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Did you get a chance to check out this year’s keynote the latest features as well as upcoming developments to look forward to? If you didn’t or just need a reminder, we’ve got a breakdown of all the news below!

Rock Core

Version 15 update was released in May and features …

• Streamlined sign up processes based on available opportunities and needs
• Person profile reminders and types
• Password-less login and different user authentication options

Version 16 is in development …

• Cloud based content library allows Rock churches to share written content amongst each other
• Upload to the cloud to make it accessible to others
• Prebuilt categories available to place content under and use common language
• Over 900 articles available upon release
• Starting with text-based articles but will look to expand to other forms of media as well
• Upgraded performance and efficiency
• Observability allows for data tracking on page and block load speeds
• Rock V16 is set to release in August

Version V17 is on the way, too!

• The email wizard will have drag and drop template options, with less coding required
• Customizable rows/components can use preset and custom templates
• Name pronunciations added to person profiles, with text and audio options available
• Ability to use AI capabilities to help with prompts for users, automated visitor chats, and moderation to filter content
• AI can help segment submitted user content (like prayer requests) based on voice and language, it can also remove specific names and add grammatical edits or formatting
• Automated completions allow AI assistance with Rock content and processes

NextGen Rock

• Will leverage the power of your hardware/computer and alleviate some of the stress on your Rock servers
• New filtering and grid set up allows for more customizable sorting and filtering of person profile data
• Filter grids by status, time stamps, and other data based queries and qualifiers
• Upgrading to API V2
• There will be a new UI update coming as a part of NextGen

Rock Mobile

• Staff can utilize the mobile app to search for people and add notes or updates to their person profile
• Easier scheduling for groups and serving opportunities and can promote where needs are most felt
• Deep linking allows web links to open within the mobile app experience or in web browser if they don’t have your mobile app
• Version 5 of Rock Mobile will have… 
• SMS messaging for staff within the app and snippets use lava code to allow preset responses and prompts for quick replies
• Auth0 allows mobile users to use authentication methods like within other apps 
• Real time interactive experiences can feature interactive polls, short answer, or an embedded web pages in service or events
• You can create email and SMS communications within the app
• Set reminders to personally engage with people and make connections where they can have the most impact
• Your logged in person profile will appear in the app just like the Rock web platform

Apple TV App V2

• Feature countdowns to live experiences
• Prayer requests and prompts can appear on screen
• Toolbox allows you to expand and create beyond current “out of the box” builds

Which part of these updates are you most excited about? And what did you learn about at the conference that you’re most excited to bring back to your church or ministry? Let us know! We sure learned a lot and hope you did, too.

If you’re looking for more information on Fishhook’s conference breakout session—you can find all of those resources here. 

Thank you for connecting with us! We hope you had a great time at RX23 and look forward to hearing about all the great things you are doing with Rock RMS.