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v4.1.20rev495 — LATEST

July 28, 2026 · Patch Update

[ Compatibility ]

• Verified compatibility with Android 8–14 for the updated crash-reporting stack.

[ Warning ]

• A small number of Android 13 devices may experience a one‑time delay on first launch while crash‑reporting hooks reinitialize. This resolves after the first successful app open.

[ New Features ]

• Auto-Backup: optional toggle in Backup & Restore; silently creates backup on close/background. Auto-backups (tagged "auto", latest 3 kept) reuse the manual export pipeline and auto-clean older ones.
• Per-novel write lock: prevents concurrent saves (e.g. progress autosave during app resume) from colliding on the same file.
• Automatic cleanup of orphaned `.tmp` files from interrupted atomic writes.
• Low-storage warning before novel download: warns if <200 MB free, shows exact free space, allows cancel or continue.
• Update-available badge: a dot on the Settings tab icon when a newer version is available.
• Backup size estimate: the "Label this backup" step now shows estimated size (before compression).
• Automatic chapter download retry: failed chapters retry up to 3 times, then skip; all skipped chapters retried again (3 attempts each) at the end before finalizing.
• "Recently Added" tag on library cards: unread novels added in the last 24 hours show "Recently Added" instead of "Unread", reverting automatically after 24h.
• "Last Read: Xd" tag: novels with reading progress not opened in 2+ days show the days since last read, replacing the normal status badge.

[ Fixes ]

• Fixed a race condition where overlapping saves sharing the same temp filename caused a moveAsync rejection.
• Fixed orphaned `.tmp` files left by failed atomic writes, which previously wasted storage over time.
• Fixed the library card "Continue" button: it now jumps directly to the reader at the last-read chapter. Novels without progress still show "Read" and open the detail page.
• Fixed the reader's close button returning to the library instead of the novel detail page when opened via "Continue". It now always returns to the detail screen.
• Fixed auto-scroll speed changes requiring pause/resume to apply. Adjusting speed while auto-scroll is running now takes effect immediately.

[ Changes ]

• Changed default library tab on app open from "All" to "Reading".
• The filter tab bar now auto-scrolls to keep the active tab centered, whether selected by tap or swipe.

[ Improvements ]

• Atomic file writes now serialized per destination path, queuing overlapping writes to avoid races.
• Failed library writes now clean up partial state automatically.
• Improved the chapter list empty state on the novel detail screen with an icon, clearer text, and a "Go to Updates" button.
• Minor internal cleanup across reader, settings, and library context files to reduce any usage and tighten type coverage.

v3.7.55rev411

July 16, 2026 Update

⚙️ [ NEW ]

• ZIP‑only backups — New backups are now always created as a single .zip file, built via a streaming, memory‑safe export.
• Dual‑format restore — The restore flow supports both ZIP (v5+) and legacy JSON (v4 and earlier).
• Share button restored — The backup completion alert now includes a "Share Backup" button.
• Native crash reporting (Sentry) — Native crash capture wired in at app launch, plus Session Replay.
• Novel Cover compression — Covers are resized/compressed via expo-image-manipulator.
• Check for Updates — Added the button in Settings to manually check for new versions.
• Notif Bell Update — Bell icon appears when a new update is available.
• Chapter Deletion — Proper chapter deletion system added.
• Self Updater Implementation — In-app APK download and install with progress tracking.
• Chapter Limiter — Thresholds at 200/250/300 chapters with a shared hook and modal.

⚡ [ IMPROVEMENTS ]

• Consolidated code — Single exportBackup() for streaming ZIP export.
• Silent skip guard — No more per‑chapter skip logging.
• Faster stuck-loop detection — Consecutive-skip counter breaks the loop at 5 skips.
• Battery drain fix — TTS highlight matching optimized with useMemo.
• Update checker fix — Correctly recognizes installed version to avoid false update prompts.

🗑️ [ REMOVED / REPLACED ]

• Removed JSON backup path — Old exportBackupJSON() is gone.
• Old single‑blob JSON export — Likely source of OOM crashes on large libraries.

v3.1.0rev322

July 4, 2026 Update

• ✨ [ NEW ] — Margins presets, 11 reader backgrounds, custom gallery images, tap-to-jump progress bar, TOC search, dynamic chapter search.
• ⚡ [ IMPROVEMENTS ] — Reworked skipping logic, improved LNW scraping, reduced skip delay to 50ms, floating control panel, TTS optimizations.
• 🐞 [ BUG FIXES ] — Cover corruption, TTS crash on chapter switch, text color on gradients, chapter preloading, sentence splitting.
• ♿ [ ACCESSIBILITY ] — Haptic feedback, visual press feedback, scroll-to-top button.

v2.7.4rev260

June 8, 2026 Update

• 🐛 [ PATCH FIX ] — Deduplication for LightNovelWorld, cover fetcher fix.
• ✨ [ NEW ] — Lightweight fetch helper, Credits button and modal.
• ⚡ [ IMPROVEMENTS ] — Reworked skipping to milestone-based, reduced skip delay, reworked modals.

v2.5.18rev250

May 21, 2026 Update

• ⚙️ [ NEW/PATCHED/IMPROVEMENT ] — Data migration fix, "Read" button, refreshLibrary, Smart Text Formatting, floating TTS button, sentence highlighting, symbol-to-speech, 6 themes, Report Issue button.
• 🐛 [ BUGFIXES ] — TTS button position, quote handling, paragraph formatting, chapter titles, TTS voice preferences.

v1.4.4rev175

May 13, 2026 Update

• Fixed chapter title doubling, missing titles, stray commas, improved downloader.

v1.4.3rev171

May 11, 2026 Update

• Overhauled Library UI, new domains, PDF Letter export, synopsis extraction, junk filters, bugfixes.

v1.4.0rev147

May 7, 2026 Update

• File-system migration, 3000+ chapter support, backup system, 5 export formats, 85% RAM reduction.

v1.3.11rev137

Apr 28, 2026 Update

• Swipe gestures, ascending/descending TOC, Page AutoSort, improved author fetcher, bugfixes.

v1.3.10rev131

Apr 25, 2026 Update

• Duplicity Guard, improved Novelbin scraping, streamlined title fetching, bugfixes.

v1.3.9rev128

Apr 21, 2026 Update

• Local covers, System Action Required card, batch delete, Starting Chapter field, improved skipper.

v1.3.8rev118

Apr 15, 2026 Update

• LightNovelWorld support, About Developer tab, Import File function, improved skipper.

v1.0.3rev055

Apr 13, 2026

• NovelBin & FreeWebNovel support, library filters, AutoScroll, Backup & Restore, batch delete.

v1.0.2rev36

March 27, 2026

• Activity Logs visible, stabilized downloader & update lifeline.

v1.0.1rev16

March 27, 2026

• Initial release — ReadNovelFull, NovelFull, partial FreeWebNovel, 3 themes, basic download & updates.