Faithlife Ebooks 33.0.1

version 33.0.1

Apr 18, 2024
Version 33.0.1
Fixed an issue where the "Book Info" icon was not filled in for downloaded books.

version 32.0.1

Mar 1, 2024
Version 32.0.1
Fixed a bug that might prevent scrolling in a book until the app is restarted.

version 32.0.0

Feb 28, 2024
Version 32.0.0
What’s New:

- Single tap gesture now (again) shows and hides toolbars. Double tap to select a verse or sentence, long press to select a word.
- We’ve added book previews in the store.
- We’ve begun replacing usages of “resource” with “book” for clarity.
- Bible Word Study guides now return matches for Hebrew lemmas.
- We’ve improved the animations between the Tab View and Reading View.

version 31.0.2

Feb 8, 2024
Version 31.0.2
This release includes bug fixes.

version 31.0.1

Jan 29, 2024
Version 31.0.1
Fixed an intermittent text selection crash.

version 31.0.0

Jan 17, 2024
Version 31.0.0
We've made improvements to the active reference that is used to trigger links between books.

Improved the performance of search when offline.

Bug Fixes and Improvements
- Notes
- Search
- Sermons
- Crashes
- And more.

version 30.0.4

Dec 19, 2023
Version 30.0.4
- Fixed an issue where new highlights were not immediately visible.
- Keyboard shortcuts to apply styling to text in Sermon Builder have been fixed.

version 30.0.3

Dec 13, 2023
Version 30.0.3
- Fixed issues running with automatic proxying
- Fixed crash in notes
- Fixed crash with parallel books

version 30.0.0

Dec 5, 2023
Version 30.0.0
What’s New:
- Added a new Parallel Books button, next to the reference box, that allows you to quickly change between Bible translations, Study Bibles, Bible Commentaries, and more.

Bug Fixes and Improvements
- Notes
- Search
- Crashes
- And more.

version 29.0.2

Nov 13, 2023
Version 29.0.2
Fix a bug showing the resource title in a note anchor.

version 29.0.1

Oct 27, 2023
Version 29.0.1
Fixed a crash setting the top Bible from Settings.

version 28.0.4

Oct 16, 2023
Version 28.0.4
This release includes bug fixes.

version 28.0.3

Oct 4, 2023
Version 28.0.3
- Fixed a crash with text selection.
- Fixed a problem with highlights not changing correctly.

version 28.0.2

Sep 22, 2023
Version 28.0.2
Fixed a crash with text selection.

version 28.0.1

Sep 14, 2023
Version 28.0.1
Fixed an issue with read-along in certain German-language books.

Fixed an issue with text selection if you have system dictionaries installed.

version 27.0.2

Aug 27, 2023
Version 27.0.2
Bug fixes.

version 27.0.1

Aug 4, 2023
Version 27.0.1
Bug Fixes
- Store

version 27.0.0

Aug 1, 2023
Version 27.0.0
What’s New
- We’ve added several improvements to the Store tab including a search bar, enhanced product detail pages, and more.
- We’ve added Author, Type, and Series options to Books Search.

Bug Fixes
- Notes
- Reading Plans
- Swipe-to-highlight
- Home Page
- Search
- And more.

version 26.0.1

Jul 4, 2023
Version 26.0.1
Fixed a crash in the search tool.

version 26.0.0

Jun 21, 2023
Version 26.0.0
What’s New:

- We’ve added language-specific books to the default layouts that show when initially installing the app.
- A Clear button has been added to remove Search tool history.
- We’ve updated the app to reflect our new Logos brand.

Bug Fixes
- Search
- Sign-in
- Input Boxes
- Bible Text Only
- Panel Linking
- Crashes
- And more.

version 25.0.2

May 19, 2023
Version 25.0.2
Fixed in 25.0.2

- Fixed a crash with Text Selection on iOS versions before 15.2
- Fixed a crash with a localized message in ISBN scanner

New in 25.0.0

New Saved Layouts Menu

- We’ve refreshed Saved Layouts, making it easier to create and manage your layouts.

New Close All Button

- We’ve added a button in the Layouts View that will close all open tabs

Bug Fixes

- Auto translation
- Passage Lists
- Change Resources
- Text Comparison
- Notes/Highlights
- Text Selection
- Crashes
- And more.

version 25.0.1

May 13, 2023
Version 25.0.1
Fixed in 25.0.1

- Fixed a crash with Top Bibles in a Bible Search Panel

New in 25.0.0

New Saved Layouts Menu

- We’ve refreshed Saved Layouts, making it easier to create and manage your layouts.

New Close All Button

- We’ve added a button in the Layouts View that will close all open tabs

Bug Fixes

- Auto translation
- Passage Lists
- Change Resources
- Text Comparison
- Notes/Highlights
- Text Selection
- Crashes
- And more.

version 24.0.1

Mar 30, 2023
Version 24.0.1
Fixed in 24.0.1

- Fixed crash when showing the Bible chooser in Passage Lists and Sermon Writer.

New in 24.0.0

- We've extended support for Factbook cards with additional card types and Factbook tags.

Improved
- Improved the ability to select words, sentences, and verses in VoiceOver. You can now select individual lines of text with VoiceOver
- Improved the layout of the link set menu in non-English languages
- Improved the performance of library facets
- Improved handling of location permissions when following presentations

Fixed

- Fixed an issue where invoking a Bible Word Study from a Word Info card opened the wrong lemma
- Fixed a bug that would prevent starting a reading plan from within a resource
- Fixed an issue where the reference box was not being updated correctly
- Fixed an issue when minimizing or switching apps caused changes in the location within a book
- Fixed a Chinese localization issue affecting Factbook, Search, and other tools
- Fixed a crash related to Print Library books
- Fixed an issue that prevented recorded audio from being played

version 9.15.0

Jul 20, 2022 Version 9.15.0
• Fixed the alignment of Hebrew preview text in popups in some situations.
• Fixed occasional crashes when downloading multiple resources.
• Minor user interface fixes.

version 9.13.1

May 5, 2022 Version 9.13.1
Fixed

• Fix missing Inline Search results reference links

version 9.12.0

Mar 16, 2022 Version 9.12.0
New

* Audio resource download progress is now tracked in the library.

Improved in Sermon Builder (iPad only)

* Improved detection of Bible passages starting with a lowercase letter.
* Improved performance of editing several sermon metadata fields.

Fixed

* Fixed an issue that occasionally prevents text selection. Previously when this happened, text selection didn't work until rotating the device.

version 9.11.1

Feb 9, 2022 Version 9.11.1
Fixed an issue rendering Inductive / Precept highlights.

version 9.11.0

Feb 2, 2022 Version 9.11.0
New

* Added the ability to manage Faithlife account settings (from the main Settings menu).

Improved

* Show the total time left in an audio book in the full screen player.
* Highlight the current entry in Table of Contents views.
* Improve font scaling of sermon content (iPad only).
* Resume audio file downloads when connected to Wifi.

Fixed

* Issue on some devices scolling to end of the resource kebab menu.
* Fixed visual issues with many icons within the app.
* Fixed an issue that caused the audio cover image to disappear, even when the audio resource was downloaded.

version 9.10.0

Jan 6, 2022 Version 9.10.0
New
When downloading an audiobook, the associated audio files will also be downloaded.
Sermon Builder now offers a setting to enable or disable Scripture insertions while in a list state (iPad only).
Improved
The full size audio player now covers the entire screen.
Improved the chapter information in the full-sized audio player.
Skip 30 second audio controls were too small.
Fixed
Various sync issues in Sermon Builder (iPad only).
Cover image views of audio resources in the "Info" panel.
Library search when using quotation marks for an exact match, i.e. "morning and evening".
iOS 15 issue with keyboard shortcuts.
Issue affecting the syncing of the "Send Feedback" setting.
Topic Guide suggestions not working in other languages.
Inline search hit highlights in dark mode now readable.
Other minor bug fixes.

version 9.9.3

Dec 1, 2021 Version 9.9.3
Fix a word lookup crash when "Strong’s Talking Greek and Hebrew Dictionary" is prioritized.

version 9.9.2

Nov 26, 2021 Version 9.9.2
* Fixed an issue that was preventing panel linking across resources in a series.
* Fixed a crash in some cases when rendering text.

version 9.9.1

Nov 18, 2021 Version 9.9.1
Fixed
* An occasional crash in SermonBuilder when fetching autocomplete results.
* Fixed a couple crashes in word lookup.

version 9.9.0

Nov 10, 2021 Version 9.9.0
We created a totally new audio player with some new features (and more to come in future releases):

* Adjust the player view between three different sizes based on your needs.
* Navigate through your audio resource using the table of contents or verse picker (where available).
* Easily adjust the audio speed.
* Cast the audio to other devices using AirPlay

Improved
* Updates to dark mode.

Fixed
* Fixed an issue with navigation bars either being transparent or the wrong color.
* Fixed layout issues in split view with new iPad Mini 6.
* Fixed an issue where searching for Chinese resources sometimes didn’t work in the library.
* Fixed an issue that may have caused sync issues in certain scenarios.
* Crash adding to Read Later.
* Crash opening Atlas links.
* Miscellaneous bug fixes.

version 9.8.2

Oct 19, 2021 Version 9.8.2
Fixed
* Sermon Builder bug that changed the slide type to “quote” when a Scripture block was edited.
* Sermon Builder bug that re-added certain slides after they had been deleted.
* Sermon Builder bug that didn’t allow a user to control Proclaim slides through the mobile app.

version 9.8.1

Oct 4, 2021 Version 9.8.1
Fixed a crash affecting some users when opening notes.

version 9.8.0

Sep 29, 2021 Version 9.8.0
New
* This release requires iOS 14.1 or higher.
* On tablets, added additional icons to the main navigation bar.

Improved
* Verse text in search results is no longer truncated.

Fixed
* Fixed a crash when attempting to mark prayers complete in certain situations.
* Fixed an issue marking prayers complete with large prayer lists.
* Fixed a crash when displaying recent searches.
* Fixed an issue where some custom highlight images were not being rendered correctly.
* Fixed a word lookup crash when running on Apple Silicon Macs.
* Fixed various crashes in prayers and notes.
* Fixed links to privacy policy, terms and conditions, forgot your password.

version 9.7.1

Sep 5, 2021 Version 9.7.1
Fixed
* Fixed an issue with linked resources not staying in sync.
* Fixed a resource flickering issue when using Read Aloud in a reading plan.

version 9.7.0

Aug 19, 2021 Version 9.7.0
New
* Introducing Inline Search. You can now search within a resource and view the results without opening a separate search tab. Enter your search in the Omnibox and select “Inline” to search within the resource.

Improvements
* Fixed an issue when scrolling a resource that would initiate highlighting if you rest your finger in the margin.
* Updated the system highlight colors.
* Sermon Builder has inline suggestions for inserting Scripture blocks. Toggle this feature from the kebab menu to show or hide Scripture reminders.
* Sermon Builder supports “find in sermon” with Cmd+F.

Fixes
* We've fixed a few bugs reported by users related to the prayer feature.
* Don't truncate passage list preview text.
* Fixed an issue where a note with a highlight on the last verse of a chapter would not render when the resource isn’t downloaded.
* Fixed an issue where word lookup popups could not be dismissed.
* Various other fixes.

version 9.6.3

Jul 17, 2021 Version 9.6.3
Fix an issue with missing library catalog information after app update.

version 9.5.1

Jun 4, 2021 Version 9.5.1
Fixes a problem unlocking content purchased within the app. If you can't access content you've purchased on your iOS device, please go to Help -> Restore Purchases to restore content. We apologize for the inconvenience.

version 9.5.0

May 26, 2021 Version 9.5.0
New
* Added the ability to edit Passage and non-Passage text blocks in Sermon Builder.
* Improved searching of user collections. You can now specify “basic” or “bible” search types when searching user collections. Additionally, you can apply a search range to a “basic” search, allowing you to (for example) search for the term “joy” within a commentary series while restricting it to a custom range such as “Romans”. This will match that term within the appropriate volume of the commentary series.

Improved
* Added the ability to create new documents when in the tab editor.

Fixed
* Remove spurious User Ratings of 0.
* Fixed an issue where the first audio and media tracks would be hidden behind toolbars when displayed in a list.
* Fixed an issue when editing a note in the top view of a split tab that caused the content to scroll out of view when using the on-screen keyboard.
* Fixed an issue that was causing highlights in reading plan views to not always to be visible after creating the highlight.
* iMessage extension layout has been fixed.
* Various bug fixes.

version 9.4.1

Apr 21, 2021 Version 9.4.1
Bug fixes.

version 9.3.0

Feb 23, 2021 Version 9.3.0
New
* Add new library facets for Recently Added and Updated.
* Save search results to a passage list.
* Added “Today in Christian History” homepage card (requires Today in Christian History dataset).

Improved
* Improved situations when opening new tabs that would cause existing tabs to be reloaded. For example, opening a link from a Search or Factbook screen should no longer cause those screens to be reloaded, thereby losing the scroll position within the results.
* Add support for new forthcoming resource types.

Fixed
* Fixed an issue with library catalog indexing. Hopefully this should address some reports where library facet counts get out-of-sync with library results (for instance, the number of downloaded resources).

version 9.2

Jan 13, 2021 Version 9.2
New
* Add support for "Save to Passage List" from Factbook.
* Add top Factbook results in the Omnibox.
* Add a Factbook results section in Entire Library search, as well as a new Factbook search collection.
* Enable navigating between resources in a series from the Omnibox. For example, if you are in the Genesis commentary volume in a series and enter a passage from Romans, the application will navigate to the appropriate volume in the series if possible.
* The search bar on the Home page will now offer suggestions like elsewhere in the application.
* Added Systematic Theologies and Recommended Reading Sections to Factbook.
* Added a Today in Christian History section keyed to the Day of the Year.

Improved
* Improved the tapability of buttons for resources on the library screen.
* Enter select/edit mode when long-pressing a list in Library, Notes, and Passage Lists.
* In addition to location, include your Proclaim Groups when looking for presentations to follow.
* Improved Words of Christ in dark mode.
* Added a Feedback option to the Help menu.

Fixed
* Fixed several highlight styles that didn't work in dark mode, such as box, double box, double underline, etc. Also improved the vibrancy of some resource and highlight colors in dark mode.
* Fixed issue with underline text in notes not being visible in notes in dark mode.
* Tapping in the reading plan complete screen will now show/hide the tab controls.
* Fixed an issue navigating to "Today" in devotional resources.
* Fixed passage list previews for whole chapter references (i.e. Romans 8).
* Other various fixes.

version 9.1.1

Dec 6, 2020 Version 9.1.1
Fixed an issue creating split tabs.

New
* Add support for adding and removing passages to a passage lists.
* View a passage list in a different translation.
* Append reference scanner results to an existing passage list document.
* Control slides in Proclaim presentations within preaching mode.

Improved
* Apply user font scaling to passage list and reference scanner verses.
* Add Preaching Mode for sermons in the More menu.
* Add ability to copy text from popups.

Fixed
* Fixed an issue with the note anchor selector when in split screen.
* When offline, some resource covers wouldn't load.
* Fixed an issue on 12.9" iPads that caused the split view layout to change when scrolling resource text.
* Other various fixes.

version 9.1

Dec 3, 2020 Version 9.1
New
* Add support for adding and removing passages to a passage lists.
* View a passage list in a different translation.
* Append reference scanner results to an existing passage list document.
* Control slides in Proclaim presentations within preaching mode.

Improved
* Apply user font scaling to passage list and reference scanner verses.
* Add Preaching Mode for sermons in the More menu.
* Add ability to copy text from popups.

Fixed
* Fixed an issue with the note anchor selector when in split screen.
* When offline, some resource covers wouldn't load.
* Fixed an issue on 12.9" iPads that caused the split view layout to change when scrolling resource text.
* Other various fixes.

version 9.0.1

Nov 3, 2020 Version 9.0.1
* Fixes an issue navigating certain resource links from Factbook.
* Fixes an issue opening Factbook.
* Various bug fixes.

version 9.0.1

3 Nov 2020 Version 9.0.1
* Fixes an issue navigating certain resource links from Factbook.
* Fixes an issue opening Factbook.
* Various bug fixes.

version 9.0.0

Oct 26, 2020 Version 9.0.0
This version includes various bug fixes and improvements.

version 8.12.7

Sep 28, 2020 Version 8.12.7
Fixed

* Fixed a potential crash when creating clippings.
* Fixed an issue when creating new prayers that prevented the prayer note text from being saved.
* Fixed an issue that prevented long-press options for opening references in notes.
* On iOS 13 devices, setting the preferred application language in System Settings is preserved for more than just the first app launch.
* On tablets, when opening View Settings from a resource, provide a back button to return to other resource actions.
* Other bug fixes.

version 8.12.6

Jul 21, 2020 Version 8.12.6
Improved

* When playing an audiobook, the audio will pause instead of continuing to play during turn-by-turn navigation.
* Automatically download the preferred bible when on wifi if possible.

Fixed

* Fixed an issue that was causing text selection issues when the word lookup popup was loading local dictionary definitions.

version 8.12.5

Jun 11, 2020 Version 8.12.5
Fixed

- Fixed an issue when searching the library in Chinese.

Improved

- Increase the limit for note facet terms.
- Show ! if sync fails.
- Support for newer resources.

version 8.12.2

Apr 27, 2020 Version 8.12.2
Fixed a potential notes sync issue.

version 8.12.1

Apr 16, 2020 Version 8.12.1
Fixed

- Fixed some visual issues with prayers when the system and app appearances are not the same.
- Fixed an issue preventing the playing of CSB audio.
- Fixed a potential crash related to restoring in-app purchases.

version 8.12.0

Apr 6, 2020 Version 8.12.0
New

- Added a display setting to enable/disable automatic word lookup.
- Added support for bulk editing of note tags.

Improved

- Various improvements to the Prayers user interface.
- Updated the verse picker to make it more predictable to navigate to chapters and verses. We've grouped them in columns of 5/10/etc in order to make visually scanning for the verse target easier.
- Improve handling of media URLs to support future Mobile Ed. content.
- Updated localization.
- Increases the geographic radius used to look for Proclaim OnAir signals.

Fixed

- Fixed navigation of links within guides.
- Fixed library searches for resources with quotes (i.e. "God’s Word Translation").
- Fixed an issue where Proclaim signals were covered by the bottom tab bar.
- Fixed an issue where popups were covered by the bottom tab bar.
- Fixed an issue that truncated the content of certain Faithlife Study Bible tables (for example, Jesus' "I Am" Statements in the notes for John 15:1).
- Fixed an issue where the search collection title would overflow for monographs with long titles.

version 8.11.1

16 Mar 2020 Version 8.11.1
Updated DataTypes to support newer resources.

version 8.11.1

Mar 16, 2020 Version 8.11.1
Updated DataTypes to support newer resources.

version 8.11.0

Mar 2, 2020 Version 8.11.0
New

- Changed the minimum supported iOS version to 12.4.

Improved

- Clippings now use the user specified resource font and size.
- Removed the limit on the number of resources that can be downloaded from the library at one time.
- Handle Atlas links from resources, such as the Lexham Geographic Commentaries.
- Improved pasting bible text into notes. Specifically, translation note and cross-reference superscripts will no longer be included when pasting.
- Improved resource link handling to account for additional reference types (such as links to the Babylonian Talmud).
- Improved library search results by also including matches by resource type.

Fixed

- Fixed a crash when trying to add a homepage section from the dashboard configuration on iPad.
- Fixed an issue that prevented anchors from being added to notes when initially assigned to the default notebook.
- Fixed a crash when trying to remove a resource from the resource info popup on iPad devices.
- Fixed an issue on newer iPad Pro devices that would cause the resource text to shift up/down slightly when the screen controls were hidden/shown.
- Fixed a crash affecting some lectionary homepage cards.
- Fixed a library search behavior that prevented a search for "type:commentary".

version 8.10.1

Jan 22, 2020 Version 8.10.1
Fixed

- Fixed an issue where opening an existing note would open an empty notes tool.

version 5.5.5

version 9.2.2

2021年2月10日 Version 9.2.2
This release features various bug fixes.

version 9.2

2021年1月13日 Version 9.2
New
* Add support for "Save to Passage List" from Factbook.
* Add top Factbook results in the Omnibox.
* Add a Factbook results section in Entire Library search, as well as a new Factbook search collection.
* Enable navigating between resources in a series from the Omnibox. For example, if you are in the Genesis commentary volume in a series and enter a passage from Romans, the application will navigate to the appropriate volume in the series if possible.
* The search bar on the Home page will now offer suggestions like elsewhere in the application.
* Added Systematic Theologies and Recommended Reading Sections to Factbook.
* Added a Today in Christian History section keyed to the Day of the Year.

Improved
* Improved the tapability of buttons for resources on the library screen.
* Enter select/edit mode when long-pressing a list in Library, Notes, and Passage Lists.
* In addition to location, include your Proclaim Groups when looking for presentations to follow.
* Improved Words of Christ in dark mode.
* Added a Feedback option to the Help menu.

Fixed
* Fixed several highlight styles that didn't work in dark mode, such as box, double box, double underline, etc. Also improved the vibrancy of some resource and highlight colors in dark mode.
* Fixed issue with underline text in notes not being visible in notes in dark mode.
* Tapping in the reading plan complete screen will now show/hide the tab controls.
* Fixed an issue navigating to "Today" in devotional resources.
* Fixed passage list previews for whole chapter references (i.e. Romans 8).
* Other various fixes.

version 8.10.1

2020年1月22日 Version 8.10.1
Fixed

- Fixed an issue where opening an existing note would open an empty notes tool.