{"id":2541,"date":"2025-06-18T13:51:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T11:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.church.tools\/en\/?p=2541"},"modified":"2025-09-09T17:01:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T15:01:09","slug":"app-v0-68-certificates-chat-fix-smarter-logout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.church.tools\/en\/app-v0-68-certificates-chat-fix-smarter-logout\/","title":{"rendered":"App v0.68: Certificates, chat fix &#038; smarter logout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Summer is here (at least on paper \ud83c\udf1e), and just in time for the season, there&#8217;s a small but mighty ChurchTools update to make your everyday work a bit easier. In this post, you\u2019ll find out how certificates can now be accessed directly in the app, why your chats no longer disappear, and why logging out now requires an internet connection. 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That\u2019s now fixed! Your chat history will reliably stay right where it belongs \u2013 even when switching between web and mobile.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Logout Only Possible with Internet Connection<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This might sound odd at first, but it actually makes sense: You can now only log out of the app when you have an internet connection. This ensures the logout process is properly handled and prevents sync issues \u2013 especially helpful when using multiple devices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-ff68f5e0-bb25-4846-9012-0451a4a0e3da\">If this is not enough for you, you will find all changes of this and earlier versions in our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/changelog-en\/web-and-app\/changelog-app\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/changelog-en\/web-and-app\/changelog-app\/\">Changelog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-cf4923f6-709f-460a-bb33-54567e9d8154\">We hope you like the new version as much as we do. 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