PlayLingo is no longer only about videos. Version 6.42 adds podcasts, books and your own files, all with the same subtitles, translation and explanations you already use with YouTube.

Podcasts with subtitles

Open the Play tab and go to the Podcasts page. Episodes come with subtitles and translation, and you can follow your favorite shows to see their new episodes first.

Books

The Books page has classics in the language you're learning, with translation line by line. A PlayLingo voice can read the book aloud to you, in the background and from the lock screen.

Your own files

On the Import page, tap Import to add your own books, documents, photos of text, audio or video, like audiobooks. PlayLingo makes subtitles with translation for audio and video. Audio and video import is part of PlayLingo Pro.

Natural voices and background listening

New natural PlayLingo voices read books and subtitles aloud. Pick a voice in Settings under Reader. Podcasts keep playing in the background, and when a video goes to the background, the voice keeps reading its subtitles.

Vocabulary

• Save words from any text: select a word or phrase in Lingo's reply, a book or a description and tap Add to vocabulary.

• Add your own note to any saved word.

• Practice has a new Flashcards mode: cards with self-rating only. Turn it on in the practice settings.

Fixes

• In Cinema mode, your messages in the Lingo chat are easy to read again.

Thank you to everyone who suggested and voted for these ideas. Keep them coming!