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title: Combined Legal Hold Notification release notes for upgrades from Washington DC to Australia
description: Consolidated page of all release notes for Legal Hold Notification from Washington DC to Australia.
locale: en-US
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release: australia
topic_type: reference
last_updated: "2026-07-09"
reading_time_minutes: 6
breadcrumb: [Products combined by family]
---

# Combined Legal Hold Notification release notes for upgrades from Washington DC to Australia

Consolidated page of all release notes for Legal Hold Notification from Washington DC to Australia.

## How to use this page

To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Legal Hold Notification release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Washington DC to Australia.

**Tip:** If there were no updates for a release notes section in a certain family release, we included a short note for your reference. For example, if a product did not have any updates in Tokyo, the row says "No updates for this release."

## Important information for upgrading Legal Hold Notification to Australia

Before you upgrade to Australia, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed.

<table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter">

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Washington DC

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Xanadu

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Yokohama

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Zurich

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>## New features

Between your current release family and Australia, new features were introduced for Legal Hold Notification.

<table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter">

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Washington DC

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Xanadu

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Yokohama

</td><td>

-   **[Legal hold matter management](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=lg-hold-notif-landing-page&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US)**

Manage legal hold matters by submitting, updating, tracking, and closing them through a streamlined process that reduces effort and ensures organizational compliance.


-   **[Submitting legal hold matter](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=submit-lg-hold-notif-matter&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US)**

Submit a legal hold matter to initiate the data preservation process when a legal hold is issued.


-   **[Issuing legal hold notice](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=issue-lg-hold-notif-matter&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US)**

Issue a legal hold notice to custodians to initiate timely data preservation, ensure accountability, and reduce the risk of data loss.


-   **[Legal hold notice acknowledgement](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=acknow-lg-hold-notif&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US)**

Record custodian acknowledgments of legal hold notices to confirm their responsibility to preserve data and ensure accountability.


-   **[Assign new custodians](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=add-new-custodian-lg-hold-notif&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US)**

Assign newly identified custodians to existing legal hold matters to ensure comprehensive and up-to-date data preservation.


-   **[Acknowledge reminders](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=send-reminder-for-acknowledgment&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US)**

Send reminders to custodians who haven’t acknowledged legal hold notices to ensure accountability in data preservation.


-   **[Closing legal hold matter](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=close-lg-hold-notif-matter&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US)**

Close a legal hold matter once the hold is lifted to complete the data preservation life cycle.


</td></tr><tr><td>

Zurich

</td><td>

-   **[Legal hold matter management](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=lg-hold-notif-landing-page&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**

Manage legal hold matters by submitting, updating, tracking, and closing them through a streamlined process that reduces effort and ensures organizational compliance.


-   **[Submitting legal hold matter](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=submit-lg-hold-notif-matter&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**

Submit a legal hold matter to initiate the data preservation process when a legal hold is issued.


-   **[Issuing legal hold notice](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=issue-lg-hold-notif-matter&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**

Issue a legal hold notice to custodians to initiate timely data preservation, ensure accountability, and reduce the risk of data loss.


-   **[Legal hold notice acknowledgement](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=acknow-lg-hold-notif&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**

Record custodian acknowledgments of legal hold notices to confirm their responsibility to preserve data and ensure accountability.


-   **[Assign new custodians](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=add-new-custodian-lg-hold-notif&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**

Assign newly identified custodians to existing legal hold matters to ensure comprehensive and up-to-date data preservation.


-   **[Acknowledge reminders](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=send-reminder-for-acknowledgment&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**

Send reminders to custodians who haven’t acknowledged legal hold notices to ensure accountability in data preservation.


-   **[Closing legal hold matter](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=close-lg-hold-notif-matter&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)**

Close a legal hold matter once the hold is lifted to complete the data preservation life cycle.


</td></tr><tr><td>

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>## Changes

Between your current release family and Australia, some changes were made to existing Legal Hold Notification features.

<table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter">

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Washington DC

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Xanadu

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Yokohama

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Zurich

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>## Removed

Between your current release family and Australia, some Legal Hold Notification features or functionality were removed.

<table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter">

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Washington DC

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Xanadu

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Yokohama

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Zurich

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>## Deprecations

Between your current release family and Australia, some Legal Hold Notification features or functionality were deprecated.

<table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter">

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Washington DC

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Xanadu

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Yokohama

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Zurich

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>## Activation information

Review information on how to activate Legal Hold Notification.

<table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter">

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Washington DC

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Xanadu

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Yokohama

</td><td>

Install Legal Hold Notification by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the [ServiceNow Store](https://store.servicenow.com/sn_appstore_store.do#!/store/home) website to view all the available apps and for information about submitting requests to the store. For cumulative release notes information for all released apps, see the [ServiceNow Store version history release notes](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sn-store-release-notes&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US).

</td></tr><tr><td>

Zurich

</td><td>

Install Legal Hold Notification by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the [ServiceNow Store](https://store.servicenow.com/sn_appstore_store.do#!/store/home) website to view all the available apps and for information about submitting requests to the store. For cumulative release notes information for all released apps, see the [ServiceNow Store version history release notes](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sn-store-release-notes&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US).

</td></tr><tr><td>

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>## Additional requirements

If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Legal Hold Notification we have noted them here.

<table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter">

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Washington DC

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Xanadu

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Yokohama

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Zurich

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>## Browser requirements

If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Legal Hold Notification we have noted them here.

<table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter">

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Washington DC

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Xanadu

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Yokohama

</td><td>

The Legal Hold Notification application works with the latest stable versions of popular web browsers. To find the list of supported browsers, see [Browser support](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=browser-support&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US).

</td></tr><tr><td>

Zurich

</td><td>

The Legal Hold Notification application works with the latest stable versions of popular web browsers. To find the list of supported browsers, see [Browser support](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=browser-support&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US).

</td></tr><tr><td>

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>## Accessibility information

Review details on accessibility information for Legal Hold Notification, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.

<table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter">

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Washington DC

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Xanadu

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Yokohama

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Zurich

</td><td>

-   **Dark theme**

The new Coral theme includes a dark theme option for web and mobile experiences. This option is commonly used to alleviate eye strain and improve readability.


</td></tr><tr><td>

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>## Localization information

If there are specific localization considerations for Legal Hold Notification we have noted them here.

<table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter">

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Washington DC

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Xanadu

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Yokohama

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Zurich

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>## Highlight information

If there are specific highlight considerations for Legal Hold Notification we have noted them here.

<table class="custom-rows"><thead><tr><th class="filter">

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Washington DC

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Xanadu

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Yokohama

</td><td>

-   Streamlined legal hold life cycle: Streamline the legal hold workflow by enabling you to create legal hold matters, assign custodians, issue notices, track acknowledgments, and ensure compliance throughout the process.
-   Enhance custodian engagement by sending them legal hold notifications and reminders to ensure timely acknowledgment and accountability throughout the legal hold process.
-   Reduce legal risk compliance with a controlled closure process. When the legal hold is officially closed, the Legal Hold Notification application stores detailed information about the preserved data.

 See [Legal Hold Notification](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=lg-hold-notif-landing-page&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) for more information.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Zurich

</td><td>

-   Streamlined legal hold life cycle: Streamline the legal hold workflow by enabling you to create legal hold matters, assign custodians, issue notices, track acknowledgments, and ensure compliance throughout the process.
-   Enhance custodian engagement by sending them legal hold notifications and reminders to ensure timely acknowledgment and accountability throughout the legal hold process.
-   Reduce legal risk compliance with a controlled closure process. When the legal hold is officially closed, the Legal Hold Notification application stores detailed information about the preserved data.

 See [Legal Hold Notification](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=lg-hold-notif-landing-page&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) for more information.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>**Parent Topic:**[Products combined by family](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/delta-washingtondc-australia/rn-combined-intro.md)