Documentation Index
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May 2026
LightLoop Remote — iOS Companion App New
A free iPhone and iPad app that connects wirelessly to a nearby Apple TV running LightLoop. No account required — connection happens automatically over your local network using Apple’s Multipeer Connectivity framework.
Control Mode — browse all playlists, tap any item to trigger it on the Apple TV, and monitor a live 16:9 preview of the TV output. Song items expand inline to show all lyric slides; Bible items expand verse by verse. A timeline scrubber handles video and audio seeking. On iPad, the preview floats as a picture-in-picture panel over the full grid, or expands to full width above it.
Stage Mode — a large-text confidence display for worship leaders and speakers. The current slide fills the top of the screen; the next slide or item is previewed below. Navigation via tap zones, swipe, or Bluetooth page-turner (arrow keys and spacebar). On landscape iPhone, the current slide goes fullscreen with a next-item strip at the bottom.
Multi-device sessions — connect multiple iOS devices simultaneously. A common setup: iPhone as operator controller in Control Mode, iPad as confidence display in Stage Mode. All devices stay in sync and any device can send commands.
See LightLoop Remote for full documentation.
Bible Item Thumbnails in Apple TV Grid Improved
Bible items now display their configured background image as a thumbnail in the Apple TV playlist grid, consistent with Song items. Previously Bible cards showed a generic placeholder icon.
Songs — Synchronized Lyric Slides New
A new media type purpose-built for worship lyrics. Create a song in the web-based Song Editor — type your slides, link an audio track and background, then record timing markers in real time or fine-tune them in the Marker Editor (an interactive waveform timeline with drag-and-drop handles, zoom levels, and ¹⁄₃₀ s arrow-key nudging). On Apple TV, lyrics cross-dissolve in sync with the music.
Requires Apple TV app version 1.1+.
Full style controls: font family, size, weight, italic, all-caps, color, alignment, vertical alignment, drop shadow, text stroke, and a text background color/opacity for contrast over busy visuals.
See the Songs guide for full documentation.
Marker Editor New
An interactive waveform timeline for fine-tuning lyric timing markers on Song items. Drag marker handles directly on the audio waveform, zoom from overview to sample-level detail, select a marker and nudge with arrow keys at 33 ms steps, and watch a live slide preview with cross-dissolve transitions as you scrub.
Text Background Color for Lyrics New
Song style settings now include a Text Background color and opacity control. Adds a colored panel behind lyric text — useful for ensuring readability over high-contrast or busy background visuals.
April 2026
Planning Center Check-In Monitor Integration
A new display type that shows a live roster of who’s checked in via Planning Center — updated in real time. Great for hallway TVs and volunteer stations.
PCO Calendar Display Integration
Lobby and hallway TVs can now display today’s schedule pulled live from Planning Center — service times, events, and room assignments. Automatically refreshes throughout the day.
Item-Level Action Soundtracks New
Individual playlist items can now trigger a specific soundtrack when they appear on screen — not just the playlist-wide soundtrack.
March 2026
Background Soundtracks New
Assign a music playlist to any content playlist. LightLoop plays it on loop in the background while the Apple TV displays your slides and videos. Controls for volume, shuffle, and loop are in the playlist settings panel.
Scheduled Playlists New
Set a countdown on any playlist — when time expires, LightLoop automatically transitions to the next playlist.
February 2026
Welcome Party — Planning Center New
LightLoop’s Welcome Party feature now works with Planning Center Check-Ins. When a child checks in via PCO, a full-screen celebration with their name appears on every Apple TV in the room — automatically, within about a second of check-in.
The Apple TV app now pre-caches all playlist media in the background so screens keep playing even if your internet connection drops.
Google Drive Sync New
Connect a Google Drive folder to LightLoop and its contents become a live media source. Add or remove files from the folder and LightLoop picks up the changes automatically.