# Mihon changelog

> A free and open-source manga reader for Android, continuing Tachiyomi.

- Vendor: Mihon Open Source Project
- Category: Media
- Platforms: Android
- Official site: https://mihon.app
- Tracked by: What's New (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/mihon)
- Harvested from: GitHub (mihonapp/mihon)
- Entries below: 10 (newest first)

What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog.

Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'.

## Releases

### v0.20.4 — Mihon v0.20.4

- Date: 2026-08-05
- Version: v0.20.4
- Original notes: https://github.com/mihonapp/mihon/releases/tag/v0.20.4
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/mihon/releases/v0.20.4
- Labels: Platforms: Android

- **fixed** — Fixed some dates being wrongly shown as "Today" or otherwise closer in time than they actually are

Consider supporting the development on [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/mihon/membership) or [OpenCollective](https://opencollective.com/mihon/contribute) to keep Mihon improving!

Check out the [past release notes](https://github.com/mihonapp/mihon/releases) if you're upgrading from an earlier version.

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###### 🧩 Fixes
- Fixed some dates being wrongly shown as "Today" or otherwise closer in time than they actually are (@MajorTanya)

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### v0.20.3 — Mihon v0.20.3

- Date: 2026-08-04
- Version: v0.20.3
- Original notes: https://github.com/mihonapp/mihon/releases/tag/v0.20.3
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/mihon/releases/v0.20.3
- Labels: Platforms: Android

- **added** — Add Category filtering to the Updates tab
- **added** — Add Category filtering to the Upcoming calendar
- **changed** — Update the default user agent to Chrome 149
- **changed** — Improve WebView spoofing by sending Sec-CH-UA client hints that match the user agent
- **fixed** — Fix the reader loading indefinitely in some scenarios
- **fixed** — Fix extension installation with Shizuku
- **fixed** — Fix X-Requested-With spoofing leaking to unrelated callers
- **fixed** — Fix MyAnimeList erroring on list entries with partial start/finish reading dates by falling back to January 1st or the 1st of the month

Consider supporting the development on [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/mihon/membership) or [OpenCollective](https://opencollective.com/mihon/contribute) to keep Mihon improving!

Check out the [past release notes](https://github.com/mihonapp/mihon/releases) if you're upgrading from an earlier version.

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###### ✨ New Features

- Added Category filtering to the Updates tab (@MajorTanya)
- Added Category filtering to the Upcoming calendar (@MajorTanya)

###### ⚙️ Changes

- Updated the default user agent to Chrome 149 (@AntsyLich)

###### 🚀 Improvements

- Improved WebView spoofing by sending `Sec-CH-UA` client hints that match the user agent (@AntsyLich)

###### 🧩 Fixes

- Fixed the reader loading indefinitely in some scenarios (@AntsyLich)
- Fixed extension installation with the Shizuku (again) (@NGB-Was-Taken)
- Fixed `X-Requested-With` spoofing leaking to unrelated callers (@AntsyLich)
- Fixed MyAnimeList erroring on list entries with partial start/finish reading dates by falling back to January 1st or the 1st of the month (@MajorTanya)

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### v0.20.2 — Mihon v0.20.2

- Date: 2026-08-01
- Version: v0.20.2
- Original notes: https://github.com/mihonapp/mihon/releases/tag/v0.20.2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/mihon/releases/v0.20.2
- Labels: Platforms: Android

- **added** — Add resumable image downloads for sources that support it, allowing interrupted downloads to pick up where they left off
- **added** — Add the Tokyo Night theme
- **changed** — Shizuku is now detected through a permission check instead of package presence
- **changed** — App and extension updates are now checked on every cold start
- **changed** — Overhaul library search with support for logical operators (&&, ||, -), implicit AND separators, and nested expressions with ()
- **changed** — Add comparison operators (>, >=, <, <=, =) for id, added, fetchinterval/fi, nextupdate/nu, unread, read, and total in library search
- **changed** — Add field-specific prefixes (title, author, artist, description/desc, genre/tag, source/src, source_id/src_id, notes/note, language/lang) and empty field matching in library search
- **changed** — Improve the app update prompt flow
- **fixed** — Fix backup restore dropping library entries when the backup contained duplicate chapters
- **fixed** — Fix extension installation with the Shizuku installer
- **fixed** — Fix app bars staying visible after changing pages by tapping in the paged reader following chapter navigator slider use
- **fixed** — Fix the MangaBaka User Agent string

Consider supporting the development on [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/mihon/membership) or [OpenCollective](https://opencollective.com/mihon/contribute) to keep Mihon improving!

Check out the [past release notes](https://github.com/mihonapp/mihon/releases) if you're upgrading from an earlier version.

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###### ✨ New Features
- Added resumable image downloads for sources that support it, so interrupted downloads pick up where they left off (@xMohnad)
- Added the Tokyo Night theme (@xMohnad)

###### ⚙️ Changes
- Shizuku is now detected through a permission check instead of package presence (@Small-Ku)
- App and extension updates are now checked on every cold start (@AntsyLich)

###### 🚀 Improvements
- Overhauled library search (@NGB-Was-Taken)
  - Added support for logical operators (`&&`, `||`, `-`), implicit `AND` separators, and nested expressions with `()`
  - Added comparison operators (`>`, `>=`, `<`, `<=`, `=`) for `id`, `added`, `fetchinterval` / `fi`, `nextupdate` / `nu`, `unread`, `read`, and `total` (`added` and `nextupdate` use `yyyy-MM-dd` dates)
  - Added field-specific prefixes (`title`, `author`, `artist`, `description` / `desc`, `genre` / `tag`, `source` / `src`, `source_id` / `src_id`, `notes` / `note`, `language` / `lang`) and empty field matching (`""`, `''`)
- Improved the app update prompt flow (@AntsyLich)

###### 🧩 Fixes
- Fixed backup restore dropping library entries when the backup contained duplicate chapters (@na-ji)
- Fixed extension installation with the Shizuku installer (@NGB-Was-Taken)
- Fixed app bars staying visible after changing pages by tapping in the paged reader following chapter navigator slider use (@AntsyLich)
- Fixed the MangaBaka User Agent string (@MajorTanya)

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### v0.20.1 — Mihon v0.20.1

- Date: 2026-07-09
- Version: v0.20.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/mihonapp/mihon/releases/tag/v0.20.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/mihon/releases/v0.20.1
- Labels: Platforms: Android

- **added** — Added MangaBaka and Hikka tracker support
- **added** — Added an option to select which readers show the vertical chapter navigator
- **added** — Introduced a setting to control the height of the vertical chapter navigator
- **added** — Invalidate download cache automatically following a backup restore
- **changed** — Switched to a non-GMS reliant method for detecting Google Play Services availability
- **changed** — Enhanced tracking settings to visibly display usernames
- **changed** — Improved Shikimori tracker search results to display authors and descriptions
- **fixed** — Fixed Shikimori tracker not working due to using outdated domain
- **fixed** — Fixed crash when selecting text in the notes screen
- **fixed** — Fixed crash when putting the app in the background
- **fixed** — Fixed file access issues with non-system Storage Access Framework providers
- **fixed** — Fixed tachiyomix.extensionLib extension metadata not being read properly
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the reader navigator slider steps would not refresh after switching chapters
- **fixed** — Fixed an oversight where the chapter memo field failed to update for existing chapters

Consider supporting the development on [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/mihon/membership) or [OpenCollective](https://opencollective.com/mihon/contribute) to keep Mihon improving!

Check out the [past release notes](https://github.com/mihonapp/mihon/releases) if you're upgrading from an earlier version.

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###### ✨ New Features
- Added [MangaBaka](https://mangabaka.org) and [Hikka](https://hikka.io) tracker support (@MajorTanya, @Lorg0n)
- Added an option to select which readers show the vertical chapter navigator (@AntsyLich)
- Introduced a setting to control the height of the vertical chapter navigator (@AntsyLich)
- Invalidate download cache automatically following a backup restore (@leodyversemilla07)

###### ⚙️ Changes
- Switched to a non-GMS reliant method for detecting Google Play Services availability (@leodyversemilla07)

###### 🚀 Improvements
- Enhanced tracking settings to visibly display usernames (@MajorTanya)
- Improved Shikimori tracker search results to display authors and descriptions (@MajorTanya)

###### 🧩 Fixes
- Fixed Shikimori tracker not working due to using outdated domain (@MajorTanya)
- Fixed crash when selecting text in the notes screen (@AntsyLich)
- Fixed crash when putting the app in the background (@AntsyLich)
- Fixed file access issues with non-system Storage Access Framework (SAF) providers (@AntsyLich)
- Fixed `tachiyomix.extensionLib` extension metadata not being read properly (@AntsyLich)
- Fixed an issue where the reader navigator slider steps would not refresh after switching chapters (@AntsyLich)
- Fixed an oversight where the chapter `memo` field failed to update for existing chapters (@cuong-tran)

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### v0.20.0 — Mihon v0.20.0

- Date: 2026-06-27
- Version: v0.20.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/mihonapp/mihon/releases/tag/v0.20.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/mihon/releases/v0.20.0
- Labels: Platforms: Android

- **added** — Support for tachiyomix 1.6 extensions and index format
- **added** — Optional vertical chapter navigator for long strip mode
- **added** — Ability to open app settings directly from system settings
- **changed** — Changed the term "extension repo" to "extension store"
- **changed** — Changed the term "obsolete" to "orphaned"
- **changed** — Removed the text character limit for manga notes
- **changed** — Updated app shortcuts to better match app icon's color scheme
- **changed** — Introduced database speed improvements across the board
- **changed** — Improved performance during backup restores
- **changed** — Improved the visual clarity of the Catppuccin theme
- **fixed** — Minimized FileNotFoundException error while reading chapters
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where "Continue reading button" would not appear if unread filter was off
- **fixed** — Fixed missing outline variant color in the Nord theme

Consider supporting the development on [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/mihon/membership) or [OpenCollective](https://opencollective.com/mihon/contribute) to keep Mihon improving!

Check out the [past release notes](https://github.com/mihonapp/mihon/releases) if you're upgrading from an earlier version.

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###### ✨ New Features
- Added support for `tachiyomix` 1.6 extensions and index format (@AntsyLich)
- Added an optional vertical chapter navigator for long strip mode (@AntsyLich)
- Added the ability to open app settings directly from system settings (@JFronny)

###### ⚙️ Changes
- Changed the term "extension repo” and “obsolete” to "extension store" and “orphaned” respectively (@AntsyLich)
- Removed the text character limit for manga notes (@AntsyLich)
- Updated app shortcuts to better match app icon’s color scheme (@NGB-Was-Taken)
 
###### 🚀 Improvements
- Introduced database speed improvements across the board (@AntsyLich)
- Improved performance during backup restores (@Lolle2000la)
- Improved the visual clarity of the Catppuccin theme (@xenitane)

###### 🧩 Fixes
- Minimized `FileNotFoundException` error while reading chapters (@leodyversemilla07)
- Fixed an issue where “Continue reading button” would not appear if unread filter was off (@AntsyLich)
- Fixed missing outline variant color in the Nord theme (@CompileConnected)

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### v0.19.9 — Mihon v0.19.9

- Date: 2026-04-11
- Version: v0.19.9
- Original notes: https://github.com/mihonapp/mihon/releases/tag/v0.19.9
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/mihon/releases/v0.19.9
- Labels: Platforms: Android

- **added** — Add dedicated Support Us screen
- **added** — Add a one time popup asking for donation from long time users
- **changed** — Don't prompt users to enable Google Play services if disabled or unavailable
- **changed** — Make Support Us more prominent in More screen
- **changed** — Show informative error when trying to add unapproved titles to list on MAL
- **changed** — Show AniList publishing type based on country of origin
- **fixed** — Fix app trying to split long strip when not needed
- **removed** — Remove the empty Updated to X.Y.Z popup after app update

Check out the [past release notes](https://github.com/mihonapp/mihon/releases) if you're upgrading from an earlier version. Consider [becoming a patron](https://www.patreon.com/mihon/membership) to help keep Mihon improving!

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###### ✨ New Features
- Add dedicated "Support Us" screen (@AntsyLich)
- Add a one time popup asking for donation from long time users (@AntsyLich)

###### ⚙️ Changes
- Don't prompt users to enable Google Play services if disabled or unavailable (@leodyversemilla07)
- Make "Support Us" more prominent in More screen (@AntsyLich)

###### 🚀 Improvements
- Show informative error when trying to add unapproved titles to list on MAL (@MajorTanya)
- Show AniList publishing type based on country of origin (@zweimach)

###### 🧩 Fixes
- Fix app trying to split long strip when not needed (@leodyversemilla07)

###### 🧹 Removals
- Remove the empty "Updated to X.Y.Z" popup after app update (@AntsyLich)

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### v0.19.7 — Mihon v0.19.7

- Date: 2026-03-23
- Version: v0.19.7
- Original notes: https://github.com/mihonapp/mihon/releases/tag/v0.19.7
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/mihon/releases/v0.19.7
- Labels: Platforms: Android

- **fixed** — Fix app crashing when trying to add extension repo with existing signature
- **fixed** — Potentially fix 'database is locked' crash
- **fixed** — Fix occasional crash when mass installing or uninstalling extension using PackageManager
- **fixed** — Fix app crash on startup on some Android TV

Check out the [past release notes](https://github.com/mihonapp/mihon/releases) if you're upgrading from an earlier version. Consider [becoming a patron](https://www.patreon.com/mihon/membership) to help keep Mihon improving!

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###### _Rerelease of v0.19.6 with proper version bump_

###### 🧩 Fixes
- Fix app crashing when trying to add extension repo with existing signature (@AntsyLich)
- Potentially fix 'database is locked' crash (@AntsyLich)
- Fix occasional crash when mass installing/uninstalling extension using `PackageManager` (@AntsyLich)
- Fix app crash on startup on some Android TV (@AntsyLich)

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### v0.19.6 — Mihon v0.19.6

- Date: 2026-03-23
- Version: v0.19.6
- Original notes: https://github.com/mihonapp/mihon/releases/tag/v0.19.6
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/mihon/releases/v0.19.6
- Labels: Platforms: Android

- **fixed** — Fix app crashing when trying to add extension repo with existing signature
- **fixed** — Potentially fix 'database is locked' crash
- **fixed** — Fix occasional crash when mass installing/uninstalling extension using PackageManager
- **fixed** — Fix app crash on startup on some Android TV

Check out the [past release notes](https://github.com/mihonapp/mihon/releases) if you're upgrading from an earlier version. Consider [becoming a patron](https://www.patreon.com/mihon/membership) to help keep Mihon improving!

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###### 🧩 Fixes
- Fix app crashing when trying to add extension repo with existing signature (@AntsyLich)
- Potentially fix 'database is locked' crash (@AntsyLich)
- Fix occasional crash when mass installing/uninstalling extension using `PackageManager` (@AntsyLich)
- Fix app crash on startup on some Android TV (@AntsyLich)

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### v0.19.5 — Mihon v0.19.5

- Date: 2026-03-21
- Version: v0.19.5
- Original notes: https://github.com/mihonapp/mihon/releases/tag/v0.19.5
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/mihon/releases/v0.19.5
- Labels: Platforms: Android

- **changed** — Retry in reader now redownloads image
- **fixed** — Fix performance regression introduced in v0.19.4
- **fixed** — Fix duplicate key crash in duplicate detection
- **fixed** — Fix MangaUpdates HTTP 4XX errors
- **fixed** — Fix WebView JavaScript dialogs popup after screen is closed
- **fixed** — Fix extension actions disappearing after installing and uninstalling in same session

Check out the [past release notes](https://github.com/mihonapp/mihon/releases) if you're upgrading from an earlier version. Consider [becoming a patron](https://www.patreon.com/mihon/membership) to help keep Mihon improving!

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###### ⚙️ Changes
- Retry in reader now redownloads image (@AntsyLich)

###### 🧩 Fixes
- Fix performance regression introduced in v0.19.4 (@AntsyLich)
- Fix duplicate key crash in duplicate detection (@leodyversemilla07)
- Fix MangaUpdates HTTP 4XX errors (@leodyversemilla07)
- Fix WebView JavaScript dialogs popup after screen is closed (@leodyversemilla07)
- Fix extension actions disappearing after installing and uninstalling in same session (@leodyversemilla07)

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### v0.19.4 — Mihon v0.19.4

- Date: 2026-02-26
- Version: v0.19.4
- Original notes: https://github.com/mihonapp/mihon/releases/tag/v0.19.4
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/mihon/releases/v0.19.4
- Labels: Platforms: Android

- **added** — Automatically remove downloads on Suwayomi after reading, configurable via extension settings
- **added** — Display author and artist name in MAL search results
- **added** — Add filter options to Updates tab
- **added** — Add bookmarked chapters to chapter download options
- **added** — Add src: prefix to search the library by source ID
- **added** — Add src:local as a way to search for Local Source entries
- **changed** — Minimize memory usage by reducing in-memory cover cache size
- **changed** — Optimize MAL search queries
- **changed** — Reword download reindexing message to avoid confusion
- **changed** — Optimize tracked library filter
- **changed** — Utilize tracker for library duplicate detection
- **changed** — Update tracker icons
- **changed** — Add a small increment to chapter number before comparison to fix progress sync issues for Suwayomi
- **changed** — Add all pages of adjacent chapters in the UI instead of only the first or last three
- **changed** — Going back now first clears search query on browse extension tab
- **changed** — Automatic library updates now run even when connected to a VPN
- **fixed** — Fix reader tap zones triggering after scrolling is stopped by tapping
- **fixed** — Fix shizuku installer not updating installed extensions
- **fixed** — Fix mass migration not using the same search queries as individual migration
- **fixed** — Fix reader not saving read duration when changing chapter

Check out the [past release notes](https://github.com/mihonapp/mihon/releases) if you're upgrading from an earlier version. Consider [becoming a patron](https://www.patreon.com/mihon/membership) to help keep Mihon improving!

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###### ✨ New Features
- Automatically remove downloads on Suwayomi after reading, configurable via extension settings (@cpiber)
- Display author & artist name in MAL search results (@MajorTanya)
- Add filter options to Updates tab (@MajorTanya)
- Add bookmarked chapters to chapter download options (@NarwhalHorns)
- Add `src:` prefix to search the library by source ID (@MajorTanya)
  - Add `src:local` as a way to search for Local Source entries (@MajorTanya)

###### 🚀 Improvements
- Minimize memory usage by reducing in-memory cover cache size (@Lolle2000la)
- Optimize MAL search queries (@MajorTanya)
- Reword download reindexing message to avoid confusion (@MajorTanya)
- Optimize tracked library filter (@NarwhalHorns)
- Utilize tracker for library duplicate detection (@NarwhalHorns)

###### ⚙️ Changes
- Update tracker icons (@AntsyLich)
- Add a small increment to chapter number before comparison to fix progress sync issues for Suwayomi (@cpiber)
- Add all pages of adjacent chapters in the UI instead of only the first or last three (@AntsyLich)
- Going back now first clears search query on browse extension tab (@cuong-tran)
- Automatic library updates now run even when connected to a VPN (@AntsyLich)

###### 🧩 Fixes
- Fix reader tap zones triggering after scrolling is stopped by tapping (@NGB-Was-Taken)
- Fix shizuku installer not updating installed extensions (@NGB-Was-Taken)
- Fix mass migration not using the same search queries as individual migration (@AntsyLich)
- Fix reader not saving read duration when changing chapter (@AntsyLich, @KotlinHero)
- Fix pre-1970 upload date display in chapter list (@MajorTanya)
- Fix crash when trying to install/update extensions while shizuku is not running (@NGB-Was-Taken)
- Fix Add Repo input not taking up the full dialog width (@cuong-tran)
- Fix migration's selected sources order not preserved (@AntsyLich)
- Fix migration dialog not showing for consecutive prompts from the same screen (@AntsyLich)
- Fix extension install/update stuck at pending (@AntsyLich)
- Fix crash when downloading multiple chapters with Arabic locale (@MajorTanya)

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