4.2.29
2023-05-26
In this version:
- Improved management of downloaded files
- Automatically clean up unused downloaded files
- Delete downloaded files when archiving a show
4.2.28
2023-05-04
In this version:
Upgraded package versions to improve performance
Added a link to Realm merch in the More menu
4.2.27
2023-03-21
In this version:
- Resolved a bug with logging in new users
- Improved rendering of images on iPad and iPod
4.2.26
2023-03-02
In this version:
- Improved Load Times
- Smaller App footprint
- Other Minor Improvements
4.2.25
2022-12-14
In this version:
- Support Zoomed Display View feature
- Support Button Shapes feature
- Removed unused libraries
- Replace customer support platform
4.2.24
2022-10-26
• Bug fix for being unable to close the audio player on iOS 16
4.2.23
2022-09-23
In this version:
Major improvements to More and Account menus
Ability to delete account within the app
4.2.15
2022-06-17
In this version:
- Updated libraries
- Small bug fixes
4.2.13
2022-04-14
In this version:
- Improved download functionality
- Improved ability to keep track of progress in an episode
4.2.11
2022-02-09
In this version:
- Added ability to give shows you've listened to a thumbs up or thumbs down
- Clarified USD as currency when USD prices are shown
- Removed the large play icon on cover art in the home feed
4.2.9
2021-12-30
In this build we have:
- Improvements to the sign in screen
- Improvements to the download manager
- Various small bug fixes and improvements
4.2.3
2021-10-15
- Start up sound on app splash screen
- Added a whole bunch more fun sounds to experience throughout the UI (that you can also turn off if you hate fun)
4.2.2
2021-09-14
Hey hi hello from Ruby at Realm!
In this version we have:
- Fixed reported crashes and bugs
- Hidden the play and subscribe buttons when no episodes have been released yet
3.5.5
2021-01-09
Fixed a potential crash when searching for content
3.5.4
2021-01-07
- Long text on title details screen is not collapsed by default to make it easier for you to see other details at a glance
- Audio player now uses the season cover art
- Several small bugs were eradicated
3.5.3
2020-12-18
Lots of bug fixes in this one:
- Fixed an issue where tapping some images on the feed might load the wrong season's details screen for titles with multiple seasonsYou can now properly scroll the list of seasons when choosing a different season for titles with lots of them
- Fixed a typo on episode lists for titles that are audio-only
- Fixed some broken deep link navigation
- Made it easier to tap search results and library entries to view the details screen
- Fixed an issue where tapping some images on the feed might load the wrong season's details screen for titles with multiple seasons
- Fixed an issue where tapping read or listen buttons for some items on the feed might load the wrong season's first episode for titles with multiple seasons
- Added a gold globe to denote membership items
- Lots of other minor UI improvements and bug fixes were added
3.5.2
2020-12-08
Lots of bug fixes in this one:
- When signed in, the "Manage Account" option functions properly now when using a 3rd party browser as your default browser
- Fixes a potential crash when archiving the only item in your library
- When all items in the library are archived, the search and filter screen will continue to show now so that you can still access the archived items
- The now playing bar will properly close if you decide to archive the currently playing episode's season
- Fixed an issue where opening an episode might not add its season to your library immediately
3.5.1
2020-12-03
Lots of fixes in this one.
FIXED:
- an issue where browsing for titles might repeatedly jump back to the previous screen
- a case where there may have been no back button displayed on a title's details screen
- an issue where signing into a different account might show incorrect items in your library
- the incorrectly offset top buttons on the audio player for iOS 13 users has been fixed
- various other under-the-hood bugs have been resolved
3.5.0
2020-11-30
This update consists mainly of under-the-hood improvements, including lots of bug and crash fixes. For titles with more than one season or book, these seasons or books are listed by name when available.
3.4.2
2020-11-19
v3.4.2:
- Fixes a potential audio playback issue
v3.4.1:
- You can finally sample audio before buying!
- We've added 10 and 15-minute options to the audio player's sleep timer
- We've fixed a lot of bugs and improved performance
v3.4.0:
YOU get a new audio player! And YOU get a new audio player! And YOU get one! Hey, look under your seat—it's a redesigned library!
We've been hard at work over the past few months and are ecstatic to bring you our biggest app update EVER! Oh. Em. Gee.
Our gorgeous new audio player includes:
- autoplay
- a sleep timer
- beaming audio playback easily to your other devices
- skip intros/outros
- dark and light mode support
- and a totally hypnotic animation while audio plays
3.4.1
2020-11-17
v3.4.1:
- You can finally sample audio before buying!
- We've added 10 and 15-minute options to the audio player's sleep timer
- We've fixed a lot of bugs and improved performance
v3.4.0:
YOU get a new audio player! And YOU get a new audio player! And YOU get one! Hey, look under your seat—it's a redesigned library!
We've been hard at work over the past few months and are ecstatic to bring you our biggest app update EVER! Oh. Em. Gee.
Our gorgeous new audio player includes:
- autoplay
- a sleep timer
- beaming audio playback easily to your other devices
- skip intros/outros
- dark and light mode support
- and a totally hypnotic animation while audio plays
3.4.0
2020-10-27
YOU get a new audio player! And YOU get a new audio player! And YOU get one! Hey, look under your seat—it's a redesigned library!
We've been hard at work over the past few months and are ecstatic to bring you our biggest app update EVER! Oh. Em. Gee.
Our gorgeous new audio player includes:
- autoplay
- a sleep timer
- beaming audio playback easily to your other devices
- skip intros/outros
- dark and light mode support
- and a totally hypnotic animation while audio plays
Our completely rebuilt library now has:
- search, sort, and filter capabilities
- and at long last, you can now archive titles
3.3.5
2020-09-17
- Improved VoiceOver support on our home feed
- Fixed a crash some of you were experiencing when accessing the search screen
- Minor UI enhancements
3.3.4
2020-09-15
- Improved VoiceOver support on our home feed
- Minor UI enhancements
3.3.3
2020-09-09
- All your episode progresses now download whenever your library refreshes. No more having to re-open individual episodes to get your latest progress when you sign in on a new device! Yassss!
- We squished a pesky bug that could cause some of you to experience sign in issues. The awful crunching sound it made may very well never leave me completely.
- We made some minor UI improvements here and there to make things just more, well, magical.
- We fixed an app startup crash for folks with below iOS 13.4 installed
3.3.2
2020-09-04
- All your episode progresses now download whenever your library refreshes. No more having to re-open individual episodes to get your latest progress when you sign in on a new device! Yassss!
- We squished a pesky bug that could cause some of you to experience sign in issues. The awful crunching sound it made may very well never leave me completely.
- We made some minor UI improvements here and there to make things just more, well, magical.
- We turned some knobs and pulled some levers to hopefully resolve an app startup issue for some
3.3.1
2020-09-03
- All your episode progresses now download whenever your library refreshes. No more having to re-open individual episodes to get your latest progress when you sign in on a new device! Yassss!
- We squished a pesky bug that could cause some of you to experience sign in issues. The awful crunching sound it made may very well never leave me completely.
- We made some minor UI improvements here and there to make things just more, well, magical.
3.3.0
2020-08-18
- Search. Search. Search. Finally.
- Toggle between our new dark theme and traditional light theme
3.2.1
2020-08-12
This update is a general housekeeping one with some under-the-hood bug fixes
3.2.0
2020-07-16
- iPad users can now fully utilize the app in landscape mode!
- Library items now include accessibility headings to better support VoiceOver navigation
- Various other performance enhancements and fixes were implemented
3.1.1
2020-06-24
- No account? No problem! You can now take any of our free pilot episodes for a spin without having to register first. Yasssss!
- We fixed an issue with episode progress synchronization when switching back and forth repeatedly between text and audio
3.1.0
2020-06-17
- No account? No problem! You can now take any of our free pilot episodes for a spin without having to register first. Yasssss!
- The authors and narrator are now always present on the season details screen so you can remember whose magic words are taking you to magic lands.
- The home feed and titles screens' section titles are now properly classified as headings to improve navigation with VoiceOver
- We fixed an issue with opening the episode text of Gods & Lies.
3.0.3
2020-06-09
This update fixes an issue preventing episodes with question marks and other punctuation in the title from being opened. That's my bad, y'all.
3.0.2
2020-05-27
This is mainly a housekeeping update. In it, we've:
- Renamed the "Serials" tab to "Titles" for clarity
- Disabled the column count option switch in the text reader's settings while in vertical scrolling mode on iPad, since having multiple reading columns only makes sense when in horizontal scroll (pagination) mode
- Fixed several other UI issues that have been bugging us (get it??) as well as added some bits of polish to improve your overall experience.
- Fixed a few potential crashes, including a sporadic crash for iPad users accessing their library
3.0.1
2020-05-13
- Our old text reader was well past her prime, so she’s gone to live in the country on a farm. We hear she’s super happy there. Our new text reader is waaaaay more reliable and customizable.
- The new text reader offers stunning type and colors: select between 5 optimized typefaces and 6 color combinations
- You can now access advanced text reader customization settings: customize margins, line height, word spacing, and even letter spacing for optimal accessibility
- We've added each episode's time to read and listen to each season's details screen
- With one tap, you can now sample many of our titles directly from the home feed
3.0.0
2020-04-24
- Our old text reader was well past her prime, so she’s gone to live in the country on a farm. We hear she’s super happy there. Our new text reader is waaaaay more reliable and customizable.
- The new text reader offers stunning type and colors: select between 5 optimized typefaces and 6 color combinations
- You can now access advanced text reader customization settings: customize margins, line height, word spacing, and even letter spacing for optimal accessibility
2.5.6
2020-04-17
- We fixed an issue where pausing/unpausing audio might reset the audio playback speed to 1.0x if it had been changed to some other speed.
- We've fixed an issue where an episode might display as only 99% complete even if you listened to the end.
- Several under-the-hood optimizations were added to improve your overall experience.
Stay safe out there, friends!
2.5.5
2020-03-21
This update fixes an issue with syncing episode progress across multiple devices. Stay safe out there, friends!
2.5.4
2020-03-19
- We made some small UI improvements to make it clearer that audio comes bundled with our serials
- We eradicated some bugs under the hood (all while maintaining a good social distance of 6 feet of separation) in order to improve your overall experience.
2.5.3
2020-03-05
- We fixed an issue preventing some earbuds from properly controlling audio playback.
- For those who read/listen on multiple devices, we fixed a syncing issue where you might repeatedly have been asked to go to another one of your device's most recent reading progress.
- If you enjoy using Serial Box with VoiceOver activated, we fixed an issue with two-finger double taps not properly pausing/playing audio.
- We also fixed a few other small issues we heard about from our users. Thanks so much for helping us out by reporting them!
2.5.2
2020-02-29
It should be your decision when and if to re-read something, not that of the hamster running in a wheel powering your phone. This update fixes an issue some of you saw where an episode's progress might inexplicably get reset to the beginning.
2.5.1
2020-02-15
In a twist of irony, we completely forgot to add in a way to recover a forgotten password in our fancy new sign in flow. We've remedied that.
2.5.0
2020-02-06
- iOS 13 users now have a new sign in experience with a new option to Sign in with Apple because choices
- For those with sore texting thumbs, we've improved password autofill at sign in
- We updated the lock screen fast forward and rewind buttons to better depict what they do
- We've fixed some other bugs and crashes under the hood
2.4.2
2020-01-27
Fact: Fiction stories stimulate the brain and even change how we act in life.
What We’ve Been Up To:
- We gave our logo a refresh because time passes and people change
- We fixed some quirkiness with how season and episode numbers sometimes display
2.4.1
2020-01-22
Fact: Fiction stories stimulate the brain and even change how we act in life.
What We’ve Been Up To:
- We’ve redesigned the All Serials screen to make it easier to find great new content (check out all our new Shorts!)
- We fixed an issue where cover art might fail to load in the text reader
- We've updated our tab bar icons to better depict the app's sections
- We've fixed some more bugs under the hood
2.4.0
2020-01-09
Fact: Fiction stories stimulate the brain and even change how we act in life.
What We’ve Been Up To:
- We’ve redesigned the All Serials screen to make it easier to find great new content (check out all our new Shorts!)
- We continue to improve your overall experience by fixing crashes and bugs under the hood
2.3.3
2020-01-04
Fact: Fiction stories stimulate the brain and even change how we act in life.
What We’ve Been Up To:
- We’ve redesigned our homefeed (emojis a-plenty) to make finding your next serial sooooo much easier!
- We've made it easier to jump back into content you've recently been reading
- We’ve fixed an issue that could cause purchased items to disappear until the library finished reloading
- We've fixed some other random crashes and bugs
2.3.2
2019-12-11
Fact: Fiction stories stimulate the brain and even change how we act in life.
What We’ve Been Up To:
- We’ve redesigned our homefeed (emojis a-plenty) to make finding your next serial sooooo much easier!
- We’ve fixed some issues that caused a crash or displayed a blank screen when you loaded your library
- Unreleased episodes now display their release dates! Ah, the clarity.
- We’ve squashed a bug that randomly caused the listen or read buttons on the new homefeed to bug out
- We've fixed a bug that incorrectly labeled some already released items in your library as "Coming Soon"
- We fixed some other random crashes and bugs
2.3.1
2019-12-09
Fact: Fiction stories stimulate the brain and even change how we act in life.
What We’ve Been Up To:
- We’ve redesigned our homefeed (emojis a-plenty) to make finding your next serial sooooo much easier!
- We’ve fixed some issues that caused a crash or displayed a blank screen when you loaded your library
- Unreleased episodes now display their release dates! Ah, the clarity.
- We’ve squashed a bug that randomly caused the listen or read buttons on the new homefeed to bug out
- We fixed some other random crashes and bugs
2.3.0
2019-12-04
Fact: Fiction stories stimulate the brain and even change how we act in life.
What We’ve Been Up To:
- We’ve redesigned our homefeed (emojis a-plenty) to make finding your next serial sooooo much easier!
- We’ve fixed some issues that caused a crash or displayed a blank screen when you loaded your library
- We fixed some other random crashes and bugs
2.2.5
2019-11-19
Fact: Regularly reading fiction before bed helps you sleep better.
What We've Been Up To:
- We're using a new shiny backend technology to make the app faster
- We've fixed a crash that occurred for some of you when interacting with a push notification
- We've fixed a few other various bugs
2.2.4
2019-11-14
Fact: Regularly reading fiction before bed helps you sleep better.
What We've Been Up To:
- We're using a new shiny backend technology to make the app faster
- Notification toggle switches are no longer hidden on smaller devices
- If you've deleted content from your downloads, the icon updates properly
- The audio player doesn't open if you haven't purchased something (!)
- Your progress properly saves to our server if you drag the scrubber while audio is paused but you're online
- A sporadic crash that could occur when the app was minimized has been fixed
- We've improved the overall app reliability and stability through various other bug fixes
2.2.3
2019-11-13
Fact: Regularly reading fiction before bed helps you sleep better.
What We've Been Up To:
- We're using a new shiny backend technology to make the app faster
- Notification toggle switches are no longer hidden on smaller devices
- If you've deleted content from your downloads, the icon updates properly
- The audio player doesn't open if you haven't purchased something (!)
- Your progress properly saves to our server if you drag the scrubber while audio is paused but you're online
- Fixed a rare instance where the home feed appeared empty
- Fixed a sporadic crash at login and added some additional sign up and login improvements
2.2.2
2019-11-08
Fact: Regularly reading fiction before bed helps you sleep better.
What We've Been Up To:
- We're using a new shiny backend technology to make the app faster
- Notification toggle switches are no longer hidden on smaller devices
- If you've deleted content from your downloads, the icon updates properly
- The audio player doesn't open if you haven't purchased something (!)
- Your progress properly saves to our server if you drag the scrubber while audio is paused but you're online
- Fixed a rare instance where the home feed appeared empty
- Fixed a sporadic crash at login
2.2.1
2019-11-06
Fact: Regularly reading fiction before bed helps you sleep better.
What We've Been Up To:
- We're using a new shiny backend technology to make the app faster
- Notification toggle switches are no longer hidden on smaller devices
- If you've deleted content from your downloads, the icon updates properly
- The audio player doesn't open if you haven't purchased something (!)
- Your progress properly saves to our server if you drag the scrubber while audio is paused but you're online
- Prevent a rare case where you'd get logged out
- Fixed some bugs related to purchasing
2.2.0
2019-11-01
Fact: Regularly reading fiction before bed helps you sleep better.
What We've Been Up To:
- We're using a new shiny backend technology to make the app faster
- Notification toggle switches are no longer hidden on smaller devices
- If you've deleted content from your downloads, the icon updates properly
- The audio player doesn't open if you haven't purchased something (!)
- Your progress properly saves to our server if you drag the scrubber while audio is paused but you're online
- Prevent a rare case where you'd get logged out
- Fixed some other random crashes and bugs
2.1.8
2019-10-12
We fixed a crash for some iOS 12 users. Boom!
2.1.7
2019-10-03
We added some more improvements for iOS 13 and fixed a crash when accessing settings for some iPad users. Boom!
2.1.6
2019-10-01
We fixed some crashes and added various other improvements for iOS 13. Pow!
2.1.5
2019-09-27
We fixed the ability to change the audio playback speed and added various other improvements for iOS 13. Blam!
2.1.4
2019-09-25
The first sci-fi novel, A True Story, was written by Lucian about 2,000 years ago.
- We totally redesigned the serial screens. It's now easy to jump into your favorite series, browse seasons, and download our content to enjoy offline.
- We updated our color palette and icons so it's easier on the eyes.
- We've fixed some issues with the text reader in support of iOS 13
“No, you don’t know!” Cosima shouted. “You don’t know what it’s like to find out your entire identity is in question, and to be utterly alone at that moment! To realize that if anyone ever finds out, that is all they will ever see of you.” - Orphan Black, The Next Chapter
2.1.3
2019-09-20
The first sci-fi novel, A True Story, was written by Lucian about 2,000 years ago.
- We totally redesigned the serial screens. It's now easy to jump into your favorite series, browse seasons, and download our content to enjoy offline.
- We updated our color palette and icons so it's easier on the eyes.
- We've added some other bug fixes and optimizations
“No, you don’t know!” Cosima shouted. “You don’t know what it’s like to find out your entire identity is in question, and to be utterly alone at that moment! To realize that if anyone ever finds out, that is all they will ever see of you.” - Orphan Black, The Next Chapter
2.1.2
2019-09-13
The first sci-fi novel, A True Story, was written by Lucian about 2,000 years ago.
- We totally redesigned the serial screens. It's now easy to jump into your favorite series, browse seasons, and download our content to enjoy offline.
- We updated our color palette and icons so it's easier on the eyes.
- We've made sure the episode number properly displays for you on Orphan Black
“No, you don’t know!” Cosima shouted. “You don’t know what it’s like to find out your entire identity is in question, and to be utterly alone at that moment! To realize that if anyone ever finds out, that is all they will ever see of you.” - Orphan Black, The Next Chapter
2.1.1
2019-09-12
The first sci-fi novel, A True Story, was written by Lucian about 2,000 years ago.
- We totally redesigned the serial screens. It's now easy to jump into your favorite series, browse seasons, and download our content to enjoy offline.
- We updated our color palette and icons so it's easier on the eyes.
- We fixed a pesky crash that might happen when reading an episode for the first time
“No, you don’t know!” Cosima shouted. “You don’t know what it’s like to find out your entire identity is in question, and to be utterly alone at that moment! To realize that if anyone ever finds out, that is all they will ever see of you.” - Orphan Black, The Next Chapter
2.1.0
2019-09-08
The first sci-fi novel, A True Story, was written by Lucian about 2,000 years ago.
- We totally redesigned the serial screens. It's now easy to jump into your favorite series, browse seasons, and download our content to enjoy offline.
- We updated our color palette and icons so it's easier on the eyes.
“No, you don’t know!” Cosima shouted. “You don’t know what it’s like to find out your entire identity is in question, and to be utterly alone at that moment! To realize that if anyone ever finds out, that is all they will ever see of you.” - Orphan Black, The Next Chapter
2.0.20
2019-08-23
Fact: According to researchers, reading literary fiction improves empathy.
What We’ve Been Up To:
- We fixed an annoying issue that caused some of you to be logged out unexpectedly due to a poor network/no internet connection.
- We squashed a few other visual bugs to ensure your content displays accurately and reliably.
"For a second, all you see is beauty. That’s because the eye goes where it wants, where it’s drawn: to the flawless face, golden hair caught up in a bun, arm extended gracefully, lithe dancer’s body possibly about to take flight. Only she’s spinning slowly, toward you, and then you realize... her sky-blue leotard is splashed with blood. One arm is missing and the opposing leg is grotesquely twisted in a way that spells violence." - The Understudy
2.0.19
2019-08-10
Fun fact: The Japanese word 'Tsundoku' means "to let reading materials pile up in one’s home and never read them."
What We’ve Been Up To:
- The app will load way faster for most of you
- Audio downloads are more reliable
- The password rules during registration are a lil’ clearer
- Fixed some random crashes, flashing, & some other nitpicky things
“You’re not Cosima Niehaus.” Vivi kept her expression gently surprised while she took a slow breath in preparation for violence, but what Sturgis said next knocked the wind out of her. “You’re one of them, aren’t you?” - Orphan Black: The Next Chapter. (hint: take a first look on our app)
2.0.18
2019-06-28
Fun fact: Book readers live an average of almost two years longer than those who don't read at all.
What We've Been Up To:
- Sometimes the "Need a Refresher?" banner would incorrectly show at the start of the first episode of the first season of a serial. Fixed!
- The "Learn More" button at the end of episodes was going to a dead link. It has since been resurrected.
- We fixed a silly crash that occurred when rotating the text reader.
- We also squashed some bugs and added some more under-the-hood optimizations.
“Alison stopped so abruptly Charlotte ran into her back. Standing in front of them was a security guard, clutching the arm of a ghastly pale, sweaty red-haired woman. A clone Charlotte had never seen before in her life. It was hard to tell if the guard was detaining the clone or keeping her from falling down. Maybe both—her pant leg was stained with dark red blood.” —Orphan Black: The Next Chapter
2.0.17
2019-06-20
Fun Fact: Reading 6 minutes a day can reduce your stress by 60%. Tell your friends.
What We've Been Up To:
- Some of you were getting push notifications for new episode releases for episodes that weren't actually released yet. Doh! We think we've fixed it.
- Sometimes the home screen carousel was displaying in a wonky way. Fixed!
- We also squashed some bugs and optimized the app. Huzzah!
- Orphan Black is now available for pre-order. #CloneClub
"Cosima refocused on the picture in the upper left of the screen. It was a candid shot, shadows falling harshly over the smiling face. But the tingle of recognition was unmistakable: the woman was a clone. An unknown clone who was not on Rachel’s Leda list." - Orphan Black
2.0.16
2019-06-12
What's New/Fixed:
- Ensure the list of episodes remains in the correct order after making an individual episode purchase
- Improved app stability
- Fixed a few other bugs
We release updates to the app up to three times per month, which means you will have regular access to the latest features and bug fixes.
2.0.15
2019-05-22
What's New/Fixed:
- Increased More/Settings row sizes to prevent the top of some text getting cut off
- Fixed an issue where tapping read or listen buttons might try to load an unreleased episode
- Fixed episode list potentially appearing out of order after closing the text reader or audio player
- When re-opening the app, you won't be logged out if you're already logged in and the internet is slow/unresponsive
- Fixed scroll to top functionality when tapping again on the currently selected tab item
- Improved UI responsiveness and prevent deadlock when app is loading/parsing a large library in the background
- Ensure Library cards resize properly to prevent any cutoff of content when new data is loaded
- Pull-to-refresh now works on libraries with less than a screenful of content listed
- Once the library has been loaded once, it will populate much faster upon subsequent app opens
- Fixed a potential crash when displaying login screen
- Fixed a potential crash when rotating the text reader from portrait to landscape
- Eradicated some memory leaks that could lead to residual crashes
We release updates to the app up to three times per month, which means you will have regular access to the latest features and bug fixes.
2.0.14
2019-05-08
What's New/Fixed:
- Fixed an issue that prevented some of you from purchasing the Whitehall Christmas Special
- Season Preview episodes are no longer included in the total episode count of a season to alleviate confusion
- Fixed an issue that could cause the word 'FREE' to sometimes showing incorrectly on episode table of contents screen accessed from reader and audio player
- Eradicated a lot of memory leaks that could lead to a residual app crash
We release updates to the app up to three times per month, which means you will have regular access to the latest features and bug fixes.
2.0.13
2019-04-25
We release updates to the app up to three times per month, which means you will have regular access to the latest features and bug fixes.
What's New/Fixed:
- The ability to resume failed audio downloads has been improved
- App stability when downloading multiple items at a time has been improved
- Lots of bugs and crashes were addressed
2.0.12
2019-04-18
What's New/Fixed:
- The library now correctly refreshes itself automatically after a purchase
- Fixed a crash related to resuming a previously interrupted audio download
- Fix a bug where upcoming releases might incorrectly show in the library
- Fixed various other bugs and crashes
We release updates to the app up to three times per month, which means you will have regular access to the latest features and bug fixes.
2.0.11
2019-04-10
What's New/Fixed:
- The Library is now much more informative
- Lots of VoiceOver accessibility improvements
- Resolves an issue some of you had making single episode purchases
- Fixed various other bugs and crashes
We release updates to the app up to three times per month, which means you will have regular access to the latest features and bug fixes.
2.0.10
2019-04-10
What's New/Fixed:
- The Library is now much more informative
- Lots of VoiceOver accessibility improvements
- Fixed various other bugs and crashes
We release updates to the app up to three times per month, which means you will have regular access to the latest features and bug fixes.
2.0.9
2019-03-16
We've rebuilt and redesigned the Serial Box app from the ground up to make it faster and more reliable, so you can enjoy your favorite serials (and a ton of new releases!) more than ever. Whether you're commuting to work, at the gym, cooking dinner, solidly planted on the couch with some down time, or just can't get enough of one of our addictive serials, we STRONGLY encourage you to load up your library and explore. Huzzah!
** What's fixed in this version: **
- Fixed some areas where the currency symbol on prices was displaying incorrectly
- Lots of updates were made to improve overall app stability of the feed and audio player
- Under-the-hood memory management improvements were made to eradicate some reported crashes
Thanks to everyone who reported issues and suggestions as you're helping us make Serial Box better and better every day!
2.0.8
2019-03-06
We've rebuilt and redesigned the Serial Box app from the ground up to make it faster and more reliable, so you can enjoy your favorite serials (and a ton of new releases!) more than ever. Whether you're commuting to work, at the gym, cooking dinner, solidly planted on the couch with some down time, or just can't get enough of one of our addictive serials, we STRONGLY encourage you to load up your library and explore. Huzzah!
** What's fixed in this version: **
- Fixed a sporadic crash that could occur when re-opening the app after a long hiatus
- Re-organized the option lists on the More and Settings screens for clarity
- Improved management of audio file downloads in settings
- Fixed some quirky UI bugs and crashes in the text reader
- Improved login reliability to alleviate sporadic timeouts
- Some other general bugs eradicated
Thanks to everyone who reported issues and suggestions as you're helping us make Serial Box better and better every day!
2.0.7
2019-03-05
We've rebuilt and redesigned the Serial Box app from the ground up to make it faster and more reliable, so you can enjoy your favorite serials (and a ton of new releases!) more than ever. Whether you're commuting to work, at the gym, cooking dinner, solidly planted on the couch with some down time, or just can't get enough of one of our addictive serials, we STRONGLY encourage you to load up your library and explore. Huzzah!
** What's fixed in this version: **
- Re-organized the option lists on the More and Settings screens for clarity
- Improved management of audio file downloads in settings
- Fixed some quirky UI bugs and crashes in the text reader
- Improved login reliability to alleviate sporadic timeouts
Thanks to everyone who reported issues and suggestions as you're helping us make Serial Box better and better every day!
2.0.6
2019-02-15
We've rebuilt and redesigned the Serial Box app from the ground up to make it faster and more reliable, so you can enjoy your favorite serials (and a ton of new releases!) more than ever. Whether you're commuting to work, at the gym, cooking dinner, solidly planted on the couch with some down time, or just can't get enough of one of our addictive serials, we STRONGLY encourage you to load up your library and explore. Huzzah!
** What's fixed in this version: **
- Fixed an issue that could make it hard to dismiss the toolbars on the text reader after scrubbing to a new position
- Re-architected some startup processes a bit to resolve a few special conditions that prevented opening the app for some folks
- Moar bug and crash fixes!
Thanks to everyone who reported issues and suggestions as you're helping us make Serial Box better and better every day!
2.0.5
2019-02-12
We've rebuilt and redesigned the Serial Box app from the ground up to make it faster and more reliable, so you can enjoy your favorite serials (and a ton of new releases!) more than ever. Whether you're commuting to work, at the gym, cooking dinner, solidly planted on the couch with some down time, or just can't get enough of one of our addictive serials, we STRONGLY encourage you to load up your library and explore. Huzzah!
** What's fixed in this version: **
- Inserted some more under-the-hood fixes and checks to improve app stability because we know you guys like your apps stable.
- Fixed an issue related to the app's database sometimes growing without bound which could then result in poor app behavior. It was almost as if someone had fed it after midnight and then turned around and gotten it wet afterwards. (If you understand that reference, a hat tip to you!)
Thanks to everyone who reported issues and suggestions as you're helping us make Serial Box better and better every day!
2.0.4
2019-02-09
We've rebuilt and redesigned the Serial Box app from the ground up to make it faster and more reliable, so you can enjoy your favorite serials (and a ton of new releases!) more than ever. Whether you're commuting to work, at the gym, cooking dinner, solidly planted on the couch with some down time, or just can't get enough of one of our addictive serials, we STRONGLY encourage you to load up your library and explore. Huzzah!
** What's fixed/added in this version: **
- Audio downloading is improved and more reliable
- A nasty race condition that could sometimes lead to a few of you having repeated startup crashes was FINALLY located and fixed ~crowd goes wild~
- Several other stability, memory management and bug fixes were thrown in because we like you and want you to be happy :)
2.0.3
2019-02-06
We've rebuilt and redesigned the Serial Box app from the ground up to make it faster and more reliable, so you can enjoy your favorite serials (and a ton of new releases!) more than ever. Whether you're commuting to work, at the gym, cooking dinner, solidly planted on the couch with some down time, or just can't get enough of one of our addictive serials, we STRONGLY encourage you to load up your library and explore. Huzzah!
** What's fixed/added in this version: **
- Fixed cases where a locked device's media center might not display properly if audio was playing
- Fixed the fast-forward button on the device lock screen weirdly slowing audio playback speed when tapped
- Fixed a case where an episode's text might get cut off at the bottom when the "Need a Refresher?" button was displayed
- Fixed lots of general bugs and crashes. Thanks to all of you who reported these!
- Added several under-the-hood performance and stability improvements
2.0.2
2019-01-23
We've rebuilt and redesigned the Serial Box app from the ground up to make it faster and more reliable, so you can enjoy your favorite serials (and a ton of new releases!) more than ever. Whether you're commuting to work, at the gym, cooking dinner, solidly planted on the couch with some down time, or just can't get enough of one of our addictive serials, we STRONGLY encourage you to load up your library and explore. Huzzah!
** What's new in this version: **
- Enlarged the tappable area for the read button and play/pause buttons on the Now Playing bar to make it easier to click what you meant to.
- Added a close/dismiss button to the Now Playing bar.
- Making purchases should be much, much faster so you aren't staring at a spinner for what seems like forever.
** What's fixed in this version: **
- That alert that could potentially pop up asking you to update the app to the version you just downloaded is fixed. Oops!
- The alert that might pop up asking you to rate the app waaaaay too soon into your experience is fixed. Oops again!
- The "Need a Refresher?" button accidentally covering up the first part of the text of an episode while reading on some devices is fixed.
- A sporadic audio playback issue that might cause an alert to pop up while audio continued to play is fixed.
- A really pesky crash that stemmed from the app incorrectly attempting to resume a stalled or failed audio download has been eradicated.
2.0.1
2019-01-17
We've rebuilt and redesigned the Serial Box app from the ground up to make it faster and more reliable, so you can enjoy your favorite serials (and a ton of new releases!) more than ever. Whether you're commuting to work, at the gym, cooking dinner, solidly planted on the couch with some down time, or just can't get enough of one of our addictive serials, we STRONGLY encourage you to load up your library and explore. Huzzah!
2.0.0
2019-01-15
It's here! It's finally here! V2.0 of the Serial Box app is live (and ready to help you get through your holiday travels). We’ve rebuilt and redesigned it from the ground up to make the app faster and more reliable, so you can enjoy your favorite serials (and a ton of new releases!) more than ever. Whether you're waiting in airport lines, have a long drive ahead of you, or just can't get enough of one of our addictive serials, we STRONGLY encourage you to load up your library and explore. Huzzah!
1.28.2
2018-10-27
This is a small maintenance update to improve the overall user experience and download reliability.
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Psst. Hey you. Did we mention that we're on the verge of releasing a shiny new v2.0 of our app? We're rebuilding and redesigning it from the ground up to make it faster and more reliable than ever, so you can enjoy your favorite serials (and a ton of new releases!) more than ever. Stay tuned...
1.28.1
2018-10-12
This is a small maintenance update to alleviate some content download issues some of you have reported.
Psst. Hey you. Did we mention that we're on the verge of releasing a shiny new v2.0 of our app? We're rebuilding and redesigning it from the ground up to make it faster and more reliable than ever, so you can enjoy your favorite serials (and a ton of new releases!) more than ever. Stay tuned...
1.28
2018-07-09
In this episode of Serial Box releases, we eradicated some bugs and included additional performance enhancements all because we like you.
1.27
2018-06-22
In this episode of Serial Box releases:
- Bug fixes and performance improvements galore!
- App will not explode into a million ravenous, demon possessed books that can only be subdued by a specially trained team of Vatican operatives...
1.26.1
2018-06-11
In this episode of Serial Box Releases:
- Improved reading size for new readers
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
- A murder.
- A confession.
- A case closed quick as it opened.
1.26
2018-06-08
In this episode of Serial Box releases:
- This release is a big raft of performance updates and bug fixes that should see your Serial Box experience getting a lot faster and niftier!
- May or may not whisk you away to Silverwood, CA, where a crack between dimensions has appeared...