August 20, 2025
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Sermon Notes
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.. release-notes::

   - New: Completed backend infrastructure and web management interface for Sermon Notes feature, preparing for the upcoming Mobile 3.9 release.

SMS & Text Messaging
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.. release-notes::

   - New: Automatic synchronization of PBT (Powered by Text) subscription status with manual and scheduled sync options
   - New: SMS group management with ability to disable groups while maintaining webhook processing
   - Change: Enhanced SMS status reporting with additional status codes and failure descriptions
   - Fix: Python script actions in SMS reply words now properly handle unknown senders
   - Fix: Mass SMS sending now continues processing when encountering invalid numbers
   - Fix: SMS Group subscription errors when processing STOP and STOPALL in rapid succession
   - Fix: Mass text messages no longer throw "too many parameters" error for large recipient lists
   - Fix: SMS reply words validation now prevents duplicate entries and cascading deletions
   - Fix: Duplicate SMS log entries eliminated for successful text messages and system codes


Mobile Application
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.. release-notes::

   - New: Member status now displayed on mobile profile
   - New: Sermon Notes and Media Library added as footer navigation options (requires upcoming Mobile 3.9)
   - New: Links to TouchPoint database from banners and channels now use authenticated URLs
   - Change: Interface terminology updated for consistency ("Private" to "Closed", "Badge" to "Channel Logo")
   - Fix: Directory privacy restrictions now properly apply to users with OrgLeadersOnly role
   - Fix: "My Data" users can no longer view email addresses of other members
   - Fix: Date of birth visibility restrictions now enforced based on admin settings
   - Fix: Photo directory settings now functional in Mobile 3.0
   - Fix: Next meeting dates now display correctly for scheduled Involvements
   - Fix: Channel post creation no longer updates original creation date when edited
   - Fix: Status flag badge ordering now consistent between web and mobile app
   - Fix: OrgLeadersOnly users can no longer view restricted tabs (TouchPoints, Prayers, Badges, Involvements)

Finance & Online Giving
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.. release-notes::

   - New: TouchPoint Giving reports now available in main menu for churches with TouchPoint Giving
   - New: Retrospective Giving report added to Finance Reports menu for TouchPoint Giving churches
   - New: Enable Apple Pay and Google Pay testing for future release
   - Fix: Discover card transactions now properly settle from pending to completed batches
   - Fix: ACH batches now correctly include both one-time and recurring gifts with proper Gateway Account ID

Media & Resources
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.. release-notes::

   - New: Thumbnail support added for resource types, categories, and media types (in support of upcoming Mobile 3.9)
   - New: Books of the Bible lookup table
   - New: Improved thumbnail URL management interface for individual resources
   - Fix: Resource ordering now properly maintained when viewed through people records
   - Fix: Moving resource groups between tabs now displays correctly in mobile app
   - Fix: Campus restrictions on resources now work as expected
   - Fix: CKEditor image properties (size, alt text) now editable in Media & Resources
   - Fix: Hyperlinks can now be added to freeform resources
   - Fix: Chinese translation performance improved
   - Fix: Resource tab and group deletion with proper validation and error messaging
   - Fix: API now returns thumbnail URLs for resources with fallback to media type defaults