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Now we have new version released, 5.1. It is full of new useful features, and two new languages added – Simplified Chinese and Turkish (thanks for Angelita Li and Remzi Eriş).

• Now the app is in Simplified Chinese and Turkish! Thanks for Angelita Li and Remzi Eriş!
• New buttons – “Open” and “Start” in the notification. If you press “Start”, the training starts without launching the app
• “Video-guidance” is now “Resources” tab with all the useful links and brand you wiki
• “Info” button or menu item in every functional tab
• Fixed memory leaks

Added for the Guru-version:

• Notification with time and progress bar showing (see those options in Settings)
• New type of statistics chart – Line
• Pop-up menu in Dynamic tab for extra training tuning
• Health tests now are in separate fragments, not in dialogs
• New breath method added – mouth with the folded tongue

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Posted by Oleksandr (talk) on 12 August 2016 at 07:06 (GMT), no comments.

Now, in a new 5.0 version of Prana Breath, there are even more features for comfortable practice!

• Now the app is in Czech and Polish! Thanks for Milan Tomáš and Robert Wąsik!
• And even in Traditional Chinese! Thanks for Angelita Li!
• More precise view of total training duration in Control tab
• “Details” – menu item in Training tab
• Now all sound settings are in separate tab
• Option for resetting all settings to defaults
• Phase transition and metronome volume now affect the vibro mode as well
• Fixed bugs

Added for the Guru-version:

• Advanced settings for the breath cycle ratio (fractional and constant time)
• Option of setting inhaling and exhaling to 0 in custom patterns
• 3 new types of training charts
• Color choice of training chart parts
• Metronome frequency can be set in range 1-10 seconds
• Ratio of the breathing cycle can be set up to 50
• 2 new background sound styles
• 4 new metronome styles
• 2 new phase transition styles
• 1 new theme – Black (super battery saving for AMOLED screens)

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Posted by Oleksandr (talk) on 4 August 2016 at 07:14 (GMT), no comments.

• Now the app is in Italian! Thanks for Andrea Penna and Christian Pastori!
• Ongoing notification during the training (in notification area), with control buttons
• “+1” (minute or cycle) – button in Training tab
• “Silent” – button in Training tab
• Stop/pause sound volume control
• Duplicating training pattern option
• Custom training name length now unlimited
• First day of the week set, depending on your locale
• Fixed bugs
• Minor interface improvements

Added for the Guru-version:

• Possibility to set less than 1 second for “sec per unit” ratio
• Reminders for health tests
• 1 new background sound style
• 2 new phase transition style

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Posted by Oleksandr (talk) on 3 June 2016 at 02:54 (GMT), no comments.

Hooray, we’ve got 100 000!

I’m excited to say that now there are more than 100 000 of downloads of Prana Breath, and it’s less that in 11 month since the app’s start!

Promise to keep up the good work so you will enjoy your practice even more!

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Posted by Oleksandr (talk) on 12 May 2016 at 09:12 (GMT), no comments.

Today the new unplanned version was released because of the critical after-purchase bug for Turkish locale. If you’ve ever had this bug please contact me and I will return your money back.

Anyways in the new version we have:

• Now the app is in German! Thanks for Bernhard Auer and Yvonne Hubertus!
• Fixed critical bug: after-purchase crashing in Turkish locale
• Added the volume control for every sound type separately
• Changed the stop sound to more audible

Added for the Guru-version:

• Implemented metronome diverse pitch option
• 1 new metronome style
• 2 new phase transition styles

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Posted by Oleksandr (talk) on 15 April 2016 at 05:01 (GMT), no comments.

• Now the app is in Spanish! Thanks for volunteers Francisco Martínez Nieto & Lili Del!
• And in French! Thanks for Thomas Morel & Tara Bonnefoy
• And even in Portuguese! Thanks for Nathalia Bonato
• New “swipe up & down” and “bubble list” navigation in Training tab
• Sound preview in Settings tab, including sounds for Guru-version
• Optimized performance: cold start and section navigation are 50% faster now
• Lots of little UI improvement
• Fixed bugs

Added for the Guru-version:

• 3 new background sound styles
• 5 new metronome styles
• 5 new phase transition styles (some of them work best with headphones)

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Posted by Oleksandr (talk) on 1 April 2016 at 03:54 (GMT), no comments.

• New option for resetting separate blocks of statistical data
• Optimised performance
• Fixed critical bug

Added for the Guru-version:

• Option of exporting your statistics to csv-file

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Posted by Oleksandr (talk) on 19 February 2016 at 03:33 (GMT), no comments.

• 3-months subscription for Guru version available
• Added possibility to share your level/experience anytime
• New special reminder sound
• “Rate app” menu item is now removable
• Preparing time is shown in the circle in “Training” tab
• Fixed memory leaks and bugs

Added for the Guru-version:

• Unlimited training duration (maximum 999 minutes or cycles)
• 2 new transition sound styles
• No [Guru] suffix anymore in sound choice dialogs
• Breath method indicator now can be positioned at any place on the screen in Training tab (touch and hold)
• Breath method can be chosen only for phases available in a breath pattern
• More accurate statistic for “breath per minute” parameter
• Implemented right drawer menu for convenient settings of the each cycle in Dynamic mode

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Posted by Oleksandr (talk) on 10 February 2016 at 04:00 (GMT), no comments.

• New options for phase transitions
• 1 new transition sound style
• Added the new category in Settings (Rhythm Sounds)
• Added social media links
• Fixed bugs

Added for the Guru-version:

• New setting of breath method choice
• Male and female voices are fixed and moved to transition sounds
• Added the diverse pitch option for the transition sounds
• 4 new transition sound styles
• New background sound style (Stream)
• More smooth sound fade time control

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Posted by Oleksandr (talk) on 6 January 2016 at 08:33 (GMT), no comments.

• Fixed critical bug

Added for the Guru-version:

• New settings for sound fading
• New setting for preparing time

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Posted by Oleksandr (talk) on 25 December 2015 at 05:04 (GMT), no comments.

• Click on the sector of the circle – a message with the exact value appears
• Fixed problem with backup for devices with Android 6.0
• Added the “Video Guide” tab
• Fixed bugs

Added for the Guru-version:

• The new sound style – Mystic
• More accurate time measurement in health tests
• The new test for determining the state of the peripheral blood circulation
• Long click on the statistics bar – a message with the exact value appears
• Fixed an inaccuracy in graphs’ construction

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Posted by Oleksandr (talk) on 22 December 2015 at 04:06 (GMT), no comments.

• Smoother animation of the training chart, also as in transition sounds between phases
• Enriched the section “Training FAQ”
• “Anti-Appetite” training was converted according to the original method of A. Faleev
• Improved design and fixed bugs

Added for the Guru-version:

• Dynamic trainings
• Option to set tenths of a second in the “seconds per unit” section
• New statistical figures of progress: the number of breaths per minute, and the time of training
• Health tests and graphs
• New sound and metronome styles

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Posted by Oleksandr (talk) on 19 December 2015 at 09:12 (GMT), no comments.

• Added floating action buttons
• Displaying the path to the backup file after its creation

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Posted by Oleksandr (talk) on 22 September 2015 at 08:09 (GMT), no comments.

• Added new navigation panel
• Improved interface
• More precise time logging for statistics
• Sound correction option for Android 4.0 – 4.3
• Fixed bugs

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Posted by Oleksandr (talk) on 21 September 2015 at 08:19 (GMT), no comments.

• New achievement sharing options
• Added wizard when creating custom training
• Introduced a system of degrees

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Posted by Oleksandr (talk) on 4 September 2015 at 01:49 (GMT), no comments.