# Releases Эта информация доступна только на английском языке. ### Upcoming Release July 2026 More Improvements and AI Integration. #### Новые возможности * AI Support Agent to assist with calendar settings and customization options * Sending out newsletters trigger App Notifications to users with the PW-TOOLS app installed #### Изменения * Implementing a data retention policy * * * ### Release June 2026 (2026-06-29) ### Важные примечания * It was decided to remove the inventory feature as no feedback was received regarding its usage. * A Data Retention Policy is being implemented to ensure that data is only kept for as long as necessary. This will help protect user privacy and comply with data protection regulations. See https://www.pw-tools.net/en/docs/basic-settings/data-retention/. This release focuses on UX improvements and involves adding a documentation on this website. #### Новые возможности * Optionally display custom reservation choices directly in the weekly and daily calendar views * Optionally allow only a single bookable item to be selected during a booking * Publisher management pages now allows actions for multiple selected publishers, like disabling or removing from the calendar * Statistics pages now include calendar selection and campaign filtering * A user can be defined as congregation coordinator. This allows him to see a page with all publishers of the congregation and their calendar connections. From there he can request access of publishersto calendars. * Calendar coordinators are notified about pending calendar access requests from congregation coordinators and can approve or deny them. #### Изменения * Improving the column layout in the weekly view when many bookable items are present by introducing a vertical scroll mechanism to keep the calendar fully usable on smaller screens * Improved handling of invitation emails sent out to publishers to allow them linking to a calendar #### Исправления ошибок * Improved admin ICS calendar feed: Show shifts as one event and improved item titles * The welcome email for new calendars now includes the temporary password of the user * Minor bug fixes with the Telegram integration * * * ### Release May 2026 (2026-05-18) ![Release May 2026](/img/releases/2026-05.png) This release contains some new requested features and add an exciting new feature: an interactive map for showing locations for public witnessing. #### Новые возможности * A map for showing locations for public witnessing with additional information on an interactive map * Feedback can be edited by calendar coordinators * Publishers are given the possibility to remove themselves from a calendar or delete their account (calendar coordinators will be notified if this happens) * In the calendar email settings, a specific contact email address can be added. That address will be set as the reply-to address on outgoing emails. It will be shown in specific places and emails to point out how to get in contact with the calendar coordinators. * With a publisher, an end date can be set. At the given date the connection to the calendar will be removed and the publisher and calendar coordinators informed. This can be helpful for publishers added as guests for a time period. #### Изменения * Allowing up to 4 publishers with flexible calendar bookings (currently only 3) * Shifts that break rules (too few brothers, too few participants overall) can be shown on the user's dashboard * Statistics feature re-enabled * Improved selection of publishers in the add-publisher-to-calendar form * Optimized styling #### Исправления ошибок * Bug fixes and improvements based on user feedback * Newly created publishers were set with German language under certain conditions. Now, they are created without a specific language, so the calendar language is used unless the publisher overrides it in their settings. * * * ### Release April 2026 (2026-04-13) ### Важные примечания * All existing Paetron Subscriptions are deleted on our side with this release. There will be hints to calendar coordinator about starting the subscription with the new payment system. * From now on the congregation number is mandatory for congregations. That helps preventing dupes and should make it easier to manage the publishers congregations over different calendars. That means changing a publishers congregation will reflect in all calendars he is connected with. This update focuses on restoring paused features and switching to a new payment system. Also, it will simplify connections between calendars, congregations and publishers. #### Новые возможности * Publishers now can receive internal or public tags, like "guest" or "has key" * Improved newsletter feature to send out e-mails to publishers of a calendar * New iCal feed for publishers to use in their calendar apps * Publishers can be marked as inactive for the current calendar * Onboarding of new calendars is back * Excel download for feedbacks is back * The admin area offers a button on the lower right to get help fast #### Изменения * Introducing a new payment system and disabling Patreon subscriptions * Rework congregation-to-calendar and publisher-to-calendar connections internally to make them easier to manage * Feedback can be deleted by coordinators * Deletion of publishers got improved and handles different situations like the publisher being connected to multiple calendars * Week shift templates can now be edited * Improved gender balance security rule handling for shifts #### Исправления ошибок * iCal feed for admins to show all calendar bookings fixed * Telegram chat bot fixed * The file upload was fixed * Booking limitations for publishers fixed * * * ### Major Relaunch (2026-03-09) This update makes the PW-TOOLS calendar faster, more stable, and easier to improve in the future. To ensure a smooth transition, some features will be temporarily paused. #### Новые возможности * A nice new styling. * New authentication options: Login via Google and Passkeys. * You can now download a calendar import file directly from a reservation. * ICS file downloads for appointments. * The week templates for creating shifts can now be edited. * Improved processing of the self registration link. * The option "Will be added later" as selection of a publisher can be disabled in the calendar settings (in the Actions and Behavior section). * All sent emails now include hidden unsubscribe information. Clicking the unsubscribe link in an email client will stop all PW-TOOLS emails for that user. This helps improve spam ratings and avoid email provider blocks. The unsubscribe link is also visible in the email footer. #### Изменения * Temporarily disabled: creating new calendars * Temporarily disabled: deleting your own calendars * Temporarily disabled: iCal Feed * Temporarily disabled: downloading feedback as an Excel file * Temporarily disabled: sending newsletters to participants * Temporarily disabled: Zapier integration (may be removed permanently if no longer needed) * Temporarily disabled: inventory feature (may be removed permanently if no longer needed) #### Исправления ошибок * Files uploaded to a calendar now open in a new browser tab. This prevents users from getting stuck and makes it easier to return to the app. * Phone numbers are now normalized across the entire app, so phone links work reliably. * Opening a reservation from the dashboard now automatically switches to the correct calendar if needed. * Emails are now sent in the recipient’s language, not the language used when the reservation was created. * The Telegram bot is working again. * * *