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Rosary Craft Official Version Changelog

v1.1.11 – (Update) Content Expansion & UX Overhaul (Current)

(07 February 2026)

New languages added

Tutorial

  • Walk-through tutorial system on first-open

  • Tutorial will guide user through customizing
    rosary, using prayer mode, and using menus

Drop-Down Menu

  • Quick tap and select beads
    from easy drop-down menu

New Content

  • +24 new beads

  • +24 new centerpieces

  • Additional string types

Organization

  • Centerpiece categories:

    • God

    • Mary

    • Others

  • Bead categories:
    Plain, Wood, Stone, Our Father, Misc

Editing Enhancements

  • Undo / Redo system fully fixed and stabilized

  • Correct handling of:

    • Beads

    • Cords

    • Cross changes

  • Improved editing accuracy

Prayer Mode Languages

  • Spanish Mode (male and female)

  • Latin Mode (male and female)

Stability & Performance

  • Smoother animations

  • Faster load times

  • Improved Android & iOS parity

v1.9 – (Patch) Prayer Mode Polish & Save System

(27 December 2025)

Prayer Mode Improvements

  • Fixed missing prayers in multiple mystery sets

  • Corrected mystery sequencing

  • Improved bead highlighting visuals

  • Option to change prayer highlight color

  • Fixed highlight persistence after exiting prayer mode

  • Background Music for Prayer mode

New Features

  • Manual save system introduced

  • Multiple rosary save slots

  • Improved state handling between edit & prayer modes

Fixes

  • Cord attachment bug fixes

  • Physics cleanup

  • Performance optimizations

  • Controls

  • Pause prayer

  • Exit prayer mode

  • Skip prayer (for testing & flexibility)

  • Go back a prayer

v1.8 – (Major Update) Prayer Mode Introduction + Christmas Themes + Firebase Content Delivery

(14 December 2025)

🙏 Transformational update

🔥 Major infrastructure upgrade

New Feature: Prayer Mode

  • Dedicated prayer experience with editing disabled

  • Physics disabled for prayer flow

  • Rosary highlights bead-by-bead automatically

Full Rosary Support

  • Sign of the Cross

  • Apostles’ Creed

  • Four Mystery sets:

    • Joyful

    • Sorrowful

    • Glorious

    • Luminous

  • Glory Be & Fatima Prayer

  • Hail Holy Queen

  • Let Us Pray

  • Closing Sign of the Cross

New Features

  • Firebase Storage integration:

    • Background images loaded dynamically

    • Music loaded dynamically

  • App no longer requires updates to add:

    • New music

    • New backgrounds

  • Local caching for offline use after first download

Security

  • Firebase rules hardened

  • Read-only access from app

  • No user uploads allowed

Audio

  • Voice-guided prayer system

  • Female voice default

  • Male voice option

  • Voice selection saved in settings

v1.5 – (Update) Advanced Editing & Stability

(Late November 2025)

New Features

  • Change all Hail Mary beads at once

  • Expanded customization logic groundwork

  • Early preparation for save system

Fixes

  • Stability improvements

  • Reduced physics glitches on mobile devices

v1.4 – (Update) Backgrounds & UI Refinements

(17 November 2025)

New Features

  • Selectable background images

  • Retained classic plain background option

  • Cleaner UI presentation

Fixes

  • Cord alignment fixes

  • Improved gravity behavior

  • Visual polish pass across menus

v1.3 – (Patch) Visual Content Expansion

(Late October – November 2025)

New Content

  • Expanded bead selection:

    • Wood, glass, stone, rubber, metal styles

  • Additional crucifixes and centerpieces

  • New cord styles and colors

Improvements

  • Better bead visuals and sizing consistency

  • Enhanced cord physics

  • Reduced visual clipping near crucifix

🎉v1.2 – (Update) First Public Release

Bulk Editing & Publishing Prep

(23 October 2025)

New Features

  • Settings option to switch between:

    • Individual bead editing

    • Group bead editing

  • Improved customization workflow

  • Additional beads, centerpieces, crosses, string types

  • Fixes to issues with existing centerpieces

Publishing

  • Apple App Store preparation began

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v1.1 – (Update) Core Customization Improvements (Public Beta-Testing)

(Early October 2025)

New Features

  • Ability to:

    • Customize all beads at once

    • Change beads in groups (sections of 10)

  • Improved bead swap logic

  • Improved menu responsiveness

  • Google Play Internal Testing Track live

  • Test invite system enabled

Fixes & Polish

  • UI refinements

  • Physics stability improvements

  • Minor bug fixes

​v1.0 – Initial (Internal Alpha-Testing)

(Late September, 2025)

 First Alpha build of Rosary Craft

Core Features

  • Interactive 2D rosary builder

  • Tap-to-customize system for:

    • Hail Mary beads

    • Our Father beads

    • Centerpiece

    • Crucifix

    • String

  • Multiple bead colors and basic bead styles

  • Initial cord types (string & chain)

  • Clean blue background layout

  • Screenshot-based sharing

Experience

  • Physics-based rosary movement

  • Tap sound effects for bead interaction

  • Background instrumental music

  • Music on/off toggle in settings

Platforms

  • Android APK testing

  • Internal Google Play testing

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