* Study: Various UI improvements. -Text is easier to read now, especially in larger devices. -New animations. -More confetti. * Study: Support for larger text sizes. Frequently requested by our users, iKnow! now supports iOS Text Size setting. Open your device Settings, then Display & Brightness > Text Size, and use the slider to choose your desired text size (it may differ depending on your iOS version). If you're using iOS 15+, you can change the text size per app by opening Control Center and long-pressing the Text Size control. Note: Only Study screens support this new feature for now. We plan to add support for all other screens in a future update. * Study Multiple Choice: Added new preferences for the previously introduced UI. You can now turn off label numbers, invert the bottom button order, or disable the added UI entirely. * Bug fixes.

New: * New alternate way for answering Multiple Choice quizzes: Added buttons labeled 1 through 5 at the bottom of the screen corresponding to each available answer. This makes it easier to select an answer when reaching the top of the screen is difficult. Note: You can still select answers by tapping them directly. Use the method that best suits your needs! Fixes: * Spell quizzes: Fixes scroll not behaving correctly. * Spell quizzes: Fixes multiple issues with Japanese input. Other: * Study Session results screen: Adds part of speech to each studied item. * iOS 18: Support for dark and tinted app icons and widgets.

* Improved Spell quizzes. It’s now possible to move the caret by tapping any letter or using the provided :arrow_backward: and :arrow_forward: buttons. This helps to avoid having to erase everything up to where a mistake has been spotted. The UI has also been improved for better visual feedback. * Improved Builder quizzes. Words that have been placed can be called back individually by touching them again from the bottom list. This allows for quicker interaction, especially one-handed. Alternatively, all placed words can be called back at once using the trash icon.

* Improved Spell quizzes. It’s now possible to move the caret by tapping any letter or using the provided :arrow_backward: and :arrow_forward: buttons. This helps to avoid having to erase everything up to where a mistake has been spotted. The UI has also been improved for better visual feedback. * Improved Builder quizzes. Words that have been placed can be called back individually by touching them again from the bottom list. This allows for quicker interaction, especially one-handed. Alternatively, all placed words can be called back at once using the trash icon.

* Improved Spell quizzes. It’s now possible to move the caret by tapping any letter or using the provided :arrow_backward: and :arrow_forward: buttons. This helps to avoid having to erase everything up to where a mistake has been spotted. The UI has also been improved for better visual feedback. * Improved Builder quizzes. Words that have been placed can be called back individually by touching them again from the bottom list. This allows for quicker interaction, especially one-handed. Alternatively, all placed words can be called back at once using the trash icon.

Fixes multiple crashes.

* New Study preferences! -Option to hide sentence images. -Option to keep the device awake while in a session. -Rapid choice: Option to hide transliterations. * Study screens: -Part of speech is now displayed in more quiz types. -Some sound effect changes. * Copy text: Items and Sentences in some screens can now be copied to the clipboard.

* (iOS/iPadOS 17+ only) iKnow Widget! Add our new widget to your Home screen and quickly review ready items. We'll continue to improve our widgets and add new ones based on your feedback. * New Study reminders! These new type of notifications have the following features: • A study session can be started directly from the notification. • Option to select the Study mode and Item count for the session (Preferences → Notifications). • Notifications will now be sent at the specified time regardless of whether there are ready items or not. * Item search in Course Info screens. You can now search for specific items in a course.

* (iOS/iPadOS 17+ only) iKnow Widget! Add our new widget to your Home screen and quickly review ready items. We'll continue to improve our widgets and add new ones based on your feedback. * New Study reminders! These new type of notifications have the following features: • A study session can be started directly from the notification. • Option to select the Study mode and Item count for the session (Preferences → Notifications). • Notifications will now be sent at the specified time regardless of whether there are ready items or not. * Item search in Course Info screens. You can now search for specific items in a course.

* (iOS/iPadOS 17+ only) iKnow Widget! Add our new widget to your Home screen and quickly review ready items. We'll continue to improve our widgets and add new ones based on your feedback. * New Study reminders! These new type of notifications have the following features: • A study session can be started directly from the notification. • Option to select the Study mode and Item count for the session (Preferences → Notifications). • Notifications will now be sent at the specified time regardless of whether there are ready items or not. * Item search in Course Info screens. You can now search for specific items in a course.

* New way to see your progress and vocabulary strength! Access "Progress" from the menu to see a grid of all the items you have studied until now, color-coded by their progress and separated by language. * Easier to restore removed items: See a grid of all the items you have removed, and easily add any of them back if desired. Perfect for when you removed an item by mistake and don't know where to find it! * More speed options for automatic content reading, including slow playback!

* New way to see your progress and vocabulary strength! Access "Progress" from the menu to see a grid of all the items you have studied until now, color-coded by their progress and separated by language. * Easier to restore removed items: See a grid of all the items you have removed, and easily add any of them back if desired. Perfect for when you removed an item by mistake and don't know where to find it! * More speed options for automatic content reading, including slow playback!

Features: * Dark mode support: We're happy to announce that we won't be contributing anymore to your headaches and/or eye strain when studying at night. One of your most requested features is finally here. Give it a try, and tell us if you think it needs improvements. * UI improvements: Lots of them, like bigger font sizes and different colors for better readability.

Fixes * Study: Fixes wrong sentence being displayed after a quiz. * Study: Fixes sound effect not playing when tapping Study navigation buttons. Other * The return of 4-Key input mode: After listening to feedback, 4-Key input mode can be selected again for easy input in iKnow! Spell quizzes and Spell Practice.

New features: - Kanji and kana viewer - Visualize strokes and practice drawing them! Access it via the '字' icon from various Study screens. - Item search - Search through our catalogue of official content for words you are interested in. See what courses contain them and add them to your studies!

Happy New Year! We will do our best to support everyone's language study goals this year! * New design for Membership and Purchase plan screens: Cleaner, easier to understand look. We added cute owls. Also, look forward to some confetti when purchasing a plan! Fixes * Contract details screen: Fixes incorrect data being displayed. * Preferences screen: Fixes an issue where changing the Slow playback preference wasn't having any effect.

Features * Revamped Preferences screen: As we’ve been busy adding more preferences to personalize your study experience, we decided it was time to tidy up things. Preferences are now separated into different screens by category with useful descriptions of what they do. * Manage emails: You can now add/change/remove email addresses from within the app * UX improvements when searching for new courses to study. Fixes * Keyboard (iPad and macOS): Added command keys for Chinese input (1, 2, 3, 4). * Listening: Fixes bug that disabled swipe gestures.

* Speed it up! You now can set item and sentence recordings to play faster. Look for "Content reading playback speed" in Preferences or Study options. * Postpone Study: Having issues memorizing a word? Or just don't want to see it for some time? Take a break from it by postponing its study! * Multiple bug fixes and UX improvements.

Bug fixes.

* The owl that everyone knows and loves got a new style! * Small bug fixes.

Devices running iOS 14: App won't crash anymore when trying to play the audio of an item with no sentences during study.

Features: * New preference: The automatic reading of words/sentences during study can now be turned off. * Physical keyboard support: Adds additional shortcut keys to Home and Study start screens. Fixes: * Messages iKnow! stickers: They are back! Try them. :) * Physical keyboard support: Arrow keys and other commands are now working correctly. * Mac: UI/UX improvements. * Other small bug fixes and improvements.

5.3.0 - New study preference: In Preferences, sentence translations and/or transliterations can now be hidden for all study modes. Tap to unhide them. - Preferences in Study: Each study mode will now show relevant preferences you can easily access and modify. - Bug fix: Self Check is now recording study time correctly. - Removes Facebook and Google login methods. If you have any issues logging in, please contact us at support@iknow.jp - Other small bug fixes and improvements.

5.2.9 - Fixes issue where users had to re-login after updating to 5.2.8. - Fixes issues with Facebook login. 5.2.8 Some small improvements to the user experience.

Some small improvements to the user experience.