1.30.9
2024-03-12
Bug Fixes
* Fix issue where the Safari integration was not working properly on iOS 17.4.
1.30.8
2023-11-28
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue where some parts of the app were not updated for the new text supporting different trial lengths.
* Fix an issue where the layout of the Nihongo Pro banner on the word triage screen was incorrect.
1.30.7
2023-11-17
Bug Fixes
* Fix issue where search bar would disappear when switching to compact width on iPad OS 17.1.
1.30.5
2023-11-04
Bug Fixes
* Adds some additional logging to help track down bugs.
1.30.4
2023-10-02
Improvements
* Move the search bar into the dictionary tab when the dictionary tab is made fullscreen.
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue where search result cells could be oversized on iPad.
* Fix an issue where sometimes the All Plans screen would not dismiss automatically after a purchase is completed.
* Fix a potential crash when viewing the All Plans screen.
* Fix a crash when using the keyboard to swipe the end of deck card to correct, ok, or wrong.
* Fix an issue where switching to compact mode while viewing a word entry from a photo lookup on iPad would cause the app to switch to an empty dictionary tab.
* Fix an issue that could cause the app to lag while data is syncing.
* Fix an issue where resetting flashcard progress would not restore flashcards that had been removed from kanji decks.
* Fix an issue where sharing a photo to Nihongo would always cause the sidebar to reappear.
* Fix an issue where sync icon is settings tab did not spin while sync was in progress.
* Fix an issue that could cause a crash when switching to compact mode while one of the "Study" section items was selected.
* Fix issue where Japanese handwriting keyboard introduced in iOS 17 would not work with search-as-you-type.
* Fix an issue where the app could launch without a search bar, when it was previously launched in the background to perform a sync.
1.30.3
2023-09-19
Improvements
* Updated App Store screenshots with latest icons and iPad layout.
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue where tabbing away from Nihongo on a Mac while the recent searches screen was visible would cause the sidebar to become garbled.
* Fix issue where tab bar would become stuck permanently visible on flashcard screen when transitioning from regular to compact width on iPad.
* Fix a bug causing the navigation bar to be corrupted when switching from compact to regular width under certain circumstances.
* Fixed a crash when updating the sidebar latest dechks under certain circumstances.
* Fix issue where leaving and returning to the app while viewing the photo lookup screen with chrome dismissed would cause the navigation bar to reappear.
* Fix an issue where when tapping on a photo to bring back the navigation chrome would not animate, when viewing photo from anywhere other than the photo lookup flow.
* Fix an issue where the clipping paste button could break when on large dynamic text sizes.
* Fix an issue where the "View Conjugations" text wouldn't appear under certain circumstances.
1.30.2
2023-08-31
Bug Fixes
* Fix a crash when switching from regular to compact to regular width while a "latest deck" shortcut is selected.
* Fix an issue where iCloud preference syncing might not be properly disabled.
* Fix an issue where transitioning the "edit flashcard" screen from compact to regular width on iPad could corrupt the navigation bar under certain circumstances.
* Fix the size of the kanji stroke viewer when resizing from compact to regular width on iPad.
* Fix a crash that could occur when the app is launched in the background to sync data.
1.30.1
2023-08-29
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue that could cause a crash when switching between regular and compact mode on iPad.
* Fix an issue where swiping back from a clipping to the clipping menu when the tab bar is dismissed could cause tab bar to become misplaced.
* Fix status bar color when dismissing photo gallery by opening an app link.
* Fix status bar color in dark mode on photo gallery.
* Fix an issue where the navigation bar would not appear fullsize by deafult on iPhone for tabs other than search.
* Fix an issue where the toolbar at the bottom of the photo gallery would appear non-translucent.
* Fix an issue where the name of dictionary history decks would not update in the sidebar at midnight.
* Fix sidebar coloring and recent searches behavior when running on Mac.
1.30
2023-08-28
Major Features
* New iPad Layout - The app now features a sidebar when running on iPad, for quick access to more features.
* Clippings - Clippings up to 250 characters long can now be created without a subscription to Nihongo Pro.
Other Improvements
* You can now use a physical keyboard to mark flashcards. Spacebar to flip, arrow keys to mark the cards.
* The Nihongo Pro paywall has been redesigned.
* When you try to dismiss the photo lookup viewer without having viewed all the photos you imported, you will now be prompted to confirm that you wanted to dismiss without viewing all photos.
* App preferences are now synced between devices, even when Nihongo Pro isn't purchased or data syncing is disabled.
* Add a clearer error message when sync fails because another one of your devices is on a later version of the app.
* When switching Apple accounts on your device, you will now be able to continue using Nihongo Pro features until the previous account's subscription expiration date, and then you will told explicitly that you changed Apple accounts.
* Over 1,000 new word entries.
* Over 3,500 new example sentences.
Bug Fixes
* Fixed the the translation of 細かいお金 in French.
* Fixed the contained words for 三重県.
* Fixed an issue that could cause the app to fail to launch for some users. Instead, these users will now see an alert explaining that iCloud syncing of preferences has been disabled due to a bug in iOS.
* Updated Apple Silicon Mac version to use "System Settings" terminology instead of System Preferences on latest macOS releases.
* Fix an issue where in some alerts "OK" would appear unlocalized in other languages.
* Fix an issue causing the first card displayed to sometimes not lock into vertical or horizontal swipe direction.
* Fix an issue where an incorrect conjugation table was displayed for the word 売れる.
* Fix incorrect furigana on よろしくお願いします example sentence.
* Fix image colors not bleeding through navigation bar in photo viewer.
1.29.15
2023-06-01
Bug Fixes
* Fixes to allow proper targeting of in-app messages for an upcoming Nihongo Lessons sale.
* Fixes to debug logging.
* Fix an issue causing debug URLs to cause the app to freeze.
1.29.14
2023-05-30
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue what would cause slowdown when deleting a photo from a word entry, when it had been processed for OCR.
* Attempt to fix an issue causing occasional hangs.
1.29.13
2023-05-19
Improvements
* Improved speed of transitioning from selecting images from photo library, to viewing the OCR screen.
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue that could very rarely cause a prompt to appear asking for permission to connect to local devices on the network.
* Fix issue where you could tap multiple times on "Add" button when selecting from photo library, causing odd behavior.
* Fix an issue where purchases could not be properly reactivated after tapping the restore purchase button.
* Fix an issue where sharing an image to Nihongo from certain apps could cause the app that it was shared from to become unresponsive.
* Fix an issue where the Paste button would not appear in the clippings tab when running on Mac.
1.29.12
2023-05-06
Bug Fixes
* Fix a rare crash due to memory corruption.
* Fix an issue where purchases were sometimes not recognized.
1.29.11
2023-04-27
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue where lifetime subscription would sometimes "expire".
1.29.10
2023-04-12
Bug Fixes
* Fix a crash when searching while the "Try the Safari Integration" banner is visible.
1.29.8
2023-03-28
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue causing the app to become unavailable on Macs.
* Fix an issue where searching in German, Spanish, French or Russian might not properly handle conjugated text when running iOS 16.4.
1.29.7
2023-03-20
Improvements
* Add a "Contact Support" button when you attempt to restore purchases, but the purchase cannot be found.
Bug Fixes
* Switch method of verifying purchases.
* Fix an issue where Nihongo data would appear in iCloud's Manage Storage screen as Nihongo Lessons.
* Fix an issue where the "Creating backup..." screen was not translated into languages other than English.
* Fix a rare crash due to memory corruption.
1.29.6
2023-03-02
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue where the background of the tab bar will sometimes disappear on iPad/Mac.
* Give appropriate error message when purchase fails because internet connection is offline.
* Fix an issue where you could potentially see your subscription lapse when sharing a single media & purchases account across two different iCloud accounts.
1.29.5
2023-02-20
Bug Fixes
* Fix a rare crash on the search screen.
* Fix a rare crash when initializing the database.
* Give a more understandable error when purchase fails because of a network issue.
* Fix an issue where the app could become unresponsive when launching for the first time in TestFlight.
* Give a more understandable error when loading purchase information fails.
* Fix an issue where when a subscription lapses and then comes back, sync wasn't being automatically re-enabled.
1.28.7
2022-09-09
Improvements
* Paste and Clear controls on the clippings screen have been redesigned to accomodate the new paste button introduced in iOS 16.
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue where tapping on the (i) button on the flashcard menu would not update the displayed selection.
* Fix behavior on flashcard menu where selecting a deck would shift the scroll position, and on iPad would animate the selection a second time.
* Fix issue where downloaded speech voices would not appear as selectable on iOS 16.
* Fix an issue where the Nihongo Pro purchase screen would not be scrollable if it was opened before products were loaded from the app store, did not overflow the screen when the loading indicator was visible, and did overflow the screen once the loading indicator was replaced with the available products.
* Fixed an issue where the purchase screen could indicate the availability of the 14-day free trial even though it had already been used.
* Fix an issue where there was a horizontal blue line on the purchase screen on iOS 16.
* Fix an issue where Nihongo debug URL's (used for support) would not work on iPad.
* Fix issue where romaji and sync icons are out of alignment with the rest of settings on some devices on iOS 16.
1.28.6
2022-06-12
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue causing error reports not to be sent to the developer.
1.28.5
2022-05-31
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue where word flashcards where the primary mapping of kanji to furigana is ambiguous (without relying on the common readings of the kanji) would not list any option on the edit flashcard screen for a version of the flashcard with furigana, even though it appeared that why be default.
* Fix an issue where flashcards appear off-center after transitioning from compact to regular width with a dictionary entry displayed.
* Fix a crash when tapping the "view definition" button on the flashcard screen right as the final flashcard is sent away.
* Fix a rare crash on launch.
1.28.4
2022-05-11
Bug Fixes
* Fix a rare crash on launch.
1.28.3
2022-05-09
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue where taking a screenshot on kanji entries for kanji that have lots of words could freeze the screen for many seconds.
* Fix an issue where swiping back to bring back a kanji drawing flashcard that had been marked wrong would have an animation where bottom half of the card was cutoff.
* Fix an issue where the drawing area would stop animating in/out on iPad when doing flashcards, after you rotate the device.
* Fix an issue where audio playback behavior could be messed up if app launched in the middle of the night to sync data, and did not get terminated before next usage.
* Restore data confirmation dialog now appears after selecting backup file, not before.
* Fix an issue where the tab bar could disappear after leaving the photo lookup view.
* Fix an issue where the insertion point for editing long clippings was slightly below autocomplete suggestion bar.
* Fix an issue where searching for hiragana text could highlight the incorrect portion of an example sentence, when viewing example sentences.
* Fix issue where long strings that can't fit on one line have broken furigana on iOS 15.
* Fixed an issue causing the very first search after launch to be slower than usual.
* Fixed bad search-as-you-type behavior when using Gboard keyboard.
* Fixed a rare crash on the flashcard menu after choosing to restore data from the cloud.
* Fix a crash that could occur after changing dictionary languages.
* Fixed an issue where pitch accents were being periodically turned off for some users.
* Fixed a crash that could occur if multiple recorded audios were triggered at the same time.
* Fixed missing radical information for 謹 character.
1.28.2
2022-04-09
Bug Fixes
* Fix a crash when running the app on iOS 14.
1.28.1
2022-04-05
Bug Fixes
* Fix a rare crash when using the handwriting keyboard.
1.28
2022-04-04
Major Features
* Handwriting Search - Search for kanji by drawing them with your finger.
Other Improvements
* Once we reach the last bucket of kana search results, don't prioritize hiragana results over katakana results.
* Added back the full-size dictionary entry popovers on iPad as an option available from the formatting menu.
* Delete Deck button will now always be visible on the deck details screen, instead of having to tap "Edit" for it to appear.
* Non-English users will now be alerted when they import a flashcard deck containing words that have been removed from the dictionary (this already occurred in English).
* Flashcards can now be swiped during the flip animation.
* Rename "remove from deck" to "remove from review" during review mode, where selecting that option will reset the word to unknown.
* Increased vertical size of quick suggestions toolbar for radical keyboard.
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue where rotating the radical keyboard on iPad would leave a big blank space below the keyboard.
* Fix the issue where search as you type didn't work properly with the Chinese handwriting keyboard.
* Fix issue where searching using a Japanese keyboard when running the app on an M1 mac was broken.
* Update feedback email signature when coming from a Mac.
* Remove "pour" from front of translations of "to X" in French.
* Fix an issue where the tab bar could end up missing if you dismiss the photo lookup screen while zooming in/out.
* Fix issue where "mark known" and "remove" prompts from the triage screen had non-standard appearance on iPad.
* Fix issue where insertion point would appear below keyboard on clipping edit screen.
* Fix an issue where you could get an "unable to add photo" error when loading an image from "files".
* Fix an issue where the clipping text editor could erroneously use a Chinese font.
* Fixed various words that were pronounced incorrectly.
* Improve behavior for re-downloading human audio when it is deleted from the cache due to the device running out of disk space.
* Fixed the parsing of the tara form of an i-adjective.
* Fixed the parsing of the the tari form.
* Fix a crash when trying to load a corrupted image file.
* Fix an issue where the set level menu on kanji flash card says “never” instead of “never review”
* Fixed an issue where the M1 Mac version referring to itself as iPad in sync dialogs, etc.
* Fix issue where opening a clipping link when app is not open already is not creating clipping.
* Fix issue where after viewing one of the keyboard tutorials, there would be a blank space above the keyboard where the tutorial banner was.
* Fix an issue where a single pixel line was visible at the bottom of the flashcard screen.
* Fix an issue where the auto clipboard search feature was not working when running on an M1 mac.
* Fix issue where radical keyboard would display underneath the home indicator.
* Fixed an issue where the 謹 kanji page contained a broken character.
1.27.2
2022-01-31
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue where the navigation bar would be broken when swiping back from a clipping when the navigation bar was not visible.
* Fix a crash when trying to import a flashcard deck that contains a word that has been removed from the dictionary.
* Fix issue where purchase screen would indicate a free trial was available when it had already been used.
1.27.1
2022-01-27
Bug Fixes
* Fix issue where the manage subscription screen would sometimes appear as if you didn't have an active subscription, even though you did.
* Fix a rare crash when clipping data is corrupted.
* Fix a rare crash when performing a dictionary search.
* Fix a rare crash on the kanji deck screen.
* Fix a crash when sharing a flashcard deck under certain circumstances.
* Fix an issue where flashcard deck order would be displayed incorrectly after moving a card on the deck details screen, and then scrolling away and back to the same part of the list of words.
* Fix an issue where text in a clipping could become invisible when the device switches between light and dark mode and the app is not active.
1.27
2022-01-23
Major Features
* Search As You Type - Search results will now appear as you type instead of waiting for you to hit "search".
Other Improvements
* 1802 new word entries added, and 2174 new example sentences added.
* Introduced a new purchase screen for Nihongo Pro, including a single list of all the features of Nihongo and whether or not they require Nihongo Pro.
* Clippings on iPad now use the same word lookup popover as iPhone. If you don't like this new behavior let me know, and I'll consider adding a setting to re-enabled the old behavior.
* Make the underline on clippings text thinner and further from the text.
* Removed blank and duplicate searches from recent searches list.
* Add full page screenshot support to example sentences screen, clippings screen, and conjugation table.
* Flashcard audio enabled state will no longer sync between devices.
* Added a link to Nihongo's Instagram page to the settings screen.
* Added a link to Nihongo Pro's terms of use to the settings screen.
* Tapping on a disabled speech button will now explain that audio is part of Nihongo Pro, rather than just sending you to the purchase screen.
* When you do not have the system email app configured on your device, anywhere we used to pop up a mail compose screen will now list the email address to email instead.
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue where certain labels in Russian and Chinese would shrink when you left the app and returned to it.
* Fix an issue when a word had different pitch accents when used as different parts of speech, where in some cases we wouldn't use the pitch accent for the most common part of speech.
* Fix an issue where some words that have a different pitch accent when used as a name were using the name version of the pitch accent.
* Added pitch accents to words that were previously omitted because they did not have a matching part of speech in the dataset, but had multiple pitch accents listed.
* Fix issue where pitch accents for proper nouns were being applied to pronouns. Should fix pitch accents for any pronouns that were homonyms with a proper nouns, if there were any.
* Fix an issue where furigana for example sentences with tatoeba indexes with readings that don't exist in JMdict would look messed up.
* Add mention of swiping right to undo onto "mark yourself" tutorial screen.
* Fixed an issue where clippings could become unresponsive to touch on iPad after navigating to a word entry and then returning to clipping.
* Fixed an issue where if you tap quickly you can attach multiple photos at once, leading to unexpected results.
* Cleanup cards on startup that are pending but have progress out of the pending card range.
* Fix an issue where "Done" button would turn to "Edit" button while still in edit mode after deleting a flashcard from the deck details screen.
* Fix issue where locking and unlocking device would trigger clipboard contents to be searched again, when automatic clipboard search is enabled.
1.26.4
2021-12-02
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue where deleting the text of any note but the last one would cause a crash.
* Fixed a crash that could occur on the last card of a review session.
* Fix an issue that could cause language pack data to need to be re-downloaded after app update.
* Fix an issue where two copies of the same flashcard could be created in rare circumstances. Existing duplicate flashcards will be removed upon upgrading to this release.
* Fix an issue where clipping text could become impossible to read after a switch between dark and light mode.
* Fix an issue where the Safari integration would not run on Apple Silicon Macs.
* Fix an issue where kanji drawing during flashcard could appear in incorrect colors.
* Fix an issue where when a user is required to accept new iCloud terms of service, Nihongo would act like they changed iCloud accounts and prompt them to reset their data.
1.25.3
2021-10-11
Bug Fixes
* Fix a memory leak when displaying photos that could eventually cause the app to crash.
* Fix a rare crash when creating a clipping.
* Fix an issue where you were unable to draw in the kanji drawing area while the tab bar was animating out.
1.25.2
2021-10-04
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue where the color for the strokes of a kanji animation could be incorrect after switching between light and dark mode.
* Fix an issue where romaji was not always centered underneath the kanji/hiragana text in a popover definition.
* Fix an issue where rarely when a photo is deleted on one device, that photo will still appear in the list of photos for a word on another device, but will show up as blank with a never-ending OCR-processing spinner.
* Fix issue where audio recording attribution links are hard to read in dark mode.
* Fix a bug where leaving the app while the chrome is dismissed on the photo lookup screen would trigger the navigation bar to reappear, but not the tab bar. Tapping the close button would then leave you stuck without a tab bar.
1.25.1
2021-09-26
Bug Fixes
* Make Quick Note links to dictionary history decks use absolute dates, so you don't have a link to "Today from 9:00am to 10:00am" that no longer represents the correct date.
* Fix a rare issue where the toolbar would disappear when viewing the safari integration demo.
* Fix an issue where the status bar would not appear during flashcard sessions on iPhone 12 and 13 devices.
* Fix issue on iPad where after dismissing photo lookup view while app is in compact mode, switching to regular mode will cause the photo lookup view to appear on the righthand side of the screen.
* Fix issue where email signature has wrong device for M1 macs.
* Fix an issue where purchase options would be displayed even though the user already has a subscription to Nihongo Pro.
* Handle a new iCloud account state introduced in iOS 15, where the user needs to go to the Settings tab to address the issue.
1.20.2
2020-11-21
* Fixed an issue where 水中 and 大森 were being mispronounced.
* Fixed an issue where the prompt asking you what your Japanese reading level was being displayed erroneously, and the selection was not being respected.
* Fixed an issue where a flashcard that has been modified in any way while the app is set to one language will be displayed with no meaning text on the back after switching to a new language.
* Fixed an issue where the "Done" text after you complete a day's flashcard review was vertically misaligned in iOS 14.2.
* Fixed an issue where restoring data by selecting a .nihongodata file in a different app and opening it in Nihongo would not work.
1.20.1
2020-11-07
* Added a sample pitch accent box to the pitch accent purchase screen.
* Fix an issue where pitch accents would not be displayed correctly on words containing a voiced or p-sound character followed by a small character (e.g., ぎゃ)
* Fix an issue where your location in a clipping was not being saved when you left and returned.
* Fix an issue where tapping on the page indicator on tutorials would not actually change pages.
* Fix an issue where the warning when a page does not support the Safari Extension popups would not be centered properly.
* Fix an issue where the warning when a page does not support the Safari Extension popups would have a strange font in Russian.
* Fix an issue where the popup in the Safari Extension demo telling you to tap on words would cover the Done button in Russian on 4-inch displays.
* Fix an issue where the "Add word" label was being displayed in a strange font in Russian.
* Fix an issue where 片端 was not being pronounced correctly.
* Fix a rare crash when accessing the radical keyboard.
* Fix a crash when expanding a flashcard menu section, and then performing a dictionary search and selecting a word.
* Fix an issue where the status bar would turn black when navigating to a kanji entry from a word entry opened from the photo lookup screen.
* Updates to make more App Store screenshots more readable.
* Various fixes to make the app ready to run on Mac.
1.20
2020-10-26
Major Updates
* Pitch Accents - Standard Japanese pitch accent pronunciation guides can now be displayed on over 40,000 word entries. Data is provided by the CJK Dictionary Institute, and requires a separate one-time purchase.
* Photo Lookup (OCR) in China - Users in China can now select an alternative OCR service that is available in their country to use with the Photo Lookup feature.
* Settings Redesign - The settings tab has been redesigned, making it much easier to find all the options available in Nihongo.
Other Improvements
* Update visual style of some elements to the modern (iOS 14) look.
* Update instructions for importing shared decks from other apps to reflect the new UI in iOS 14.
* Support for Dynamic Type throughout the settings tab (support in more of the app is coming!)
* Add the current UI language to the language screen, and add a quick way to jump to the settings app to change the UI language of the app.
* Once flashcards reach level 3, randomize their due dates a bit so they get shuffled.
* Order the "Contained in Clippings" section chronologically by when the clipping was created.
* The "frequency filter" slider on a clippings-based flashcard deck will now jump to the specific allowed intervals.
* When romaji is enabled, the underline on example sentences now appears below the romaji instead of between the Japanese text and the romaji.
Bug Fixes
* Fix vertical centering of text in popover when tapping a word in a clipping or photo, when running iOS 14.
* Fix issue where the bottom of romaji was getting cutoff on example sentences.
* Fix issue where app after changing lanugage or restoring data, app would switch to the dictionary tab.
* Fix an issue where restoring older Nihongo data, that requires a database update, could fail.
* Fix issue where displaying photos on the back of a flashcard on an iPad in landscape mode would not respect the selected crop.
* Fix an issue where under certain circumstances elements on the backside of a flashcard would not appear.
* Fix an issue where photos on the back of a flashcard would animate to the proper crop while the card was being flipped, instead of just appearing properly cropped from the beginning.
* Fix issue where the bottom of a word entry would be cutoff when it is reached by tapping on a word in a clipping, after dismissing the navigation chrome by scrolling down the clipping.
* Fixed an issue where restoring a data backup when the dictionary language was set to something other than English could cause the data to not load until an app restart.
* Fixed an issue where the last flashcard in a review session would never be a repeat of a card previously marked wrong.
* Fix issue where the popover on clippings was misplaced when romaji was enabled.
* Fix issue where status bar was appearing black on iPad on iOS 13 while clippings tutorial is being displayed.
Notes
* iOS 13.0 and 13.1 are no longer supported with this release.
* Old Nihongo backup data using the .nihongodb format can no longer be restored directly in the app. If you need to restore data in this format, please email support@serpentisei.com.
1.19.5
2020-09-10
* Fixed an issue where furigana was getting cutoff under certain conditions.
* Fixed an issue where the status bar was appearing in the wrong color on the recent searches screen under certain conditions.
1.19.4
2020-08-05
* Tweaked layout of purchase page to make it clearer that the lifetime purchase option does not have a free trial.
* Fixed a crash when returning to the app after changing the dictionary language and then switching to another app.
* Fixed a crash when viewing certain kanji or kanji element entries.
* Fixed an issue where no Japanese text would be detected in low resolution images.
* Fixed an issue where the app would not switch to the dictionary tab when images are copied into the app.
* Fixed an issue where copying images into the app would always result in an "Error processing image" message.
1.19.3
2020-07-16
* Moved the camera button to the right of the search bar.
* Use correct radical description when an alternative radical has a different definition than the canonical version (like the left and right versions of 阝).
* Fixed an issue that could rarely cause the app to fail to update user data from a previous version of Nihongo.
* Fixed a rare crash when processing a photo.
* Fixed a crash when a user manages to tap the "Cancel" button on the add furigana/add romaji Safari extension twice, before the window is dismissed.
* Fixed an issue where backing up your Nihongo data would not save the OCR data for photos attached to words.
1.19.2
2020-07-07
* Fixed an issue where photos might not be deleted from device, even when they were not saved to a word.
* Fixed an issue that could cause the popover to be placed at an incorrect location when tapping on a word in a photo.
* Fixed an issue where the titles on the buttons on the subscription screen would rub right up against the edge of the button on smaller devices.
* Fixed an issue where rotating an iPad would cause an ugly transition animation when displaying an OCR'd photo.
1.19
2020-06-29
Photo Lookup (OCR)
* You can now look up Japanese words just by taking a picture of them.
* Simply tap on words to look them up, no viewfinder or other complicated interface.
* Load from the camera, photo library, file browser, or by selecting "Copy to Nihongo" from the share sheet on an image file.
* Quickly attach photos of words to their dictionary entry, so you'll find them again next time you look the word up.
Other Improvements
* Added an option to "Paste and Search" in the dictionary search bar.
* Photos can now be imported directly from cloud services via the file browser.
* Make sharing and exporting of flashcard decks more discoverable by adding a share button to the screen listing cards before you enter a learning session.
* In the Chinese localization, we now use 自動詞 and 他動詞 (and their simplified Chinese counterparts) to refer to transitive and intransitive words, which is the more common way to refer to them when discussing Japanese.
* Remove the Microsoft logo on word entries presenting machine translated definitions. These translations are still done by Microsoft, but Microsoft no longer requires this kind of attribution.
* Updated with the latest data from JMDict and Tatoeba, including over 1000 new word entries and over 2500 new example sentences.
Bug Fixes
* Fix text on purchase screen getting cutoff in German.
* Fix issue where error message when data update failed was getting cutoff on iPhone SE (1st gen).
* Fixed a weird flicker of the part of speech cell when adding a photo to a dictionary entry.
* Fixed the conjugation table for the word 来る (きたる).
* Fixed an issue where the Safari Extension tutorial's tooltips would not appear if the Wikipedia page finished loading before the transition to the view finished.
* Fixed an issue where in Simplified Chinese, the "Stage 2" banner on kanji flashcard decks incorrectly read "Stage 1".
1.18.3
2020-05-19
* Fixed an issue where the list of parts of speech would sometimes be cutoff on a word entry.
* Add a specialized error message when we detect that you're trying to restore data from a future version of Nihongo.
* Fixed an error that would prevent the app from updating if the app was quit in the middle of the "Updating App Data" screen, when you were using a non-English language.
* Make it clearer on the purchase screen that in order to start your free trial, you need to select a subscription option.
1.18.2
2020-05-06
* Reduce app size by removing unnecessary libraries.
* Fixed an issue where if there was a problem updating your flashcards after an update to the JMDict database, the app would crash.
* Fixed さ conjugation of な adjectives that end in い.
* Fixed a crash when loading conjugation table for words including the 来 kanji, but not 来る.
1.18.1
2020-05-01
* Fix issue where app was including unnecessary files, causing it to be over 200MB to download.
* Include missing translations for German, Traditional Chinese, and Russian when we cannot find a record of your subscription.
* Improve layout of "View Conjugations" text.
* Fix a crash when attempting to send a bug report but your device does not have email configured.
* Layout improvements in Russian.
* Disable buttons on purchase screen while purchase is in-progress.
1.17.1
2020-01-13
* Fix an issue where searches for Japanese text that would match a large number of example sentences (like a single hiragana character) would cause the app to freeze, when the dictionary language is set to something other than English.
* Fix issue where flashcard text was sometimes not filling the entire available space.
* Fix issue where the text of long words on the front of flashcards would be cut off.
* Fix a rare crash when pasting into the clippings view.
* Fix a rare crash related to the progress of a clipping parse not being reset properly.
1.17
2020-01-03
Major Updates
* New Audio Options - You can now select voice quality, gender, and speaking speed from the Settings tab.
* Romaji Improvements - New clipping and flashcard formatting options are now available for users with romaji turned on.
* N2 Kanji Decks - New decks have been added covering all of the JLPT N2 kanji.
Romaji Improvements
* Flashcard frontside can now be customized when romaji is enabled.
* Ability added to select what grade level of words should have furigana/romaji enabled by default on flashcards when romaji is enabled.
* Vertical text option is now available on clippings when romaji is enabled.
* No-romaji and romaji-but-no-highlighting options added to clippings when romaji is enabled.
Other Improvements
* Both Japanese and English example sentences are now copyable.
* Increased spacing between lines in clippings when romaji is enabled.
* Greatly reduce the time and work needed for the "Initializing App Data" phase on first launch of app. This should eliminate an issue where the app would be terminated for using too much memory during this phase under certain circumstances.
* Give more space for romaji in deck details screen.
* On a word entry, long-pressing on the word itself will now trigger the Copy and View in iPhone Dictionary options, instead of tapping on the title cell.
Bug Fixes
* Fixed an issue that could cause non-English dictionary definitions not to download.
* Fixed an issue where clippings and example sentences were indented incorrectly when romaji was enabled.
* Fixed an issue where the romaji for suffixes and prefixes on the front of flashcards did not appear grayed out like their hiragana counterparts.
* Fixed an issue where romaji was not displayed in the deck details screen on hiragana-only words, even when romaji was enabled.
* Fix an issue where the extra sense for the word Nihongo in the app store screenshots used the part of speech "Pronoun" instead of "Proper Noun".
* Fixed an issue where romaji was not being displayed on the screen to review flashcards before sharing them, even when romaji was enabled.
* Fixed an issue where romaji was not being displayed on the import deck screen, even when romaji was enabled.
* Fixed indentation of notes field placeholder text on word entry.
* Fixed an issue where the search bar placeholder text was being shrunk.
* Fixed a race condition that could cause a crash on startup.
* Fixed an issue where the app could offer a free trial even though the free trial had already been used.
* Fix issue where frontside of flashcard is misaligned vertically when including romaji.
1.16.3
2019-11-14
* Fix an issue where under certain circumstances backup files would be ignored when trying to import them into Nihongo.
* Fix an issue where the interface for adding words to a deck was broken when device was using a large font size.
* Fix an issue where the font size on the word list on kanji entries would shrink when the device was set to use a large font.
* Fix an issue where the app would freeze when attempting to load a kanji entry, when the device was set to use a large font.
1.16.2
2019-11-10
* Don't hide the search bar when scrolling on the search screen.
* Fix for issue where certain parts of the app became unusable when using larger font sizes via dynamic type.
* Fix a rare crash when using the radical keyboard.
* Fix a rare crash when switching between compact and regular app size while using Flashcards on iPad.
* Fix a crash when a word is looked up when viewing a clipping on the flashcards tab, it changes the number of visible dictionary history decks in the flashcards menu, the flashcard menu is currently visible, and then the user creates a new vocabulary deck. (iPad only).
* Fix an issue where the app could sometimes crash after changing languages, due to a retain cycle in the dictionary search screen causing a background instance of the dictionary search screen to continue to exist after resetting the UI.
* Fix issue where Nihongo would ignore it when you try to copy a Nihongo backup file to Nihongo to restore it.
* Fix a crash when attempting to set the level of a flashcard from the "Set Level" button on the edit flashcard screen on an iPad.
1.16.1
2019-10-25
Just some minor fixes for issues introduced with 1.16.
* Fix an issue where some users were having difficulty downloading/updating non-English language data.
* Fix a crash when expanding from compact to regular size flashcard view on iPad.
1.16
2019-10-21
Major Updates
* Dark Mode - Nihongo sports a sleek new dark interface, great for studying at night. Requires iOS 13.
* Modern Interface - Nihongo has been updated to a more modern style, with larger titles and updated icons.
* N3 Kanji Decks - 94 new decks covering JLPT N3 kanji will teach you the most common words using each character, and how to draw them.
Improvements
* Improve search performance in non-English languages.
Bug Fixes
* Prompt users with an error message when we encounter the bug where there are no voices available.
* Fix issue where the "rest of deck" overlay on the word triage view was jumping around on iPad.
* Fix issue where text in search results cells was showing up squished on 12.9" iPad.
* Fix issue where you could get stuck on a different tab without a tab bar if you tapped the background of a clipping and then switched tabs quickly.
* Fix issue where rotating iPad while tab bar is not visible would cause it to become visible again, on top of UI.
* Fix layout of kanji stroke view when displayed in landscape on iPad.
* Fix crash when switching from compact to regular view on iPad while edit flashcard screen was visible from word entry.
* Fix briefly dark status bar on launch in iOS 13.
1.15.2
2019-09-17
Fixes to minor issues on iOS 13. Don't worry, a fuller update including support for dark mode is coming soon!
* Fixed an issue where if the Japanese voice is not available on-device, tapping on a speech icon would cause the app to crash. It now will simply not play any audio. It's unclear exactly when or why this occurs, but I've seen it happen on iOS 13.0.
* Fixed an issue where the "Correct" and "Wrong" labels on the flashcard screen were displayed at the incorrect size on iPhones on iOS 13.
1.15.1
2019-07-23
* Fixed a race condition that could cause a crash when using the Safari extension.
* Fixed an issue that would cause the app to crash when selecting certain radicals in the radical keyboard.
* Fixed a crash when launching the app on recent iOS 13 beta releases.
* Fixed an issue where the bottom part of romaji were being cut off on the deck details screen.
* Fixed an issue where the kanji entry for certain rare kanji would be blank.
1.15
2019-07-19
Improved Kanji Entries - Kanji entries now include the ability to view and practice the stroke order of the character.
Learn Stroke Order - Kanji flashcards now help you learn the stroke order for each character, and check the stroke order during review.
JLPT N4 & N5 Kanji Decks - 62 new decks covering JLPT N4 and N5 kanji will teach you the most common words using each character, and how to draw them.
Also:
* Increased the size of the Grade Level, JLPT, and Stroke Count badges on kanji entries.
* Increased the font size used on the front side of flashcards. Long text will now shrink instead of being cut off.
* Added a button to clear all recent searches.
* Fixed a crash that could occur seemingly at random in the Safari Extension, introduced in version 1.14.
* Removed colorization of search results based on whether the matching form is an alternative reading. This was broken in a previous release, and even when working, the meaning of the colorization was not obvious. This information will be reintroduced in a future update in a more understandable form.
* Fixed a crash that could occur when adding words to a flashcard deck from the deck details screen.
* Fixed a crash when loading the app in iOS 13.
1.14.1
2019-05-21
* Fixed an issue where clipping links could stop working.
* Fixed a crash when downloading a language pack with app in the background.
1.14
2019-04-16
Attach Photos to Words
* When you encounter a new word, take a picture to remember where you saw it and how it’s used.
Add Photos to Flashcards
* Add pictures to your flashcards to build strong connections between your memory of a word in context, and it’s meaning.
High School Kanji Decks
* 88 new decks covering all 527 kanji studied in Japanese high schools.
Also in this release:
* Increased the font size of example sentences.
* Increased the default font size of clippings.
* Font sizes are now automatically adjusted on the back of flashcards to fit more text, if there are too many senses and notes selected to all fit on the back at once.
* Fixed an issue where the tab bar would not appear when unlocking iPhone X screen size devices while on the flashcard screen.
* Fixed an issue where the count of the number of cards left in a deck wouldn't update if you marked cards known while that count was visible, in a kanji deck.
* Fixed an issue where a single marking tab (correct, OK, wrong, back) would sometimes not appear.
* Fixed an issue where editing a note on a dictionary entry while that note is displayed on the back of a flashcard would not update the flashcard properly (iPad only).
* Properly center the commonality badge on dictionary entries.
1.13.3
2019-02-24
Fix an issue where purchase state did not carry over properly to the app extension.
1.13.2
2019-02-16
* Fix an issue where any screen with a "tap here to resubscribe" banner would take a long time to load.
* Make "Copy to Nihongo" text in explanation of how to open Nihongo Deck files properly match the text used in the share sheet in German and Chinese.
* Update "Changes to known words" text to fit on a single line in French.
* Fix a crash when the in-app data update is running and the device's orientation is changed, on iPad.
* Fix an issue where changing the default furigana settings so that furigana is no longer displayed on the front of a card, after the card back has been modified from its defaults, will cause the card to no longer display kana on the backside.
* Fix an issue where the app could crash when trying to open an invalid word link.
* Fixes to subscription expiration checking.
1.13.1
2019-02-06
* Fixes a crash on upgrade that could occur for users who had a non-English language selected when upgrading from 1.11 to 1.12.
* Fixes an issue where the notes text field would not scroll as you typed on multiple lines.
* Fixes an issue where the hit box for tapping on links in example sentences was off by half a character.
1.13
2019-02-04
Flashcard Sharing
* Share your flashcard decks with friends and classmates.
More Languages
* The Nihongo dictionary now includes definitions in French and Traditional Chinese.
New Decks
* New "Intermediate Words" and "Advanced Words" decks for grade 1 and 2 kanji.
Faster Text Processing
* Clippings and the Safari Extension can now finish processing faster than ever.
1.12.1
2018-11-07
* Support for full screen layout on new iPads.
Bug Fixes:
* Fixed an issue where attempting to purchase a lifetime subscription or restore purchases while not connected to the internet would give a not-useful error message.
* Fixed an issue where searching the dictionary for text that includes an apostrophe would not match any results.
* Fixed an issue where the screen would not scroll down when you hit the enter key to advance to the next note on a dictionary entry.
* Fixed an issue where rotating the screen on iPad would dismiss the radical keyboard.
* Fixed an issue when editing the name of a deck, where exiting the screen without tapping the "Done" button wouldn't save your changes.
* Fixed an issue where the "Start your Free Trial" button would erroneously fade in when the purchase screen loaded.
* Fixed an issue where the first tooltip in the Safari Extension tutorial did not point at the correct location.
* Fixed an issue where the colors of other app's custom share sheet UI would be messed up, when using the "Share With Friends" functionality.
* Fixed a potential crash when studying the first day of Middle School Kanji 2.
1.12
2018-10-31
Reversible Flashcards
* You can now study flashcards front-to-back, back-to-front, or a mix of both. Change modes in the Settings tab.
Export Decks
* Create decks in Nihongo, and study them using other flashcard apps like Anki.
Middle School Kanji 2
* 47 new flashcard decks for studying the second half of kanji taught in middle school.
Plus:
* You can now adjust the font size of clippings.
* Create flashcard decks directly from the "Add to Vocabulary Deck" screen.
* Over 300 new dictionary entries, and many more updated.
* Other minor bug fixes and improvements.
1.11.2
2018-08-12
* Minor bug fixes.
* Updates to subscription purchase flow.
1.11.1
2018-07-31
Version 1.11.1 contains minor bug fixes.
New in version 1.11:
Nihongo is now available in German, Spanish, and Chinese.
German
* User interface has been translated into German.
* 115,000 native German definitions (including 95% of common words).
* 65,000 definitions machine translated from English.
* 30,000 native German example sentences.
Spanish
* User interface has been translated into Spanish.
* 34,000 native Spanish definitions (including 93% of common words).
* 146,000 definitions machine translated from English.
* 30,000 native Spanish example sentences.
Chinese
* User interface has been translated into Chinese.
* All English definitions have been machine-translated into Chinese.
* Search in Japanese, Chinese, or English.
* 4,000 native Chinese example sentences.
1.11.0
2018-07-28
Nihongo is now available in German, Spanish, and Chinese.
German
* User interface has been translated into German.
* 115,000 native German definitions (including 95% of common words).
* 65,000 definitions machine translated from English.
* 30,000 native German example sentences.
Spanish
* User interface has been translated into Spanish.
* 34,000 native Spanish definitions (including 93% of common words).
* 146,000 definitions machine translated from English.
* 30,000 native Spanish example sentences.
Chinese
* User interface has been translated into Chinese.
* All English definitions have been machine-translated into Chinese.
* Search in Japanese, Chinese, or English.
* 4,000 native Chinese example sentences.
1.10.7
2018-05-03
Disable analytics and error reporting for users in the European Union.
1.10.6
2018-04-05
* Fixes an issue that caused links from words in the Safari Extension to sometimes not open in Nihongo.
1.10.5
2018-03-29
* Added a lifetime purchase option.
* Fixed an issue where the text entry field for adding words to a vocabulary deck was displaying off-screen.
* Fixed an issue where high school kanji were being displayed as non-joyo kanji in the kanji element entry screen.
1.10.4
2018-01-23
New in Version 1.10:
* Nihongo Pro is now a subscription. You can now try Nihongo Pro for free for 14 days. If you have previously purchased Nihongo Pro, your purchase has been converted to a lifetime subscription.
* New flows for introducing new users to flashcards and clippings.
New in 1.10.4:
* Restore access for free users to view flashcard decks.
* Fix issue where after tapping the search button on the radical input view would leave the keyboard in a broken state.
* Fix a crash when the device goes into the background after restoring data.
* Fix crash when for some reason we can't find the view associated with the share button during the safari extension tutorial.
* Fix crash when deleting a vocabulary pack from the deck details screen.
1.10.3
2018-01-08
New in Version 1.10:
* Nihongo Pro is now a subscription. You can now try Nihongo Pro for free for 14 days. If you have previously purchased Nihongo Pro, your purchase has been converted to a lifetime subscription.
* New flows for introducing new users to flashcards and clippings.
1.10.3:
* Fix a crash when rotating iPad with a tutorial open.
* Fix an issue where if you can tap the flashcard tab quickly, before the "updating app data" screen appears, it will crash.
* Fix a crash that occurs when looking up selected text in the search field while the radical keyboard is visible.
1.10.2
2018-01-06
New in Version 1.10:
* Nihongo Pro is now a subscription. You can now try Nihongo Pro for free for 14 days. If you have previously purchased Nihongo Pro, your purchase has been converted to a lifetime subscription.
* New flows for introducing new users to flashcards and clippings.
1.10.2:
* Always display "manage subscription" option, even when user has previously purchased Nihongo Pro as a one-time purchase.
* Fix issue where pop tips were not being properly dismissed on iPad.
* Fix an issue causing the app to crash after purchase completed for some users.
* Remove banner and enable pro functionality immediately on iPad, instead of needing to switch tabs.
* Remove the radical keyboard tutorial button after it has been run once.
1.10.1
2018-01-05
New in Version 1.10:
* Nihongo Pro is now a subscription. You can now try Nihongo Pro for free for 14 days. If you have previously purchased Nihongo Pro, your purchase has been converted to a lifetime subscription.
* New flows for introducing new users to flashcards and clippings.
1.10.1:
Minor bug fixes.
1.10
2018-01-05
* Nihongo Pro is now a subscription. You can now try Nihongo Pro for free for 14 days.
* New flows for introducing new users to flashcards and clippings.
1.9.6
2017-12-15
* New layout for the Nihongo Pro purchase screen.
1.9.5
2017-11-16
* Fix an issue where new clippings could not be edited on iPhone X.
1.9.4
2017-10-28
* Allow one use of the Nihongo Safari Extension per day before upgrading to Nihongo Pro.
1.9.3
2017-10-18
* Fix layout issues for certain screen sizes.
* Fix issue where extra whitespace was displayed above radical keyboard.
* Fix issue where status bar was being dismissed when dialogs were displayed.
* Fix issue where Safari extension tutorial tooltip was pointing to the wrong location on iOS 11.
* Fix issue where status bar would disappear instantly when being dismissed on iOS 11.
* Fix a crash when loading Nihongo from a link, for the first time after an update.
* Fix issue where audio would fade out at the end of an example sentence.
* Fix a crash when closing Nihongo during app data update on iPad.
* Fix issue where switching between clipping formatting options would cause the formatting buttons to be dismissed.
* Fix an issue where the cell you are typing in to add new words to a deck on iPad and iOS 11 could fall off the top of the screen.
* Add the ability to retry the app data update, when it fails because the device is out of storage space.
1.9.2
2017-09-16
Minor fixes, especially around compatibility with iOS 11.
* Fix issue where parse would be slower during in-app Safari Extension tutorial than in actual Safari Extension.
* Fix issue where the second time you tap the speaker button on a clipping it does not turn into the stop button.
* Don't include clipping name in back button from deck details cell.
* Fix issue where arrows to switch between focused words in contained in clippings view would not scroll if the element was behind our UI chrome.
* Fix issue where text size on backside of flashcard on iPad was not being doubled.
* Fix spacing issues around words (only fixed in iOS 11)
* Fix issue where top of dictionary entries would appear behind the navigation bar on iOS 11.
* Fix incorrect margins in clippings on iOS 11.
* Reduce app size below 100MB by creating database indexes on first launch (apologies, this introduces a few seconds of extra startup time on the first launch after an update).
* Update search bar text to fit in iOS 11's larger font-size search bars.
* Add a mention of search using romaji to the romaji tutorial.
* Fix misaligned "Try Safari Extension" banner text.
* Fix a crash when application goes into the background while displaying a clipping under certain circumstances.
* Fix a crash on the iPad when displaying the default search icon, under certain circumstances.
* Fix issue where when there are no known words, words on kanji entry are showing up as "other words".
1.9.1
2017-08-11
Fixed an issue causing the Safari Extension tutorial to crash on iOS 11.
1.9
2017-08-08
Nihongo Safari Extension
- Add Furigana or Romaji to Webpages
- Tap on words to see definition within Safari
Minor Features:
- Store the scroll position of long clippings.
- Increase the importance of word commonality in the ordering of dictionary search results.
- Display commonality in the list of words on kanji entries, and order first by commonality.
- Over 1000 new words.
Bug Fixes:
- Fix romaji spacing on add word autocomplete cell.
- Fix issue where furigana on example sentences did not match the color of the base text.
- Better handling of words with long furigana above short base text on iOS 10.
- Fix issue where related words furigana text was being cutoff.
- Fix issue where audio was playing very quiet.
- Fixed an issue that was causing search results of English searches to be in the wrong order.
- Fixed an issue that could cause errors during the Nihongo Pro purchase process.
1.8.4
2017-04-06
Fixes a crash when attempting to practice a flashcard deck.