Yesterday I noticed that there was a short grammar explanation for one of the lessons on the Web version. This is a highly welcome addition for Japanese, which has a grammar that can seem alien to English-speakers. I am not sure how long this has been around, to be honest, as I don’t spend much time doing the web version of such a difficult language. (The app versions are generally easier, so the Web version is mostly for going back to repeat earlier parts that are too easy on a smartphone or tablet.)
The second discovery is almost certainly new, because I noticed it only today on the smartphone, where I practice daily. It was a listening exercise, where you hear a phrase spoken in Japanese and pick the correct text. This type of training has been missing up to now. But even more welcome was the turtle button. It lets you listen to the text more slowly. This has been sorely missed because the default Japanese speech is really fast, faster than some anime voice actors. So it can be really hard to follow longer spoken sentences. Here is hoping that turtle mode might become a general feature, now that they know how to implement it for Japanese.