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RELEASE NOTES

Every release, in chronological order.

What changed in each Ultimate Clarity build, since the freemium relaunch in April 2026. Most recent first.

v5.6.1

BUILD 34 Submitted 2026-05-07 · In review

Vault Operations Center

  • New Operations Center tab in the Vault: live status strip showing encryption state, total files secured, recent activity, and biometric availability.
  • Defense Layers grid — six security layer cards (AES-256-GCM encryption, biometric lock, intruder capture, decoy mode, BIP39 recovery, audit logging) with live state for each.
  • Defense Score gauge — visual indicator (0–100) of how hardened your vault is, based on enabled layers.
  • Intruder log with front-camera thumbnails, timestamps, attempt method, and device info per failed attempt.

Bug fixes & polish

  • Auto-Lock "Never" option now renders correctly in vault settings.
  • Apple SCA (SensitiveContentAnalysis) branding made consistent on Scan tab.
  • Fixed drag-and-drop crash when dragging from Photos.app via Quick Look (NSItemProvider edge case).
  • About dialog DEBUG section now hidden in Release builds.
  • Markdown rendering made consistent across all Legal documents.
  • Old multi-tier pricing references removed from Terms & License Agreement (now reflects single "Unlock Everything" 399 SEK / $39.99 IAP).
  • Dead code cleanup: ~280–350 lines removed from older draft features.

v5.6.0

BUILD 33 Released 2026-04-27

People Hub & Face Detection

  • New People Hub with visual contact grid, smart filters, and Profile Completeness Engine.
  • Import people from macOS Contacts.app or vCard files.
  • Face Detection header redesigned: 64×64 gradient icon-circle, large title, How To button, action button placement.

v5.5.4

BUILD 32 Released 2026-04-26

Universal Stripping

  • Mac pipeline switched from MetadataCleanerManager to unified StripperRouter: same code path on iOS and macOS for metadata stripping.
  • First step toward Mac ↔ iOS sync foundation (CloudKit work begins after current sprint).
  • Performance: ~30% faster batch metadata cleanup on libraries over 10,000 files.

v5.5.2

BUILD 31 Released 2026-04-23

App Store compliance

  • Restore Purchases button added in sidebar paywall and Settings (Apple guideline 3.1.1 compliance).
  • Hardcoded promo code list removed (PromoCodeManager.swift deleted) — promo codes now go through App Store Connect only.

v5.4

BUILD 21 Released 2026-04-03 · Freemium relaunch

Freemium model

  • App is now free to download and free to scan everything.
  • Single In-App Purchase: Unlock Everything for $39.99 one-time (com.clarityapp.ClarityNew.unlock).
  • Free tier: scan everything, see all results, remove 15 duplicates, vault up to 5 files, 3 person searches per day.
  • Paid tier: unlimited everything plus full Compliance Suite (GDPR exports, audit trail), Auto-Redact PII, clean exports without watermark.
  • Replaces previous 3-tier model ($39 / $79 / $499).

Earlier versions (Build 1–20, December 2024–April 2026) were paid-only and are no longer distributed.
If you have an older Build installed, the App Store will offer the freemium upgrade automatically.

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