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Follow along as we ship improvements to help learners practice speaking and see how they are progressing. Dates below are when each release reached learners.

Conversation playback in transcripts, and a new way to see progress group by group across every metric.

Analytics

  • NewProgress by group — Each metric panel gains a view setting a user's earliest conversations against their most recent, group by group, on one shared axis — Pronunciation, Mean Length of Run, Speaking Speed, and Lexical Diversity.
  • ImprovedTwo views per metric panel — Every panel now offers an overall trend and progress by group.
  • ImprovedA fuller can-do checklist — The proficiency checklist covers the complete set of interpersonal statements Talio grades at B2.
  • ImprovedPronunciation scored on the turn it belongs to — Each turn's pronunciation score is computed from the audio of that turn.
  • ImprovedPronunciation assessment improvements across languages.
  • FixedSpeaking Speed is measured over a pooled window, so a very short turn cannot produce an implausible rate.
  • FixedTone feedback is produced for Mandarin and Cantonese conversations.

UX

  • NewTranscript audio playback — Play a whole conversation back from its transcript, or jump straight to any AI turn, with a scrubber showing elapsed and total time.
  • NewRetry Scenario — Relaunch the exact scenario behind a past conversation from My Transcripts.
  • ImprovedWider scenario choice for a can-do statement — Browsing scenarios for a can-do statement includes the levels either side of it, so there is more to practice with.

Other

  • NewSpeaking time on a course card — Students enrolled in a course see how long they have spoken in it.
  • ImprovedAll Time, This Week and Weekly views — A course's practice summary and its class panel each offer the three ranges.
  • FixedConversations start only in languages Talio is set up to serve end to end.

Fourteen more languages get conversation partners written for them.

Conversational AI

  • NewConversation partners in fourteen more languages — Each with a regional character of their own, a speaking voice, and feedback written for that language.
  • FixedConversations start in Yoruba, Bangla and Tajik.

Analytics

  • ImprovedReference audio for German, Spanish and Cantonese — Pronunciation feedback in these languages compares a user's speech against a native recording.
  • ImprovedOne speaking-rate calculation — Speaking Speed is computed the same way on every surface that shows it.
  • ImprovedCantonese reference audio matches Traditional-character Cantonese.

UX

  • ImprovedThe teaching code stays hidden until asked for — A teacher reveals their course's teaching code from their own course card, so it stays off screen during a screen share.

Other

  • NewA free 14-day trial, agreed up front — New users read the free-trial terms and agree to them before reaching the app.
  • ImprovedSign-in improvements — closing the sign-in window is treated as a cancellation.
  • FixedA brand-new account can start a free trial straight after signing up.

Courses arrive — students join by code, teachers see their class — alongside ten more languages.

Analytics

  • ImprovedSpeaking-time measurement improvements.
  • FixedEvery spoken turn appears in the combined transcript.
  • FixedEnd-of-conversation results are saved as a conversation closes.

UX

  • NewMy Courses — Students and teachers see every course they belong to, and their role in each.
  • NewJoin a course with a code — A course code enrolls a student, with the disclosure of what is shared, and with whom, shown before they agree to join.
  • NewCreate a section — A teacher creates a section of their course and receives a join code to hand out.
  • NewThe class list — A teacher sees who is enrolled in a section.
  • NewPractice time by student — A teacher sees how long each student in a section has practiced, per language.
  • NewA join-a-course step at sign-up — New users can enter a course code while getting set up, or skip it.

Other

  • NewTen more languages — Yoruba, Bangla, Hindi, Swahili, Urdu, Tajik and Ukrainian, plus Egyptian, Tunisian and Levantine Arabic — all in Alpha.
  • ImprovedA server-managed language list — Which languages are offered, and whether each is Alpha or Beta, are now served by Talio, so the list can change without an app release.
  • ImprovedCourse-aware language picker — For a student enrolled in a course, the picker names the course and offers the languages it covers.
  • FixedEgyptian, Tunisian and Levantine Arabic conversations run in the dialect chosen, and pronunciation is scored against it.
  • FixedAccess codes are checked against the course term and the access window they carry.

Analytics

  • FixedTone scores use one scale wherever they appear.
  • FixedCantonese tone scoring is measured against Cantonese references.

Other

  • ImprovedSecurity and privacy improvements — Ongoing work across Talio's app and web surfaces as part of our regular security review.
  • FixedAn access code entered while getting set up grants access, and names the plan and access window it covers.

Analytics

  • ImprovedFaster results after a conversation — Analysis and feedback arrive sooner once a conversation ends.
  • FixedA saved word keeps its heard and used counts when it is saved again.

UX

  • ImprovedTranscript proficiency card now carries an explanatory summary.

Other

  • ImprovedSecurity and privacy improvements — Ongoing work across Talio's web surfaces as part of our regular security review.

A significant accuracy correction to speaking rate, plus per-language goals and faster analytics.

Conversational AI

  • ImprovedPlain-language feedback — Explanations use everyday wording.
  • ImprovedFewer, better suggestions — A shorter, prioritized set of suggestions, with examples drawn from users' own speech.

Analytics

  • NewA target level for each language — Users can set a different proficiency goal per language they study. Conversations, suggestions, and recommendations all follow the right one.
  • NewWord choice as its own score — Word choice now appears as a scored band alongside pronunciation, clarity, and speaking rate.
  • ImprovedFaster analytics — Vocabulary and analytics views load substantially faster, and results after a conversation arrive sooner.
  • ImprovedSpeaking-rate accuracy improvements.
  • ImprovedVocabulary counting improvements.
  • ImprovedLanguage handling improvements in analysis.

Other

  • ImprovedConversation start reliability improvements.
  • ImprovedImproved reliability when saving a user's target speaking level.

Conversational AI

  • NewEnd-of-scenario prompt — When a user has accomplished what a scenario set out, Talio offers to wrap up.

Analytics

  • NewGrammar insights — A new Grammar view charting how users' word forms and tenses develop over time, with coaching cards naming specific habits — like leaning on the present tense — and a jump straight into scenarios that practice them.
  • NewConfidence bands on analytics — Charts now show how much data a number is based on, so users can tell a firm trend from an early one.
  • ImprovedWeekly changes are shown honestly — A week where mastery went down is displayed as a negative, not hidden. Metrics with no data say so explicitly rather than quietly disappearing.

UX

  • Improved"Speaking level" replaces "ACTFL" — Plain-language naming everywhere the concept appears.

Other

  • NewSlovenian — Added to the language picker in Alpha.
  • NewA rewritten homepage — Talio's public site now leads with the measurements behind the practice, and a single self-serve way to try it.
  • ImprovedSign-in reliability improvements on Firefox.
  • ImprovedLanguage preference improvements.
  • FixedSpeaking-level goals are set per language.

Conversational AI

  • NewOne scenario, many conversations — Many scenarios let users choose the setting, role, or topic before starting — so the same scenario yields a different conversation each time. Left blank, Talio picks.
  • NewNamed characters — Every conversation partner is a named character with their own voice and regional background.
  • ImprovedMore natural conversations — Additional tuning, with particular attention to advanced scenarios.
  • ImprovedChinese word-choice improvements.
  • FixedWord-choice feedback extended to Traditional-character writing.

Analytics

  • NewScenario suggestions — Recommended scenarios arrive in three flavors — master a skill, try something new at the user's level, or reinforce what they already know — each naming the skill it targets.
  • FixedFiltered out conversations that contain no user dialogue.

UX

  • NewConversation context before starting — Users see who they are talking to, where they are, and their conversation objectives before starting.
  • NewReport bad data — Users can provide feedback on transcripts and suggestions.
  • NewStarred scenarios — Users keep the ones they return to in a section of their own.
  • ImprovedCorrections land on the words they refer to — Word-choice suggestions are marked inline in the transcript rather than listed separately.

Other

  • FixedMaintenance and code cleanup.

The largest release in this window — a redesign, a new way to track progress, and eight more languages.

Conversational AI

  • NewScenario objectives — Every scenario states its objectives, conversations are graded against them, and completing them advances the scenario's difficulty ladder.
  • NewUser-written scenarios — Users describe what they want to practice and get calibrated options back, with a name, summary, roles, and adjustable objectives.

Analytics

  • NewProficiency tracking — Every conversation is graded against real-world "I can…" skills, which progress as users demonstrate them consistently over time.
  • ImprovedCoaching instead of raw numbers — Proficiency measures are shown as below, at, or above the user's level, each with one plain sentence on what to do about it.
  • ImprovedWord forms grouped by lemma — Inflected forms — run, ran, running — are grouped under a single lemma in My Vocabulary rather than counted separately.
  • ImprovedChinese pronunciation detail improvements.
  • ImprovedPronunciation result improvements.
  • ImprovedChart rendering improvements.
  • FixedClarity scores shown on every conversation.

UX

  • NewTranscripts as full pages — Transcripts open as their own linkable page with an analytics pane, objectives, and stacked characters with pinyin.
  • NewVocabulary definitions — Tap any word in a transcript for a definition.
  • NewFlashcards — Saved words can be studied as flashcards, with examples drawn from users' own correct usage.
  • ImprovedA full visual redesign — New color and type systems across Analysis, Vocabulary, Help, Settings, Scenario Creator, and Transcripts.
  • ImprovedLive processing progress — Users watch their conversation being analyzed step by step, and jump straight to the finished transcript.
  • ImprovedMobile web layout — Hints stack below the conversation on narrow screens, charts collapse to one column, overlays are capped to the viewport, and tap targets are larger.
  • ImprovedDecorative sparklines are hidden from screen readers rather than announced as meaningless chart nodes.

Other

  • NewEight more languages — French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Cantonese, Turkish, Vietnamese, and Polish opened as target languages. Newer additions are marked Alpha or Beta.
  • NewWeekly speaking goal — Users set a weekly minutes target and track progress against it.
  • NewSelf-serve account deletion — Available directly in the app.
  • ImprovedImprovements to saved language preferences.
  • ImprovedEmail-link sign-in reliability improvements.
  • ImprovedAI Tutor Settings improvements.

Conversational AI

  • NewScenario Creator — Users build their own conversation scenarios and launch them like any other. My Scenarios lets them edit, relaunch, and delete.
  • ImprovedUpgraded voice engine — Voice conversations moved to a newer speech model, with cleaner handling when a session cannot start.

Analytics

  • NewVocabulary analytics — A full analytics surface above the word list — totals, an HSK-level breakdown, a first-heard trend, and panels for the words a user has actually started using.
  • ImprovedVocabulary variety updated — The calculation covers short conversations and reflects how much users repeat the same words across sessions.
  • ImprovedVocabulary count improvements.
  • ImprovedMetric coverage improvements.
  • FixedFull pinyin shown on multi-character words.

UX

  • NewOne unified Talio — Talio collapsed into a single app whose tabs adapt to the user, rather than separate apps to choose between.
  • NewBrowse by level — The scenario catalog is organized by level and theme, with filters for category, difficulty, and skill.
  • NewPractice home — A suggested next session, a weekly-progress indicator, and a row of scenarios chosen for the user.
  • FixedPersonal Analytics scrolls on all screen sizes.

Other

  • NewSign in with an email link — Alongside Google sign-in.
  • ImprovedNo more silent Chinese default — Vocabulary, analytics, and scenario authoring all resolve the language a user is actually studying.
  • ImprovedGoogle sign-in reliability improvements.
  • ImprovedTranscript audio playback improvements.

Conversational AI

  • ImprovedHints give a scaffold, not the answer — A hint offers a partial sentence for the user to complete rather than a finished one, shown in both languages.
  • ImprovedConversational AI improvements for scenarios — Scenarios open in character, and each one carries its own tone.
  • ImprovedConversational AI improvements for beginners — The tutor's language is better matched to lower speaking levels.
  • ImprovedFeedback calibration improvements.

Analytics

  • NewClarity score — A measure of how understandable a user's speech was, shown on each message and on the conversation as a whole.
  • ImprovedVocabulary variety improvements.
  • ImprovedPronunciation trend chart improvements.
  • FixedProficiency estimates require recorded speech.

UX

  • NewPlayback of a user's own recording — Users play back what they said from any turn in a transcript.
  • NewSpeaking level selection — Users set a speaking level for the tutor, and every new conversation adapts the tutor's language to it.
  • ImprovedForm validation errors are shown as text, not signaled by color alone.

Other

  • NewCantonese — Cantonese conversations with Jyutping romanization alongside Traditional characters, and Cantonese-specific feedback.
  • NewSpanish and German — Each with its own grammar feedback, spoken audio, and starter scenario.
  • ImprovedOnboarding improvements — New learners start at a level that matches them.
  • ImprovedMicrophone detection improvements.
  • FixedTranscript history spans every language a user studies.

Conversational AI

  • NewTask-completion feedback — Users see whether they accomplished what the scenario set.
  • NewIn-conversation hints — Users open a hint panel mid-conversation whenever they want a nudge.

Analytics

  • ImprovedCharts show a reference range — So users can tell whether a number is good, not just what it is.
  • ImprovedPronunciation result recovery improvements.
  • FixedVocabulary variety plotted on the analysis charts.

UX

  • NewRomanization for every language — Transcripts show romanized script alongside the native script, not only for Mandarin.
  • NewMicrophone check — Talio confirms the microphone is working before a conversation starts, and reports any problem.
  • ImprovedCleaner transcripts — Messages are grouped by speaker and short fragments combined, so a transcript reads like a conversation.
  • ImprovedStar ratings are announced correctly to screen readers, menus carry proper labels, and tappable words in transcripts have larger targets.
  • ImprovedProcessing notice improvements.
  • FixedLong feedback explanations display in full.

Other

  • NewPronunciation audio playback — Playback of the correct pronunciation for mispronounced words.

Conversational AI

  • NewPre-conversation briefing — Users see the scenario, the task, and what is expected before starting.

Analytics

  • NewMy Vocabulary — Save words from conversations to a personal vocabulary list, with active and passive usage ratios and vocabulary progress over time. Includes pinyin for Chinese.
  • ImprovedOne pronunciation scale — Every pronunciation display uses the same 1–5 scale and the same colors, so a score means the same thing wherever it appears.

UX

  • NewSettings page — Customize AI tutor preferences from within the app.
  • NewSubmit feedback — Send feedback directly to the Talio team, with validation and guidance built in.

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