v1.16.1
Fixed
- —sample-unavailable text injected on real failure only (kills the recurring false positive)
Changelog.
A record of what we have shipped, improved, and fixed.
v1.16.0
New
- —category keywords in title tag and visible copy (audit Phase 2.2)
- —entity schema + real pricing offers + llms.txt (audit Phase 2.1/2.4)
- —mobile navigation menu + 44px touch targets (audit Phase 2.5)
- —self-host fonts, WebP avatars, immutable asset caching (audit Phase 2.3)
Fixed
- —72h paid-state grace window on ExtPay failure + trial-ended notice (MAZ-288)
- —meaningful alt text on voice portraits (audit Phase 2.6)
- —serve security headers on HTTPS responses + www→apex 301
- —true up privacy copy to shipped analytics (audit Phase 1.2)
- —wire contact form to real Formspree endpoint (audit Phase 1.1)
v1.15.2
Fixed
- —expose window.posthog — goodbye survey events silently never sent
v1.15.1
Fixed
- —highlighter matches beyond 500 words — backtrack window + uncapped fallback, position preserved on miss (MAZ-287)
v1.15.0
New
- —uninstall exit survey — setUninstallURL + /goodbye page (MAZ-286)
Fixed
- —highlight and autoscroll survive background tabs; resync + scroll on resume (MAZ-285)
v1.14.3
Fixed
- —Play Article narration composer — ordered intro, junk-block skip list (MAZ-284)
v1.14.2
Fixed
- —serialize install-id minting (one install = one analytics identity)
v1.14.1
Fixed
- —free-limit and error cards escape the rail into a readable flyout
v1.14.0
New
- —anonymous product telemetry with opt-out + honest privacy disclosure (MAZ-282)
Fixed
- —body-level overlay play button — kills overflow clipping and host-CSS deformation (MAZ-281)
- —show Upgrade CTA on free-limit error instead of dead-end Retry (MAZ-281 Chunk D)
v1.13.3
Fixed
- —soundwave mark everywhere (extension icons + site favicon)
v1.13.2
Fixed
- —brand icons derived from redesign mark
v1.13.1
Fixed
- —save toast invisible - styles were shadow-scoped, toast is light-DOM
v1.13.0
New
- —save-feedback toast + unbound-shortcut hint (MAZ-279/280)
v1.12.0
New
- —listen-later queue v1 (MAZ-279)
- —settings sync + global shortcuts (MAZ-280)
Fixed
- —trial countdown anchored to first-seen install time
v1.11.0
New
- —promote redesigned landing page (MAZ-278 Chunk A)
Fixed
- —terms/pricing guarantee alignment + CTA event beacon transport (MAZ-278)
v1.10.0
New
- —in-extension first-run onboarding (MAZ-277)
- —per-site disable + Gmail selector self-check (MAZ-257 B/C/D-draft)
- —/welcome post-install onboarding page (MAZ-259 Chunk C)
- —PostHog EU analytics + favicon/footer polish (MAZ-259 Chunk B)
Fixed
- —highlighter guards for editable and live regions (MAZ-257 Chunk A)
- —MV3 service worker lifecycle hardening (MAZ-256)
- —remove Discord links sitewide (no server exists yet) (MAZ-259)
- —stop losing cta_install_click events on store navigation (MAZ-259)
v1.9.0
New
- —production build hardening + CWS submission package (MAZ-252)
- —rebuild GmailShowcase to match the real Gmail experience
- —rebuild Hero demo with the new player + real Sarah voice
- —rebuild ProductShowcase with the new player design + real avatars
- —rebuild Solution + Features to the new player + real voices
Fixed
- —recolor injected buttons to Refined Violet (retire the cyan)
- —mobile responsiveness for the rebuilt player sections
v1.8.0
New
- —add 4 curated Inworld voices (Rowan, Vivienne, Willow, Silas)
- —sentence-skip arrow keys, shortcut hints in tooltips, HearIQ wordmark
Fixed
- —regenerate voice previews so the audio says the HearIQ names
v1.7.6
Fixed
- —Playback speed control now changes audio speed correctly, both mid-playback and across sentences
v1.7.5
New
- —Added Gmail integration showcase section with 'Listen' button demo
- —Added 'Right-Click to Read' feature card in Features section
Changed
- —Updated Solution section to show paragraph play buttons instead of article button
v1.7.4
Changed
- —Optimized chunk transitions by skipping redundant pause state
Fixed
- —Fixed voice change mid-playback reverting to previous voice
- —Added voice tracking to invalidate stale prefetched audio
v1.7.3
Changed
- —Added language_boost parameter to Minimax API for better language accuracy
- —Enabled text_normalization for improved number pronunciation
Fixed
- —Fixed Gmail pause/resume restarting from beginning instead of resuming
- —Fixed numbers being read in wrong language (Spanish/French) in English emails
- —Added 'playback:complete' event to properly track multi-chunk playback completion
- —Improved text matching with fuzzy comparison for Gmail's varying DOM extraction
v1.6.0
New
- —New Extension v2 architecture with accurate word-level text highlighting
- —Minimax API word-level timestamps for precise audio-text synchronization
- —Landing page scroll-triggered animations using Intersection Observer
- —Hero section entrance animations with staggered timing
Changed
- —Features section now uses stagger animations for card reveals
- —Pricing section cards animate sequentially on scroll
- —GitHub Actions workflow for Extension v2 builds
Fixed
- —Fixed alignment field mapping (time_begin/time_end) for Minimax API response
- —Fixed highlight timing by emitting events after audio loads
- —Added word-level scroll tracking to keep highlighted words in view
v1.5.0
New
- —Extension now uses production API at api.heariq.io
- —Logo components and icon options pages for branding
Changed
- —Simplified CI/CD workflow for Plesk Apache-only setup
Fixed
- —Corrected rsync deployment path for landing page
- —Added missing description prop to Layout components
v1.4.0
New
- —GitHub Actions workflows for landing page, backend, and extension
- —Health endpoint for api.heariq.io monitoring
- —PM2 process management with ecosystem config
Changed
- —Apache diagnostics and webroot verification
- —Backend port changed to 4713 to avoid conflicts
- —Refactored header and footer with Lucide icons and reusable Logo component
v1.3.0
New
- —Expanded voice library to 67 voices across 17 languages
- —Product Showcase section with language support visualization
- —Play/pause toggle for Gmail Listen button with real-time state
Changed
- —PlayArticleButton state management and improved article detection
- —Non-destructive Range API-based highlighting preserves HTML structure
Fixed
- —Rewrote text highlighting system for zero DOM churn and perfect sync
- —Fixed text node invalidation after first word highlight
- —Fixed highlighting desync after voice change
v1.2.0
New
- —HearIQ violet color palette (#7C3AED) for word highlighting
- —New gradient icon design (purple/blue gradient)
Changed
- —Simplified sidebar branding with split text styling
- —Improved word highlighting sync with 25ms polling
Fixed
- —Gmail integration 'Listen' button now fully functional
- —Robust DOM selectors resilient to Gmail HTML structure changes
- —Fresh callback references ensure UI updates correctly
v1.1.0
New
- —NeuTTS Air TTS provider integration for self-hosted voice synthesis
Fixed
- —TypeScript errors resolved and missing dependencies added
v1.0.0
New
- —Gmail integration with one-click Listen button
- —Language flags and avatar generation scripts
- —Comprehensive Gmail integration documentation
Changed
- —UI improvements and visual polish
v0.9.0
New
- —HearIQ landing page with Astro and Tailwind CSS
- —New color scheme and branding across UI
Changed
- —Complete voice selection UI overhaul
Fixed
- —Minimax TTS API integration and documentation updates
- —Resolved TypeScript errors and added Chrome types
v0.8.0
New
- —Text selection with floating play buttons
- —Voice options panel with multiple providers
- —Synchronized word-by-word highlighting
- —Extension icons and branding
- —Chrome extension with content script injection
- —Backend server with ElevenLabs integration