Release notes

What’s New in VerseRelay

Every desktop release in one place. Read highlights in-app and view full notes, fixes, and known issues here.

Jul 12, 2026

v0.2.1

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  • Remote Control can now clear the stage and gives clearer action feedback.
  • Stage trail text now moves more smoothly and keeps the current line easy to read.
  • Live transcript selections now stay in place as the transcript updates.
  • Lyrics headers now fit better in smaller windows.
  • Live transcription connections are more reliable.
  • The website now has clearer setup and compatibility guidance.
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May 31, 2026

v0.1.11

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  • Scripture references spoken in more natural ways are now detected more reliably.
  • Verse 1 references now behave correctly when auto-present is enabled.
  • One-chapter books like Philemon now work better with follow-up verse commands.
  • Auto-search is lighter during live transcription.
  • Transcript finalization is steadier.
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May 28, 2026

v0.1.10

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  • Live transcript scripture matching now handles more natural chapter-and-verse phrasing.
  • Active scripture context can now resolve follow-up references like "four verse one" without repeating the book name.
  • Ambiguous split references are less likely to trigger unintended multi-reference processing.
  • The desktop update banner badge is better centered and visually steadier.
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May 22, 2026

v0.1.9

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  • Theme editing now has clearer selection overlays for background, main text, and reference text areas.
  • Lyrics now uses setlist language and a steadier two-column library/detail layout.
  • Settings now includes creative data export and import for songs, lyrics, and custom themes.
  • Toasts and small action buttons have cleaner alignment, hover behavior, and visual polish.
  • Bible search and remote quote commands received reliability updates.
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May 17, 2026

v0.1.8

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  • Remote Control now has a cleaner Suggestions tab with configurable visible tabs.
  • Remote operators can capture manual or transcript-based quote drafts and send them through AI refinement.
  • Overall system stability updates.
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May 11, 2026

v0.1.7

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  • Desktop updates now have clearer manual and automatic download controls.
  • Staged Bible verses now keep their original translation labels when the active search translation changes.
  • Theme previews now show the stage fallback background when a theme is set to use the stage background.
  • Presenting an already staged item now behaves like opening that staged item instead of adding a duplicate.
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May 9, 2026

v0.1.6

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  • Lyrics library search now matches saved lyric content and section labels, not just title and artist.
  • Lyrics library filtering now uses the same search field styling and clear action as the Bible search.
  • Saved lyric searches stay local and responsive with a precomputed per-song search index.
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May 9, 2026

v0.1.5

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  • Theme image backgrounds now sync more reliably between desktop devices.
  • Final transcript scripture detections no longer replay older partial detections onto the stage.
  • Cloud-backed theme media now follows the same source-aware behavior as Display tab background media.
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May 8, 2026

v0.1.4

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  • Lyrics now remember per-song presentation choices, including display mode, wrapping, and selected theme.
  • Lyrics editing is safer, with cancel restoring the previous song state and menu actions behaving more reliably.
  • Transcript segment selection is more predictable, with deliberate multi-select support and fewer stale selections.
  • Quote refinement should respond faster for short transcript selections.
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May 2, 2026

v0.1.3

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  • Display output controls now show a unified active green state across both the selected mode button and its chevron menu area.
  • Lyrics header controls have been reordered for a cleaner desktop workflow.
  • Cloud-backed stage background precedence is preserved more carefully during settings sync.
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Apr 27, 2026

v0.1.2

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  • Lyrics Cue sync is safer across desktop devices and no longer treats missing cloud cue data as an empty cue.
  • Starting a new session no longer empties the Lyrics library in the desktop Lyrics tab.
  • The persistent Lyrics Cue remains user-profile data instead of being tied to live-session reset behavior.
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Apr 27, 2026

v0.1.1

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  • Live transcription now uses better end-of-turn handling.
  • Scripture detection is more reliable for spoken verse ranges, verse-only commands, chapter-only references, and split transcript context.
  • Bible version voice commands can switch translations from the transcript when voice controls are enabled.
  • Lyrics now include a persistent Cue so operators can prepare songs ahead of service and switch quickly.
  • Desktop settings now include a voice-control switch for transcript-driven scripture and version commands.
  • Cloud Bible references now normalize book names and display joined passage ranges more accurately.
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Apr 25, 2026

v0.0.10

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  • Remote Control received production-readiness improvements for menus, lyrics control, settings, and trusted remotes.
  • The desktop onboarding tour now starts from the Bible workflow consistently across every entry point.
  • Desktop sign-in and account management links were refined for clearer authentication recovery.
  • Several desktop modal and settings layouts were tightened for better spacing and overflow behavior.
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Apr 24, 2026

v0.0.9

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  • Remote Control lets approved phones and tablets operate key live-service workflows from the room.
  • Trusted remotes can reconnect to an active session without repeated approval.
  • Remote sessions can be started automatically and emailed to the signed-in user.
  • Bible, detected scripture, context search, lyrics, and auto-present controls are now available from the remote surface.
  • The website, docs, and feature visuals were updated to explain Remote Control and present the product more clearly.
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Apr 24, 2026

v0.0.8

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  • Desktop now supports startup announcements from the admin console.
  • A new Help area in Settings brings support links, device details, and feedback into one place.
  • The first-run onboarding tour was expanded across the main production workflow.
  • Lyrics, quote capture, listening controls, and theme editing received clearer review and presentation flows.
  • The website, docs, downloads, and feature visuals were refreshed for a cleaner product launch experience.
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Apr 23, 2026

v0.0.7

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  • Admin console moved from Blazor UI to Next.js with full subpage coverage.
  • Desktop profile admin action now opens the Next.js admin shell directly.
  • Admin usage analytics reliability improved with backend date normalization fixes.
  • Account Center and usage UX were refined, including chart and interval consistency updates.
  • “What’s New” now uses an in-app modal with formatted highlights.
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Apr 23, 2026

v0.0.6

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  • Browser-first desktop authentication is now the default with explicit approval.
  • New Next.js account center and auth shell replace Blazor account UI in desktop auth flows.
  • Desktop device/session enforcement expanded with replace/revoke and approval-aware browser sign-in.
  • Usage metrics are unified across desktop and web with a contract-driven canonical model.
  • Account usage visuals were upgraded with clearer trends, units, and windowed analytics.
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Apr 22, 2026

v0.0.5

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  • Unified Screen + NDI display control in the main header.
  • New display flyout with mode-specific configuration and diagnostics.
  • Major Theme Editor layout refresh for Text, Strip, Layout, Theme, and Animation tabs.
  • Improved strip/background gradient controls with direction slider support.
  • Settings modal redesigned into a cleaner two-column navigation layout.
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