## What’s New in Version 2.0 We’re excited to introduce **Version 2.0 of Breathe**, with improved breathing sessions, smoother animations, enhanced performance, bug fixes, and refinements throughout the app. This update is designed to make every breathing session feel calmer, more responsive, and easier to follow. Whether you use Breathe for relaxation, mindfulness, focus, sleep preparation, or respiratory wellness, Version 2.0 provides a more polished and reliable experience. ### Smoother Breathing Animations The breathing guide has been improved with smoother and more natural animations. The expanding and contracting visual guide now follows each inhale, hold, and exhale phase more precisely, helping you maintain a comfortable breathing rhythm. We’ve also optimized animations to improve performance across supported iPhone and iPad models. ### Improved Guided Sessions Guided breathing sessions have received several improvements. Phase transitions are smoother, countdown timers are clearer, and breathing instructions are easier to follow. We’ve also refined haptic and audio cues so transitions between inhale, hold, and exhale phases feel more natural without distracting you from your session. Pause and resume functionality has also been improved, helping you continue your breathing session without losing your progress. ### Better Quick Start Experience Version 2.0 makes it faster to begin a breathing session. Preset exercises for relaxation, deep calm, and respiratory wellness are now easier to find and start. Simply select the breathing exercise and duration that works for you and follow the animated guide. ### Custom Breathing Pattern Improvements Creating personalized breathing exercises is now easier and more reliable. You can customize inhale, exhale, and hold durations independently, select your preferred session duration or number of cycles, and save patterns for future sessions. We’ve improved custom preset management and fixed issues that could occasionally affect saved breathing patterns. ### Respiratory Wellness Improvements We’ve refined our gentle breathing exercises designed for users who prefer slower breathing patterns, including COPD-friendly options. These sessions use comfortable pacing, longer exhalations, and conservative breathing patterns. Safety information and guidance have also been improved to make it clearer when users should stop an exercise and consult a healthcare professional. ### Better Progress Tracking Your breathing history is now easier to review. Version 2.0 includes improvements to session logging, practice statistics, session duration tracking, and progress information. You can monitor your consistency across days, weeks, and months and see how much time you have dedicated to mindful breathing. Charts have also been optimized for clearer presentation and improved performance. ### Improved Accessibility Accessibility remains an important part of Breathe. Version 2.0 includes improvements for VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion, and larger text sizes. Controls and interactive elements have also been refined to make breathing sessions easier to navigate for more users. ### Performance and Stability Improvements We’ve made significant behind-the-scenes optimizations to improve speed, responsiveness, and stability throughout the app. This update addresses several bugs that could affect session timers, animations, saved patterns, navigation, progress history, and other features. We’ve also improved compatibility with newer iPhone and iPad models and recent iOS and iPadOS versions. ### Privacy Remains a Priority Your breathing history and personal information remain stored locally on your device. Breathe does not require an account to begin using the app, and you can export your available history when needed. Thank you for using **Breathe**. We’ll continue improving the experience to help make mindful breathing simple, accessible, and enjoyable.