Branded Mobile App Release Notes
Release date: May 21, 2025
Release notes: Mobile - Android 3.13.1
New Features:
- Added support to add events to your calendar directly from community features
- Updated Settings screen with new video playback options like autoplay and continuous play
- Added video quality controls to video playback in the branded app
- Added deep linking support for push notifications that route to custom pages
Bug Fixes:
- 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
Release date: May 20, 2025
Release notes: Mobile - iOS 3.17.0
New Features:
- 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.
Bug Fixes:
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Fixed an issue where tapping a course from the Home screen sometimes redirected to the Library instead of the course itself
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Resolved a crash related to how the app identified your site
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Investigated image loading issues where expired links showed broken images
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Resolved an issue where pull-to-refresh wouldn’t reload images on some screens
Release date: May 5, 2025
Release notes: Mobile - iOS 3.16
New Features:
- 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.
- Both Continuous Playback and Autoplay can be enabled in settings
Bug Fixes:
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Fixed a bug where embedded quizzes wouldn’t load in full-screen mode
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Fixed a Community IAP bug where users were redirected to an error page after purchase
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Added support for “Add to Calendar” actions in the Community (Apple Calendar or Safari fallback)
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Improved error state for widgets linking to misconfigured screens — now shows empty state messaging instead of failing silently
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Implemented shimmer loading view for images to improve perceived performance during load times
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Updated bottom nav bar logic to properly localize “Library” and “Community” labels when appropriate
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Fixed issue where app actions didn’t work when navigating to secondary screens via button actions
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Fixed bug where video playback briefly paused at 80% due to analytics logging behavior
Release date: Apr 22, 2025
Release notes: Mobile - iOS 3.15
New Features:
- 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.
Fixes and Improvements:
- 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.
Release date: Apr 22, 2025
Release notes: Mobile - Android 3.11.1
New Features:
- 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.
Fixes and Improvements:
- 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:
- Fixed an issue where embedded videos couldn’t enter full-screen mode.
- Added video/audio progress bars so you can easily see your playback position.
- Submodules now show accurate progress indicators when lessons are completed.
- Web & Link Fixes:
- Links inside course lessons now behave more predictably.
- Zoom links now open correctly within the app.
- Fixed broken redirects on Gallery Widget buttons.
- Improved handling of links inside embedded iframes.
- Favoriting lessons now correctly updates the icon and list.
- Communities - Messaging screen now scrolls properly when the keyboard is open.
Release date: Apr 1, 2025
Release notes: Mobile - Android 3.10
New Features:
- You can now create custom pages and add them directly to the bottom navigation
- Add widgets like button, image, gallery, carousel, product, embed code, and text
- Link widgets (buttons, images, galleries) to specific screens within your app
- Reorder pages or move them in and out of the navigation easily
- Use cases include: onboarding, product highlights, embedded tools, announcements, or landing pages
- 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
Fixes and Improvements:
- 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
Release notes: Mobile - iOS BMA 3.14
New Features:
- You can now create custom pages and add them directly to the bottom navigation
- Add any combination of available widgets: button, image, gallery, carousel, product, embed code, and text
- Buttons, images, and gallery widgets now support linking to other screens within the app
- Reorder pages or move them in and out of the navigation anytime
- Use cases include: onboarding flows, product highlights, announcements, embedded tools, or landing pages
- When adding more than 5 pages, a "More" menu will be added automatically.
- Customize each page’s name and icon to match your branding
- Admins can choose to show or hide:
- Course progress indicators throughout the app
- The "Mark as Complete" button in the course library
Fixes and Improvements:
- 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
Release date: Mar 7, 2025
Release notes: Mobile - iOS BMA 3.12.1
Bug Fixes & Performance Improvements:
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Enhanced Navigation for Community Links
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Improved how links open for a smoother browsing experience:
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Library Pages now open in a modal view.
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Blog & Landing Pages now open within the app.
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Website Pages open in a modal view for better authentication handling.
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Fixed an issue where Community links were not working properly, including buttons for file downloads and emails.
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Improved authentication handling so you stay signed in when reopening the app.
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Fixed an issue where signing out sometimes caused the wrong community version to appear.
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Improved error messaging for account setup issues.
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Dark Mode Fixes & UI Improvements
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Dark mode now displays correctly in the updated settings screens.
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Release date: Mar 5, 2025
Release notes: Mobile - Android BMA 3.8.3
Bug Fixes:
- 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.
Release date: Feb 24, 2025
Release Notes: Mobile - iOS BMA 3.11.0
New Features and Enhancements:
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Updated Settings Page: Redesigned the settings page for a cleaner, more user-friendly experience.
Bug Fixes:
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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.
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Various UI and Code Improvements:
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Removed unnecessary back button titles.
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Fixed tappable space issues on the course module screen.
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Prevented duplicate loading spinners on the course overview screen.
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Release Notes: Mobile - Android BMA 3.8.2
New Features and Enhancements:
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Resume Last Played Lesson: Users can now resume their last played video or audio lesson from where they left off.
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Pull to Refresh on Home Screen: Users can now refresh the home screen by pulling down.
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Updated Settings Page: Redesigned the settings page for a better user experience.
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Compact Resume Lesson Widget: Updated the design to take up less space while maintaining functionality.
Bug Fixes:
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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.
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Dark Overlay on Product IAPs: Added a dark overlay to improve text visibility on product tiles.
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Placeholder Images for Products: Ensured a placeholder image appears for products without an image.
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App Name Display Fix: Now correctly displays the app name instead of the site name.
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Captions Icon Visibility: The captions icon now only appears when subtitles are available.
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Background Video Playback Fix: Clicking "Stop" in the background video player no longer disables video playback in lessons.
Release date: Feb 24, 2025
Release Notes: Mobile - iOS BMA 3.10.0
New Features and Enhancements:
- 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.
Bug Fixes:
- 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.
Release Notes: Mobile - Android BMA 3.8.1
Bug Fixes:
- 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.
Release date: Jan 23, 2025
Release Notes: Mobile - iOS BMA 3.9.0
New Features and Enhancements:
- Gallery Widget Image Actions: Enabled actions on gallery widget images, with fallback to fullscreen viewer when no action is set.
Bug Fixes
- 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.
Release Notes: Mobile - Android BMA 3.8.0
New Features and Enhancements:
- Gallery Widget Image Actions: Enabled actions on gallery widget images, with fallback to fullscreen viewer when no action is set.
Bug Fixes:
- 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.
Release date: Jan 16, 2025
Release Notes: Mobile - Android BMA 3.7.3
Bug fixes:
- 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.
Release date: Jan 8, 2025
Release Notes: Mobile - iOS BMA 3.8.0
New features:
- 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.
Bug fixes:
- 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.
Release Notes: Mobile - Android BMA 3.7.1
New features:
- 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.
Bug fixes:
- 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.