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Release - Sep 1, 2026

August 2026 Updates to Gaggle

In August we released our biggest ever update to the recording experience, custom layouts!

  1. New Features

    • Custom recorder layouts are here! Create multiple layouts with one or many screens, with custom backgrounds. With 63 instruments (in multiple sizes) and counting, available in light/dark mode with optional glass, the combinations are endless! Try it out today under Recorder Settings > Custom Layouts.
  2. Recording Improvements

    • Additional improvements to recording recovery
    • Prevent false recorder landings from invalid GPS motion — Preserve airborne recordings if the recorder restarts mid flight
    • Prevent duplicate flight finalization
    • Recorder screen optimization and performance improvements
    • Additional optimization of airspaces
    • Optimize variometer playback
    • Allow AIR3 tablets to validate offline
  3. Avisory Improvements

    • Improvements to advisories audio cues, including summarizing and removing unnecessary warnings
    • Disable advisory audio when advisories are disabled in advisory settings
    • Move advisories below airspaces in the map detail bottom sheet
    • Further improve advisories UI and performance on the map
    • Additional optimization of airspace advisories
  4. Other Improvements

    • 3D replay tile loading improvements
    • Simplify competition leaderboard tools
    • Add obstacle course waypoint cancellation setting
    • Optimize explore map marker rendering and limit airports
  5. Notable Bugs Fixed 🐜 — Fix bug where recorder voice would not always set

    • Fix SoftRF FLARM devices from sending duplicate traffic updates
    • Fix some flights not showing in the community feed
    • Fix subscription not updating after hitting Restore Purchases
    • Fix emergency out-landing alert delivery
    • Fix bug where powerline retry caused perforance issues on some Android devices
    • Fix live tracking not showing in the home screen
    • Fix the background colour on some modal sheets
    • Fix live competition scoring, sharing, and replay recovery
    • Fix mobile constant-speed replay overlay layout
    • Fix bug where instruments would freeze on some Android devices
    • Fix bug where group admins could not upload obstacle course images
    • Other minor improvements and bug fixes