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YucDu 佑瑄｜iOS & iPadOSAvailable

Getting Started

YucDu is designed so you can open it and start reading right away. This chapter gets you up to speed.

No sign-up or sign-in​

YucDu is a read-only reader: you can read every article, save favorites, search and read offline without creating an account or signing in. There are no comments or posting features in the app.

First launch​

The first time you open the app, iOS asks whether YucDu may send you notifications. New article notifications are still in preparation and are not being sent yet, so choosing Allow or Don't Allow makes no difference to reading. You can change this at any time in iOS Settings (see Notifications).

The five tabs​

  1. Home — the latest articles plus sections such as Continue Reading, Recent Reading and Browse by Category. More articles load as you scroll down.
  2. Explore — find articles by category (expandable to subcategories) or by month in the Archive.
  3. Library — Continue, Favorites, History and Offline Reading.
  4. Settings — Design, Appearance, Notifications, Data, Language, Service Status and more.
  5. Search — find articles by keyword.

Language​

  • The interface follows your device language automatically. Supported languages: 日本語, 繁體中文, 简体中文, English and Tiếng Việt.
  • If none of your preferred languages is one of these five, the interface appears in Japanese (the app's primary language).
  • To change the language, go to Settings > Language (your current language is shown on the right). Tap it, and when you see "YucDu" wants to open Settings, tap Open to go to iOS Settings and choose a language for YucDu.
  • The new language applies when you return to the app.
note

There's no separate language list inside the app — the language is managed entirely in iOS Settings.

Quick appearance settings​

Everything about the look of the app is in the Design and Appearance sections of the Settings tab:

  • Design: Calm Reading (default, marked "Recommended"), Editorial, Lifestyle or Indigo. This changes the fonts, layout and Home composition across the whole app.
  • Color Palette: Design default or one of 10 palettes.
  • Theme Color: Vermillion (default), Navy, Ink, Matcha, Sakura or Kincha — used for highlights such as the progress bar and category labels.
  • Appearance Mode: Light / Dark / Auto (Auto by default). With the Midnight Reading palette, the app always stays dark and Appearance Mode can't be changed.
  • Display Style: A Minimal, B Magazine or C Card (default).
  • Font Size: S Small, M Medium (default) or L Large.

For details, see Design and Appearance.

Keep reading without interruptions​

  • Favorites: tap the heart on an article card or in the article view to save it, then find it under Library > Favorites. When you're signed in to iCloud, favorites sync with devices on the same Apple Account.
  • Continue Reading: articles you're partway through appear under Continue Reading on Home and in the Library.
  • Offline reading: articles you open are saved automatically so you can re-read them without a connection.

Ready? Start with Home and Reading Articles.