Version v0.9.8

Swipe navigation that listens to your hand

Page turns now react more closely to how you actually move your finger. A short, gentle drag nudges the page and gives you that subtle “almost-turn” feeling. Pull a bit further and the page commits to the turn, sliding smoothly into the next or previous one without the old, awkward jump. Yes, it finally behaves like every other app your thumb is already trained for.

Vertical movement feels better too. When you drag the content to move through a long section, the motion tracks your finger more closely so you are less likely to overshoot and more likely to land exactly where you meant to. It is still the same book, just with a less stubborn page-turning system.

Touch interactions that behave at the edges

Reaching the end of a section used to be the place where touch gestures got a bit confused: sometimes the page would not move, sometimes it would jump more than you expected. v0.9.7 tightens this up so that swipes at the edges behave consistently - if you drag far enough, the reader moves on confidently, if you do not, it stays put without drama.

This polish also makes things feel gentler on mobile. Smooth tracking, fewer surprises, and less “did it not register my swipe?” moments. It is the kind of change you only notice if it is missing, so we made sure it is not missing anymore.

A smarter, clearer Updates screen

Inside the app, the Updates area now behaves more like a helpful guide and less like a log file. You can quickly see:

• which version you are currently looking at (always the latest),
• what was added, improved, and fixed in that release, and
• a direct link to the full article if you want the story behind the bullets.

It is a small change in layout, but a big improvement in how quickly you can answer “did this thing get fixed yet?” without leaving the app.

Release articles and reading guides that read like humans wrote them

Release articles and blog posts now share a cleaner, unified structure. The focus is on actual content - clear headings, readable paragraphs, and a layout tuned for both short updates and deep-dive reading advice. The meta information is still there where it matters, but it no longer pushes the text out of the spotlight.

This also makes it easier to publish more pieces about reading itself: practical methods, speed strategies, and better habits, with Simpleread stepping in as the quiet assistant instead of the main character in every paragraph. Yes, the dev made an AI help with this part too. You are still the one getting the benefits.

Small SEO cleanups doing quiet work

Under the hood, v0.9.7 gives release articles and blog posts a more realistic SEO setup. Articles now use more accurate canonical links, so search engines have a clearer idea of which page is the “real” one. At the same time, some old, generic keyword tags were retired so they stop pretending to be useful.

You will likely never see these changes directly, but they make it more likely that someone searching for a specific reading method or feature ends up on the right Simpleread article instead of something random.

Home screen and mobile polish

The home screen now feels more touch-friendly: the main buttons are larger, clearer, and easier to tap, especially on phones. It is a small tweak, but one you notice every time you open the app and do not have to aim perfectly to hit the right place.

On mobile, layout tweaks and responsiveness improvements keep the new article and release designs comfortable on smaller screens. If you use text-to-speech, its active state is now easier to spot in the reading controls, so you always know when the app is supposed to be reading out loud for you instead of just staring politely at the text.

Simpleread v0.9.7 is one of those “everything just feels better” releases: your swipes are smoother, updates are clearer, articles are more readable, and the home screen is friendlier to your thumbs. Nothing flashy, just a quieter, more confident version of the app waiting for your next reading session.