A new version, HandyReader 1.11.260331 (Build 14), is now available for download. This update focuses primarily on EPUB format compatibility and reading experience improvements. We have fixed numerous parsing and loading issues for both EPUB2 and EPUB3 formats, significantly enhancing compatibility with a wide variety of e-books, including those that do not strictly follow standards.

Key Fixes & Improvements

• Fixed parsing and loading issues for EPUB2 and EPUB3 e-books, greatly improving compatibility
• Fixed app crash issues during long reading sessions (JNI cache not cleaned up issue)
• Optimized EPUB chapter CSS style parsing and rendering
• Fixed display issues with images appearing within a line of text
• Optimized image display for full-image chapters
• Fixed failure to parse book cover images
• Fixed bold text not displaying correctly
• Fixed book title not showing when loading books
• Fixed missing chapter property fields
• Improved error handling logic when book import fails
• Fixed resource path parsing issues in EPUB packages
• Optimized long-duration background TTS playback stability

UI Adjustments

• Set the minimum value of page left/right and top/bottom margins to 0, allowing users more flexible margin settings
• Added custom background image support for the reading interface
• Improved annotation popup display with better height control and theme-consistent colors

Summary

This version addresses many stubborn issues in EPUB parsing and rendering, significantly improving the app’s compatibility with various e-books and overall reading comfort. It also resolves stability problems during extended reading sessions and introduces more flexible customization options for the reading interface.

What’s Next

We’re planning the following features for upcoming releases:

• Network Image Download: Add functionality to download beautiful background images for reading via API
• Offline AI TTS: Implement offline AI Text-to-Speech with downloadable language and accent models, offering superior voice quality compared to system TTS
• Online Font Download: Add online font download and configuration feature

We are very excited about the offline AI TTS feature and hope it will greatly enhance the listening experience for our users!

Download

Get the latest version from:

• GitHub Releases (v1.11.260331): https://github.com/EucWang/HandyReader/releases/tag/v1.11.260331
• Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wxn.reader

Note: If the update is not yet available on Google Play, please download the latest version from GitHub Releases. Requires Android 6.0 or higher.