1.68
2023-07-01
1. Fixed a bug where images are not showing in some epub files
2. Added QR code login to solve the issue where MacOS version cannot use WeChat to log in
3. Other bug fixes
1.67
2023-06-16
Fixed last version's bug where translation cannot be displayed
1.66
2023-06-10
Optimized text-to-speech
1.65
2023-04-12
1. Added Break paragraph to sentences function. Every sentence will become a paragraph on its own, helping you to break a big goal into multiple smaller goals. And you can better utilize note taking feature (display note directly below paragraph)
2. Added details page for saved articles
3. Added Sentence Collector function in Word details page, use it to collect all sentences containing the word from all ebooks and saved articles
1.64
2023-04-04
1. Removed UMeng SDK
2. Fixed a bug where tapping on word pronunciation crashing bug
3. Other bug fixes
1.63
2023-03-28
1. Simplified and rearranged buttons on the home page
2. Word pronunciations will prioritize Oxford audio files, if file doesn't exist for a word, text-to-speech engine will be used
3. Added search books and audio files function
4. Book details page added buttons to view words, sentences, notes
5. Added Xiao Niu Translate as an external translation service
6. Make UI consistency changes on many pages
7. Long press items in books/audios/saves/notes/cloud files page to directly open the edit menu for that item
8. Fixed note display in wrong chapter bug
1.62
2023-03-06
1. This version will access/modify iCloud books/audio files directly. If iCloud is not enabled for AA Reader, it will still read files from the local document folder. If it's enabled, please upload files to the Files app -> AA Reader folder.
2. Added API link to third-party translation provider, DeepL for now.
3. Fixed a bug where underlining text display wrong in PDF files
4. Fixed a bug where some EPUB files cannot be read
5. Improvements on MacOS app
This version also comes with more than 20 minor improvements, such as smoother animation when panning, loading indicator when importing/exporting iCloud data, improvements on loading books/audios and many more.
1.61
2023-02-15
1. Added more Asian mother tongue languages such as Burmese, Thai, Tamil and Vietnamese.
2. Saved articles can now be exported to txt, rtf (without images) and rtfd (with images) format
3. Added "Show Original and Inflected Form" option in Words page, you can use this to hide any inflected words
1.60
2023-02-06
1. Added book details page which shows book details and read progress etc...
2. UI improvements and bug fixes
1.59
2023-01-15
Major version update!
1. Upgraded server for faster and more stable performance
2. Fixed TXT file encoding problem
3. Added countdown display on top of the reading page according to your reading goal
4. Offline dictionaries get a dedicated download page
5. A lot of bug fixes
1.58
2022-12-13
1. Optimized loading speed for books/audios page
2. Added sorting button at saves and notes page
3. Fixed a bug where notes are displayed wrongly
1.57
2022-11-15
1. Draw on PDF document with Apple Pencil (on iOS 16 and above)
2. Text will be highlighted while doing text-to-speech
3. More optimizations on PDF document
1.56
2022-11-01
1. Continue fixing bugs
2. Optimized iOS 16 user experience
3. Fixed a bug where some EPUB files are not recognized
1.55
2022-10-22
1. Fixed many crashing bugs
2. Text-to-speech allows manually selecting language
3. MOBI file now supports preview
1.54
2022-07-10
1. Fixed the bug that system text-to-speech engine couldn't work
2. Fixed the bug that some audio files could not be imported
3. Fixed some crashing bugs
4. Added phonetic symbols in dictionary pop up
5. Added multi-language support. For now, it is mainly to help non-native English speakers to learn English.
1.53
2022-06-06
Added Upload Bug Video function, if you encountered any bug in the app, you can record your screen and upload it there, thank you!
1.52
2022-05-22
1. Fixed a number of crashing bugs from the previous version
2. Added Highlight feature when long-pressing text. Previously if you just want to highlight the text without any additional note, you have to long-press -> Note -> Save, the new version saves 1 step.
3. If you add hand drawing when taking notes, the drawing image will be automatically embedded in the text. If you use iPad + Apple Pencil, this feature can be very helpful.
4. Fixed a bug where lemma form and phrase are not displayed
5. Improved the accuracy in language detection when reading text
6. Fixed duplicate reminder push notification bug. Reminders word only locally, they will not be synced cross devices.
7. Fixed a bug where text-to-speech not usable on some text bug
1.51
2022-05-07
Version 1.51 is a major update (over 200 optimizations):
1. Fixed a bug where note will cause text rendering error
2. Fixed many crashing bugs
3. You can insert image when taking notes. With default settings, the image will be displayed directly in the text
4. Translating paragraph will be treated as note
5. Note text will use the same font as the translation
6. Added search notes function
7. Added support for non-English base translation, such as English-Chinese
8. Added a switch to monitor clipboard content change when reading clipboard text
9. Changed a lot of icons
10. Removed some redundant settings
11. Added more voice engines, such as Chinese, German, Spanish, Russian, Japanese
12. Many visible UI improvements
13. A user manual is attached for the first use
14. You no longer need to manually select a voice engine when reading an article. The system will automatically detect the language of the text and use the appropriate voice engine. Please select the default voices engine in App Settings - Select default voice engine for different languages
15. Optimized the speed of loading online images when reading saved articles
16. The color them in the reading page will not change with the system
17. All data is now stored in your iCloud account, which is faster, more stable, offers more privacy, and more reliable for multi-device data synchronization
18. Existing users can sync previous data with just one click
1.50
2021-11-02
Added in-app purchase to help you buy more credits for whole sentence translation and text-to-speech. You are always entitled to the free monthly quota, any deduction is made on the free monthly quota first, no expiry date.
1.49
2021-10-26
Fixed many crashing bugs