What’s new
What we changed, and why we bothered
287 changes you’d notice since April, newest first.
November 2026
Typing a note on a PDF stays in order
The cursor no longer jumps to the start of a PDF note while you type, and a note that fails to save keeps your words and tries again. Desktop and tablet. Phones don’t show the PDF pane.
Why we built it
It came up in student feedback: the note box moved the cursor to the start after a save, which scrambled the words.
A PDF we can’t read now says so
When a PDF can’t be opened by our reader, you get a clear card explaining that, with no Try again button that would fail the same way.
Why we built it
It came up in student feedback: these files only got a generic failure, with nothing saying the problem was the file.
Ask My Notes box grows as you type
The question box now grows up to five lines, then scrolls inside itself.
Why we built it
A student asked for a bigger question box. It used to stay one line tall, which made long questions hard to read back.
Reopening a lecture shows its guide right away
A study guide you’ve already seen this session appears at once when you come back to the lecture.
Why we built it
Going back to a lecture used to show a blank page and placeholder lines first.
Answers and lectures keep up across devices
A question you answered on your laptop shows as answered when it appears on your phone, and a lecture you deleted elsewhere is gone the next time you tap Docs.
Why we built it
A question answered on the laptop sat blank and tappable on the phone for about 4.5 seconds, then changed under your finger.
Slow quizzes say so sooner
The building screen now admits a slow quiz within a minute, and a quiz that was dropped tells you to start again, with nothing charged.
Why we built it
On a 15-question quiz, “This one takes about a minute” stayed up for 79 seconds with no sign that it was running long.
Dark mode matches light mode’s layout
Dark mode now has the same sizes, shapes and layout as light mode, in its own colours.
Why we built it
Dark mode was still drawing an older design, so controls changed size and shape when you switched themes.
A typed focus beats Go light for that quiz
If you have Go light on pathophysiology turned on and type a pathophysiology focus, that quiz follows what you typed. Only matters if you’ve turned on Go light on pathophysiology.
Why we built it
Turning a topic down for a course shouldn’t stop you from studying it on purpose when you need to.
Resume is the main button on an unfinished quiz
While a quiz or retake is unfinished, quiz setup’s bottom bar shows how far you got with Resume as the big button, and New quiz beside it.
Why we built it
A big Start or Upgrade button under an unfinished quiz could read as if the quiz was gone.
Exit says your answers are saved
The way out of a quiz now reads Exit with “answers saved” under it, and it stays in the same place when you press Check.
Why we built it
It wasn’t clear that leaving a quiz keeps your answers, and a button that moves is easy to mis-tap.
Monthly or Annual sits next to the price on phones
On the phone upgrade screen, the plan switch now sits in the footer above the price it changes. Web on phones, for free accounts.
Why we built it
The switch was below the fold on small phones, away from the price it controls.
Phone controls are easier to tap
Phone controls across the main screens are now at least 44 points, buttons respond while you press them, and they no longer stay tinted after you lift your finger.
Why we built it
We measured many phone controls at 26 to 40 points, including folder chips, flashcard steps and the close button.
Small phones fit properly
On the smallest phones, the site header stays on one line and the pricing switch stays on screen.
Why we built it
At 320 points wide, the Monthly or Annual switch ran 46 pixels past the edge of the screen.
The keyboard stops covering what you’re typing
On phones, the quiz focus field, feedback box and delete-account field move into view when the keyboard opens, and the tab bar slides away smoothly.
Why we built it
The keyboard could cover the field you were typing in, and after it closed the tab bar could sit over the button you meant to tap.
Save & re-grade opens where you can reach it
On phones, the bar for correcting an answer key now scrolls itself into view above the pinned buttons.
Why we built it
The Save button could open under the bottom bar, so a tap landed on the wrong thing.
See slide opens on the right slide
The slide panel now covers itself with “Finding the slide…” until the question’s slide is ready.
Why we built it
The panel opened on the first slide and then scrolled to the right one in front of you, which looked like it had gone to the wrong place.
Rationales stop blinking
Finished rationale text now stays solid while the next option is still being written.
Why we built it
Text you were reading faded out and back each time the writing moved to the next option.
Flashcard grades that fail now tell you
If a grade doesn’t save, you get a message saying the card stays due.
Why we built it
A failed grade used to undo itself silently after the deck had moved on, so a card could come back with no explanation.
A shorter offline message
The offline banner now reads “Connection lost. Your work is safe.”
Why we built it
On a phone, the old banner cut off its own message partway through a word.
The login screen says why you’re there
If your session has ended when you open Sturse, the login screen now usually says you were signed out and asks you to log in again.
Why we built it
Landing on a login screen with no explanation looks like something went wrong with your account.