Foundation Generic Release - September 2026
Modular Version 1.90.0-1.94.0
Modular Version Audio, podcasts & read-aloud
- Android: The audio that is playing now moves to the top of the playlist also when read-aloud articles are in the playlist
FOUN-4659 - Android: Audio playback now starts on the first tap of the play button
FOUN-4814 - iOS: Fixed black squares flickering in the mini player when the device is rotated
FOUN-4846 - Android: The toolbar in article view no longer disappears for a moment when you tap pause
FOUN-4949 - Both: The date and time on audio items now look the same on both platforms
FOUN-4966 - Both: Links to a podcast series from push messages now open correctly
FOUN-4967 - Android: Fixed a crash during read-aloud when accessibility tools are turned on
FOUN-4997 - iOS: The add to playlist and remove from playlist icon is visible again on podcast episode cards
FOUN-5039 - Both: Podcast episodes shorter than one minute now show their length in seconds instead of "0 min"
FOUN-5069 - Android: The app no longer becomes slow while read-aloud audio plays
FOUN-5093 - iOS: Read-aloud no longer stutters at the start of an article
FOUN-5121
Modular Version Reading articles & live news
- Both: You can now pull down to refresh an open article
FOUN-4768 - iOS: The category bar in live news now scrolls to the selected category when the view is updated
FOUN-4825 - iOS: A broken link in a live news article no longer blocks navigation in the app
FOUN-4834 - iOS: Articles now stay in place when the phone is in landscape mode
FOUN-4907 - Android: The last category in the live news category bar now has correct spacing at the edge
FOUN-4924 - Android: Pages no longer jump back when you swipe quickly between them
FOUN-4956 - Android: Live news scrolls more smoothly, also on small tablets
FOUN-4999 - Android: Fixed an empty screen that could show in live news
FOUN-5085 - Android: Opening a live news category in landscape now keeps the landscape layout
FOUN-5120 - iOS: Live news teasers now appear while you scroll quickly, not only when scrolling stops
FOUN-5159 - iOS: Live news no longer stutters when new teasers appear
FOUN-5160 - iOS: Pull to refresh in article view now keeps you on the article you swiped to
FOUN-5168
Modular Version E-paper, archive & search
- Android: All archive search results now show their date, with the thumbnail and text aligned
FOUN-4946 - Both: The newest issue module no longer shows a blank module or misses the second row after a cold start
FOUN-4981 - Android: The spread no longer shows a blank page when it opens
FOUN-4985 - Android: The kiosk now shows the correct content after you change region
FOUN-4987 - Both: Search results and dates in the date picker now look and behave the same on both platforms
FOUN-4994 - iOS: The newest issue module no longer shows "Today's edition" for a moment on first start after installation
FOUN-5082 - Both: The newest issue module now updates when the app was left open in the background overnight
FOUN-5097 - Both: An issue that the publisher puts back on hold no longer shows in the app
FOUN-5131 - Both: The archive now fills the full screen with issues on large tablets
FOUN-5154 - Both: The archive now loads older issues also when the first issues do not fill the screen
FOUN-5155 - iPad: Scrolling the archive is now smooth
FOUN-5158
Modular Version Navigation, links & login
- Android: Links in the push notification archive now open the correct article
FOUN-4968 - Both: The setting that hides the top bar works again, for example on onboarding screens
FOUN-5091 - Both: The bottom bar no longer disappears after you open the login screen
FOUN-5108 - Both: The app now remembers that you are logged in after you close and open it again
FOUN-5109 - iOS: Tapping the logged-in user in the profile menu no longer opens an empty login screen
FOUN-5015 - iOS: Contact by e-mail now works when the Apple Mail app is not installed
FOUN-4947 - iOS: Links that open a new window from web content now work
FOUN-4992
Modular Version Layout & visual polish
- Android: Scroll areas inside a secondary module now scroll correctly on tablets
FOUN-4712 - iOS: Onboarding now runs to the end on iOS 15
FOUN-4852 - Both: Search and navigation button lists now have even spacing
FOUN-4934 - Both: Less empty space in the privacy consent dialog, and its options always show on iOS
FOUN-4959 - Android: The date picker buttons now use the configured font
FOUN-4986 - Both: The sidebar now scrolls when its content is longer than the screen
FOUN-4989 - iPad: The first tab in the container tab bar is no longer squeezed in portrait mode
FOUN-4990 - Both: Pages now scroll to the top correctly when the top module loads late
FOUN-4993 - Both: Layout expanders now show the configured number of columns
FOUN-5047 - Android: The empty state icon in search is now placed correctly
FOUN-5053 - Android: A button that should not be visible no longer shows in Bookmarks
FOUN-5071
Modular Version Purchases
- Both: Buy item modules can now navigate to a configured screen when tapped
FOUN-4984 - iOS: Buy item prices now use the same fallback as Android
FOUN-4991 - Android: Purchases from configured purchase flows now always give the user access
FOUN-5161
Modular Version Stability & performance
- Android: Fixed a crash when you open and close live news articles quickly
FOUN-4964 - iOS: Pages with many categories now load content and images faster
FOUN-5084 - Both: Modules now load correctly on all screens
FOUN-5147 - iOS: Fixed a crash that could happen when lists load more content
FOUN-5156 - iOS: Fixed a crash or wrong tab highlight in the bottom bar during navigation
FOUN-5157 - Android: Fixed a crash when the app uses a custom article view
FOUN-5170 - Android: The app no longer shows a blank page with only an X at start when the consent check is slow
FOUN-5148
Modular Version Tracking & privacy
- iOS: E-paper tracking now sends the correct section name
FOUN-5141 - Both: CleverPush events are always sent, and user ids are only sent with consent
FOUN-5142 - Android: Listening with "Alle Artikel anhören" is now tracked also for issues that are not downloaded
FOUN-5143 - Both: Read-aloud tracking now sends the same source on both platforms, and the source can be configured
FOUN-5144 - Android: E-paper searches with a hardware Enter key are now tracked once
FOUN-5145 - Android: Tapping play on a podcast episode is now tracked, like on iOS
FOUN-5146 - Both: The support e-mail no longer includes debug identifiers when no consent group allows targeting
FOUN-4982
Foundation Generic Release - August 2026
Modular Version 1.86.0-1.89.3
Modular Version Audio player & podcasts
- Android: Fixed the audio player closing when a third video was started
FOUN-4448 - iOS: Fixed podcast episodes restarting a few seconds after playback started
FOUN-4578 - iOS: The mini player now appears without an odd animation
FOUN-4700 - iOS: The mini player now has spacing to the right edge of the screen
FOUN-4777 - iOS: Removed the white box behind images in the audio player
FOUN-4800 - iOS: The playback time is no longer cut off in the audio player on small screens
FOUN-4802 - iOS: The download progress circle and the EQ bars now scale correctly in the floating player
FOUN-4811 - iOS: The player inside an article now updates when the floating player is closed or the audio is stopped
FOUN-4812 - Android: Audio playback now starts on the first tap of the play button
FOUN-4814 - Android: Fixed a crash when tapping next to switch to the following audio
FOUN-4909
Modular Version Playlists & listening history
- Android: Removing audio from the playlist and from the history list now works every time
FOUN-4650 - Android: The add and remove buttons in the playlist and history now use the correct colour, and can be set with actionButtonColor
FOUN-4847 - iOS: The button in article view to remove an article from the playlist now works
FOUN-4850 - iOS: A finished audio moved back into the playlist now plays again instead of ending at once
FOUN-4862
Modular Version Reading articles & live news
- Android: Fixed overlapping headline, timestamp and body text in live news teasers
FOUN-3978 - Both: Article text sizes are now aligned between the platforms and use auto sizing, which can be turned off in the configuration
FOUN-4238 - Android: Special characters such as hyphens in live news teasers are now shown correctly
FOUN-4836 - iOS: Video sound now stops when you close a live news article
FOUN-4863 - Android: The video player in article view and web modules now supports full screen and landscape
FOUN-4823 - iOS: Links that open in a new window now work in article view
FOUN-4965 - iOS: Articles now stay in place when the phone is in landscape mode
FOUN-4907 - Both: Embeds in live news articles can now be shown or hidden based on a consent category
FOUN-4751 - Both: Fixed an inactivity timeout in article view
FOUN-4837
Modular Version Article layout & styling
- Both: Article teaser shadows are now the same on iOS and Android
FOUN-3975 - Both: Article shadows in the e-paper kiosk are now aligned between the platforms
FOUN-4189 - Both: The corner radius of article cards and article images is now the same on iOS and Android
FOUN-4199 - Android: The article title now uses auto sizing, which can be turned off in the configuration
FOUN-4543 - Android: Article text no longer leaves its module and overlaps other modules
FOUN-4544
Modular Version Spread view & e-paper reading
- Both: The article overview in spread view is now styled correctly and handles HTML in the body text
FOUN-4622 - Both: Search result teasers in spread view now look the same on iOS and Android
FOUN-4720 - iOS: Improved dragging of interstitial pages in the spread
FOUN-4904 - Both: Pages with many article hotspots no longer flash an error; only clickable ads flash
FOUN-4905 - Both: The spread viewer no longer repeats navigation and configuration work on every page turn
FOUN-4824 - Android: Article view and spread view are now centred correctly in landscape mode
FOUN-4761
Modular Version Publications, regions & downloads
- Both: You can now scroll to load older publications instead of only using the date picker
FOUN-3515 - Both: Publications now open and start their download faster
FOUN-4782 - Both: An old archive publication no longer opens twice when it takes long to load
FOUN-4794 - Both: The delete after one day option for downloads now works
FOUN-4795 - Both: Region names are no longer cut off in the region picker
FOUN-4790 - Android: The region picker again appears on startup in the e-paper universe
FOUN-4815 - iOS: Fixed the new badge flashing and an occasional crash when changing region
FOUN-4838 - iOS: The kiosk no longer reloads when you select the region that is already shown
FOUN-5010
Modular Version Search
- Both: Search in spread view no longer returns a blank page after a few searches
FOUN-4778 - Android: Search in the live news tab of global search now returns results
FOUN-4779 - Android: The empty state no longer moves when the keyboard opens in global search
FOUN-4848 - Both: The keyboard no longer covers the search field when searching in article view
FOUN-4932
Modular Version Navigation, menus & scrolling
- Android: The navigation buttons are back in the top bar of web universes, with better spacing
FOUN-3991 - iOS: Buttons in a dialog opened from the side menu now respond at once
FOUN-4917 - iOS: A link to a specific live ticker now opens that ticker when the app is closed
FOUN-4828 - Both: Fixed pages staying empty in some cases
FOUN-5009 - Both: The header of a page is now always placed correctly
FOUN-4840 - Android: Taps on items in a horizontal scroll module now work after scrolling past either end
FOUN-4910 - Android: The bottom part of a horizontal scroll module cell is now tappable
FOUN-4911 - Android: The login screen now scrolls when the keyboard is open
FOUN-4759 - Both: The terms and privacy links are shown again on the purchase screen
FOUN-4927
Modular Version Tracking & platform support
- Both: Extra values can now be sent with hotspot tracking events
FOUN-4471 - Both: The placeholder user id is no longer sent to analytics
FOUN-4663 - Android: The app now requires Android 8 or newer
FOUN-4611 - Both: An app can now use more than one universal link URL scheme
FOUN-4719
Foundation Generic Release - July 2026
Modular Version 1.81.0-1.85.0
Modular Version Audio & podcast playback
- Both: Playlist items now show the correct duration instead of 0 minutes
FOUN-4264 - Android: Playtime in the playlist is now shown as a decimal number
FOUN-4381 - Android: The player no longer starts by itself when you move an item back into the playlist
FOUN-4765 - Both: Aligned both platforms on when a login is needed to play an article that is not downloaded
FOUN-4669
Modular Version Reading & accessibility
- iOS: VoiceOver can now swipe between groups
FOUN-4613 - Android: TalkBack no longer reads the full article text from an article teaser card
FOUN-4724
Modular Version Stability
- Android: Fixed white screens that made the app freeze and need a force close
FOUN-4705 - Android: Fixed the long white screen when you return to the app with a paper still open
FOUN-4738
Modular Version Browsing issues & downloads
- Android: The publication year is now shown below the cover image in the available issue module
FOUN-4623 - Both: The date format for download items can now be changed
FOUN-4050
Modular Version Layout & visual polish
- iOS: The top margin on the front page layout module now works
FOUN-4715 - iOS: Thumbnails no longer change size after you rotate the device
FOUN-4657 - iOS: Fixed the flicker in top bar modules when you change region or tab
FOUN-3102 - iOS: The "More" bottom tab is now highlighted when a view from that menu is open
FOUN-4336 - Both: Left and right margins now apply to the search status module on both platforms
FOUN-3591
Modular Version Dialogues & bookmarks
- Both: The delete button now says "delete this element" when you delete a single bookmark
FOUN-4494 - Both: Aligned the colour and the link text on the privacy dialogue on both platforms
FOUN-4612 - Both: Dialogue types can now be themed separately
FOUN-4518
Modular Version Purchases & notifications
- Android: Single issues now open after a successful in-app purchase
FOUN-4744 - iOS: Fixed banners not being shown
FOUN-4743 - Both: Improved handling when a push notification opens an article that the app does not know
FOUN-4595
Foundation Generic Release - June 2026
Modular Version 1.75.2-1.80.0
Modular Version Audio & podcasts
- iOS: The mini player now appears more quickly
FOUN-4488 - Both: Text-to-speech audio now downloads together with the publication
FOUN-4515 - iOS: The add/remove from playlist icon in article view now updates as expected
FOUN-4528 - iOS: Fixed a crash when tapping play/pause for an article after closing the mini player
FOUN-4536 - Android: A toast message now appears when skipping audio in landscape
FOUN-4553 - iOS: Play/pause icons in the playlist are no longer blurry
FOUN-4585 - Android: Fixed audio not being able to be restarted
FOUN-4646 - Android: You can now remove audio from the playlist and history list
FOUN-4650 - Both: The publication logo now shows in the lock-screen player
FOUN-4656 - Android: Fixed playing an article again after it had been paused
FOUN-4661 - iOS: You can no longer remove the currently playing audio from the playlist
FOUN-4666 - Both: Logged-out users can no longer access non-downloaded text-to-speech articles
FOUN-4669 - Android: The add/remove icon in article view no longer flickers when pausing or playing
FOUN-4687 - iOS: Fixed playback issues with MP3 podcasts
FOUN-4578 - Android: Podcast channel descriptions are no longer cut off
FOUN-4069 - Both: Podcast channel and episode modules now update their layout when their variant changes
FOUN-4547 - Both: Podcast episodes no longer show a gray square when no image is available
FOUN-4551 - iOS: The card background colour now applies to the podcast episode module
FOUN-4581
Modular Version Reading articles
- iOS: Article content now loads lazily when the module is shown, matching Android
FOUN-4568 - Both: Fixed article description text not loading
FOUN-4601 - Android: Article identifiers are now passed correctly when opening an article
FOUN-4649 - iOS: Fixed overlapping top-bar items in the web article view
FOUN-4524
Modular Version The e-paper spread & archive
- Android: Opening an article from landscape single-page view no longer briefly shows it in portrait
FOUN-4509 - iOS: The spread now loads page-specific ads
FOUN-4559 - iOS: Swiping in the spread now reliably triggers the first- and last-page actions
FOUN-4569 - iOS: Fixed blank pages in the spread when double-page view is enabled
FOUN-4625 - iOS: Page thumbnails no longer change size after rotating
FOUN-4657 - iOS: Fixed black boxes appearing in the spread view
FOUN-4690 - iPad: Improved spread loading speed, memory use, and navigation on older iPads
FOUN-4717 - iOS: Thumbnails are no longer displayed twice in the archive
FOUN-4445 - Both: Historical date-range archives now work again
FOUN-4621 - Both: The e-paper thumbnail now shows on the login dialog when a publication is opened from the archive
FOUN-4673 - iOS: Fixed downloaded papers going blank in My Downloads
FOUN-4685
Modular Version Regions, menus & navigation
- Both: Region picker custom styling is now consistent across platforms
FOUN-4546 - Android: The app now stays on the same page when changing regions
FOUN-4555 - Android: Changing region from the archive no longer jumps back to the start screen
FOUN-4583 - Both: The archive teaser now clears its modules when changing region from another container
FOUN-4602 - Both: The top-bar logo no longer disappears when navigating to a container with a different top bar
FOUN-4647 - iOS: The region picker and profile menu sidebars no longer flicker when opening
FOUN-4662 - Android: A container is now correctly marked active after changing region
FOUN-4704 - Android: The profile menu is now shown in full on phones
FOUN-4485
Modular Version Search
- Both: Fixed search sometimes not showing any results
FOUN-4607 - Both: Search now shows results after changing the search range
FOUN-4664
Modular Version Deep links & app launch
- Android: Switching to another linked app now opens it correctly instead of inside the app
FOUN-4572 - Android: mailto links now support CC recipients
FOUN-4584 - Android: Universal links to a bottom tab now open correctly when the app is closed
FOUN-4639 - Android: Universal links to articles no longer open blank from a force-closed state
FOUN-4640 - Android: Universal links to a viewer now open in the correct state when the app is closed
FOUN-4641 - Android: Fixed a white screen or freeze during app startup
FOUN-4710
Modular Version Accessibility with VoiceOver & TalkBack
- Both: Added accessibility label support for image layouts
FOUN-4556 - Android: TalkBack now correctly focuses overlays in the foreground
FOUN-4614 - Android: Articles and hotspots in the spread are now reachable with TalkBack
FOUN-4615 - Both: The close button in the menu and region picker is now labelled for VoiceOver and TalkBack
FOUN-4616 - Both: Added missing VoiceOver and TalkBack labels
FOUN-4617 - Both: VoiceOver and TalkBack now use the app language instead of the system language
FOUN-4618 - iOS: Bookmark and audio icons on article teasers are now reachable with VoiceOver
FOUN-4693 - iOS: Fixed misplaced VoiceOver markings for publications in My Downloads
FOUN-4694
Modular Version Layout & visual polish
- Android: Fixed the bottom bar becoming blank after rotating on older OS versions
FOUN-4477 - Android: Fixed the bottom bar disappearing after closing the spread following a purchase
FOUN-4538 - iOS: Search bar styling is now consistent across devices
FOUN-4565 - iOS: The top-bar centre module is now always centred
FOUN-4566 - iOS: The top bar on the login screen no longer expands when the keyboard opens
FOUN-4670 - Android: The prompt to download an updated version of a publication now keeps reappearing until installed
FOUN-4561 - iOS: Fixed styling breaking after deleting a bookmark
FOUN-4579
Modular Version Stability & crash fixes
- iOS: Fixed a crash when deleting a bookmark
FOUN-4558 - iOS: Fixed a low-memory crash in the spread caused by tiles being changed mid-render
FOUN-4570 - iOS: Fixed a crash after successfully restoring a purchase
FOUN-4658 - Android: Fixed a memory leak in the spread
FOUN-4716 - Both: Pictures now display correctly in offline mode
FOUN-4590
Foundation Generic Release - May 2026
Modular Version 1.73.0-1.75.0
Modular Version Audio & podcasts
- iOS: Article audio label is now translated correctly when opening a bookmarked article
FOUN-4362 - Both: The audio icon on the article action button can now be customised
FOUN-4475 - iPad: Podcast series overview now shows its headlines
FOUN-4486 - iOS: Long audio headlines no longer cut off the date and playtime in the playlist
FOUN-4487 - iOS: Play/pause icons in the playlist are now sharp instead of blurry
FOUN-4490
Modular Version Reading articles
- Both: Added support for embedded YouTube videos in article view
FOUN-4392 - Both: Fixed links between live-news items not opening within the app
FOUN-4367 - Android: Fixed article view sometimes being stuck zoomed in with no way to zoom out
FOUN-4463 - Both: Article view now keeps the chosen font size when navigating to an article
FOUN-4508 - iOS: Fixed tapping images not triggering their navigation
FOUN-4531 - iOS: Fixed article images sometimes failing to load
FOUN-4537 - Android: Fixed article images sometimes failing to load
FOUN-4539 - Android: Fixed article teaser text being cut off mid-line on some devices
FOUN-4504
Modular Version Spread & page navigation
- Android: Fixed page view being broken in landscape in the spread
FOUN-4402 - iOS: A zoomed section no longer stays visible in the background after moving to the next page
FOUN-4436 - Both: Added a one-handed zoom gesture to the spread — double-tap, hold and drag to zoom
FOUN-4472 - iOS: Fixed a duplicate close button appearing when searching in the spread
FOUN-4495 - Both: The spread now shows a retry button instead of blank pages when a page fails to download on a poor connection
FOUN-4503
Modular Version Stability & crash fixes
- Android: Fixed a crash and reliability issues with universal links
FOUN-4446 - Android: Fixed a crash when opening the spread view
FOUN-4455 - Android: Fixed a crash when changing pages quickly inside a section
FOUN-4456 - Android: Fixed a crash when opening new sections in quick succession
FOUN-4457 - Android: Fixed a crash on launch after the app was closed while viewing an article with an ad
FOUN-4458 - Android: Fixed a crash when moving to the next or previous page in the spread
FOUN-4459 - Android: Fixed a crash when an article's data is removed while it is being read
FOUN-4540 - Both: Hardened the app against crashes caused by concurrent data changes in shared modules
FOUN-4541
Modular Version Buy & login screens
- Both: The buy screen now renders its purchase options from configuration for more consistent styling
FOUN-4505 - Both: The login screen now sizes itself to its content instead of a fixed height
FOUN-4507 - Both: Fixed buy screen button styling that looked wrong after a generic update
FOUN-4523
Modular Version Downloads & bookmarks
- Both: Bookmarked paywalled articles can no longer be opened without logging in
FOUN-4441 - Both: Changing auto-delete settings no longer deletes all downloads instead of only expired ones
FOUN-4454
Modular Version Other improvements
- iOS: The publication selected in the archive date picker now appears correctly in the first row of the grid
FOUN-3695 - Android: Bottom-bar elements no longer scale or position oddly on tablets when rotating
FOUN-4497 - Both: Added support for switching to another app from a navigation, falling back to the app store if it isn't installed
FOUN-4513
Foundation Generic Release - April 2026
Modular version 1.67.0-1.72.0
Audio, Podcast & Playlist
- Both: New podcast search feature
FOUN-2503 - Both: Fix podcast all channels view
FOUN-4211 - Both: Fix podcast playlist
FOUN-4212 - iOS: Fix playlist styling in LZ app
FOUN-4223 - Both: Fix bad quality images and stretching on audio player
FOUN-4262 - iOS: Fix miniplayer image not updating when playing new TTS
FOUN-4270 - Both: Fix sheet audio player alignment between platforms
FOUN-4308 - Both: Add missing shadow behind play button in playlist
FOUN-4323 - Tablet: Fix blurry play icons in playlist
FOUN-4326 - Tablet: Fix playlist "Next" label padding alignment
FOUN-4327 - iOS: Fix podcast playback completely broken
FOUN-4332 - Both: Fix podcast image not displaying
FOUN-4350 - Android: Fix podcast titles showing generic text and wrong play button color
FOUN-4354 - iOS: Fix images displaying too small in audio player
FOUN-4382 - Android: Fix playlist play button not replaying current item
FOUN-4434
Page View & Spread View
- Both: Fix inconsistent spacing in page overview
FOUN-4121 - iOS: Fix vertical scroll sub-modules showing wrong size momentarily
FOUN-4291 - iOS: Fix vertical scroll module not showing enough publications
FOUN-4294 - Both: Page overview adjustments
FOUN-4315 - Android: Fix spread fragments not clearing on phone rotation
FOUN-4390 - Both: Fix spread view page alignment
FOUN-4398 - Both: Improve spread swipe animation
FOUN-4435
Navigation & Bars
- Both: Enable font customization for bottombar module
FOUN-4272 - iOS: Fix wrong state in topbar
FOUN-4296 - iOS: Fix icons blinking in topbar
FOUN-4373 - Android: Fix sidebar behavior during orientation change
FOUN-4389 - iOS: Fix selected topbar tab indicator spacing
FOUN-4439
Article View, Search & Ads
- Both: Fix bookmark toast in article view
FOUN-4201 - Android: Add bookmark icons to article teaser cards
FOUN-4256 - Android: Fix keyboard covering search field in article view
FOUN-4352 - iOS: Fix "Seite" label shown twice in article view
FOUN-4378 - Both: Fix article tracking event not triggering consistently
FOUN-4371 - Both: Fix interstitial ads with iFrames
FOUN-4361 - iOS: Fix empty results after search
FOUN-4426 - iOS: Fix missing search text field background color on phone
FOUN-4427
Downloads & Auto-delete
- Both: Fix downloaded publications not auto-deleting
FOUN-4307 - Both: Fix auto-delete settings dialog
FOUN-4319 - Both: Auto-delete dialog adjustments
FOUN-4343 - iOS: Fix back arrow disappearing after opening auto-delete settings
FOUN-4359
Login, Consent, Profile & Purchase
- Both: Fix login behavior with incorrect credentials
FOUN-4015 - Both: Profile menu "Info" now opens Hub info page
FOUN-4329 - Both: GDPR consent adjustments
FOUN-4330 - iOS: Fix blank info on CMP consent dialog
FOUN-4357 - iOS: Fix profile menu and buy screen webviews not opening
FOUN-4364 - Both: Fix access node not resetting on context changes
FOUN-4386 - Both: Fix buy page alignment between platforms
FOUN-4230
Frontpage Modules & Content Management
- Hub: Edited publications now keep their current online status
FOUN-3945 - Android: Fix newest issue module secondary element disappearing on rotation
FOUN-4321 - Both: Fix misaligned application:write behavior with and without filter
FOUN-4335 - Android: Fix module element titles auto-sizing instead of truncating
FOUN-4400 - Android: Enable text size customization for frontpage layout modules
FOUN-4405 - Both: Increase number of live news items shown
FOUN-4429 - iOS: Fix TextLayout not displaying on iPad
FOUN-4432
Visual Styling & UI Polish
- iOS: Separate color settings for UI elements
FOUN-4135 - Both: Fix restore button size not respecting module height
FOUN-4331 - Android: Fix wrong font in confirmation module
FOUN-4345 - iOS: Fix push notification toast not disappearing
FOUN-4365 - iOS: Fix blurry icons in dialogs
FOUN-4379 - Both: Fix missing icons in toasts
FOUN-4380 - iOS: Enable border width configuration on restore button
FOUN-4403
Stability & Crash Fixes
- Android: Fix app crash on first startup with missing CMP and region picker
FOUN-4353 - Both: Fix crash in article view caused by tracking event
FOUN-4355 - iOS: Fix app becoming unresponsive when opened from deeplink
FOUN-4358 - Android: Fix crash on Application:closePresented
FOUN-4376 - Both: Fix crash when map is null
FOUN-4409
Foundation Generic Release – March 2026
Modular version 1.63.0–1.67.0
Bugs & Crash Fixes
Android/iOS: Podcast play icon misaligned between platforms
FOUN-4176
Android: Background indentation incorrect
FOUN-4169
Tablet: App freezes when accessing live news from bottom bar in landscape
FOUN-4160
Tablet: App freezes when accessing podcasts from bottom bar
FOUN-4159
Tablet: Profile menu styling issues
FOUN-4158
Android: NewestIssue second module turns purple
FOUN-4149
Audio: SheetAudioPlayer alignment mismatch between Android and iOS
FOUN-4144
Tablet: Page overview grid incorrect
FOUN-4136
RP: Load all light content issue
FOUN-4103
Layout: Collapsible title section shown where it shouldn’t
FOUN-4076
iOS: Wrong placeholder image in BookmarkItemModule
FOUN-4053
Template App: Forgotten password issue
FOUN-4035
Tablet: Topbar missing labels
FOUN-4025
Android: Login input fields inconsistent corner radius
FOUN-4016
iOS: Webview navigation header issues
FOUN-3998
Both: GDPR3 styling issues
FOUN-3997
Both: Region picker issues
FOUN-3993
Both: Profile menu view issues
FOUN-3990
Both: Topbar header font too large
FOUN-3989
Both: Playlist issues
FOUN-3985
Both: Empty state wrong icon color
FOUN-3984
Both: Podcast channel overview play icon inconsistencies
FOUN-3983
Both: Podcast episode cards styling issues
FOUN-3980
iOS: Live News headline truncated with image
FOUN-3979
Both: Missing padding in publication grid view
FOUN-3977
Both: Article teaser body text wrong color
FOUN-3972
Both: Incorrect topbar icons
FOUN-3970
iOS: No toast when playing podcast offline
FOUN-3958
Android: Cannot switch pages via tapping in spread view
FOUN-3954
Android/iOS: Zoom level inconsistency between platforms
FOUN-3952
Audio: Podcast does not remember playback position
FOUN-3931
iOS: AirPrint not available in Article View
FOUN-3883
iOS: Page overview rotation issue
FOUN-3795
RP: Download settings alignment (iOS vs Android)
FOUN-3239
Improvements & UI/UX Fixes
Modules: Inconsistent AppVersion module handling
FOUN-4102
Android: Missing top bar options in downloads (intermittent)
FOUN-4087
iOS: Onboarding screens on small devices improved
FOUN-4085
Audio: Podcast validation improvements
FOUN-4077
Modules: GDPR accept buttons side-by-side on tablet
FOUN-3346
iPad: Enhanced popover experience with improved navigation placement
FOUN-1157
New Features & Platform Enhancements
Integration: User data validation via default validation provider
FOUN-3296
Integration: Customer-specific targeting for Google Ad Manager
FOUN-3114
Additional March Fixes (Late Cycle / Patch Updates)
iOS: Podcasts cannot be played (critical)
FOUN-4332
iOS: Confirmation module icon corners corrected
FOUN-4311
iOS: Page header margin fixes
FOUN-4310
Both: Downloaded publications not auto-deleting
FOUN-4307
iOS: Vertical scroll module missing content
FOUN-4294
Android: Random crash when closing spread view
FOUN-4293
Consent: Support for multiple consent levels
FOUN-4298
Containers: Page sizing issue when header collapses
FOUN-4285
Layout: TopBarLayoutModule resizing fix
FOUN-4284
iOS: Images not always loading in container pages
FOUN-4283
Audio: Floating player image not updating
FOUN-4282
iOS: StackLayoutModule refactored to avoid constraint issues
FOUN-4281
Modules: Cell reload blinking issue fixed
FOUN-4280
Modules: Button state update loop fixed
FOUN-4269
iOS: Sidebar orientation issue from single page view
FOUN-4267
Containers: Header size not accounted for in single-module pages
FOUN-4266
Android: Bookmark icons added to article teaser cards
FOUN-4256
iOS: Incorrect product order flow
FOUN-4255
Both: SVG icon border rendering issue
FOUN-4253
Android: Wrong font in archive date picker
FOUN-4252
iOS: Onboarding screen missing on iOS 15
FOUN-4251
Android: Text cut on buy screen
FOUN-4247
Android Tablet: GDPR popup difficult to close
FOUN-4244
Android: Missing GDPR translations
FOUN-4242
Android: Spreadview zoom reposition issue
FOUN-4241
Android: Button text alignment issue
FOUN-4237
Assets: Audio player image quality issues
FOUN-4224
iOS: Playlist styling issues
FOUN-4223
Modules: Stack sizing improvements
FOUN-4221
Android: Missing E-Paper heading
FOUN-4220
iOS: Login screen reload loop
FOUN-4218
Template App: Article view issues
FOUN-4217
Template App: Sheet player time display inconsistency
FOUN-4215
Template App: Floating player issues
FOUN-4213
Template App: Podcast separator duplication
FOUN-4210
Template App: Playlist icon clipping
FOUN-4209
Template App: Play/pause button disappears
FOUN-4208
Template App: Global search ("Discover") issues
FOUN-4207
Template App: Search result text formatting
FOUN-4206
Template App: Search animation issues
FOUN-4205
Template App: Search box alignment
FOUN-4204
Template App: Archive date picker issues
FOUN-4203
Template App: Missing info icon in privacy settings
FOUN-4195
Template App: Bookmark separator missing
FOUN-4193
Template App: Bookmark delete dialog inconsistency
FOUN-4191
Template App: PageHeader inconsistency between platforms
FOUN-4190
Assets: Audio player image inconsistencies (DFV)
FOUN-4188
iOS: Podcast play icon missing
FOUN-4177
Foundation Generic Release – February 2026
Modular version 1.58.0–1.62.0, RP 8.0.80, OldStyle 1.0.15
Bugs & Crash Fixes
Android: Critical crash related to Google Ad integration
FOUN-4164
Android: StackModule sizes incorrect
FOUN-3747
Android: “No downloads to be deleted” toast shown blank
FOUN-4184
Android: “No downloads to delete” toast not shown correctly
FOUN-4166
Android: Sharing icon does not react on second tap
FOUN-4152
Android: Page 1 missing in spread page overview
FOUN-4172
Android: Missing openAudioPlayer call from ArticleView buttons
FOUN-4167
iOS: Search button freezes app on iOS 15
FOUN-4180
iOS: Not enough padding in auto-delete settings menu
FOUN-4185
iOS: Sidebar modules occasionally shrink
FOUN-4175
iOS: GA4 generic tracking bug
FOUN-4122
Both: Inconsistent spacing between pages in page overview
FOUN-4121
Both: App refreshes web views when minimizing
FOUN-4061
Template App: Sheet Player issue in OldStyle template
FOUN-4214
RP: Spread view “double page” icon misbehaving
FOUN-4151
NOZ (iOS): NewestIssue2Module – second module layout issues (shrinking, overlap, color change)
FOUN-4107
FOUN-4106
FOUN-4105
NOZ (Android): NewestIssue2Module second module disappears
FOUN-4104
Improvements & UI/UX Fixes
Containers: Page header no longer animates on first launch
FOUN-4226
Layout: Top bar button layouts use consistent color settings for text and icons across platforms
FOUN-4148
Spread View: Removed margin between spread pages in overview
FOUN-4140
Navigation: Aligned spacing between text for Android and iOS NavigationButton
FOUN-3663
Audio (Android): Playlist improvements
FOUN-4127
Downloads: Fixed missing toast error message when deleting issues
FOUN-4141
Search: Removed HTML tag matches from PublicationSearchSource results
FOUN-4142
Search: Enable highlight search from Global Publication Search
FOUN-4147
Epaper Kiosk (Android): NewestIssue subscribes to alternateHeader changes
FOUN-4139
New Features & Platform Enhancements
Auto Delete (Padlock) functionality added
FOUN-3948
Highlight search presentation in SpreadView & Live News
FOUN-3300
User data validation: Possible to get and save user data from validation script via default validation provider
FOUN-3296
Modules: Ensure modules use module-based translation helpers
FOUN-3737
Tracking, GDPR & Infrastructure
CRITICAL GDPR Issue (Rheinische Post)
FOUN-4124
Restore custom data (Android)
FOUN-3804
Restore custom data (iOS)
FOUN-3803
Migrate custom user data
FOUN-2417
Migration scripts now include actor and commit message
FOUN-4044
Foundation Generic Release – January 2026
Modular version 1.55.0–1.57.5
Bugs & Crash Fixes
Android: Audio not working / not playing
FOUN-4108
Android: Crash in audio player caused by main thread violation when adding media items
FOUN-4112
Android: Sheet player title does not update when playing next audio
FOUN-4116
Android: Audio player does not stay in sync inside and outside of the app
FOUN-4114
Android: Podcast channel description text cut off
FOUN-4069
Android: App crashes when opening auto-delete settings in downloads
FOUN-4068
Android: Missing grey background for sidebar due to misalignment
FOUN-4075
iOS: Podcast player stops playing
FOUN-3930
iOS: Black top bar shown in E-Paper universe when dark mode is active and TTS is playing
FOUN-4115
iOS: Article view offset when opened from single page view (iPhone only)
FOUN-4074
iOS: Close button in article view hard to see when dark mode is enabled
FOUN-4067
iOS: “X” icon in Downloads top bar disappears after opening Settings
FOUN-4065
iOS: “More” menu too large on iPad
FOUN-3955
Both: StackLayoutModule sizing flickers
FOUN-4073
Both: Title section collapses for views that should not have a title
FOUN-4076
Improvements & UI/UX Fixes
Both: Background dimming color for dialogs aligned between iOS and Android
FOUN-4117
Both: Dark mode improvements – top bar styling and restoring article view from last dark mode state
FOUN-4101
Audio Player: Floating player equalizer bars now follow equalizer view frame instead of view size
FOUN-4113
Spread View (iOS): Improved sharpness, faster load time, and overall performance
FOUN-4042
Layout: Support for underlined options added to tab navigation theme
FOUN-4110
Layout: Tab navigation styling configurable via Theme config node
FOUN-4083
DFV LZ-App (iOS): “Show password” option fixed on login screen
FOUN-4079
DFV LZ-App (Android): Brand color applied to sections and article view player
FOUN-4078
New Features & Platform Enhancements
Modules: Added support for “Other Provider” in Games SDK and related use cases
FOUN-4082
Top Bar (NOZ): Text displayed next to icons on both left and right side of the top bar
FOUN-3668
Modules: Support for changing container page title font (ZGO & NOZ)
FOUN-3351
Tracking: Pass data map from article object to tracking events
FOUN-3295
Tools, Configuration & Infrastructure
Tools: Tool for checking and managing IP addresses for Web Apps
FOUN-3762
Configuration: Configuration nodes are now synchronized across devices
FOUN-3061
Advertising: Customer-specific targeting for DFP / Google Ad Manager
FOUN-3114
Foundation Generic Release – December 2025
Modular version 1.51.0, HUB 1.25.03
Bugs & Crash Fixes
Android: GDPR3 information overlay does not open and causes the GDPR screen to freeze
FOUN-3953
Android: App may crash when rotating the device to landscape in spread view
FOUN-3938
Android: Skip 15 seconds button in podcast player restarts playback from the beginning
FOUN-3937
Android: Landscape mode cuts image in maximized podcast audio player
FOUN-3888
Android: Float menu appears behind system bottom navigation
FOUN-3872
Android: Search in spread view changes back button to “X”
FOUN-3860
Android: Extra top spacing after clean install
FOUN-3843
iOS: Add audio to queue missing or not working in dark mode in article view
FOUN-3868
Both: Splash screen logo too small on tablets
FOUN-3933
Article View Tool: Special elements (Galleries) not respecting font size settings
FOUN-3942
Article View Tool: Some global settings not working correctly
FOUN-3891
Improvements & UI/UX Fixes
Spread View: “Remember last read page” is now default behavior
FOUN-3935
Article View: Accessibility and usability improvements
FOUN-3598
Article View:
Close button visibility and labeling improved
FOUN-3601Image navigation buttons now have proper aria-labels
FOUN-3600Increase/decrease font size labels localized correctly
FOUN-3599Share action usable via keyboard (Enter key)
FOUN-3602
New Features
Configuration: App version lookup added to configuration
FOUN-3299
Tracking & Platform Improvements
Tracking: Added paywall parameter to article tracking
FOUN-2911
Consent: DefaultConsent – consent levels are now correctly sent to tracking
FOUN-3908
Foundation Generic Release – October 2025
Modular version 1.43.0, HUB 1.25.03, Funke Modular 12.0.31–12.0.32
Bugs & Crash Fixes
Android: Next button missing in the player on locked screen for playing podcasts FOUN-3664
Bottom bar button stops working after exiting the webview FOUN-3661
iOS: Scroll not working well FOUN-3440
Android: Player does not close automatically when user skips the last audio FOUN-3306
CF: Android - Push Notification with Deep Link to Latest Issues shows wrong page number FUM-3010
CF: Android - Spread view ressorts disappear FUM-2990
CF: iOS - app crash when using TTS/audio FUM-3133
Both: Archive is blank/missing when new publication is published FUM-3103
CF: iOS - Bottom Tab bar jumps up when playing TTS and doesn't go back down afterwards FUM-2986
Android: Dark mode in article view corrupted by miniplayer FUM-3089
iOS: Rotate device moves player to wrong place in bookmarks FUM-3108
iOS: Weekly after last page in spread view not shown FUM-3115
Both: Date on podcast episode cards implemented incorrectly FUM-2761
CF: iOS/Android - strange behaviour in podcast module "Empfehlung der Redaktion" FUM-3063
CF: Android - wrong login screen when tapping on content without being logged in FUM-3076
Android: Play icon in article view disabled when article is played FUM-3094
Improvements & UI/UX Fixes
If you refresh on view-pub and then use tab to go to next page and press enter, unexpected behavior occurs FOUN-3680
CF - iOS/Android - Moderne Ansicht: Teaser cards for same article should always have same content and size FUM-3152
CF - iOS/Android: Quotation marks in Article View overlap with text with bigger font size FUM-3173
CF - iOS/Android - Uniform colour palette (brand colours) FUM-2859
CF - iOS/Android - Consistency of icons (Google Fonts) FUM-2860
CF - iOS/Android - Button styling in “Meine News” empty state area corrected FUM-2856
CF - iOS/Android - Display of empty function pages improved FUM-2857
CF - iOS/Android - Optimisation of date format FUM-2853
CF - iOS/Android - Styling - Podcast section: Intro text missing FUM-3038
CF - iOS/Android - UX: “Ressorts bearbeiten” link alignment improved FUM-3045
CF - iOS/Android - Styling - Playlist Add/Remove icons use secondary color FUM-3050
CF - iOS/Android - Styling - UX: News section separator under tab navigation added FUM-3042
CF - iOS/Android - Styling - Text colors unified FUM-3020
CF - iOS/Android - “Archiv” label consistent across platforms FUM-3083
Android - Android Improved performance on low memory devices
Foundation Generic Release – September 2025
Modular version 1.36, 1.37, and 1.39
Bugs & Crash Fixes
CF: Voucher window does not close automatically after pasting voucher FOUN-3588
Android: Odd line underneath search field in global search FOUN-3557
iOS: Search settings go blank when date picker is dismissed FOUN-3555
Android: The epaper image cuts off in ArchiveModule FOUN-3551
iOS 15.2 & 15.3 crash on startup FOUN-3524
Google Ads on start screen: Tablet rotation not respected FOUN-3480
Android: Publication of selected date in archive datepicker doesn’t appear in first row FOUN-3439
Android: App goes blank when push from notification bar is opened while app is active FOUN-3430
Both: Push notification message not displayed in app FOUN-3427
Default push shows “UNDEFINED” in message FOUN-3426
Android: Marking of publication matching selected date in archive datepicker missing FOUN-3350
Android: BottomBar not updating when changing universe FOUN-3293
Article View
Fix: Play button in ArticleTeaser module not working after swipe FOUN-3643
NOZ – Text-to-Speech integration in Bottom Navigation FOUN-3592
Accessibility
Focus issue: Sidescrolling elements not fully in view are made inert FOUN-3653
Accessibility improvements when scrolling to last button in book navigation (Android) FOUN-3652
Section focus loss before last section on final page FOUN-3646
VoiceOver: Missing article count and problematic popup in iPad publications FOUN-3645
Accessibility: First publication visit focus works, subsequent visits stuck (iPad only) FOUN-3622
Spread-menu and menu-region not tabbable FOUN-3621
Auto focus not working correctly in Spread-menu with landmarks FOUN-3543
EAA Compliance Part II – accessibility research and improvements FOUN-3152
Desktop Web App 2.0
Shows wrong front page in overview (generic issue) FOUN-3568
Modules
Align & add color configurations for SearchStatusModule FOUN-3556
Epaper Kiosk
Android: Archive datepicker image cuts off in ArchiveModule FOUN-3551
Supplements behind the newspaper (Salzburg) FOUN-799
Integration Framework
Push-related stability fixes (blank screen, missing messages, undefined pushes) FOUN-3430, FOUN-3427, FOUN-3426
Region-specific splash screen using Google Ads FOUN-1880
Downloads
Play/pause button not working in Salzburg Modular App downloads FOUN-3187
Modular Tools
Predetermined “logged in” text option instead of username FOUN-3434
One-publication-per-prefix/folderid option FOUN-3425
QA / Platform Updates
JFM Play not working on Pixel 9 (Android) FOUN-3559
Modular Android: Update targetSdk, billing, and other dependencies FOUN-3470
Google Ads interstitials not displayed on Android FOUN-3262
Foundation Generic Release – July & August 2025
Modular version 1.28, 1.31, 1.32, 1.33, and 1.35
Bugs & Crash Fixes
Social sharing issue resolved in the Hub project FOUN-3500
Sharing 2.0 bug fix in Desktop Web App 2 project FOUN-3481
iOS: Sidebar issues with un-contained modules fixed in FunkeModularApp FOUN-3416
Both platforms: Overview loading issue in Podcast Universe fixed FOUN-3410
Android: Push token availability issue in App Identifier resolved in ModularApp FOUN-3384
Push settings toggles flashing issue resolved in FunkeModularApp FOUN-3309
Article View
Article overview / Moderne Ansicht improvements in FunkeModularApp FOUN-2316
Audio
Playlist history support added in FunkeModularApp FOUN-2324
Minimized player implementation in FunkeModularApp FOUN-2325
Bug in spread zoom handling fixed in Hub project FOUN-3496
Downloads
Multiselect functionality for downloads in FunkeModularApp FOUN-2321
Live News
Live news functionality improvements in FunkeModularApp FOUN-2317
Epaper Kiosk
Weekli with date support in Desktop Web App 2 project FOUN-3421
Weekli as related content (phase 2) added to FunkeModularApp & RPModularApp FOUN-1882
Integration Framework
Chromecast support for JFM P4311 in JFMModularApp FOUN-3334
Spread view handle for creating/adding spreads in integrations FOUN-1545
Modules
Profile menu available as side panel in FunkeModularApp FOUN-2314
Top bar spread and Ressorts adjustments in FunkeModularApp FOUN-2315
Foundation handle updates for Top bar spread and Ressorts FOUN-2944
JFM search function added for FUNKE project FOUN-3362
HUB Self-Service
Reboot config feature added to Playground tooling FOUN-3497
Search query support from link data in Desktop Web App 2 project FOUN-3368
Article view design tool: Expanded configurational adjustments for Hero gallery FOUN-3190
Modular Tools
Tooling updates to support reboot config in Playground FOUN-3497
Servers & Database
Section block data updates FOUN-2678
Desktop Web App 2.0
Foundation Generic Release – June 2025
Modular version 1.25, 1.26 and 1.27
Bugs & Crash Fixes
- Android “white screen” crash fix in the Salzburger project FOUN-3336
- Android “app freeze” crash fix in the Salzburger project FOUN-3335
- Align JFM apps: Add version number at the bottom of the "Mit univers" page FOUN-3328
- Playlist in Profile Menu crash in the FUNKE project FOUN-3325
- Styling alignment of archive in the RP project FOUN-3320
- Navigation deep link issue in the JFM project FOUN-3311
- Sidebar presenter “X” button did not close the menu FOUN-3310
- Newest issue module scaling issue on iPhone in the Nordjyske project FOUN-3280
- iOS: Can't change font for DateSelector in the Nordjyske project FOUN-3278
- Android: User can’t exit from "I denne udgave" articles after long idle time in the JFM project FOUN-3272
- Android version 32 crash in the RP project FOUN-3193
- VoiceOver switches to English unexpectedly in the JFM project FOUN-2783
- Link issues found in articles in the JFM project FOUN-1842
- Fixed issue that prevented bookmarking articles on Android in the RP project FOUN-3372
Article View
- Improved handling of internal and external links in articleview FOUN-2807
- Enhancements to the article module FOUN-2313
Integration Framework
- Added cookies to all WebViews for the NOZ project FOUN-3112
Audio
- Podcast improvements for the FUNKE project FOUN-3327
- Implementation of a Playlist History FOUN-3326
- Support for Play All functionality for audio files attached to an ePaper FOUN-2537
UI
- Fix for incorrect orientation via DeviceManager on iOS FOUN-3332
Styling
- OS alignment for brand color behavior in the MGO project FOUN-3355
- OS alignment for podcast UI in the MGO project FOUN-3354
Modules
- Added "See more" button linking to Moderne Ansicht overview in the FUNKE project FOUN-3331
- Support for changing font in placeholder text in SearchBarModule FOUN-3303
- Created a reusable template in place of SubConsentModuleInfo FOUN-3279
- Support for changing top icon in default consent module FOUN-3266
Servers & Database
- Epaper search limited to headlines only (iOS & Android) — now includes body text FOUN-2882
- Improved search functionality in live news FOUN-2813
HUB Self-Service
- Article view design tool: Fixed template display bug FOUN-3220
- Article view design tool: Added more icons to default nav bar FOUN-3192
- Article view design tool: Added icon sizing to audio block FOUN-3191
Modular Tools
- Handled missing ATT declaration in Info.plist FOUN-3217
- Expanded settings.json functionality FOUN-3113
- iOS Tooli: Support added for prebuildscripts FOUN-3111
Downloads
- Multiselect functionality for downloads FOUN-3329
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