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title: "Acquia Cloud - October 20, 2019"
date: "2025-09-12T05:57:24+00:00"
summary: "Acquia Cloud updates: Short-duration task tracking improvements and simplified Acquia Cloud Free sign-up process."
image:
type: "announcement"
url: "/acquia-cloud-platform/release/2019-10-20/77071-acquia-cloud-october-20-2019"
id: "a6d765d4-5735-41be-a11e-7e427e16bb19"
---

*   Change Short-duration tasks now provide completion times and progress percentages for compatibility with the [Acquia Cloud API](/acquia-cloud-platform/develop-apps/api).
*   Change The sign-up form fields for Acquia Cloud Free have been simplified.