Meet the new Kotonoha sprite: she floats over the page, flies a lap when you tap her, and you can drag and fling her. Left alone she dozes, eats a rice ball or reads, and she waves goodbye when you leave the Buddy tab. Radio subtitles are now lyric-style: the current line is large and centred, neighbours fade, and long lines show in full instead of being cut off. A cleaner quiz screen: a thin rounded progress bar, and the tab bar hides while you answer. Switching lessons on the lesson page follows your finger: swipe right to go back and the previous lesson slides in from the left. N4–N1 audio packs now have a download route inside mainland China, so downloads are faster and more reliable there. Larger body text makes dialogues and definitions easier to read. The default theme is now off-white and softer on the eyes; the original green is still available in Settings. Onboarding avatars and icons across the app now use Kotonoha's own style.

- English explanations for all 180 lessons, N5 to N1 (beta): every lesson now has English dialogue translations, grammar notes written for English speakers, and comprehension questions in English. Every word in the lessons has an English dictionary gloss, the N5–N4 grammar points have English notes, and conjugation drills name each form in English. - To turn it on, go to Settings → Language → English. N2 prep, reading and listening practice stay in Simplified Chinese. - Word list: tap the cap icon to study a word; long-press a word for details. - Bug fixes and small improvements.

■ Offline audio packs Download lesson audio in bundles and keep learning with sound anywhere — on a flight, underground, or any time you'd rather not use mobile data. Downloaded packs can be removed from Settings whenever you like. ■ Smoother and steadier We fixed a long list of issues, including audio dropping out mid-lesson and the occasional stutter when moving between screens. The whole app should feel lighter. ■ Refined layouts Lists are more compact, so more fits on screen at once — with no reduction in text size. Thank you for the feedback. Please keep it coming.