Release notes

This page lists every version of the YucDu iOS/iPadOS app released on the App Store, newest first. The notes are the same as the App Store "Version History". Dates are release dates in Taiwan time.

Updating to the latest version

Open the App Store on your iPhone or iPad, tap your account picture in the top-right corner, find YucDu佑瑄 in the list of updates and tap Update.

2.0

Released October 13, 2026

YucDu 2.0: a complete redesign

• New design: four Japanese-inspired styles (Calm Reading, Editorial, Lifestyle, Indigo) and 10 color palettes, switchable anytime in Settings. Calm Reading, made for focused reading, is the default
• New navigation: Home, Explore, Library, Settings and Search, with a sidebar on iPad
• Continue Reading: unfinished articles appear on Home and in Library, and reopen where you left off
• Explore: browse articles by category, subcategory and month
• Library: favorites, reading history, Continue Reading and offline articles together
• Search: a search field on Home, recent searches you can remove one by one, and category suggestions
• Article page: more comfortable body type and line spacing, a maximum reading width, and a table of contents pinned on wide iPad screens
• More content shown natively: step-by-step guides, FAQs, code blocks (copy with one tap), article cards and buttons
• Support for Dynamic Type and dark mode, with layouts that adapt to larger text
• Links from the website now open the article inside your current tab, so going back feels natural
• A new app icon
• Stability and performance improvements

1.1

Released July 3, 2026

• A brand-new app icon
• Swipe back in articles: swipe right from the left edge to go back, including full-screen articles
• Opening articles from notifications is now more reliable
• Stability improvements and small refinements throughout

1.0

Released June 29, 2026

The first version released on the App Store. Highlights:

• Home: featured and latest articles, three switchable layouts and quick category filters
• Categories: categories sorted by article count, popular tags, and archives by year, month and day
• Search: full-text search with recent searches
• Favorites: synced across your devices through iCloud
• Article page: table of contents, reading progress bar, text size, sharing, related articles, previous/next article and full-screen images
• Author pages, offline articles, site status, and the privacy policy and terms of service
• Interface languages: 日本語, 繁體中文, 简体中文, English and Tiếng Việt
• Reading only: no comments or posting