Release notes — September 30, 2026

Highlights

  • Automatic random grouping now includes every rostered participant — Automatic random grouping now places rostered participants who have not paid yet into groups, matching the "assign to random groups" button. These participants appear grayed out with a warning in the Groups view, and they still need to pay before they can open content and the live room.
  • Email notice when your session is rescheduled — When a group's session time changes, every participant in the group now gets a "Your Breakout session has been rescheduled" email with the new date, time and time zone. The email goes out 15 minutes after the last change, so participants get one email for the final time rather than one per edit.
  • Easier rescheduling from the assignment page — Participants can now reschedule by clicking their scheduled meeting time on the assignment page. The "Edit Group" option is now called "Edit Group Name & Time".
  • Clearer grading example in Preview Experience — The Grading slide in Preview Experience is now clearly marked as an example, so instructors know the weights shown are not applied to their assignment.

Improvements and fixes

  • Dynamic exhibits in live rooms now display participants' list-builder answers as intended.
  • Participants who join a session from a second device now continue to be transcribed without needing to leave the meeting.
  • Video slides in Safari now continue to play after a participant unplugs their headphones.
  • Participants still taking a solo quiz no longer see the "Trouble hearing others" message while their groupmates talk in the waiting room.
  • The device settings window now correctly identifies when only the camera is blocked, instead of reporting a microphone problem.
  • Participants now hear their group again right away when a solo quiz or solo end-of-session phase ends.
Published
Permanent link
https://updates.breakoutlearning.com/updates/2026-09-30-release/