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Official FBReader news. New features and releases, third-party plugins, plans, tech details, etc. https://fbreader.org
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FBReader for Android: what will be new in 3.0. https://fbreader.org/content/fbreader-3x-android-planned-features
While 3.0 development is in progress, we continue to fix 2.x series. 2.9 beta 3 is in the Play Store. This release fixes page turning issues: animation freezes and sporadic missing pages.
2.9.2: a minor update of both Android version is available on the beta tracks. The free version also uploaded to the official FBReader site: https://fbreader.org/android. This version fixes footer update during text search as well as a possible crash during text search results browsing.
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First public beta of FBReader 3.0 for Android uploaded to Google Play. Includes built-in TTS module. For Premium users only. https://fbreader.org/content/fbreader-premium-30-beta-android
New update 1.0.7 for iPhone and iPad already in the App Store. Better UI defaults for new iPhones (XS, XS Max, XR), fixes for text formatting issues. https://itunes.apple.com/app/fbreader/id106717217
FBReader 2.9.3 for Android uploaded to the Google Play.

* Better line breaks for texts with complex punctuation
* Stability fixes backported from the beta 3.0
* Smaller package size
Minor update 2.9.5 for Android with a number of stability fixes is already in the Google Play. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.geometerplus.zlibrary.ui.android
New Premium 3.0 beta 23 for Android already on the Google Play: Bluetooth headphones support, PDF rendering fixes, new Chinese localization. The beta of the free version, as well as compatible plugins, coming this weekend.
Bugfix release 1.0.8 for iPhone/iPad already on the App Store. Hides home indicator on new (no home button) iPads, opens ePubs with non-ASCII archive entry names.
Long-awaited 3.0 for Android is out. The biggest update since 2017 already on the Play Store. No background service for the library, built-in reading aloud in Premium. Multiple minor fixes. Premium edition with the new feature for the old price until 20th March.
Update 3.0.6 for Android and format plugins 2.2.7 are on the Google Play. Hopefully, this update resolves the mysterious issues of series 3.0: lags, battery power consuming, and even crashes on old (Android 4.4 and 5.x) devices.

Additionally, we fixed the inter-column space bug for PDF/DjVu formats and improved the voice selection dialogue in text-to-speech.
FBReader 3.0.12 for Android improves the text-to-speech feature. The main addition is the reading timer. You can run reading with a time limit.

And yes, we slightly updated the icon.