Neko

Note: there was a bug with the app updater if you cant install through the app download through github to update.

Additions

• syncing follows to Neko now adds to your default category if set
• Use the MangaDex no cover image when cover is missing
• Fab now has a latest button inside to show manga sorted by latest updated chapter

Changes

• slight changes to tablet layout (@Jays2Kings)
• Changed logic for when new scanlators are added to a manga and the manga was filtered already (should remove filter)

Fixes

• Edge case scenario where people couldn't log out
• App updater notification not always working if this happens to you download directly from github (@Jays2Kings )
• Sync to Follows in settings not working
• Some merge source chapters not loading
• amoled themes causing some crashes (@Jays2Kings)
• Removed option to show shortcuts for recently used sources 🤦
• Crash when using a reader mode from main tachi
• some bug fixes

Behind the scenes

• Changed some library update stuff to hopefully 🤞 fix library update issue people having
• Update WorkManager methods
• Update some libraries

Known issues

• Chapter reader issue where it loads indefinitely (clear chapter cache, force close app, and use downloads for now)
• Track refresh notification can't be cancelled

Additions

• Add Strawberry daiquiri theme (@Soitora)
• Add MangaDex Theme

Changes

• Library updates are faster now
• Manga Detail loading is faster
• Long pressing manga then adding them to follows list now runs a notification
• Font size adjustments in reader toolbar and Manga details
• Switched Manga Info to not ignore network cache (info doesn't change that often and the cache lasts 15mins)
• Switched Manga Search to not ignore network cache (similar as above but search results)
• Manga app shortcuts now open the newest chapter with the option to turn it off (@Jays2Kings)
• Add option to pick random manga in library (fab long press) (@Davidemo)
• Allow side nav icons to be centered (@arkon)
• Option to add manga count to the category headers (@Jays2Kings)
• Split light theme and Dark theme in settings (@Jays2Kings)
• Allow excluding categories for upload (@Jays2Kings / @Arkon)
• Reading while offline will now update tracker when back online (@Jays2Kings)
• Dark theme rework and all themes can be amoled (@Jays2Kings /@ivaniskandar)
• Option to hide notification content (@Jays2Kings /@Arkon)

Fixes

• Sync to dex wasn't actually adding to follows list
• Dates not being able to be removed on Anilist (@Jays2Kings)
• other bugs

Behind the scenes

• Update WorkManager methods
• removed BuildSrc for dependencies
• Support more image formats (@arkon/@Jays2Kings)
• Add some timer logs

Changes

• Hide score and chapter progress on MDList since MangaDex doesn't support at this time
• Refreshing a manga will now update the source order if it changed
• Library updating is a tad faster (future work will occur to speed it up more)

Fixes

• pressing the search icon in browse screen doesn't force you back
• 4-koma was not at the top of filter list
• Searching by status ongoing was broken
• Reporting image to md@home was broken
• Was not marking chapters in neko read, when they are read on website
• Browse filter sheet size increases after selecting a tag
• Chapter source order was wrong
• Error in library updates when tracker throws null causing library update to fail
• Tracker sheet not being expanded fully on click
• Sort by latest chapter not working in library
• Library update fails when manga is added through long press with PTR enabled
• faster login/logout and the icon shows after login correctly
• generic bug fixes

Behind the scenes

• Lower timeout for MangaDex requests from 30s to 15s
• Moved sync follows to its own job

Neko 2.5.0 the ReMaster'd Edition

Additions

• UI changes and more from upstream J2K
• new themes and tweaks to existing ones
• UI tweaks
• new font
• tablet side nav
• dual page reader
• option to two way sync read/unread chapters to MangaDex
• Chapter flags now show when viewing non english chapters
• having an account on MangaDex is not required now

Changes

• V5 (aka new MangaDex) Migration is now online vs offline (this reduces the apk size a ton)
• Removed ability restore or create a legacy backup
• Since V5 Migration is online, restoring backups from old MangaDex requires a V5 migration after restoring
• Use MangaDex Random endpoint for random Manga and now directly open it
• tweaked merge manga icon and screen
• new chapter long press menu with range select
• adding a reading status now adds the Manga to your Follows List
• syncing follows provides more reading statuses as option
• Faster manga details loading
• faster search
• faster downloads

Fixes

• crossdressing tag
• cleanup downloads removing all downloads
• login bug causing app to crash
• follows list not loading
• syncing to MangaDex actually adds to FollowsList now
• fix enabling only missing/merge filter in library caused the filter to hide on restart

Behind the scenes

• remove some RX Java code
• cleaned up some code
• finally get rid of mangas references (still exists in DB queries smh)

• use MangaDex covers
• send auth header when hitting at-home endpoint
• remove mark as read option cause it doesnt work at this time

minor cover change to use the temp api during browse. Manga details view will attempt to load the dex cover

• update chapter query to match MangaDex change
• fix searching by original language not working
• fix md@home reporting
• add support cover api (no covers on Dex yet, might not actually work yolo)
• fix flags on manga info

Initial v5 support added.
GO TO SETTINGS AND V5 MIGRATE or else have a bad time.
Highly suggest you make a backup before you migrate. Also clear your database in advanced settings to not migrate things that arent in your library

• new: use alternate source for cover
• new: backup and restore will try to migrate old dex ids to new ones
• new: v5 migration will migrate current library to v5
• new: similar manga doesn't require a batch download anymore and can be swipe refreshed
• Change: Chapter Languages will need to reselected
• Fix: Merge button missing when using cached source and manga has no missing chapter
• behind the scenes code clean up

Added the ability to use a Cached source while MangaDex is down and if its down in the future.

• Enable the option in Settings -> MangaDex Settings -> Use cached manga api source
• This will allow you to browse, search, add, and view manga
• To read chapters you will need to merge the manga. If you dont know how click this button in the manga info page
  
• If you have any questions or issues please ask in the discord channel

This is a release for the people that can't check MangaDex's website before asking in discord or opening a github issue
Don't update library when Dex is down
Don't try to sync follows when Dex is down
Add better error messages when site is down

Just some general bug fixes in this release

see 2.2.2 for majority of changes
fixes: sync from dex to neko

New: Option to update library by next predicted update order
New: Full back up works on merged chapters and scanlator filters
Change: Adjust rate limiting
Change: Removed option to use old api server
Change: Moved donation link to main settings screen
Fix: Minor bug fixes

New: Option to sync planned to read from MangaDex when syncing from setting
Fix: mal date tracking issue
Fix: New backup not creating correctly
Fix: minor bug fixes

New: Add donate to MangaDex link in about section
New: Bookmarked chapters downloads are not deleted when marked read or read anymore
New: Full backup option
Fix: mal date tracking issue
Fix: kitsu tracking id
Fix: some image reader bugs
Fix: Manga descriptions
Fix: minor bug fixes

New: Better tracking for anilist/mal/kitsu (if the id exists on dex it will map it when adding)
New: Option to dump crash logs
Fix: Use the old api server with option to new use one. Will fix cache issue temporarily
Fix: Use super high for manga plus chapters
Fix: Minor UI issue when marking chapters read
Fix: Manga descriptions

Fix: Enlarging cover in manga info not working

Fix: Raise Rate limit again to 1 request a second, to help prevent 429s
Fix: json parse error server on some cases of downloading chapters
Fix: backdrop color not always showing in manga info

NOTE: MangaDex's API server is having caching issues. So it will reset followed and chapter statuses in app even after
sending the request to update them. The website is updated, and when the cache does fix or reset (in some unknown amount of time) it will be reflected in the app
Fix: Reader floating nav bar to be more consistent with spacing
Fix: Changed icons for floating nav bar
Fix: Chapter deeplinking
Fix: Bottom page number not showing
Fix: Lag when unfavoriting manga that had downloaded chapters
Fix: MDList chapter numbers not updating the website
Fix: MDList not being updated to Complete automatically on the website
Fix: Raise rate limiting some since API server is giving more 429s
Fix: Adjust experimental mark as read