Shinsou X 1.0.1-beta.24

This is a beta prerelease for validation. Back up your library before installing it.

Shinsou X 1.0.1-beta.24 release.

Included platforms:

• Android: debug-signed APK for testing; it is not a production-signed release build.
• macOS: DMG (not notarized; Gatekeeper may warn).
• Windows: MSI and EXE (not Authenticode-signed; SmartScreen may warn).

Not distributed:

• iOS: no IPA is published. Build from source on macOS with Xcode: https://github.com/aluo96078/shinsoux/blob/v1.0.1-beta.24/docs/BUILDING.md

Verify every download with SHA256SUMS.txt.
Android note: beta.3 and older APKs used different ephemeral signatures. Back up and uninstall those versions once before installing this release; beta.5 and later official debug APKs use a fixed test signer.
Desktop note: this release restores packaged SQLite startup on macOS and Windows; Windows also uses a corrected MSI upgrade version, the Shinsou X title-bar icon, and a native Windows layout without the duplicate menu bar.
Sync note: choose which categories this device sends and receives under More > Sync. Installed extensions can now be pre-installed on another device from a repository that device already trusts; opening a title there asks for permission first.
Developer note: Settings > Developer mode can show elapsed loading time and image request URLs while troubleshooting.

Shinsou X 1.0.1-beta.23

This is a beta prerelease for validation. Back up your library before installing it.

Shinsou X 1.0.1-beta.23 release.

Included platforms:

• Android: debug-signed APK for testing; it is not a production-signed release build.
• macOS: DMG (not notarized; Gatekeeper may warn).
• Windows: MSI and EXE (not Authenticode-signed; SmartScreen may warn).

Not distributed:

• iOS: no IPA is published. Build from source on macOS with Xcode: https://github.com/aluo96078/shinsoux/blob/v1.0.1-beta.23/docs/BUILDING.md

Verify every download with SHA256SUMS.txt.
Android note: beta.3 and older APKs used different ephemeral signatures. Back up and uninstall those versions once before installing this release; beta.5 and later official debug APKs use a fixed test signer.
Desktop note: this release restores packaged SQLite startup on macOS and Windows; Windows also uses a corrected MSI upgrade version, the Shinsou X title-bar icon, and a native Windows layout without the duplicate menu bar.
Reader note: on Windows and macOS, the arrow keys, space and Page Up/Down turn manga pages again (right-to-left mode swaps left and right). EPUB keeps its own keyboard paging.

Shinsou X 1.0.1-beta.22

This is a beta prerelease for validation. Back up your library before installing it.

Shinsou X 1.0.1-beta.22 release.

Included platforms:

• Android: debug-signed APK for testing; it is not a production-signed release build.
• macOS: DMG (not notarized; Gatekeeper may warn).
• Windows: MSI and EXE (not Authenticode-signed; SmartScreen may warn).

Not distributed:

• iOS: no IPA is published. Build from source on macOS with Xcode: https://github.com/aluo96078/shinsoux/blob/v1.0.1-beta.22/docs/BUILDING.md

Verify every download with SHA256SUMS.txt.
Android note: beta.3 and older APKs used different ephemeral signatures. Back up and uninstall those versions once before installing this release; beta.5 and later official debug APKs use a fixed test signer.
Desktop note: this release restores packaged SQLite startup on macOS and Windows; Windows also uses a corrected MSI upgrade version, the Shinsou X title-bar icon, and a native Windows layout without the duplicate menu bar.
Library note: covers no longer grow with the window; a wide desktop window shows more columns instead. The column settings now set the minimum number of columns.
Sync note: More > Sync lists the extensions that titles from your other devices need, with the repository each comes from. Once you install one, its titles join your library on their own, without pressing Sync now.

Shinsou X 1.0.1-beta.21

This is a beta prerelease for validation. Back up your library before installing it.

Shinsou X 1.0.1-beta.21 release.

Included platforms:

• Android: debug-signed APK for testing; it is not a production-signed release build.
• macOS: DMG (not notarized; Gatekeeper may warn).
• Windows: MSI and EXE (not Authenticode-signed; SmartScreen may warn).

Not distributed:

• iOS: no IPA is published. Build from source on macOS with Xcode: https://github.com/aluo96078/shinsoux/blob/v1.0.1-beta.21/docs/BUILDING.md

Verify every download with SHA256SUMS.txt.
Android note: beta.3 and older APKs used different ephemeral signatures. Back up and uninstall those versions once before installing this release; beta.5 and later official debug APKs use a fixed test signer.
Desktop note: this release restores packaged SQLite startup on macOS and Windows; Windows also uses a corrected MSI upgrade version, the Shinsou X title-bar icon, and a native Windows layout without the duplicate menu bar.
Windows note: adding an extension repository works again when Shinsou X is installed in a folder whose path contains a space, such as C:\Program Files (beta.20 still failed with FileSystemNotFoundException). The packaged macOS app had the same problem.
Sync note: repositories added on your other devices now appear as suggestions under Extensions > Manage repositories, where you can add or ignore them; they are no longer added automatically. Deleting a repository only affects this device unless you also choose to remove it from the account.
Upgrade note: repositories deleted from the account by an earlier version come back as suggestions once a device that still has them updates.

Shinsou X 1.0.1-beta.20

This is a beta prerelease for validation. Back up your library before installing it.

Shinsou X 1.0.1-beta.20 release.

Included platforms:

• Android: debug-signed APK for testing; it is not a production-signed release build.
• macOS: DMG (not notarized; Gatekeeper may warn).
• Windows: MSI and EXE (not Authenticode-signed; SmartScreen may warn).

Not distributed:

• iOS: no IPA is published. Build from source on macOS with Xcode: https://github.com/aluo96078/shinsoux/blob/v1.0.1-beta.20/docs/BUILDING.md

Verify every download with SHA256SUMS.txt.
Android note: beta.3 and older APKs used different ephemeral signatures. Back up and uninstall those versions once before installing this release; beta.5 and later official debug APKs use a fixed test signer.
Desktop note: this release restores packaged SQLite startup on macOS and Windows; Windows also uses a corrected MSI upgrade version, the Shinsou X title-bar icon, and a native Windows layout without the duplicate menu bar.
Windows note: adding an extension repository no longer fails with ‘Provider "jar" not installed’, and text-to-speech reads Chinese and Japanese text correctly.
Desktop note: pages in the built-in browser and EPUB reader that draw shapes or SVG no longer fail to render in the packaged app on macOS and Windows.
Credentials note: on Windows, if saved extension sign-ins can no longer be decrypted (for example after copying the data folder to another account or PC), Shinsou X starts fresh and asks you to sign in to those extensions again instead of failing.
Extension note: search forms on sites such as 十八书屋 and 七猫 return results again.

Shinsou X 1.0.1-beta.19

This is a beta prerelease for validation. Back up your library before installing it.

Shinsou X 1.0.1-beta.19 release.

Included platforms:

• Android: debug-signed APK for testing; it is not a production-signed release build.
• macOS: DMG (not notarized; Gatekeeper may warn).
• Windows: MSI and EXE (not Authenticode-signed; SmartScreen may warn).

Not distributed:

• iOS: no IPA is published. Build from source on macOS with Xcode: https://github.com/aluo96078/shinsoux/blob/v1.0.1-beta.19/docs/BUILDING.md

Verify every download with SHA256SUMS.txt.
Android note: beta.3 and older APKs used different ephemeral signatures. Back up and uninstall those versions once before installing this release; beta.5 and later official debug APKs use a fixed test signer.
Desktop note: this release restores packaged SQLite startup on macOS and Windows; Windows also uses a corrected MSI upgrade version, the Shinsou X title-bar icon, and a native Windows layout without the duplicate menu bar.
Sync note: sync is back, against a server you choose. More > Sync signs in to a self-hosted Shinsou sync service (https://github.com/aluo96078/shinsou_sync_service); there is no built-in server. Your library and reading progress, plus repositories and the settings that are not device-specific, follow the account.
Sharing note: titles can be shared with other accounts on the same server, and reviews can be read and written from the title page when the server enables them.
Upgrade note: nothing is uploaded until you sign in; the first sign-in sends what this device already has.

Shinsou X 1.0.1-beta.18

This is a beta prerelease for validation. Back up your library before installing it.

Shinsou X 1.0.1-beta.18 release.

Included platforms:

• Android: debug-signed APK for testing; it is not a production-signed release build.
• macOS: DMG (not notarized; Gatekeeper may warn).
• Windows: MSI and EXE (not Authenticode-signed; SmartScreen may warn).

Not distributed:

• iOS: no IPA is published. Build from source on macOS with Xcode: https://github.com/aluo96078/shinsoux/blob/v1.0.1-beta.18/docs/BUILDING.md

Verify every download with SHA256SUMS.txt.
Android note: beta.3 and older APKs used different ephemeral signatures. Back up and uninstall those versions once before installing this release; beta.5 and later official debug APKs use a fixed test signer.
Desktop note: this release restores packaged SQLite startup on macOS and Windows; Windows also uses a corrected MSI upgrade version, the Shinsou X title-bar icon, and a native Windows layout without the duplicate menu bar.
Sync note: the old sync system (iCloud and the Shinsou sync service, including device pairing and recovery kits) has been removed. A new, self-hostable sync service is being designed separately; until it ships, everything stays on this device.
Backup note: backups and restores are local files and no longer ask where to restore; restoring always applies to this device. Automatic backups live inside the app, so export a manual backup before uninstalling or switching devices.
Reader note: scrambled JM pages are restored correctly again, including in downloaded chapters.

Shinsou X 1.0.1-beta.17

This is a beta prerelease for validation. Back up your library before installing it.

Shinsou X 1.0.1-beta.17 release.

Included platforms:

• Android: debug-signed APK for testing; it is not a production-signed release build.
• macOS: DMG (not notarized; Gatekeeper may warn).
• Windows: MSI and EXE (not Authenticode-signed; SmartScreen may warn).

Not distributed:

• iOS: no IPA is published. Build from source on macOS with Xcode: https://github.com/aluo96078/shinsoux/blob/v1.0.1-beta.17/docs/BUILDING.md

Verify every download with SHA256SUMS.txt.
Android note: beta.3 and older APKs used different ephemeral signatures. Back up and uninstall those versions once before installing this release; beta.5 and later official debug APKs use a fixed test signer.
Desktop note: this release restores packaged SQLite startup on macOS and Windows; Windows also uses a corrected MSI upgrade version, the Shinsou X title-bar icon, and a native Windows layout without the duplicate menu bar.
Performance note: the app reaches its first screen about twice as fast, and leaving it no longer keeps the CPU busy for minutes re-checking the whole library.
Storage note: the full-text search index is rebuilt in a compact format (about a tenth of the size), and the unsent sync queue is compacted; on a device with a large library the database shrinks from gigabytes to a few hundred megabytes. The search index is rebuilt in the background after upgrading.
Library note: illustrations now load in novel chapters opened from the library; downloaded chapters no longer sit in the download queue after a restart; installed sources show without a manual refresh.
Browse note: the Sources page is grouped by repository like the Extensions page, extension titles can be migrated to another source, and removing a repository lets its URL be trusted under a new publisher key.

Shinsou X 1.0.1-beta.16

This is a beta prerelease for validation. Back up your library before installing it.

Shinsou X 1.0.1-beta.16 release.

Included platforms:

• Android: debug-signed APK for testing; it is not a production-signed release build.
• macOS: DMG (not notarized; Gatekeeper may warn).
• Windows: MSI and EXE (not Authenticode-signed; SmartScreen may warn).

Not distributed:

• iOS: no IPA is published. Build from source on macOS with Xcode: https://github.com/aluo96078/shinsoux/blob/v1.0.1-beta.16/docs/BUILDING.md

Verify every download with SHA256SUMS.txt.
Android note: beta.3 and older APKs used different ephemeral signatures. Back up and uninstall those versions once before installing this release; beta.5 and later official debug APKs use a fixed test signer.
Desktop note: this release restores packaged SQLite startup on macOS and Windows; Windows also uses a corrected MSI upgrade version, the Shinsou X title-bar icon, and a native Windows layout without the duplicate menu bar.
Plugin note: "Confirm publisher" now works on devices that never used sync; in beta.15 it failed and the community repository could not be trusted there.
Library note: opening a book with many downloaded chapters no longer freezes the screen for a second or two; reading marks load in the background.

Shinsou X 1.0.1-beta.15

This is a beta prerelease for validation. Back up your library before installing it.

Shinsou X 1.0.1-beta.15 release.

Included platforms:

• Android: debug-signed APK for testing; it is not a production-signed release build.
• macOS: DMG (not notarized; Gatekeeper may warn).
• Windows: MSI and EXE (not Authenticode-signed; SmartScreen may warn).

Not distributed:

• iOS: no IPA is published. Build from source on macOS with Xcode: https://github.com/aluo96078/shinsoux/blob/v1.0.1-beta.15/docs/BUILDING.md

Verify every download with SHA256SUMS.txt.
Android note: beta.3 and older APKs used different ephemeral signatures. Back up and uninstall those versions once before installing this release; beta.5 and later official debug APKs use a fixed test signer.
Desktop note: this release restores packaged SQLite startup on macOS and Windows; Windows also uses a corrected MSI upgrade version, the Shinsou X title-bar icon, and a native Windows layout without the duplicate menu bar.
Plugin note: every plugin now comes from a repository signed by its publisher, or from developer mode, and runs in the sandbox with the permissions you grant. The built-in review list and the unsigned exception for the community repository are gone.
Plugin note: after updating, confirm the community repository's publisher (fingerprint A3E9 1699 D2CA E49B 0F04 8933 341D 0536) and review each plugin's updated permissions. Comic plugins now declare their own sites.
Plugin note: the old ShuYue-format novel sources no longer run here. Their Shinsou-format versions are published shortly and keep your library, reading progress and saved logins.
Plugin note: plugins can now offer a site bookcase and favorites, and load images through a private browser on macOS and iOS (each a permission you grant).