BookFusion iOS 1.37.6 Friends List,Portrait Mode Update & More
Our latest iOS update is packed with enhancements to help you read better, connect with others, and stay in control of your experience. Here’s what’s new:
Friends List Now Available – Get Ready for Branch
We’re laying the foundation for Branch, our upcoming social and collaborative reading feature. With this release, you can now:
- Add and browse your friends
- Create custom lists
- Edit or delete existing lists
- Search through your friend lists
Already, you can view your friends’ highlights in the reader and join ongoing discussions. In our next release, you’ll be able to manage family plans, explore user profiles, and even borrow books from friends.
Book Review Privacy Settings
You’re in control. You can now manage the privacy of your book reviews right from the app. Decide who sees what, and share only what you’re comfortable with.
Two-Column Reading in Portrait Mode (iPad)
Enjoy a more natural reading experience on iPads. Two-column support now works in portrait mode, giving you a layout that feels closer to a real book.
Scroll-Free Highlighting
Want to trace lines with your finger while reading without turning the page? Now you can. Just go to Settings > BookFusion > Disable Scroll to enable this option.
Highlight Menu Upgrades
We’ve added new tools to the highlight context menu for already made highlights—Search, Web Search, Translate, and Dictionary Lookup.
Emoji-Aware Bookshelf Sorting
Bookshelves that start with emojis now sort correctly (and joyfully 😄).
Audio Playback with Keyboard Shortcuts
If you’re using the iOS app on a Silicon-based Mac, you can now control Text-to-Speech with handy keyboard shortcuts:
- F7 → Skip backward
- F8 → Play/Pause
- F9 → Skip forward
Fixes & Improvements
- Fixed a rare bug where highlights could appear in the wrong spot after text selection.
- Bookshelf search now works as expected in the Edit Book screen.
- Truncated chapters in vertical writing mode (Japanese, Korean, etc.) are now fully visible.
- Improved how we save and restore book positions—less backtracking, more reading.
- Page sizes for fixed-layout EPUBs are now calculated more accurately.
- Reduced unnecessary requests during review creation.
- Resolved unresponsive audio player widget in certain situations.
Love this update? Share your thoughts and let us know what features you’d like to see next! We’re committed to making your reading experience seamless and enjoyable.
Happy reading!
