[ecexplorer] release 2026.10.4

This release improves reliability across notifications, group experiences, and chat conversations, while preparing the app for upcoming platform and tooling updates.

Fixes an issue where chat messages were not showing for some users.

[HADeveloper] Merge pull request #5985 from planningcenter/release-please--branches--main--components--church-center-app

This release brings smoother navigation and modal behavior, more consistent Liquid Glass styling, improved media controls, and better support for calendar events and group workflows.

This release makes group, service, directory, resource, media, and preview workflows clearer and more reliable, while improving support for large text sizes and rate-limited requests.

Bug fixes and improvements

This release fixes crashes when opening setup links, corrects event history and signup description display, and refines headers, search spacing, and group member updates for a smoother experience.

Modal controls are more consistent and resilient, including safer header button handling, preset buttons for send/share/done actions, and a fix for a crash when the close icon can't be written. Publishing draft previews render reliably, and we have a new home screen quick action which shows app version/build info.

This release adds image cropping for profile and household uploads, text selection and copying, better accessibility for avatars, and several modal and deep-link fixes.

Various bug fixes

This release includes fixes for notification handling, birthdate limits, directory access errors, copy and scroll behavior, Giving layout, and organization banners, plus support work for Publishing collection blocks.

This release includes fixes for missing icons and deep linking failures.

This release updates several iOS header controls and navigation behaviors, improves text-size handling for links, and includes maintenance and security updates.

This release includes several fixes for form links, group sharing, profile campus syncing, and chat behavior.

This release includes updates for page layouts, improvements to chat and a few behind-the-scenes fixes.

Typography components were refreshed, chat badges and reaction indicators stay in sync more reliably, and a few app flow bugs were fixed around campus selection, household member edits, podcast playback, and more stable login.

This release includes audio playback fixes, a fix for unresponsive top buttons, and a few behind-the-scenes updates.

[ecexplorer] release 2026.7.8

This release includes minor under-the-hood improvements to enhance app stability and performance.

Addresses users stuck in loading on chat and notifications

We've made improvements to your profile and settings experience, including an updated Directory screen for a smoother, more intuitive navigation flow. This release also includes behind-the-scenes updates to keep the app running reliably and efficiently.

This release brings a refreshed card layout to the check-ins precheck details screen, and households now show confirmed service schedules. Announcements have been improved with a built-in in-app page and smarter campus filtering that defaults to your current campus when it has active announcements. Signup sheets now display the plan title.

We've improved app performance and reliability with updated dependencies, enhanced error tracking, and refined location permission handling. Added refresh controls across more screens for better content updates. Fixed issues with Groups functionality and resolved loading errors for deleted content. General code cleanup and optimizations for a smoother user experience.

We've improved app performance with better page refreshing, fixed missing profile pictures, and resolved various navigation issues including inconsistent back buttons. Enhanced the Groups experience with pull-to-refresh functionality on dashboards and group screens, plus improved text display on status banners. Added refresh controls to Directory profiles and updated the My Schedule interface. Fixed notification handling and resolved several technical errors for a smoother experience. This update also includes a fix for some users experiencing unexpected logouts.