Branded Mobile App Release Notes

Inline audio player - Play audio files directly in the community feed without opening a separate view

Mention pagination - Improved performance when viewing large lists of users to mention

Haptic feedback - Added tactile feedback throughout community interactions (reactions, buttons, etc.)

Fixed double-tap bug - Opening post details now works with a single tap instead of requiring two taps

Profile image caching - Updated profile photos now appear immediately without needing to restart the app

Introduced a completely rebuilt native Community experience.

Added a new feed to browse posts, images, files, videos, and audio.

Enabled creating posts with attachments such as media, files, and audio.

Added ability to record and share voice notes directly in the app.

Supported commenting, reactions, threaded replies, and replying to replies.

Introduced a new side navigation menu

Introduced access to notifications and DMs.

Coming Soon:

Paywall Feature - The new paywall feature introduces clear visual indicators and upgrade prompts throughout the course experience, allowing members to easily identify premium content and access purchase options directly from locked lessons and course overviews. Learn more how to create a course paywall here.

Content Access Control - Members now see clear visual indicators when course content requires an upgrade. Restricted lessons display with reduced opacity and lock icons to clearly communicate premium content boundaries.

Upgrade Prompts for Next Content - When accessing the "Up Next" lesson that requires an upgrade, members see a dedicated paywall modal with clear messaging about unlocking the next content in their course progression.

Course Overview Paywall Integration - Course overview pages now display upgrade sections for restricted courses, encouraging members to unlock full access with prominent "Upgrade now" buttons and clear benefit messaging.

Multilingual Paywall Support - All paywall messaging is fully localized across 5 languages (English, Spanish, French, German, and Italian) to provide a consistent upgrade experience for international members.

Paywall Feature - The new paywall feature introduces clear visual indicators and upgrade prompts throughout the course experience, allowing members to easily identify premium content and access purchase options directly from locked lessons and course overviews. Learn more how to create a course paywall here.

Content Access Control - Members now see clear visual indicators when course content requires an upgrade. Restricted lessons display with reduced opacity and lock icons to clearly communicate premium content boundaries.

Upgrade Prompts for Next Content - When accessing the "Up Next" lesson that requires an upgrade, members see a dedicated paywall modal with clear messaging about unlocking the next content in their course progression.

Course Overview Paywall Integration - Course overview pages now display upgrade sections for restricted courses, encouraging members to unlock full access with prominent "Upgrade now" buttons and clear benefit messaging.

Multilingual Paywall Support - All paywall messaging is fully localized across 5 languages (English, Spanish, French, German, and Italian) to provide a consistent upgrade experience for international members.

Fixed an issue where certain actions were not accessible (responding in direct messages, side menu navigation options were hidden on the bottom).

Introduced a dedicated Podcasts tab in the Library for easy access to subscribed podcasts, including informative empty states.

Added support to add events to your calendar directly from community features

Added video quality controls to video playback in the branded app

Added deep linking support for push notifications that route to custom pages

Fixed an issue where Kajabi logo was showing on startup with the appropriate app icon

Fixed an issue where lessons could not be re-opened after exiting the lesson screen

Fixed an issue where submodules weren’t accessible from lesson views

Fixed a display issue for products without images in the Library

Resolved several UI layout issues including splash screen cropping and image margins

Fixed a bug where the Settings icon didn’t navigate to the correct screen

Addressed an issue with coaching program cards shrinking when no sessions were available

Fixed a bug where backing out of a purchase showed an error and disabled the button

Faster App Load Times: We’ve optimized how your app loads by improving the way we fetch content in the background. You’ll notice faster startup times, especially if your app has many tabs or custom pages.

Fixed an issue where tapping a course from the Home screen sometimes redirected to the Library instead of the course itself

Resolved a crash related to how the app identified your site

Investigated image loading issues where expired links showed broken images

Resolved an issue where pull-to-refresh wouldn’t reload images on some screens

Enabled routing from push notifications directly to custom pages in the app

Enable Continuous Playback: Automatically moves to the next lesson within a course when a video has completed.Great for uninterrupted learning sessions.Especially useful for binge-style or passive content consumption (e.g. meditation, lectures)

Enable Autoplay: Starts a video automatically once a lesson has loaded. Eliminates the need to tap “play” manually.Ideal for users who want a frictionless start when jumping into lessons.

Fixed a bug where embedded quizzes wouldn’t load in full-screen mode

Fixed a Community IAP bug where users were redirected to an error page after purchase

Added support for “Add to Calendar” actions in the Community (Apple Calendar or Safari fallback)

Improved error state for widgets linking to misconfigured screens — now shows empty state messaging instead of failing silently

Implemented shimmer loading view for images to improve perceived performance during load times

Updated bottom nav bar logic to properly localize “Library” and “Community” labels when appropriate

Fixed issue where app actions didn’t work when navigating to secondary screens via button actions

Fixed bug where video playback briefly paused at 80% due to analytics logging behavior

New Login with Email Option: Members can now log in using just email! We’ve added a new “Login with Email” option that sends your members a magic link or one-time code to access their account — no password needed.

Login as Admin (Hero Access): If you’re the admin of the app, logging in with Kajabi email now gives you full access to manage your app and interact with your community as admin. Note that you will have to login via email for this to work.

Smarter Course Links: If a push notification is sent to a course your members don’t own? No problem — if an offer is available, app will take your member straight to the purchase page.

Quiz & Assessment Fixes: Fixed an issue where completing a quiz didn’t immediately update member lesson progress. Member progress bar and status now refresh right after the quiz closes.

New Login with Email Option: Members can now log in using just email! We’ve added a new “Login with Email” option that sends your members a magic link or one-time code to access their account — no password needed.

Login as Admin (Hero Access): If you’re the admin of the app, logging in with Kajabi email now gives you full access to manage your app and interact with your community as admin. Note that you will have to login via email for this to work.

Quiz & Assessment Fixes: Fixed an issue where completing a quiz didn’t immediately update member lesson progress. Member progress bar and status now refresh right after the quiz closes.

Performance Fix for Specific Sites: Resolved an issue affecting access to quizzes for certain sites. If you were seeing errors on specific content, this should now be fixed.

Video & Media Improvements:

Web & Link Fixes:

You can now create custom pages and add them directly to the bottom navigation

Each custom page supports a custom name and icon to match your brand

Custom pages beyond the fourth tab will automatically appear in a new "More" menu

Fixed an issue where some community pages wouldn't load properly from the "More" section

Fixed an issue where tapping on a Community product sometimes redirected users to the wrong screen

Improved the behavior of in-app purchases so the app checks for and restores purchases properly when opened

Fixed a bug that caused the app to crash when using unsupported icons in widgets

Resolved an issue where app icons were not updating correctly after being changed in settings

Fixed deep link handling for community push notifications

Addressed multiple app crashes, improving overall app stability

You can now create custom pages and add them directly to the bottom navigation

Customize each page’s name and icon to match your branding

Admins can choose to show or hide:

Fixed an issue where some users weren’t seeing any screens after logging in

Fixed a bug where tapping images in the Gallery widget didn’t redirect as expected

Improved deep linking from push notifications to app screens

Fixed layout issues when multiple custom screens are added to bottom navigation
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Enhanced Navigation for Community Links

Fixed an issue where Community links were not working properly, including buttons for file downloads and emails.

Improved authentication handling so you stay signed in when reopening the app.

Fixed an issue where signing out sometimes caused the wrong community version to appear.

Improved error messaging for account setup issues.

Dark Mode Fixes & UI Improvements

Restoring Purchases: Fixed a bug where the "Restore Purchase" function did not reinstate previously owned products. Now, if a product is owned or was previously owned, the restoration process verifies the purchase and grants access accordingly. If no eligible purchases are found, users receive a notification stating, "No previous purchases found to restore."​

YouTube Link Casting: Addressed an issue where YouTube links opened as webpages within the app instead of launching the YouTube app, hindering casting to Smart TVs. Now, YouTube links open directly in the YouTube app, restoring seamless casting functionality.​

Community 2.0 URL handling fixes: Fixed issues with Community 2.0 URLs to ensure accurate deep linking from notifications. Additionally, resolved problems where actions like downloading a file or sending an email from a landing page were unresponsive.​

Fixed community notification deep links so they properly route to posts/comments etc.

Various additional enhancements.

Updated Settings Page: Redesigned the settings page for a cleaner, more user-friendly experience.

Zoom Link Handling: Fixed an issue where Zoom links in the community were incorrectly treated as deep links, ensuring they now open in the correct external browser.

Various UI and Code Improvements:

Resume Last Played Lesson: Users can now resume their last played video or audio lesson from where they left off.

Pull to Refresh on Home Screen: Users can now refresh the home screen by pulling down.

Updated Settings Page: Redesigned the settings page for a better user experience.

Compact Resume Lesson Widget: Updated the design to take up less space while maintaining functionality.

Home Tab Appearing When No Widgets Exist: Fixed an issue where the Home tab briefly appeared when reopening the app, even when no widgets were present.

Dark Overlay on Product IAPs: Added a dark overlay to improve text visibility on product tiles.

Placeholder Images for Products: Ensured a placeholder image appears for products without an image.

App Name Display Fix: Now correctly displays the app name instead of the site name.

Captions Icon Visibility: The captions icon now only appears when subtitles are available.

Background Video Playback Fix: Clicking "Stop" in the background video player no longer disables video playback in lessons.

Landscape Video Support: Videos in the video widget now properly switch to landscape mode when rotated.

Support for new Communities 2.0

Support for completely redesigned communities, performance improvements and a lot more!

Pull to Refresh for Communities:

Pulling down refreshes the view.

Tapping the active community tab also refreshes the page.

Compact Resume Lesson Widget: Updated the widget layout to take up less space based on user feedback.

Course Description Height Fix: Resolved an issue where switching lessons didn’t reset the description height, leaving empty space.

Certificate Fixes: Ensured all builds succeed even with expired certificates.

Community Header Alignment: Fixed an issue where the new communities header was floating beneath the app header.

Navigation UI Fix: Addressed a bug where a single navigation option incorrectly appeared after leaving the library.

Fixed a but where image, button and gallery widget links were not opening URLs that require authentication correctly.

Redirect After IAP Purchase: After purchasing a community product, users are now correctly redirected to the community tab instead of an outdated view.

Faster WebView Loading: Optimized cookie fetching to reduce delays when opening links.

Gallery Widget Image Actions: Enabled actions on gallery widget images, with fallback to fullscreen viewer when no action is set.

iPad Image Cropping: Fixed wonky image cropping issues on iPads.

Input Field Navigation: Improved smoothness when switching between signup/login fields to avoid keyboard flickering.

Progress Bar for Submodules: Resolved missing progress bar in submodules.

Embed Code Widget Fix: Ensured proper height sizing for embedded content in the Embed Code widget.

Media Playback Stability: Fixed broken media playback observation after navigating to Comments/Downloads screens.

Gallery Widget Image Actions: Enabled actions on gallery widget images, with fallback to fullscreen viewer when no action is set.

Fixed Audio Playback Crashes: Resolved an issue where playing audio could cause the app to crash. Improved audio processing to ensure smooth playback, even with large audio files.

Audio Seek Functionality: Fixed broken audio seek functionality in the wave visualizer, ensuring users can seek accurately within the audio track.

Fixed a bug where button colors on the sign-up screen did not accurately reflect the Hero's selected hex color value.

Resolved an issue where Embed code widget height and width were not being respected in the Home screen.

Addressed a bug where the keyboard dismissed after typing each character when searching a lesson. The keyboard now stays open for seamless typing, and the cursor appears when entering search.

Fixed a video playback issue where videos were failing to load on specific sites.

Fixed a number of crashes.

Resolved an issue where in-app purchases (IAP) were not being acknowledged, which led to automatic refunds after 72 hours.

Fixed various video widget issues, including incorrect aspect ratios in fullscreen mode, improper handling when switching between fullscreen and portrait mode, and initial video playback positions not being applied.

Updated the app to hide captions icons when no captions are available for videos.

Improved the video player height to ensure consistent display across all lessons.

Added support to display thumbnails for modules and submodules in the list view if thumbnails are available. The UI remains unchanged if no thumbnails are present.

Fixed an issue where embed code height and width specified in embed codes were not respected inside the webview.

Resolved an issue where accessing a locked or dripped module via deep link or "Up Next" did not display the Locked Lesson page.

Updated the UI to display module and submodule thumbnails in the list view when available, keeping the existing UI if no thumbnails are present.

Implemented Subscriptions support, ensuring proper functionality for restoring purchases, end-to-end subscription processing, and localized copy for multiple languages.

Added a link in the app settings to manage subscriptions, which is visible only when an active subscription exists.

Fixed an issue in App Offer Detail page where placeholder images were incorrectly displayed and are now hidden.

Resolved a bug where audio playback would stop when the app was backgrounded.

Adjusted course thumbnails in the library to maintain a 1280x720 aspect ratio, fixing the cropping issue unique to Android.

Corrected the "Up Next" behavior in Course UX Favorites to display the correct favorite status for lessons.

Ensured product and gallery widgets with only one item do not display navigation dots

Hid the floating action button (FAB) when no links are included.

Fixed a bug where the video aspect ratio was distorted during playback in full-screen mode, ensuring a consistent 16:9 ratio.

Addressed an issue where like and comment buttons occasionally failed to load on course detail pages.