• Added “Tip of the Week” card in Home.
• Added a notification setting for Tip of the Week.
• Fixed an issue where the app fell back to text to speech even if the audio was downloaded.
• Fixed an issue where text to speech sometimes loaded the wrong language.
• Added improvements to support Topics and Questions content.
• Added the ability to print PDFs of general conference talks.
• Fixed a crash on launch some users were experiencing.
• Fixed an issue where screen thumbnails weren't aligned correctly.
• Fixed an issue where the audio player covered the floating action button on some views.
• Changed the Sacrament Meeting Hymns card to show all day on Sunday, for a better experience when local meeting times haven’t been updated in Leader and Clerk Resources.
• Fixed an issue where the search bar was difficult to use on certain devices.
• Fixed a crash when using Find on Page.
• Added a new Come, Follow Me card and removed Come, Follow Me quick link cards.
• Updated the Come, Follow Me widget to update weekly with artwork from the lesson.
• Fixed an issue where text-to-speech audio stopped after a minute when playing in the background.
• Fixed an issue where downloaded media could get cleared during a content update.
• Fixed an issue where the wrong video or audio file could load when tapping Play.
Fixed an issue that prevented elders quorum and Relief Society presidencies from selecting talks for upcoming lessons.
• Added a filter bar to Topics and Questions and other topic-based content.
• Added Share to the overflow menu at all levels of content.
• Added support for themed icons on Android 12 and up.
• Updated the Come, Follow Me, Verse of the Day, Quote of the Day, and Bookmarks widgets.
• Fixed an issue where Continue Reading didn’t always respect the item count setting.
• Fixed an issue where the sidebar didn’t always load or update.
• Fixed an issue where HTML code was visible in the sidebar.
• Added featured study plans to the Study Plans card in Home.
• Added a Daily Study card in Home that shows daily study streaks.
• Added the ability to switch languages in the study plan book picker.
• Added a View All link to the Study Plans card and removed Study Plans from the Study Tools card.
• Added a Learning Videos link to the Help section.
• Added background color settings to Display Options (in the overflow menu) when viewing sheet music.
Bug Fixes
Bug fixes
Bug fixes
• Updated the look and feel to follow latest Android Material patterns.
• Updated app icon to a lighter blue color.
• Updated artwork for the Come, Follow Me widget.
• Updated Edit Home panel to group enabled and disabled items separately.
• Added an option to find a book by browsing when creating a study plan.
• Added a Download Audio button to the overflow menu in the reading view.
• Fixed an issue that could make it difficult to reorder bookmarks.
• Removed app-wide theme color options.
• Added a Scriptures quick link card to the Home section.
• Added the ability to choose a custom time for Verse and Quote of the Day notifications.
• Fixed an issue that could prevent switching between screens.
• Fixed an issue that prevented scrolling to the end of long notes in the Annotations section of the app.
• Fixed an issue that could cause HTML tags to show when viewing search matches in a chapter.
• Fixed an issue where banners in the library didn’t always navigate correctly.
• Added the ability to search all Gospel Library content (including content that hasn’t been downloaded).
• Added new search filters: Collections, Speakers, Topics, Date, and Exact Phrase.
• Added Find on Page to the overflow menu when viewing content.
• Simplified the offline search experience.
• Added the ability to share content from the library by long-pressing on the book.
• Improved layout of Home section on large screens.
• Improved Library navigation to accommodate larger text sizes.
• Fixed an issue that prevented opening items in a custom collection.
• Fixed an issue that could cause a note to be lost when switching screens.
• Fixed an issue that caused sheet music to get cut off on some devices.
• Fixed an issue that prevented attaching a screenshot to feedback.
• Fixed an issue where the feedback form could be cleared when switching apps.
• Added additional search filters for magazines.
• Added the ability to choose how many items show under Continue Reading on Home.
• Updated the Home section to support banners for general conference and other featured events and messages.
• Fixed an issue where downloaded media wasn’t cleaned up when a book was deleted.
• Fixed an issue that prevented Chromecast from working on Android 12.
• Fixed an issue with text-to-speech in Japanese.
Gospel Library 6.0 introduces a new Home section, providing quick links to resources and easier access to study tools. This update also introduces Verse and Quote of the Day, a consolidated Help section, and more.
Home
• New Home section, with a Continue Reading feature, Recent Study Plans, and a Verse and Quote of the Day.
• Moved study tools to Home.
Miscellaneous
• Added Verse and Quote of the Day widgets.
• Added a sans-serif font option.
• Moved Screens to the bottom right.
• Restored the ability to pin the sidebar on wide screens and in landscape.
Bug fixes
• Fixed an issue where the destination side of a link didn’t show correct content in the sidebar.
• Fixed an issue where the sidebar wouldn’t load for some users (pinning the sidebar is temporarily disabled).
• Fixed an issue where the app didn’t always scroll to the correct place after using the bookmarks panel.
• Fixed an issue that caused go-to scripture search suggestions and linking to only work in English.
• Fixed an issue that could cause sheet music to fail to load.
• Added syncing for study plans and custom collections.
• Added the ability to create new tags in the Notes section of the app.
• Added the ability to reorder annotations within a tag in the Notes section of the app.
• Improved content update process to minimize bandwidth when updating installed books.
• Improved process for installing books so that content will immediately open after it’s installed.
• Book that are not installed are no longer grayed out in the library.
• Fixed issue where the drop-down menu in Come, Follow Me showed an incorrect path back to the library.
• Fixed issue that could cause reading segments in a study plan to be sorted incorrectly after recalculating.
• Improved Come, Follow Me study plan creation so that new study plans will include both weekly lessons and associated scripture sections.
• Improved text-to-speech so that the device region is taken into account when choosing a default voice.
• Updated the design of the Come, Follow Me widget.
• Fixed issue where study plan reading segments didn't always open.
• Fixed issue that could prevent audio from playing after changing the preferred audio voice.
• Fixed issue where Come, Follow Me widget would open while dragging on some devices.
• Fixed crash in search for languages without magazines.
* Added and Android widget for Come, Follow Me study.
* Updated magazine filters Search for new 2021 global magazines.
• Updated links to a full chapter from Come, Follow Me to open in the main content view instead of in the sidebar.
• Added “Handbooks” and “Videos” filter tabs to search results.
• Added toggle in Settings to control whether sheet music adjusts in dark theme.
• Updated Share throughout the app to use the latest Android share sheet.
• Improved video streaming to better support general conference.
• Added bars to differentiate publications from collections.
• Added caption support for videos with closed captions or subtitles.
• Fixed issue that could prevent switching to other content languages.
• Fixed issue that prevented playing audio for a full general conference session.
• Fixed issue where empty “Archived Content” collection showed when setting was turned off.
• Added sheet music to Hymns and Children’s Songbook.
• Added option to switch between words and sheet music on a song.
• Added topic tags to the bottom of songs, in words view.
• Added ABC/123 sorting and filter bar to music books.
• Added topics index to music books.
• Added Share and Print options when viewing an image.
• Improved contextual search suggestions when starting a search from a general conference topic or speaker.
• Added sheet music to Hymns and Children’s Songbook.
• Added option to switch between words and sheet music on a song.
• Added topic tags to the bottom of songs, in words view.
• Added ABC/123 sorting and filter bar to music books.
• Added topics index to music books.
• Added Share and Print options when viewing an image.
• Improved contextual search suggestions when starting a search from a general conference topic or speaker.
* Added badges notifiers for new books in the Library
* Bug fixes
Bug fixes
Bug fixes
- Added support for dark mode
- Sign In improvements
- Bug fixes
• Updated app icon and splash screen.
• Updated the Church logo on the About screen.
• Changed the default theme to blue (it can be switched in Settings).
• Added banner notifying users of live video streaming for April 2020 general conference.
• Made it easier to get to each week's Come, Follow Me lesson for individuals and families.
NOTE EDITOR
• Added undo and redo buttons
• Added underline, alignment, and list indentation options
• Added ability to insert a hyperlink, horizontal line, or timestamp
• Added find on page, share, and print
• Increased maximum length for notes
• Notes text size now displays based on the "Text Size" setting
CONTENT
• Added topic tags to the bottom of general conference talks.
• Added links to Revelations in Context chapters from the sidebar in the Doctrine and Covenants.
NOTE EDITOR
• Added undo and redo buttons
• Added underline, alignment, and list indentation options
• Added ability to insert a hyperlink, horizontal line, or timestamp
• Added find on page, share, and print
• Increased maximum length for notes
• Notes text size now displays based on the "Text Size" setting
CONTENT
• Added topic tags to the bottom of general conference talks.
• Added links to Revelations in Context chapters from the sidebar in the Doctrine and Covenants.
• Bug fixes
NEW
• Search results in a category can be sorted by book order, time, or relevance.
• Scripture search results can be filtered by standard work.
• General conference search results can be filtered by speaker.
FIXED
• Issue that blocked content updates while connected to certain networks.
• Issue where buttons in study plan wizard were difficult to see in Night theme.
NEW
• Search results in a category can be sorted by book order, time, or relevance.
• Scripture search results can be filtered by standard work.
• General conference search results can be filtered by speaker.
FIXED
• Issue that blocked content updates while connected to certain networks.
• Issue where buttons in study plan wizard were difficult to see in Night theme.
• Improved how videos are displayed at the top of a general conference talk.
• Bug Fixes
• Added link to a user guide in Settings.
• Moved What’s New details to Settings.
• Added progress indicator when downloading a video.
• Added ability to remove a downloaded video from the chapter page.
• Fixed issue where downloaded videos didn't play offline.
• Fixed Chromecast with recent videos.
Bug fixes
• Updated icon and splash screen
• Improved SD Card support
• Added support for https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org (for sharing and deep linking)
• Added a note button in places that had lines for recording impressions (including the Come, Follow Me manuals).
• Improved the note editor to not refresh the date modified unless changes are made in the note
• Fixed issue content snippets not always show in the "Notes" section of the app
• Replaced overlapping note indicators in the margin with a combined icon.
• Fixed bug where find on page bar skipped to the next item when pressing back.
• Various crash and bug fixes.
• Added study plans feature, allowing users to track the completion of their study
• Added counts for annotations / personal data to the App Details screen
• Added ability to view a full chapter in the sidebar, for links to a full chapter
• Fixed drop-down navigation menu didn’t work in Notes
• Fixed duplicate general conference talks showed under Speakers or Topics
• Fixed contextual search in a library section didn’t return full results
• Fixed deep links didn’t always navigate correctly
* Added ability to delete a note from the note editor.
* Improved download speed for books.
* Fixed crash when downloading content or listening to audio.
* Fixed bug where search didn't find all keyword matches.
* Fixed bug where text wasn't properly obscured when re-entering password.
* Fixed bug where changes to a note wouldn't save after rotating device.
* Added ability to delete a note from the note editor.
* Improved download speed for books.
* Fixed crash when downloading content or listening to audio.
* Fixed bug where search didn't find all keyword matches.
* Fixed bug where text wasn't properly obscured when re-entering password.
* Fixed bug where changes to a note wouldn't save after rotating device.
• Added background content updating
• Reduced the size of the app by downloading and storing content more efficiently
• Added chapter grid for quicker navigation in the scriptures
• Added Speakers and Topics tabs in the General Conference section
• Added speaker names to subtitles for general conference talks in search and notes
• Search shows all results in a single list
• Added support for printing
• Picture-in-picture (Android 8+)
• Added ability to re-enter your password without signing out
• Added background content updating
• Reduced the size of the app by downloading and storing content more efficiently
• Added chapter grid for quicker navigation in the scriptures
• Added Speakers and Topics tabs in the General Conference section
• Added speaker names to subtitles for general conference talks in search and notes
• Search shows all results in a single list
• Added support for printing
• Picture-in-picture (Android 8+)
• Added ability to re-enter your password without signing out
- Added subtitles to top bar
- When listening to General Conference, full sessions will be skipped when listening to individual General Conference talks
- Improved language switching/selection
- Improved showing/hiding video controls when video is shown full-screen
- Improved feedback screen
- Screens: Added menu option to close all open screens.
- Bug fixes
- Added subtitles to top bar- When listening to General Conference, full sessions will be skipped when listening to individual General Conference talks- Improved language switching/selection- Improved showing/hiding video controls when video is shown full-screen- Improved feedback screen- Screens: Added menu option to close all open screens.- Bug fixes
- Added subtitles to top bar- When listening to General Conference, full sessions will be skipped when listening to individual General Conference talks- Improved language switching/selection- Improved showing/hiding video controls when video is shown full-screen- Improved feedback screen- Screens: Added menu option to close all open screens.- Bug fixes
Bug fixes
- Fixed sharing to WhatsApp- Added Sort option for tags when selecting tag(s) for a highlight or note- Changed "Recent" to "All" in the Notes- Improved translations- Improved sharing- Added Magenta theme- Bug fixes
Fixed issues with app hang on splash screen and black screen
Bug fixes
Bug fixes
* New text selection menu* Added "Define" to the menu* Improved display of long title names* Remember which tab was visited most recently under Notes* Improve how notes are displayed from search results* Android O support* Added changing audio speed in Android 4.1+ (previously it was Android 6+)* Provided string translations in 25 languages* Fixed issues with creating unintentional highlights when scrolling content* Fixed bug where choosing a new highlight color didn't always save
- Improved content updates- Bug fixes
- Improved search experience- Added text-to-speech playback option- Improved downloading all audio on the book level- Improvements to icons, themes, colors- Improved support for "Limit Mobile Network Use"