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title: Combined Virtual Agent release notes for upgrades from Yokohama to Brazil
description: Consolidated page of all release notes for Virtual Agent from Yokohama to Brazil.
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release: brazil
topic_type: reference
last_updated: "2026-11-06"
reading_time_minutes: 6
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# Combined Virtual Agent release notes for upgrades from Yokohama to Brazil

Consolidated page of all release notes for Virtual Agent from Yokohama to Brazil.

## How to use this page

To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Virtual Agent release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Yokohama to Brazil.

**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 Virtual Agent to Brazil

Before you upgrade to Brazil, 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>

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><tr><td>

Brazil

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

Between your current release family and Brazil, new features were introduced for Virtual Agent.

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

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

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

Brazil

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

Between your current release family and Brazil, some changes were made to existing Virtual Agent features.

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

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

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

Brazil

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

Between your current release family and Brazil, some Virtual Agent 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>

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><tr><td>

Brazil

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

Between your current release family and Brazil, some Virtual Agent 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>

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><tr><td>

Brazil

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

Review information on how to activate Virtual Agent.

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

Release

</th><th>

Release notes

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

Yokohama

</td><td>

-   **Activation information**

Virtual Agent is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is available with activation of the Glide Virtual Agent plugin \(com.glide.cs.chatbot\), which requires a separate subscription. For details, see [Activate Virtual Agent](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=activate-virtual-agent&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US).

**Note:** The Glide Virtual Agent plugin initially installs the Topic Recommendations and Conversational Analytics applications. Subsequent updates to these apps must be installed from the ServiceNow Store.

ServiceNow® Virtual Agent Lite is a subset of the Virtual Agent platform that is available to ServiceNow® IT Service Management \(ITSM\) customers. It doesn't require activation and works with ITSM Virtual Agent Lite conversations, which are also available to ITSM customers.


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

Zurich

</td><td>

-   **Activation information**

Virtual Agent is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is active by default.


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

Australia

</td><td>

-   **Activation information**

Virtual Agent is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is active by default.


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

Brazil

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Virtual Agent 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>

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><tr><td>

Brazil

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Virtual Agent 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>

Yokohama

</td><td>

-   **Browser requirements**

Virtual Agent supports various browsers, including Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. For more information, 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>

No updates for this release.

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

Australia

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

Brazil

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

Review details on accessibility information for Virtual Agent, 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>

Yokohama

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

Zurich

</td><td>

-   **Accessibility information**
    -   **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><tr><td>

Brazil

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

If there are specific localization considerations for Virtual Agent 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>

Yokohama

</td><td>

-   **Localization information**

The ServiceNow® Localization Framework is integrated in Virtual Agent.


</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><tr><td>

Brazil

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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

If there are specific highlight considerations for Virtual Agent 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>

Yokohama

</td><td>

[Yokohama Patch 7](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=yokohama-patch-11&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US)

-   Create and manage LLM-based chat and voice assistants within Assistant Designer, a centralized assistant administrator experience.

 [Yokohama Patch 6](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=yokohama-patch-6&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US)

-   Start the create flow for all supported conversational assets directly from Virtual Agent Designer.
-   Enhance the user experience with Slack response message streaming capability.

 [Yokohama Patch 3](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=yokohama-patch-3&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US)

-   View people information in the synthesized response along with people citation when you search a person in Microsoft Teams chat.
-   AI agent support for Virtual Agent.
-   View AI agents and agentic workflows in Virtual Agent Designer.
-   Select AI agents to handle tasks in the AI Connector utility. See [AI Connector utility](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vad-ai-connector-utility&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US), [Managing AI agents](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=managing-use-cases-ai-agents&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US), and [Using AI agents in Virtual Agent topics](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=ai-agent-custom-skill&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) for more information.

 [Yokohama Patch 1](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=yokohama-patch-1&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US)

-   Enhance the user experience with Microsoft Teams response message streaming capability.

 [Yokohama Early Availability](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=yokohama-security-notables&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US)

-   Enhance the overall voice-based chat experience in Conversational IVR with Now Assist.
-   Generate synthesized responses in Slack conversations with Now Assist.
-   Generate synthesized responses in Microsoft Teams conversations with Now Assist.
-   View custom skills in Virtual Agent Designer.

 See [Virtual Agent](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=virtual-agent-landing-page&family=yokohama&ft:locale=en-US) for more information.

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

Zurich

</td><td>

[Zurich Patch 13](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=zurich-patch-13&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)

-   Use automated evaluations to test your conversational assistant.

 [Zurich Patch 12](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=zurich-patch-12&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)

-   ServiceNow Otto is the new AI experience brand. This change is reflected in the name of ServiceNow products, including ServiceNow Otto for Virtual Agent and ServiceNow Otto panel. Your product entitlements remain unchanged. Check your entitlements to determine your access to specific features.

 [Zurich Patch 4](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=zurich-patch-4&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)

-   Create and manage LLM-based chat and voice assistants within Assistant Designer, a centralized assistant administrator experience.
-   [Assistant Designer Asset library](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=vad-topics-page&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US):
    -   View an updated UI for Virtual Agent Designer topics in the new Assistant Designer Asset library page.
    -   Navigate between Assistants, Asset library, and Analytics tabs in the Assistant Designer UI.
    -   Disconnect an LLM Assistant from a given asset with the Actions on Row icon \[Omitted image "image.kebab-menu"\] Alt text:in the Asset library.
    -   See descriptions of each LLM asset type when selecting **Create asset** in the Asset library.
    -   Read a tooltip that appears when you edit an LLM assistant under the Assistans tab and try to promote more than 6 topics associated with an LLM assistant.

 [Zurich Patch 1](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=zurich-patch-1&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US)

-   Google Workspace chat now works with the ServiceNow® conversational interface features, including Virtual Agent, Natural Language Understanding \(NLU\), Notifications, and live agents.
-   Start the create flow for all supported conversational assets directly from Virtual Agent Designer.

 See [Virtual Agent](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=virtual-agent-landing-page&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) for more information.

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

Australia

</td><td>

[Australia Patch 7](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=australia-patch-7&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)

-   Use automated evaluations to test your conversational assistant.

 [Australia Patch 6](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=australia-patch-6&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)

-   Embed the enhanced chat widget on third-party websites.

 [Australia Patch 5](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=australia-patch-5&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)

-   ServiceNow Otto is the new AI experience brand. This change is reflected in the name of ServiceNow products, including ServiceNow Otto for Virtual Agent and ServiceNow Otto panel. Your product entitlements remain unchanged. Check your entitlements to determine your access to specific features.

 [Australia Patch 4](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=australia-patch-4&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US)

-   Prompts help users ask better questions and get more accurate answers. Admins can turn prompt library on or off and further configure the default recommended prompts for users.

 See [Virtual Agent](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=virtual-agent-landing-page&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) for more information.

 **Important:** For Now LLM Service model updates for each release, see [Model provider updates](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=now-llm-model-updates&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US).

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

Brazil

</td><td>

No updates for this release.

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