v5.8.2

New Features

• Added a floating action button for quickly changing entry statuses in My List.
• Added ascending and descending sorting options for individual sort criteria.

Improvements

• Standardized progress bars and episode counters across lists for a more consistent experience.
• Refined My List layout with tighter spacing, thicker progress bars, and improved episode counter alignment.
• Updated airing timers to replace the format row for currently airing titles.
• Refined status tags and redesigned the +1 progress button.
• Updated the About page with functional links and an option to visit the Kiko website.

Other

• Updated the README and project website with refreshed screenshots and documentation.

Full Changelog: v5.8.1...v5.8.2

v5.8.1

Improvements

• Simplified the Forums interface for a cleaner browsing experience.
• Refined Featured Articles and Interest Stacks cards with less rounded corners.
• Improved background notification delivery so notifications can be received even when Kiko is not open.
• Updated notification icons to use Kiko's Katakana logo, while retaining a dedicated icon for friend requests.

Fixes

• Improved notification handling and reliability.

Full Changelog: v5.8.0...v5.8.1

v5.8.0

New Features

• Added sorting by next airing time.
• Added the remaining episode count for currently airing titles.
• Added the ability to customize the default tab.

Improvements

• Improved Relation Pipelines performance by converting live pipelines into bitmaps for smoother interactions.
• Fixed the notification icon displayed on the Status tab.

Full Changelog: v5.7.1...v5.8.0

v5.7.1

New Features

• Notifications: Added notifications with background delivery, persistent notification history, and navigation to relevant forum posts, mentions, and club discussions.
• Friend Management: Added the ability to send, accept, decline, and remove friend requests, with notifications for pending requests.
• Relation Pipelines: Added visual sequel and prequel pipelines to help users explore related titles and decide what to watch or read next.
• Review Writing: Added the ability to write and publish reviews directly within Kiko.

Improvements

• Improved notification navigation with persistent tabs and direct access to relevant forum posts.
• Optimized Relation Pipelines for smoother scrolling and zooming.
• Improved forum performance and post highlighting.
• Refined review layouts and top bar spacing.
• Improved search page keyboard handling to prevent obstruction of recent searches.
• Refined navigation menus by consolidating browser-opening actions into overflow menus.

Other

Updated the Kiko website and README with new screenshots and documentation.
Optimized app startup performance by regenerating baseline profiles.

Full Changelog: v5.7.0...v5.7.1

v5.6.0

New

• Added a dedicated search page with recent searches and search suggestions.
• Introduced dynamic 2- and 3-column grid layouts, allowing users to choose their preferred layout.
• Added a +1 button to 2-column grid views for quicker progress updates.
• Added a filter sheet for sorting entries in My List.
• Replaced the Discover category dropdown with a filter chip row.

Improvements

• Reworked the My List grid layout with improved spacing, typography, and progress indicators.
• Redesigned grid cards to display scores alongside format information instead of overlaying them on covers.
• Added compact airing timers to grid cards for currently airing anime.
• Updated profile and friend list grids to follow the redesigned My List layout.
• Improved detail pages by repositioning information alongside the cover.
• Added persistent top bars that appear when scrolling through screens.
• Improved app header spacing and visibility, particularly on detail pages.
• Updated Discover filter chips to use Material Design 3 styling.
• Standardized in-app icons with the Material Rounded icon set.
• Improved spacing and alignment across ranking, friend list, and other screens.
• Updated the airing schedule display so compact mode no longer affects the next airing information.

UI & Visual Refinements

• Refined layouts across Discover, Home, Profile, Forums, Clubs, Featured Articles, and other screens.
• Improved grid card clipping, padding, and status badge placement.
• Adjusted progress bars and episode counters for better readability.
• Refined navigation and scrolling behavior for a more consistent experience.

Full Changelog: v5.5.0...v5.6.0

v5.5.0

New

• Added a See More button to view all related Interest Stacks on anime and manga detail pages.

Improvements

• Redesigned Interest Stacks lists to match the My List layout.
• Refined My List entries by repositioning progress bars and episode counters, and moving the pill-shaped +1 button to the bottom right.
• Made airing countdown timers more subtle.
• Changed unknown chapter and episode counts from "N/A" to "?".
• Updated dropdown menus to appear above their trigger elements.
• Removed distracting press highlights while scrolling through lists.

Full Changelog: v5.4.1...v5.5.0

v5.4.1

New

• Turned the Reviews tray into a dedicated page.
• Added a long-press gesture on recent searches to clear all search history.

Improvements

• Refined app bars to be smaller and better aligned across screens.
• Extended detail page banners behind the status bar for a more immersive look.
• Changed My List navigation to a swap button, then reverted to the dropdown menu for easier switching.
• Improved stacked page navigation to bring the most recently opened page to the top.
• Adjusted the numbering and status tag positions in Interest Stacks entries.

Fixes

• Fixed app bars overlapping the status bar during cold start.

Full Changelog: v5.4.0...v5.4.1

v5.4.0

New

• Added recent searches to Discover
• Added See More buttons to the Trending Manga and Top 10 Upcoming sections

Improvements

• Redesigned Friends and Favorites into a unified Friends page
• Improved friend list loading to display more than 10 friends
• Improved profile scraping to support additional profile information
• Refined cover image shapes, rounded corners, and shadows
• Improved touch interactions by removing the shrink effect when tapping or long-pressing entries

Fixes

• Fixed About Me sections using the classic style not appearing in the app
• Fixed cover images losing their rounded corners

Full Changelog: v5.3.1...v5.4.0

v5.3.1

New

• Kiko's startup time now is much faster after a baselineProfile addition
• Removed highlighted entry when long-pressing to show it is selected

Fixes

• Fixed scroll jankiness in the app

Full Changelog: v5.3.0...v5.3.1

v5.3.0

New

• Added emoji reactions and reaction counts to reviews
• Added compact mode for list layouts
• Added the option to display airing times as a countdown
• Made studio and author names clickable on anime and manga detail pages

Improvements

• Standardized title language across all screens based on the app's language preference, including search suggestions, related and recommended entries, and Interest Stacks
• Improved search suggestions with faster appearance, a cleaner layout, and genre and theme highlighting when selecting filters
• Improved My List sorting to reduce unnecessary updates after changes
• Improved Home pull-to-refresh to reload all sections when the network connection is restored
• Improved company detail loading by displaying titles in batches of nine
• Refined anime and manga detail pages to show duration instead of episode or chapter counts and removed redundant information
• Improved list layouts, club rows, card shapes, and cover image quality
• Improved rating display by showing N/A for entries without a score
• Refined search bar hints and airing countdown presentation

Fixes

• Fixed light mode theme inconsistencies
• Fixed background image shadows not following rounded corners on detail pages

Full Changelog: v5.2.0...v5.3.0