Juna Product Updates 11/10/25

We're excited to roll out a wave of new features and improvements. These refinements are a direct result of valuable feedback from our community of linguists, teacher advisors, and students. Thank you for helping us build a better app!

Highlights & New Features

  • Full Korean Localization
    The app is now fully translated and localized for our Korean-speaking users, providing a complete native experience.

  • Audio Speed Control
    You can now slow down any sentence to 75%, 50%, or 25% speed. This highly-requested feature makes it much easier to hear words that might be blurred at normal speed. It's an essential tool for helping learners identify and imitate the rhythm and intonation patterns of English speech.

  • Upgraded Vowel Animations
    We've made a graphic improvement to our vowel lessons. New animations now include white dots that pinpoint the exact place of articulation in the mouth, providing a clearer and more helpful visual guide for mastering vowel sounds.

Improvements & Enhancements

  • Simplified Main Navigation
    We've reorganized the app's layout for better visibility of key features.

    • The "Record Your Own Words" feature has been moved from the "Talk" section to its own dedicated tab on the main navigation bar.

    • Access to all quizzes has been consolidated on the Home Page.

  • Smarter Dictionary Logic
    Our dictionary is now more intelligent. Previously, searching for grammatical variations (like "went" or "talked") might result in a "word not found" error. Now, the dictionary will automatically display the root word (e.g., "go" or "talk") and notify you that it's the root of the word you searched for.

  • Interactive "Tricky Language" Lessons (Android)
    The "Tricky Language" section is now more powerful. Instead of just a text note telling you to view a lesson, you can now tap the words to go directly to the relevant lesson in the "Sounds" section and then easily return to your exercise.
    > This feature is currently available on Android and will be coming to iOS soon!

  • Redesigned "Sounds" Section Menu
    The menu in the "Sounds" section has been updated with a cleaner design and a numbered list. This makes it much easier for teachers to find and assign specific sound exercises to their students.

  • Japanese Android Version Parity
    The Android version for Japanese users now matches the iOS version, including all translations and features.

  • Improved Readability
    All sentences within the "Sounds" section now use a larger, more readable text size for a more comfortable learning experience.

JUNA NEWS AND PRODUCT UPDATES 8/01/25

News

If you’ve spoken with us at all in the past month or two you may have heard about our champion teacher in South Korea, KyungA Lee, who recently received her PhD from Seoul National University. In May, she published an article which uses both Juna and another product called English Accent Coach to demonstrate that HVPT (high variable phonetic training) is a superior language learning methodology. We are excited to be able to point to strong Juna-based pretest / posttest results in an established, open access academic journal. You can read the article for free here: https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/10/6/122


Release Notes

  • Easy access. Over the past several months, we’ve been hearing from users that it’s been difficult to get into Juna when we give them app-based or email-based access for free trials. We are excited to announce that for Android, we are now able to offer Juna in a much more simple way - as a product that is unlockable using a code on the main screen of the app. No more confusing instructions or expiration dates! 

  • Updated dictionary definitions. We’d noticed that the definitions for words searched in the dictionary were not always coming out right, so for Android, we’ve switched to embedding Merriam-Webster’s interface for that section, so users will be able to see all the definitions, synonyms, idioms and other useful information. 

  • Chromebook compatibility. We’ve fixed a lot of bugs and errors with chromebooks so that Juna now runs smoothly and will display correctly at any size or aspect ratio. 

You may have noticed that these are all updates for Android users. We are working hard on perfecting these features and look forward to bringing iOS up to speed soon, as well as adding additional features and capabilities over the coming months. 

We are always open to requests for features and feedback, please feel free to get in touch at contact@junaaccentcoach.com

Best,

The Juna Team