Latest Version History

v2.5.18 (rev250)

May 21, 2026

✨ "The Novelty Reader Release"

• Improved the automatic data migration on first launch to handle first run crash.
• Improved the data migration to work every launch of the app to check for existing files.
• In Library, the Novel Card with "Continue" button now shows "Read" if the novel hasn't been started yet
• Added "onPress" navigation to the continue/read button
• Added two "refreshLibrary" methods to manually reload novel data from file system via Reload Button, and Drag-Pull gesture.
• Improved the UI of the Library Screen to have flawless fetching execution of novel files
• Added 'Smart Text Formatting' to the reader that handles text formatting
• Added support for multi-space and newline handling that helps parse text for TTS.
• Added a floating TTS button on top of the Reader screen
• Added status box that displays "now reading" which displays current sentence for reference
• Improved sentence highlighting — TTS highlight now accurately tracks sentences in real-time with reduced lag
• Better short word support — Minimum sentence length reduced from 8 to 2 characters, preventing skipped words like "What," and "(Well)"
• Symbol-to-speech conversion — Game lingo and navigation symbols now read naturally:
  • →, ->, => → reads as "to"
  • ←, <-, <= → reads as "from"
  • ↔, <-> → reads as "between"
  • Example: [Thief 1 -> Thief 2] now reads as "from Thief 1 to Thief 2"
• Text like Name: Gu Qingyang\nEssence: Ancient Tree is split into individual readable chunks
• Each line segment gets its own TTS sentence instead of being skipped
• Highlights no longer disappear on multi-space sections
• Preserved parenthetical phrases — Words in parentheses like (Well), (though) are no longer filtered out
• Highlights appear directly in text as TTS reads (dual feedback: highlight + status box)
• Added symbol normalization for TTS preprocessing
• Improved text matching logic with quote-aware comparison
• Better handling of edge cases (multiple spaces, newlines, parentheses)
• Added proper line break preservation using "\n\n" between paragraphs.
• Added circular URL detection to prevent infinite download loops.
• Added max chapter cap (5000 chapters) as safety guard, previously 3000 chapters.
• Replaced broken chapter fetching with restored working version from earlier build.
• Added Text-to-Speech with voice selection, speed control, and sentence highlighting.
• Added TTS error handling with auto-stop after 3 consecutive errors.
• Added "Report Issue / Feedback" button in Settings section.
  • Added alias field (optional) and detailed description text area.
  • Added auto-filled device info (app version, platform, OS version) in email body.
  • Added email client integration — reports open directly in user's email app.
• Added 6 themes: Dark, Light, Sepia, AMOLED, Warm, and Slate.

• Fixed TTS button location now properly visible in bottom-right corner
• Fixed the position of the floating button positioned with correct z-index layering
• Fixed quote handling — Smart quotes (", ", ', ') no longer trigger "quote" pronunciation in TTS
• Fixed paragraph formatting where content was displaying as a single text lump with no line breaks.
• Added proper line break preservation using \n\n between paragraphs.
• Fixed chapter titles now showing real names instead of generic "Chapter X".
• Fixed TTS initialization not loading saved voice preferences.