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The Adventures of Tintinv1.6.1

Released January 22, 2025Major

Android

The latest major update resulted in a 0.41 star decline in average rating on Android. Technical regressions in media playback and mandatory local storage requirements for video content negatively impacted the user experience. The release failed to maintain the historical baseline rating of 3.92, leading to a negative impact classification.

What changed

  • ContentAdded colorized version of The Blue Lotus in French, English, and Dutch
  • ContentAdded complete collection of cartoons in French, English, German, Spanish, and Dutch

Reception

30/ 100 impact scoreNegative
What worked
  • Content

    The addition of colorized versions and cartoon collections provides new content, though it failed to offset technical regressions.

What didn't
  • New feature

    backfired

    The introduction of mandatory local storage downloads for video content triggered user complaints regarding storage management.

How it played out

Retrospective analysisSeptember 4, 2026

The average rating declined by 0.41 stars following the latest update, driven by technical regressions in media playback and wallpaper functionality. Users report frustration with mandatory video downloads and orientation bugs that persist after the update. The overall sentiment remains negative as long-standing issues regarding cross-platform library access continue to impact user satisfaction.

-0.41 ★
Sentiment shift
New complaints (3)
Wallpaper feature fails to trigger or display after purchaselowversion-tied
Video playback orientation locks or fails to rotate correctlylowversion-tied
Video content requires local storage download rather than streaminglowversion-tied

Marlvel takeaways

  • Address the video playback orientation bug and wallpaper display failures to recover the 0.41 star rating drop on Android.
  • Revert mandatory local storage requirements for video content to resolve user frustration regarding device space.
  • Investigate cross-platform library access issues, as these long-standing complaints continue to suppress user satisfaction.

Original release notes

New: The Blue Lotus colorized version, in French, English, and Dutch.
New: Complete collection of cartoons in French, English, German, Spanish, and Dutch.

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