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Android 2.15.3 – OPUS EPUB 3 Support, Media Notification Support, TTS & Media Overlay Improvements & Survey Summary

New

  • Media Notifications: are now fully supported for both Media Overlay/Read-Along EPUBs. You can now easily resume books from media notifications or the Lock Screen when playing in the background.
  • OPUS Audio Format Support: The OPUS audio format is now supported for Media Overlay/Read-Along EPUBs.
  • Play From Feature: You can now easily choose where to start playing from by selecting a word or sentence when listening to Media Overlay/Read-Along EPUBs. This was previously done for TTS.
  • TTS & MO automatic highlighting in vertical scroll mode: This now progresses smoothly along with the text during playback in vertical scrolling mode, rather than remaining fixed at the top of the screen
  • Better Bluetooth Headset Support: Play and Pause when using bluetooth headsets will now work and other improvements.

Improvements & Fixes

  • Fixed unable to play embedded on page  EPUB 3 Audio  bug 
  • Media Overlay & TTS now automatically stops and starts when audio starts in other apps like Spotify, Youtube etc.
  • Other TTS & MO fixes

Survey Results & What’s Next

Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote for the next set of Android features you would like to see. Below are the top five items that have been prioritized from our list of short-term features on the roadmap.

We are now actively working on the #1 requested item: E-ink optimizations. If you are already in our beta program, you are aware of our first build and will continue to receive early access to these improvements. This allows you to provide feedback, help resolve issues, and influence the improvements being made.

The latest update can be found in the Play Store at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bookfusion.android.reader . Thanks again for all the support and please do continue to reach out to us with feedback and suggestions to help us build your ideal reading platform.

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