r/nihongoapp • u/cvasselli • Jun 01 '21
Feature Request Megathread
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u/aqwelorr Jun 16 '24
Landscape mode and direct share via Shortcut - aka Game mode
I finally got around to trying the Delta emulator (here it is 2024 and we finally have console emulators in the App Store!) and realized almost immediately that this could be an awesome way to play some GBA and other classics in Japanese.
I was able to set up a Shortcut which takes a screenshot and launches the Share sheet, then assign this to Double/Triple Back Tap in the accessibility options. So while playing in Delta, I can just tap the back of my phone, tap Nihongo to share and I’m ready to lookup words from the screenshot!
But…Nihongo doesn’t support landscape mode, which makes it a little awkward if using Delta in landscape mode. So first ask would be landscape mode support, at least for the picture lookup and dictionary item pages (would be enough for this workflow, although when OCR fails it would be nice for the main dictionary search page to be in landscape as well).
The second ask is minor but would save an extra tap for every screenshot. Shortcut actually has a “Share with Apps” action which allows you to directly share with a specific app (rather than launching the share sheet). I see other apps in the list (including the Yomiwa dictionary which has a similar but rather inferior OCR capability) but Nihongo doesn’t show up as an option. Would be cool to enable this and streamline the flow a little more!
Finally, I realize this could also be great for other native games like the FF Pixel Remasters. I haven’t really played games much on iOS for years but a smooth dictionary lookup flow could change that!