LumaBooth 5.0 delivers AI Portraits as a powerful new feature, a fully revamped welcome screen editor with Google Fonts support, deep integration with LumaBooth Dashboard, and significant stability improvements across the board.

AI Portraits

• Added AI Portraits — guests can now select an artistic style and receive AI-transformed portrait images as part of their photo booth session
• Resolved an issue where the AI portrait style selection screen did not appear when using an external camera
• Fixed an issue where the "Choose your style" text field cleared its contents when tapped on iPhone
• Improved sync so that enabling AI Portraits in LumaBooth is correctly reflected when opening the event in LumaBooth Dashboard
• Fixed an issue where retaking a photo during an AI Portrait session could create duplicate images in the gallery
• Added AI Portraits support in Roaming Photographer mode

Welcome Screen Editor

• Added Google Fonts support — text layers can now automatically download and apply thousands of fonts from Google Fonts
• Fixed a bug where images added to the welcome screen were deleted when launching the event a second time
• Resolved an issue where images or overlays added in LumaBooth Dashboard were not appearing on the welcome screen
• Fixed an issue where the screen editor used an incorrect canvas size on certain iPhones, causing designs to not fill the screen edge to edge
• Resolved an issue where custom background image URLs were not saved correctly, preventing LumaBooth Dashboard from displaying the correct background
• Improved compatibility so that welcome screen layers created in other LumaBooth apps are no longer unintentionally modified when opened on iOS
• Fixed text layer ordering issues that caused layers to appear in the wrong order or disappear after changing fonts in LumaBooth Dashboard
• Resolved a false "designed for a different device" warning that appeared when opening a landscape template on the same iPad it was designed on
• Fixed the welcome screen stretching when launching an event in full-screen mode on Mac
• Resolved an issue where font changes made in LumaBooth Dashboard were not reflected in LumaBooth
• Simplified color settings to use a single primary color throughout the guest experience for a more consistent branded look
• Added support for custom font sizes configured in LumaBooth Dashboard
• Fixed corner resize handles appearing as squares instead of circles when adding a new layer
• Fixed welcome screen button text wrapping inconsistently compared to the LumaBooth Dashboard preview
• Fixed an issue where image overlays configured in LumaBooth Dashboard or dslrBooth were not displayed on the guest screen
• Changed the default photo layout to a horizontal four-pose strip

Photo Layouts

• Renamed "Print Layout" to "Photo Layout" throughout the app for clearer, more intuitive terminology
• Event preview now displays thumbnails for all selected photo layouts instead of just one
• Fixed an issue where importing a layout via AirDrop overwrote an existing layout instead of adding it as a new one
• Fixed an issue where the font picker dropdown appeared in an incorrect position on Mac

Virtual Attendant

• Added a portrait video virtual attendant style for a more immersive booth experience
• Added missing virtual attendant slots: Select an Effect, Countdown Video, Before Signature, and Before Countdown
• Built-in virtual attendant styles can now be randomized, matching the behavior of custom styles
• Countdown video now plays its full duration regardless of the countdown timer setting
• Added support for MP3 audio files in the Countdown virtual attendant slot

Camera & Capture

• Added automatic permission handling for wired accessories on iOS 26, eliminating the need to manually configure this in Apple Settings
• Fixed GIF capture to correctly output portrait-orientation results when shooting in portrait mode
• Standardized size options for video, GIF, and 360/Slow-mo captures for a simpler, more consistent experience
• Resolved an issue where the boomerang clip duration was saved with an incorrect default value when creating a new event
• Guests can now tap anywhere on the welcome screen to start a session when only one capture mode is enabled
• Resolved an issue where animated overlays were occasionally not applied to boomerang captures
• Fixed an issue where the app would crash or stall when processing photos from an external camera set to small JPEG output

Event Management

• Duplicating an event now correctly copies the experience type and target device, preventing an unnecessary re-setup prompt when opening on LumaBooth Dashboard
• New events now appear at the top of the event list immediately after being created
• Replaced the loading spinner with a progress bar when downloading event settings, providing clearer feedback on load progress
• Remote setting updates from LumaBooth Dashboard are now shown as a subtle toast notification instead of an intrusive modal alert
• Fixed a bug where "Settings updated remotely" was incorrectly shown every time the app launched after a force close
• Added a cancel button to the event settings download screen so you can exit without waiting
• Added a link to LumaBooth Dashboard directly within the app, making it easy to discover and manage events online

Sharing & Printing

• Improved email sharing reliability with an upgraded sending infrastructure
• Removed emoji characters from SMS messages, reducing message length and per-message cost
• Instagram sharing can now be independently toggled on or off in event settings
• Fixed an issue where the next screen could fail to open after dismissing the AirDrop share sheet
• The print limit reached state is now shown as an error icon on the print button rather than immediately hiding the button
• The print quantity + button is now correctly hidden when the session print limit has been reached
• Fixed an issue on Mac where the AirPrint callback fired twice, causing print counts to be recorded incorrectly

Design & Interface

• Updated the app icon and refreshed branding to the new LumaBooth look
• Guest-facing selection screens — effects, templates, and backgrounds — now use your event's primary color for a consistent branded experience
• Capture button icons and text now automatically switch between dark and light colors based on button background color, ensuring readability on any background
• Fixed settings cards not being properly centered and aligned on iPhone
• Fixed a black screen appearing when opening the Lock PIN screen from settings
• Fixed an issue where adding a multiple-choice survey question could interfere with a previously entered question
• Fixed long survey question text not displaying or wrapping correctly
• Dropdown checkmarks throughout settings now consistently appear in LumaBooth red
• Improved sticker editor zooming on Mac for smoother touchpad control
• Cancelling the disclaimer now correctly returns guests to the home screen instead of the background selection screen
• Increased the animated overlay file size limit from 15MB to 50MB to support higher-quality overlays
• Improved upload error messages to be more readable
• Fixed a navigation bar appearing unexpectedly on iOS 15.5 when navigating through AI Portrait settings

Stability

• Improved overall stability when opening events created in other LumaBooth apps or older app versions
• Fixed multiple camera-related crashes on iPhone and Mac, including crashes caused by unsupported frame rate settings
• Fixed a crash that could occur when applying a video overlay during GIF processing
• Fixed a crash triggered by the undo gesture in the welcome screen editor
• Fixed a crash when presenting screens from a background thread
• Fixed a crash on the iOS Simulator related to wired camera authorization
• Fixed crashes related to slow-motion video processing on iOS 18
• Resolved an issue where the app could freeze and the welcome screen become blurry during drop-off events
• Fixed a crash and session hang in Roaming Photographer mode when using an external camera with a single photo layout
• Fixed an issue where audio from a pre-roll virtual attendant could bleed into the recorded video audio
• Improved event settings preservation so that settings written by other apps are no longer overwritten when saving from LumaBooth