly within the Gleap widget, you can do so by calling the following method:

```javascript
Gleap.openNewsArticle("articleId", false);
```

_The first parameter_ **_articleId_** _defines the article to show._

_The second parameter_ **_showBackButton_** _sets whether or not the main tabbar and back buttons will be shown._

## Related

- [JavaScript SDK: Conversations](https://docs.gleap.ai/en/articles/425-javascript-sdk-conversations.md)
- [JavaScript SDK: Feature requests](https://docs.gleap.ai/en/articles/426-javascript-sdk-feature-requests.md)
- [JavaScript SDK: Help center](https://docs.gleap.ai/en/articles/427-javascript-sdk-help-center.md)
- [JavaScript SDK: Surveys](https://docs.gleap.ai/en/articles/429-javascript-sdk-surveys.md)
- [JavaScript SDK: Checklists](https://docs.gleap.ai/en/articles/430-javascript-sdk-checklists.md)