Release notes — July 9, 2026
- New features
- Improvements
- Fixes
- Accessibility
- Configuration
Highlights
- Transcripts for instructors — Instructors with the appropriate permission can now open and read transcripts of completed sessions.
- Email control per organization — Organizations now have a single setting that controls whether Breakout sends outgoing emails to their users.
- Light and dark theme for written content — Markdown content now renders correctly in both light and dark themes.
Accessibility
- Addressed accessibility findings from a university platform review.
Improvements and fixes
- Fixed the bottom of the experience detail page being cut off in the catalog, which hid the preview section.
- Fixed the participant view flickering into a loading state when an instructor updated the section.
- Fixed invalid group assignments when assigning participants to random groups with "fill existing groups" enabled.
- Fixed being unable to edit the available-from time when an assignment's start date was set to today.
- Added a validation message when saving a slide with the video removed while a duration is still required.
Permanent link: https://updates.breakoutlearning.com/updates/2026-07-09-release/