☽ RELEASE LOG
What changed
3 new · 3 improved · 4 fixedRead
New
- Read Later keeps pages that need a quick browser check in your library as “Needs a quick check” cards. Open one to finish importing.
- Your chosen voice’s portrait now appears on Home.
- Reader paragraphs, headings and lists are available to TalkBack and VoiceOver.
Improved
- Failed import cards offer clearer next steps. On Android, you’re notified when a background import needs you.
- Sign in with Apple goes straight through, with no email code.iOS
- Voice previews during setup either load or offer Retry, with no stalled spinner.iOS
Fixed
- Swiping up or down over voice cards no longer closes the voice drawer.
- Filtering the voice deck to a short list no longer crashes.
- The Welcome article offers to resume where you left off again.Android
- Better stability on older 32-bit Android phones.Android
9 new · 4 improved · 6 fixedRead
New
- Guided first-run setup - pick your voice and reading pace before you start.
- A redesigned home, with a toggle between the classic list and the new study layout.
- New voice picker: a card deck with previews that remember themselves.
- Cover artwork on the lock screen, notification and Control Center.
- Drag to reorder your library; select several at once to delete.
- Edit a document's title, author and type in place.
- Smarter link import - clear a login or challenge page inside the app, then import the page you can see.
- Covers pulled automatically from imported links.
- Scanned PDFs now import on iPhone.iOS
Improved
- Cache now 15x smaller. Store more audio.
- Highlighting and progress stay smooth through long passages.
- Clearer pronunciation of numbers, units and abbreviations. Applies to newly read audio.
- Books and articles are now distinct types, with better covers to match.
Fixed
- The library list no longer stalls while it loads.Android
- Playback stops when you swipe the app away.Android
- Bluetooth changes, calls and interruptions no longer knock playback off course.iOS
- Fixed a hang on launch.iOS
- The thank-you and review prompt after a long listen now arrives once, reliably.
- Pasted text never reaches our analytics.
3 new · 3 improved · 3 fixedRead
New
- Unseek - one tap undoes an accidental scrub and puts you back where you were.
- Privacy: an analytics and crash-report opt-out in Settings.
- A consent toggle for app-update emails.
Improved
- Better voice quality - pronunciation and intonation, especially on short passages.
- Word-by-word highlighting: no more blank gaps, drift or backward jumps.
- Word documents keep their spacing; a failed import shows as a card you can retry.
Fixed
- Tap-to-seek no longer goes dead after switching articles.
- The progress bar stopped sliding through 0:00 on a cold seek.
- Resume lands where you actually left off.Android
HousekeepingRead
A version bump and a trimmed voice catalogue. Nothing else changed.
The beta openedRead
The first public build: on-device synthesis with Kokoro-82M, imports from PDF, EPUB, Word and links, and word-by-word highlighting as it reads. Unlimited hours, offline, no subscription.
Next update
Working in the background
- Playlist - Curate and queue different documents and book chapters into a playlist
- Overnight synthesis - Caching audio overnight for a smoother listening experience the next day
Something missing, or reading wrong? Write to [email protected].
Try the latest build.
Android is on Google Play. iOS is in open beta through TestFlight.
