Version 3.5 sent to AppStore (media overlay epub, fixes)

petrjahoda · 06-20-2026, 10:15 AM

■ New features
- Read-along narration: EPUBs that ship synced narration (EPUB 3 Media Overlays) can now be read along to, with the spoken sentence highlighted as the narrator reads.

■ Improvements
- Your place in a book now catches up across devices: reopening a book jumps forward to the furthest point you reached on another device, and never backwards.
- More book covers show up: EPUBs whose artwork couldn't be read before (because of the size of epub) now display it, and very large books no longer time out while their details load.

■ Fixes
- OPDS catalogs that group books into categories (such as BicBucStriim) now show every book instead of only the first one.
- EPUBs authored in strict XHTML that used to open to a blank or error page now render correctly.

■ Accessibility
- Read-along narration works with VoiceOver: the audio-mode toggle now announces whether narration is on instead of relying on color alone, and the animated waveform respects Reduce Motion, holding still when that setting is on.

■ Localization
- The newly added read-along narration text (audio controls, the help center topic, and VoiceOver hints) is natively translated across all 15 supported languages.

peaceridge · Today, 10:52 AM

Just installed 3.5. Is there any way of getting rid of the streak row in the home view? I don't use those statistics.

petrjahoda · Today, 10:54 AM

Yes, of course. Every screen is editable. You can set up what you want to see and in which order.
For example, in Home, hit '...', select 'Display' and unselect what you do not want to see and if you want to, reorder as you like.

peaceridge · Today, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by petrjahoda

Yes, of course. Every screen is editable. You can set up what you want to see and in which order.
For example, in Home, hit '...', select 'Display' and unselect what you do not want to see and if you want to, reorder as you like.

Thanks, I thought I looked at all the choices. Obviously I missed that one. This app is so rich, I really appreciate all your hard work.

petrjahoda · Today, 11:04 AM

Also please check this 'Display' feature on all pages, you can reorder stats, roadmap and select what you want to see for one book in library.

06-20-2026, 10:15 AM	#1
petrjahoda Evangelist Posts: 420 Karma: 567890 Join Date: Dec 2025 Location: Czech Republic Device: iphone, ipad	Version 3.5 sent to AppStore (media overlay epub, fixes) ■ New features - Read-along narration: EPUBs that ship synced narration (EPUB 3 Media Overlays) can now be read along to, with the spoken sentence highlighted as the narrator reads. ■ Improvements - Your place in a book now catches up across devices: reopening a book jumps forward to the furthest point you reached on another device, and never backwards. - More book covers show up: EPUBs whose artwork couldn't be read before (because of the size of epub) now display it, and very large books no longer time out while their details load. ■ Fixes - OPDS catalogs that group books into categories (such as BicBucStriim) now show every book instead of only the first one. - EPUBs authored in strict XHTML that used to open to a blank or error page now render correctly. ■ Accessibility - Read-along narration works with VoiceOver: the audio-mode toggle now announces whether narration is on instead of relying on color alone, and the animated waveform respects Reduce Motion, holding still when that setting is on. ■ Localization - The newly added read-along narration text (audio controls, the help center topic, and VoiceOver hints) is natively translated across all 15 supported languages. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by petrjahoda; Yesterday at 05:33 AM.

Today, 10:54 AM	#3
petrjahoda Evangelist Posts: 420 Karma: 567890 Join Date: Dec 2025 Location: Czech Republic Device: iphone, ipad	Yes, of course. Every screen is editable. You can set up what you want to see and in which order. For example, in Home, hit '...', select 'Display' and unselect what you do not want to see and if you want to, reorder as you like. Attached Thumbnails

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Today, 10:52 AM	#2
peaceridge Wizard Posts: 1,139 Karma: 4408398 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: North Carolina Device: Kobo Aura1, Nexus7.2, Galaxy Tab A 8.4, Ipad Air & Mini 6	Just installed 3.5. Is there any way of getting rid of the streak row in the home view? I don't use those statistics.

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petrjahoda Evangelist Posts: 420 Karma: 567890 Join Date: Dec 2025 Location: Czech Republic Device: iphone, ipad	Also please check this 'Display' feature on all pages, you can reorder stats, roadmap and select what you want to see for one book in library.