Tingwen Readerv2.1

What changed

• ContentAdded 5 new free AI voices for narration
• UXAdded Listen button and progress tracking to the Bookshelf
• UXAutomatic resumption of audio after app interruptions
• New featureImproved custom voice recording quality and noise trimming
• UXRefined reader UI including footer spacing and paging hints
• PerformanceEnhanced accuracy for reading positions and Chinese narration handling
• UXImproved bottom tab hit targets and cache clearing logic
• PerformanceFixed chapter playback jumping and general stability
• ComplianceUpdated privacy policy regarding diagnostics and subscriptions
• UXAdded error handling and guidance for voice model loading failures

Original release notes

• Added 5 new free voices: Mochen, Suruan, Jingdou'er, Xingmulan and Qingyu.
• Bookshelf now shows a Listen button and listening progress so you can resume in one tap.
• Listening resumes automatically when you return to the app after another app interrupted it, unless that app is still playing audio.
• Reaching the last page while reading no longer stops ongoing listening, and the "Finished" prompt can now be closed.
• More accurate reading and listening positions after text cleanup, and no leftover position prompt after using "Read from here".
• Better custom voice recording: background noise at the start and end is trimmed more accurately and recordings are sped up less often, so voices sound more natural, with clearer guidance when a recording runs too long.
• Improved handling of quotes and spaces in Chinese narration.
• Reader refinements: the paging hint sits in the footer, spacing above the footer is more comfortable, progress shows 100% on the last page, and whole table-of-contents rows are tappable.
• If the voice model cannot load, the app now suggests restarting your phone.
• Bottom tabs are easier to tap, and clearing the cache no longer removes audio you are currently listening to.
• Fixed playback jumping to the previous chapter when starting a chapter in backward mode, and improved playback stability.
• Updated the privacy policy to describe diagnostics and subscription statistics.