Customer Release Notes

3.17.9 (2026-09-07)

Fixes

• A tap on the chart survives a small finger movement, so presses and long presses on the chart register.
• The line between two route points is easier to hit, and a press near it no longer adds a stray point at the end of the route.
• Photos and documents open when you tap them.
• The guides open on board with no internet connection, and say so when a page will not load.

3.17.8 (2026-09-06)

Fixes

• Changing course from the autopilot no longer raises a false off-course alarm while the boat is turning.

3.17.7 (2026-09-05)

Features

• Zora ranks your GPS receivers on its own, putting a dedicated antenna ahead of one built into your VHF or AIS, and the order survives reboots and updates.
• If the receiver you are on loses its fix or its accuracy falls away, Zora moves you to the next best one and raises a warning naming both units and what it measured. The warning has no timeout, so a boat running on its backup antenna keeps saying so.
• A Reassess button rebuilds the order from whatever is publishing now, for a boat whose order no longer matches what is aboard.

Fixes

• The anchor button takes effect properly.

3.17.4 (2026-09-03)

Features

• Satellite imagery is available as a layer on the navigation chart.

Fixes

• The anchor tools appear even when no chain length has been set.
• A settings sub-form opens on the item you pointed at, every time.

3.17.3 (2026-09-01)

Fixes

• Zora no longer sends an automatic error report when one of its services is a version behind another.

3.17.2 (2026-09-01)

Fixes

• The Journal stops refreshing once a trip has ended.

3.17.1 (2026-09-01)

Fixes

• Map tiles missing while you are offline no longer raise an automatic error report.

3.17.0 (2026-08-29)

Features

• The on-screen keyboard is on by default, and the trips screen has one.

Fixes

• The Journal's period picker is back in the toolbar.

3.16.4 (2026-08-29)

Fixes

• Route arrival times read in the boat's timezone.

3.16.3 (2026-08-29)

Features

• The polar diagram has a legend.
• The satellite map has a centre and zoom rail.
• A selected cyclone track is drawn wider, so you can follow it across the chart.

Fixes

• A weather overlay you cleared stays cleared after a reload.
• The Sun and Moon panel keeps its moon rows and shows which pass the arc belongs to.

3.16.2 (2026-08-28)

Features

• Cyclone tracks and magnetic variation join the chart's overlays.
• The pilot chart's wind and current have separate toggles, so you can have one without the other.

3.16.1 (2026-08-28)

Features

• Pilot charts on the chart: wind roses thinned to fit your screen, surface current drawn as streamlines, and the month yours to pick.
• Touch a wind rose and its numbers open in the INFO tab.
• Tool panel buttons sit pressed in while their layer is on, so you can read what is switched on from the shape of a button and not only its colour.
• The route behind you stays on the chart, drawn faint.
• Alternators and gateways have inventories of their own.

Fixes

• A tap on the pilot chart answers the cell under your finger.
• An all-clear no longer raises a card of its own.
• A route activates the way it is drawn.

3.16.0 (2026-08-26)

Features

• Done cards leave the board on their own once their archive time passes.
• Tide readings show how good the source behind them is.
• Place names on the weather map are a toggle, and your choice is remembered.
• The wind particles on the weather map can be switched off.
• The channel picker leads with the switch's name rather than its number.

Fixes

• A message in the report list can run to more than one line.
• The Modbus TCP connection type is retired.

3.15.4 (2026-08-25)

Features

• Tidal streams are drawn on the chart, so you can see which way the water is setting.
• Tide gauges on the chart say which way the water is going and how high.
• The tide pin tells you which gauge answered, and how far away it is.

3.15.3 (2026-08-24)

Fixes

• The autopilot shows the wind angle it was actually engaged on.
• While you are measuring, every tap goes to the measure tool.
• A stopped track is drawn in a lighter grey.
• An update notice that was never cleared no longer sticks around.

3.15.1 (2026-08-24)

Features

• The radar scope drags off centre and has a control rail of its own. Opening the screen no longer wakes an antenna you left in standby.
• Lost AIS targets fade rather than disappearing all at once.

Fixes

• The AIS scope drags evenly instead of accelerating away from your finger.
• A drag on the AIS scope no longer opens the tools, and the target count reads as a label.
• The Radar screen has its preview tile.

3.15.0 (2026-08-24)

Features

• Your tides now come from the harmonics of nearly 3,000 real tide gauges, alongside the global model Zora already used. In most harbours and estuaries you are close enough to a gauge that the prediction is that gauge's own measured behaviour rather than a worldwide average. It works with no connection.
• Press anywhere on the chart to read the tide there.
• Tide stations are an overlay on the chart.
• Batteries and tanks keep their configuration.

Fixes

• Radar trusts fresh returns over a power reading that is telling it otherwise.
• An unreported radar control no longer blanks the whole settings panel.
• The Interface tab no longer discards fields it does not recognise.

3.14.4 (2026-08-22)

Features

• Offline tide gauges are drawn on the chart, and a tap reads one.
• Tide gauge markers on the chart, with a clearer overlay.

Fixes

• The licence credits our tide sources require are shown.
• Missing country flags are handled, and the gaps filled in.

3.14.3 (2026-08-21)

Fixes

• A regatta course starts at a valid point, and a skip that fails says so.

3.14.2 (2026-08-21)

Fixes

• A route that fails to activate reports it, and its waypoints stay in step.

3.13.6 (2026-08-21)

Features

• The Journal's trips have a tool of their own, and each trip card carries a five-star rating and the flags of the countries it passed through.
• The chart's Tracks open in the same tool, so a recorded track and the trip it belongs to are one thing instead of two.

Fixes

• Route points are matched to your course by where they are rather than by their number, so the point Zora calls active is the one you are steering to.
• Skipping a waypoint or rerouting changes the course you are running instead of starting it again from the beginning.
• Adding a point to the active route drops it at the boat.

3.13.3 (2026-08-20)

Features

• Weather and radar sit in the chart's tools list.

3.13.0 (2026-08-20)

Features

• An upload that stalls is noticed and stopped rather than hanging.

3.12.8 (2026-08-19)

Features

• A weather map widget of its own, split out from the chart, so you can give it a screen instead of borrowing the chart's. Wind draws over every layer, the geography reads the way Windy's does, and the widget names itself in its top-left corner.
• Weather and radar controls open in the chart's own tool panel rather than each in a drawer of its own.

Fixes

• The weather tool panel sets the widget you are working in, instead of always setting the chart's.
• A failed read of the user list is retried, and no longer restarts the boat.
• The autopilot's heading-mode icon draws on the long button.

3.12.3 (2026-08-19)

Fixes

• A trip's Logs tab shows the logbook for that trip.
• Tracks default to visible when nothing has been stored for them.
• In a trip replay the wind rose opens on the first fix rather than from zero.
• A connection that dies without saying so is now detected.

3.12.0 (2026-08-18)

Fixes

• Alarm zones redraw properly when the chart changes size.

3.11.3 (2026-08-18)

Features

• Alarms are grouped, and you can arm and disarm a group by name. Your choice sticks across a restart, so silencing a set of alarms alongside does not mean silencing them again every time you switch on.

Fixes

• The casualty waypoint stays visible throughout a person-overboard, and the warning about keeping its position reads more clearly.
• Drag alarms reach the channels you chose again.
• Circles draw correctly on the chart.
• The distances tab, the history chart and the trend card all display again.
• The day-summary logbook card shows its contents.
• Clearing a Go To route works.
• A stopped track takes the right colour.
• Victron battery status reads correctly.

3.11.2 (2026-08-17)

Fixes

• Tide history displays again.

3.11.1 (2026-08-16)

Fixes

• Tool panel commands go to the chart you are using rather than to every chart at once.
• Measure points placed in quick succession stay separate from one another.

3.10.11 (2026-08-15)

Fixes

• A boat identified by its MMSI shows its own data again.

3.10.10 (2026-08-15)

Features

• Choose the order you read a date in: day, month and year, however you like them.

Fixes

• An update no longer resets your overlays and stored preferences.

3.10.9 (2026-08-15)

Fixes

• A boat with no sails listed no longer reports an error.

3.10.6 (2026-08-15)

Fixes

• The distances tool follows your chosen unit for short distances.
• Flow reads per hour rather than per second.

3.10.0 (2026-08-14)

Features

• Zora records the way your boat actually sails and fits your polar diagram from it, so the numbers are your boat's rather than a table copied from a brochure. Recording runs on its own. Tell Zora about a sail change before you make it on deck: it files your performance under the sail plan you have declared, and pauses recording for five minutes after you declare a change.
• A Polar Diagram widget you can put on any screen, with polar history behind it and clearer labels on its highest and lowest figures.
• The wind rose carries a performance arc, showing how you are sailing against your own measured polar.
• You can declare more than one person overboard. Claims made close together are grouped under a header you confirm, so three reports of one person read as one person.
• Alarms can be delivered off the boat.
• The report list runs newest first, and any row can be shelved whether or not you have acknowledged it.
• Gauge limits convert properly into the units you have chosen.

Fixes

• When a crew member is recovered, their screens come back.
• Pinch zoom works while the boat is locked, and the chart keeps following your position.
• An alarm can revise the card it already raised instead of raising a second one.

3.9.0 (2026-08-11)

Features

• Declare a person overboard, and cancel one. The declaration is stored on the boat rather than living only on the screen that raised it.
• The five performance readings carry proper names.

3.8.4 (2026-08-10)

Fixes

• Closing the friends panel no longer blanks the AIS details view.

3.8.3 (2026-08-10)

Fixes

• Deleting a screen removes its pictures again.

3.8.2 (2026-08-10)

Features

• Zora watches whether its own services are reachable and tells you when one is not.

Fixes

• A reading that goes quiet comes back on its own.

3.8.1 (2026-08-10)

Features

• A Leave menu for choosing how you are departing.

Fixes

• Chart markers answer a tap on every device.

3.8.0 (2026-08-09)

Fixes

• An asset's Documents tab shows that asset's documents, not the whole tree.

3.7.5 (2026-08-09)

Features

• Follow a SPOT tracker on the chart. It appears as a waypoint-style pin, and the Trackers tool lists everything you are following with an info card behind each one.
• The timezone picker shows you the offset before you commit to it.

Fixes

• Engine hours and anchor times are worked out in the boat's timezone.
• Maintenance intervals count whole days across a daylight-saving change.
• Creating a route asks for its departure and destination again.

3.7.4 (2026-08-09)

Fixes

• A failed upload says so instead of reporting success.
• An upload of several files can no longer be renamed as one.
• The newest leg of a track takes its own colour straight away.

3.7.3 (2026-08-08)

Features

• Position format is set per person, and every readout honours it, so one of you can read degrees and decimal minutes while another reads decimal degrees.
• Resize handles are larger and easier to hit.

3.7.1 (2026-08-08)

Features

• A start-up screen while Zora loads, instead of a blank one.

3.6.8 (2026-08-08)

Features

• The fire emergency screen and its vessel map are easier to read.

3.6.7 (2026-08-08)

Features

• Speeds in your logbook documents now read "kt".

3.6.6 (2026-08-07)

Features

• You can search inside a PDF, and the matches are highlighted.
• Angles print as whole degrees in the logbook, and speeds read "kt".

3.6.3 (2026-08-06)

Fixes

• The display no longer sticks slightly zoomed on an iPad.
• Stepping through logbook dates no longer skips or repeats a day.
• The map list shows folders nested more than one level deep, along with items whose folder has gone missing.
• A track made of a single segment no longer grows without end.
• Readings of exactly zero now show instead of going blank.
• The radar's ARPA countdown no longer reads 1:60.
• Four unit conversions were wrong and are now correct.
• Short distances in imperial units read in feet rather than metres.
• Five faults in the way widget values were displayed are fixed.
• The quick forecast resolves its hours correctly.

3.6.0 (2026-08-04)

Features

• An update now carries everything it needs with it, so it finishes without a connection, and a link that drops partway through leaves your boat untouched rather than half updated.

3.5.1 (2026-08-03)

Features

• Press Scan in a Systems folder to add the device you have just switched on, instead of waiting for rows to appear on their own.
• An asset card shows when its device is offline.

3.4.11 (2026-08-02)

Features

• Equipment Zora discovered shows everything the device reported. It can no longer be deleted by accident: Decommission retires it and keeps its service history.

3.4.10 (2026-08-02)

Features

• Relay switches carry a button mode and a connection type.
• Switch rows line up with one another, and there is a new Toggle Flat style.

3.4.9 (2026-08-02)

Fixes

• The radar button no longer claims an antenna that is asleep.

3.4.8 (2026-08-02)

Features

• A switch can be bound to a Modbus relay by board and channel.
• How strongly the cross-track corridor shows on the chart is yours to set.

3.4.6 (2026-08-01)

Features

• Your active route has its own card in the Info tab.
• The chart shows how far through a route you are, and stacked markers no longer hide one another.
• Cross-track settings, alarms included, are easier to reach and to change.
• Arrival times and distances come from one place, so the route panel and the chart agree.
• The speed behind your arrival estimates works the same way everywhere, and is remembered between sessions.

3.4.5 (2026-08-01)

Features

• Editing your routes is now easier, and your arrival-time estimates are more accurate.

3.4.4 (2026-07-31)

Fixes

• Your boat no longer falsely reports itself as broken on the map.

3.4.2 (2026-07-31)

Fixes

• Saving a route no longer creates duplicate copies.

3.3.2 (2026-07-29)

Features

• You can now control your boat's electrical switches and see their status directly from Zora.

3.3.1 (2026-07-29)

Features

• You can now control your onboard relays and see their status directly from Zora.

3.3.0 (2026-07-27)

Features

• Your screens now generate their own thumbnails automatically, so you can spot the one you want at a glance.
• Create a new screen with a single tap, adjust it in the Edit Screen dialog, and freeze the view when you want it to stay put.
• Background images now resize more cleanly for a sharper look.

Fixes

• Connection guidance now tells you which Venus OS version you need, so setup goes smoothly the first time.
• Each screen now keeps one reliable picture per station, orientation, and device, so thumbnails stay accurate.

3.2.22 (2026-07-26)

Features

• Connect to your Cerbo GX system more easily with expanded address and password settings.

Fixes

• The map now stays put when you lock it to north-up instead of drifting.

3.2.21 (2026-07-26)

Features

• Editing a route is now smoother, with clearer selection and a new panel showing route details.
• Saving a route now works more reliably, with an updated route display.
• The active-route bar now sits flush against the top of the map for a cleaner view.

3.2.19 (2026-07-26)

Fixes

• Your trip photos in the logbook now display correctly again.

3.2.18 (2026-07-26)

Fixes

• Onboard cameras now load more reliably when adding multiple camera widgets to a screen.
• The chart display no longer stalls when switching between screens.
• Radar and route editing now work smoothly even when no chart is open.
• Each widget picker now keeps its own place, so selecting widgets is more predictable.

3.2.17 (2026-07-26)

Features

• Radar now displays more clearly on short-range settings, with sharper contrast for nearby targets.

3.2.15 (2026-07-24)

Features

• Charts now show clearer place labels and better-organized area information for easier reading.
• Navigation lights now include a progress bar that shows where you are in each light's cycle.
• Light sequences are now easier to read, with repeated phases grouped together.

Fixes

• The autopilot no longer raises false alarms when checking advanced settings.

3.2.14 (2026-07-24)

Features

• Zora now finds the tide station nearest your position so tide readings reflect where you actually are.

3.2.13 (2026-07-23)

Features

• You can now adjust radar power directly for each antenna.

3.2.12 (2026-07-23)

Features

• Tap any object on the chart to open a new Info tab and see its details right away.
• Chart objects now show clear titles and colour coding, so you can identify them at a glance.

Fixes

• Tapping other vessels and nearby objects now reliably opens their information.
• Offline services now work more smoothly when you're away from a connection.

3.2.9 (2026-07-22)

Features

• The chart now handles heading-up mode more smoothly, with better response to touch and automatic re-centering.
• Screen brightness now adjusts within safe limits for reliable daytime and nighttime visibility.

3.2.8 (2026-07-22)

Features

• You can now adjust the transparency of your radar guard zones, and your settings are saved between trips.

3.2.7 (2026-07-22)

Features

• Radar now filters out background noise for a clearer picture of what's really around you.

3.2.6 (2026-07-22)

Features

• The display now adjusts its brightness for easier reading on the water.

3.2.5 (2026-07-21)

Features

• Tapping near an AIS target now selects it more reliably, so you can pick out vessels even in crowded waters.
• When the AIS details panel is open, Zora no longer shows a duplicate info card, keeping your screen cleaner.
• Radar trails now update instantly, giving you clearer, more responsive tracking.
• You can now set up radar guard zones directly, making it easier to watch for targets entering areas you care about.

Fixes

• The flashing light indicator now always appears in the light info card, so you can confirm a light's character at a glance.

3.2.3 (2026-07-20)

Features

• Weather cards now show temperature, wind, and rain in your chosen units.
• You can now review your instrument history over the past 12 and 24 hours.
• The wind display starts up more smoothly with rudder angle included.

Fixes

• Radar rings no longer appear when the radar view is hidden.

3.2.2 (2026-07-20)

Features

• Radar overlays now render more accurately, giving you a clearer picture of what's around you.
• Vessel tracks are easier to distinguish when the radar overlay is active.

3.1.10 (2026-07-19)

Features

• The position display in the top bar now adjusts its size to fit your screen more cleanly.
• Zora now rides through brief interruptions from upstream data and reconnects on its own.

3.1.9 (2026-07-19)

Fixes

• Sail names now sit more neatly in the list for easier reading.

3.1.6 (2026-07-19)

Features

• The app now recovers its connection more smoothly and keeps you better informed when it's reconnecting.

3.1.5 (2026-07-19)

Fixes

• You can now import routes and waypoints from any file type.
• Spoken alerts and announcements now work more reliably.

3.0.28 (2026-07-18)

Features

• Zora now runs on a new, much faster storage system. Your lists, settings and screens load and update noticeably quicker, so the whole app feels more responsive.
• You can now import routes and tracks that are split into several separate segments. Zora joins them into one continuous route, in the correct chronological order, automatically.
• Zora works out which countries a route crosses and fills them in. You no longer enter them by hand on routes or waypoints.
• The routes list shows each route's total distance, in your distance unit.

Fixes

• Importing a route file now works reliably from any device and browser, including iPad, where choosing a file could previously appear to do nothing.
• Reversing an imported route no longer scrambles the order of its waypoints.
• The skip-to-next-waypoint button switches off when you reach the last waypoint.
• The distance shown while importing a route now matches the distance after saving.
• Arrival times stay blank when there is no speed to calculate them from.

3.0.27 (2026-07-16)

Features

• Sun and Moon times now have a date picker, so you can look up sunrise, sunset and moon times for any date instead of only today.
• The anchor alarm circle now follows the anchor radius more closely, so what you see on the chart matches the radius you set.
• Switches on the NMEA 2000 network can now be commanded from Zora.
• Track history no longer slows the app down while it is warming up after a restart. Tracks load once the rest of the screen is ready.

Fixes

• Fixed trip export, which produced a file with the wrong property names.