Hi Onsen Community!
We’re excited to announce the release of Onsen v1.3.0, packed with some fantastic new features that we think you’ll love. These updates are all about making your experience more secure, engaging, and accessible. Here’s a quick look at what’s new:
Biometric Unlock for Added Privacy
Your Onsen app now automatically locks after 1 minute of inactivity, and you can effortlessly unlock it with your fingerprint or face recognition. Your privacy is secured with just a touch, making it easier than ever to protect your personal journal.
Image Viewer & Sharing
Your journal entry images now come to life! You can view them in full screen, zoom in, and easily share with friends or on social media. Prefer to keep them to yourself? You can also save them directly to your device.
Journal Entry Speech
Let Onsen read your entries aloud! This new feature allows you to reflect on your thoughts in a whole new way—just tap a button and listen to your own words come alive.
These features are designed to make Onsen an even better companion for your mental wellness journey.
We’d love for you to try out these new features and let us know what you think! Your feedback is invaluable in helping us make Onsen the best it can be.
All of these features are exactly what I’ve been hoping for, and I’m beyond excited to see them live! 
I love that I can secure my journal with just my fingerprint or face recognition. It’s such a simple yet effective way to keep everything private while still being super accessible. 
I’ve been enjoying the ability to view my journal entry images in full screen and zoom in. However, I did notice that the pictures don’t automatically save to my gallery. 
I’ve been sharing them to my email 
, downloading them from there 
, and then they show up in my gallery, so it’s a little workaround for now.
I’ve been teaching my daughter how to use the app, but she isn’t fully able to read yet. So, I’ve been using an outside app to help her listen to the parts that Onsen wasn’t able to read before. With this new feature, she’ll be able to listen to her entries directly in Onsen, which gives her more privacy and independence without needing my assistance. 
This is such an amazing addition!
I’ve been a regular contributor and am so thankful to see my suggestions come to life in this update! 
Let’s open up the conversation more and keep this space growing! 