2.4
2023-09-18
- iPhones were playing sounds as though the iPhone were being used as a phone and held up to the user's ear. Fixed so sounds play at normal speaker volume on iPhones.
- Sounds will play through external speakers, if connected.
- Improved compatibility with more recent iOS versions.
2.3
2021-04-15
- Edited audio for better clarity
- Better fit on screens with curved corners
- Application launch is more stable
2.2
2020-04-18
- Improved stability on iOS 13.
2.1
2017-01-06
- Improved feedback when completing a test unlocks more words.
- Makes full use of all iPad, iPhone and iPod touch screen sizes.
- Improved use of landscape orientation on iPad.
- Allows Split View on supporting iPads.
- Can switch to landscape on iPhone and iPod touch.
2.0
2014-11-18
- Adds speech practice: say a word, then hear it played back in sequence with the PBPhonics recordings.
(On the first launch after installing this update, PBPhonics will request permission to use the microphone.)
- Screens have more contrast and more space between buttons.
- Updated for iOS 8.
- Updated for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus screen sizes.
1.5
2013-10-25
- Updated screen layout for iOS 7.
- Revised the vocabulary to replace words that weren't truly phonetic.
- Replaced most phonemes that ended with a "schwa" sound.
- Fixed sounds that were too short, too long, too quiet or too indistinct.
- Early tests are shorter. (In previous versions, tests always took 12 words to fill. Now, they may fill in 6 or 9 words.)
- New administrator control panel. Teachers may review recent performance, limit the vocabulary, or change the test size.
1.4
2013-05-18
- More pictures (92 of 293 words have pictures)
- More detailed help gestures
- Removed non-phonetic word "solid"
- Fills iPhone 5 screen
1.3
2012-05-04
- More voices
- More pictures (70 of the 294 words have pictures)
- Descriptive phrases (134 of the 294 words have phrases)
1.2
2011-10-06
- Words appearing in early tests are more diverse ('an' and 'Ann' no longer appear in the first 'a' test)
- More voices
- Option to change the time between tutorial finger appearances, or hide it completely
- Tutorial finger points to test sooner
1.1
2011-08-10
- More variety in tests
- More consistent speech volume
- The word "salt" has been removed (not truly phonetic)
- Allows custom speech files
- Typeface updated from Andika Basic to Andika 1.0