What's new.

• This update smooths out a handful of rough edges so Readtivity feels better wherever you read.
• Reading Now fits neatly on smaller screens, with your buttons always in reach.
• iPhone Duo: the Today layout stays put after rotating, and the timer's Cancel button is easier to tap on the outer display.
• Logging pages by hand is quicker, as the page field now starts empty and ready to type.
• Sharing and choosing a cover photo look tidier.
• Thanks for reading with Readtivity! If something isn't working as it should, we'd love to hear from you.

New
• Support for iPhone Duo.

Improved
• Scanning books is smoother and more reliable, with a quick switch between barcode and cover-scan modes.
• A touch of sparkle when you finish a book, plus smoother motion throughout the app (respects your Reduce Motion setting).

Fixed
• Fixed a crash when logging progress past a book's page count.
• Fixed a crash when saving a review for a finished book.
• Fixed a crash caused by a broken author link on a book cover.
• Backups and exports are now cleaned up by age, and restoring a backup no longer waits on background indexing.
• Various other bug fixes and performance improvements.

New

• Set up a new device and restore your whole library from iCloud.
• New Home Screen widgets: Currently Reading, Reading Hub, Reading Activity Rings, Quick Actions and a Reading Timer.
• Start a reading session, log pages, or pause and end a session straight from a widget or the Lock Screen — no need to open the app.
• Choose which actions appear in the Quick Actions widget.
• Ask Siri to log pages, start a reading session, open a shelf or find a book.
• Build your own automations in Shortcuts, including scanning a book by its barcode.
• A new What's New screen in Settings so you can catch up on every update.

Improved

• "Favourites" is now "Loved", and "Up Next" is now "To Be Read".
• Faster search with your recent searches ready to go, plus a Google Books fallback that finds the obscure titles.
• Search keeps working when Open Library is unavailable, instead of leaving you waiting.
• A search result that's already in your library now offers View in Library or Remove from Library.
• Alerts are now Liquid Glass cards that can take you straight to the book or undo what you just did.
• Swipe any past reading session to edit or delete it, and Edit is now front and centre in session detail.
• Delete confirmations spell out exactly what's being removed.
• Extended VoiceOver and Dynamic Type support.
• Better layouts on iPad and across every screen size.

Fixed

• Setup saved the wrong daily pace — choosing Casual showed 15 pages a day but stored 5.
• The iCloud restore step was skipped if you backed out of adding books or importing from Goodreads.
• "Step x of y" during setup counted screens that had no progress dot.
• Placeholder and broken covers no longer show up as book covers in search results.

A rebuilt onboarding flow, richer reading stats, and a more reliable timer.

New

• Redesigned first-time setup — choose your reading style, set your goals, add your first book (search or import from Goodreads), and turn on a daily reading reminder.
• Session log now shows a time-of-day badge, so you can spot whether you're a morning reader or a late-night one.
• Sessions are compared to your average, e.g. "23% longer than your usual session."
• Expanded Activity view with reading time breakdowns, completion ratings and mood, top authors, and a Did Not Finish breakdown.
• Select and manage multiple books at once in your shelves.

Improved

• A more reliable reading timer and Live Activity.
• More dependable iCloud sync and backups, with fewer duplicate books.
• Book covers look sharper, load faster, and match your books more accurately.
• Resolved issue that would cause duplicate Authors and Genres
• Goodreads imports now preserve line breaks in your reviews and notes.
• Empty screens now point you to what to do next, whether you're starting your first shelf, note, or session.
• Refined About screen, clearer search loading, and a confirmation when you edit a session.
• Better accessibility hints and validation on buttons that aren't ready yet.
• Assorted typo, grammar, and polish fixes throughout.

• Updated Upgrade to Readtivity+ callout to reflect what it unlocks more accurately.
• Miscellaneous bug fixes

• Bookshelves now remember how you like them sorted
• Fixed swipe-to-delete not working
• Fixed a bug causing duplicate purchases
• Fixed milestone/recap notifications not showing up
• Fixed an issue where active subscriptions could briefly appear inactive
• Fixed an issue where sync issues could impact app stability

Initial Release