APlus Mastery · Changelog
What’s new
Changes to APlus Mastery and its free A+ pages, newest first. SecPlus Mastery keeps its own changelog.
A better free sample
- ImprovedThe free sample now ends with a link to sit the full exam for that core, free with an account.
- FixedOn the free sample, the right answer is no longer usually the longest choice.
Faster core switching
- ImprovedOpening the course or switching between Core 1 and Core 2 now skips a redirect, so the page starts loading sooner.
- FixedIf time runs out on your free practice exam before it is submitted, the page now tells you that you can start it again.
Old tabs that fix themselves
- FixedAn A+ page your browser reopens from before an update now reloads once, instead of loading without its styles.
No objective you can pass by picking the longest choice
- ImprovedAnswer choices are evened out in 19 more objectives, so no single quiz rewards picking the longest choice.
- ImprovedA+ pages opened from a search or a link stay readable while they load, instead of blanking out first.
Answer choices that no longer give the answer away
- ImprovedIn 170 questions the right answer was the longest choice. Those choices are now evened out, so picking the longest one no longer works.
- FixedStart free, opened while you are already signed in, now takes you into the course instead of the sign-up form.
Out of beta, and Settings say what each choice applies to
- NewNetPlus Mastery, a separate course for CompTIA Network+, is now open on the same account you use for APlus Mastery.
- ImprovedAPlus Mastery is out of beta, and the Beta label is gone from the course, its pages and its emails.
- ImprovedThe pricing page and its AI Teaching offer now say they are for APlus Mastery, and that each course is sold on its own.
- ImprovedSigned in, the APlus Mastery pages now carry your account menu, and a Courses link leads to every course.
- FixedSecPlus Mastery in the footer now opens SecPlus Mastery, even when APlus Mastery is your default course.
- ImprovedSettings now shows what belongs to your account, what belongs to this core, and what stays on this device.
- ImprovedDownload your data and Delete account now name the courses they cover, and Start over names the core it clears.
- ImprovedThe menu under your picture now lists the courses on your account and marks the one you are in.
- FixedAI Teaching in Settings no longer points you to a language switch that APlus Mastery does not have.
- FixedStart over in a core now clears that core's AI Teaching conversations, and starting over in SecPlus Mastery no longer touches yours.
- ImprovedSigning in or signing up for APlus Mastery now shows its own mark, and says one account signs you in to every course.
- FixedIf you started in APlus Mastery, you no longer get SecPlus Mastery's first-week and sale emails about its prices.
- ImprovedYour confirmation code and password reset emails now say one account signs you in to every course.
- FixedReceipts and payment history in Settings now lists what you bought in APlus Mastery, each with a link to its receipt.
Hands-on labs, and a clearer APlus Mastery page
- NewMore ways to study now holds hands-on practice: terminal labs at a Windows prompt or a Linux shell, troubleshooting scenarios, and diagram drills.
- ImprovedAfter a missed quiz, today's plan has you redo what you got wrong before the retake, and two misses in a row send you back to the lesson first.
- ImprovedToday's plan now asks you to retake a quiz you passed within 4 hours of a miss, so your readiness score can count it.
- ImprovedYour first day back after two or more days off is now a shorter one: a handful of review cards and a single objective.
- FixedPractice drills and the other optional rows on today's plan now tick off when you start them, instead of staying open all day.
- ImprovedThe drill decks moved under Drills, next to the rest of your practice, and they are still free.
- ImprovedThe APlus Mastery page shows a real screen from the course, and you can play the Core 1 ports drill right on it.
- ImprovedA button at the top of the page opens a free PBQ right away, with no account needed.
- ImprovedEach plan on the page has its own button, and what the beta label means is spelled out beside the prices.
- ImprovedSign in and Start free are in the header from the moment a page opens.
- FixedThe hint inside empty category boxes is now easier to read.
AI Teaching, and Domain 1 brought up to date
- NewNew AI Teaching section: a teacher explains each objective's lesson in small pieces, asks a question after each one, and tells you when you look ready for the quiz.
- NewObjective 1.1 of each core is free to try. The rest comes with the A+ AI Teaching add-on, one payment on top of your plan that covers both cores.
- NewYou can tick Add AI Teaching on a plan at checkout and pay for both at once.
- NewThe sidebar has a Pricing link now, the same as on SecPlus Mastery.
- FixedDomain 1 lessons and practice questions in both cores now match current Windows 11, macOS, and mobile facts, and questions that allowed two right answers now have one.
A first-day starter set, partial credit on PBQs, and question reports
- ImprovedPBQs in quizzes and practice sets now earn partial credit, the same way the practice exam already scored them.
- ImprovedYour plan now gives each lesson its own reading time instead of the same 8 minutes for all of them.
- NewYour first day now starts with 10 practice questions from the free domain, before any lesson.
- ImprovedChecking a review answer now asks whether you were sure, and the grade that fits is marked for you.
- NewYou can report a problem with a question from under its explanation, and the report names the question for us.
Four free pages: PBQs, ports, the practice exam and a study plan
- NewA new PBQ page explains A+ performance-based questions and has a real one from each core to try, graded on the spot.
- NewThe Core 1 ports have a page of their own now, with TCP or UDP for every port, the secure pairs and a quiz.
- NewA page on the free practice exam shows what each core's paper holds, how the sitting runs and what you get back.
- NewA week-by-week study plan covers both cores at one or two objectives a day, with a practice exam week to finish each.
A full practice exam for each core on the free plan
- NewFree accounts can now sit one full practice exam in each core: 90 timed questions across every domain, scored on the 100 to 900 scale.
- NewThe free exam is one fixed paper, the same for every free account, and its score report breaks your result down by domain.
- ImprovedUntil you have sat it, your day plan has a link to the free practice exam for your core.
- ImprovedThe course and the APlus Mastery pages have a new look: plain labels instead of small capitals, a quieter header and sidebar, and cards that sit up off the page.
Domain 3 video lessons, and your flagged questions one click away
- NewPlan holders can now watch the Domain 3 video lessons, from each lesson or the Videos page.
- ImprovedThe flagged card on a mock exam report now opens the review on just the questions you flagged.
- FixedPassing the last objective in a core no longer tells you the next objective is open.
- FixedThe free practice exam and the cheat sheet no longer cover SNMP ports, which are not on the 220-1201 port list.
A full-width lesson video, and email changes that say what they need
- ImprovedYour mock exam report now also shows your score on the questions you had never answered before, since the real exam is all new questions.
- ImprovedA mock now counts toward Exam ready only if you pass the questions that were new to you, when it had at least 30 of them.
- ImprovedAfter your exam date passes, Today asks how it went only once, and you can say you have not taken it yet.
- FixedOn a wide screen, the video under a lesson title now fills the reading column instead of a narrow strip with its label cut off.
- FixedChanging your email now asks you to open the link sent to your old address as well as the new one, since the change waits for both.
- ImprovedLesson callouts and answer feedback have a thin outline all the way round in place of a colored edge on one side.
- ImprovedA cleaner look on the A+ home page and result screens: the study loop reads as one strip, the glows are gone, and headings break evenly.
- ImprovedReview now comes back to every objective you have mastered, a few questions at a time, on gaps that start at a day and grow to months.
- ImprovedWith an exam date set, review is planned so every mastered objective comes up at least twice before the exam, the later domains included.
- ImprovedEach day's reviews now keep room for new questions from your mastered objectives, so a pile of older cards can no longer crowd them out.
- ImprovedThe first review after you pass a quiz now comes the next day instead of minutes later.
Quiz scores that match the verdict
- FixedA quiz you missed by a hair no longer shows 80% above the line that says you need 80%.
Clearer PBQ answers, and password resets that finish
- ImprovedA missed performance-based question now marks each line of your answer right or wrong.
- FixedIf a reset turns down your new password, you can pick another and finish with the same code, and a code that does not work tells you what to check.
- FixedThe Domain 3, 4, and 5 lessons and questions in both cores were checked against current sources, and the facts and questions that were wrong or unclear are corrected.
Your missed questions after a quiz
- ImprovedA failed quiz now lists the questions you missed, and each one opens with its explanation.
- FixedSign-in no longer drops you on a device whose clock is set wrong, and right and wrong answer marks are easier to read.
Easier reading in review
- FixedThe grade buttons in review and the due count on the phone tab bar are now easy to read in every theme.
- FixedOn iPhone, iPad, and Safari, a course tab left open during an update now reloads itself instead of showing an error.
A clearer Videos page
- FixedDomain 2 videos you cannot open yet now show a lock and the objective that opens them, instead of leading to a locked lesson.
Domain 2 video lessons
- NewPlan holders can now watch the Domain 2 video lessons, from each lesson or the Videos page.
Quiz retakes on fresh questions
- ImprovedQuiz retakes now start with questions you have not seen, and a pass within 4 hours of a miss counts toward readiness once a later pass confirms it.
- ImprovedA pass held back after a miss now shows the time a retake starts to count.
Free video lessons, smoother motion, and steadier lessons on a phone
- NewEach Domain 1 lesson in both cores now lets you watch its free video instead of reading, and all fourteen sit on the new Videos page too.
- ImprovedScreens settle into place as they open, answers react when you pick and check them, and the plans page marks the recommended pass.
- FixedOn a phone, lessons no longer slide sideways, and the pop-up definition on a bold term stays on screen.
- FixedOn the free tier, the calendar on Today names the paid objective on the day you reach it, instead of marking a free one Locked.
- ImprovedThe Beta badge, the exam code in the course bar and the sale price on the plan buttons are easier to read.
- ImprovedThe course opens faster when you come back to it, because your browser keeps its code between visits.
Fixes from the first day
- FixedA course left open in another tab or on another device no longer undoes settings, email choices or quiz scores saved since.
- FixedWith a 90-Day Pass, the plans page offers Lifetime only at the upgrade price, and the thank-you page waits for Lifetime to arrive.
- FixedThe A+ pages fit a phone: the header stays on one line, and the home page no longer cuts off its opening text.
APlus Mastery starts in beta
- NewEach A+ exam has its own course, 220-1201 for Core 1 and 220-1202 for Core 2, with a quiz after every lesson.
- NewSpaced review brings back what you're about to forget; each core also has a timed 90-question mock exam.
- NewDrills for the facts A+ expects you to know cold, from ports to command lines, are free on every plan, with progress for each deck.
- NewDomain 1 of each core is free with no card needed, and your SecPlus Mastery account already signs in.
- NewThe 90-Day Pass and Lifetime each cover both cores, sold apart from SecPlus Mastery plans and half off through October 22.
- NewIn Settings, Default platform picks where signing in takes you, so APlus Mastery can open first.
- FixedSigning up from an A+ page opens the course directly, without a stop at SecPlus Mastery or a second sign-in.
- FixedSaving the exam date the Today page suggests no longer fails with an out-of-range message.
- FixedOn a phone, the Core 1 and Core 2 switch at the top is bigger and easier to reach.
The free A+ pages shift to the new exams
- ImprovedThe free practice questions and cheat sheet now cover the current exams, 220-1201 and 220-1202.
A free A+ practice exam
- NewA free timed practice exam for both cores, scored by domain, with a written explanation for every question.
Free A+ practice questions and a cheat sheet
- NewFree A+ practice questions and a cheat sheet, both open to anyone without an account.
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