Talk:JW Library version history

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12.0 Jul 9, 2020 Added the ability to start playing audio from a specific paragraph or verse New videos and songs are now available in the app within a few minutes of being posted on jw.org Improved performance and reduced the amount of storage space the app uses on your device

11.6 May 22, 2020 Support for displaying content in additional languages

11.5 Apr 8, 2020 Highlight text in two new colors: Orange and Purple Play All and Shuffle from the Media tab Fixed several bugs, including some that were causing the app to crash

11.4.2 Jan 2, 2020 Fixed an issue where many unexpected notifications displayed. Notifications will now display when the user taps the Refresh button on the Home section, or when the app is newly installed and the internal list of available publications updates.

11.4.1 Dec 4, 2019 Fixed bug where blank content displayed when paging to the next document Fixed several bugs, including some that were causing the app to crash

11.4 Nov 18, 2019 Share links to content on jw.org Share your downloaded audio and video files with others Breaking News alerts from jw.org now appear on the Home tab Fixed several bugs, including some that were causing the app to crash

11.3.3 Sep 19, 2019 Improves compatibility with future versions of iOS

11.3.2 Aug 26, 2019 Fixed several bugs, including some that were causing the app to crash

11.3.1 Aug 12, 2019 Fixed an issue where it was not possible to open JWPUB files and restore backups

11.3 Aug 7, 2019 Ability to use a file browsing app on your device to open an audio or video file in JW Library. (Only works with files downloaded from JW.ORG.) Fixed an issue where some devices were only showing publications from the Teaching Toolbox. (If this issue still happens to you, please tap the new Refresh button on the Home tab.) Fixed several bugs, including some that were causing the app to crash.

11.2 Jun 14, 2019 Ability to download individual audio recordings when reading an article When viewing a picture or video, ability to see all the other pictures from the same article along the bottom of the screen Fixed several bugs, including some that were causing the app to crash

11.1 Apr 5, 2019 What's New in 11.1: Fixed several bugs, including some that were causing the app to crash

11.0.1 Mar 22, 2019 Ability to stream or download any video or audio program Ability to download audio recordings and embedded videos from a publication’s table of contents Helpful references from the Research Guide Scripture index in the Study pane of any Bible Accessibility improvements

11.0 Mar 19, 2019 Ability to stream or download any video or audio program Ability to download audio recordings and embedded videos from a publication’s table of contents Helpful references from the Research Guide Scripture index in the Study pane of any Bible Accessibility improvements

10.6.3 Dec 15, 2018 Improved reliability of updating the catalog of available publications and media

10.6.2 Oct 22, 2018 Fixed several bugs, including some that were causing the app to crash

10.6.1 Oct 4, 2018 Fixed several bugs, including some that were causing the app to crash

10.6 Aug 22, 2018 A new Offline Mode to disable Internet access. Use this feature to save data.

10.5.2 Jun 23, 2018 Fixed several bugs, including some that were causing the app to crash

10.5.1 Jun 18, 2018 Fixed an issue, where in some languages, the convention theme will only appear in the English language

10.5 May 9, 2018 Support for 2018 Convention Releases. Fixed several bugs, including some that were causing the app to crash.

10.4 Apr 9, 2018 Listen to audio recordings of Study Bible picture captions, if available. Fixed several bugs, including some that were causing the app to crash.

10.3 Mar 7, 2018 When viewing a picture or video in the Study Bible, you can now see all the other items from the same book along the bottom of the screen. Fixed some issues that were causing the app to crash.

10.2.1 Feb 27, 2018 See search suggestions from the Glossary and Research Guide, in addition to those from the Insight book. Improvements to the user interface on the iPhone X. Fixed a bug where the Shuffle button was not visible when listening to audio or watching video. Fixed several bugs including some that were causing the app to crash.

10.2 Jan 26, 2018 See search suggestions from the Glossary and Research Guide, in addition to those from the Insight book. Improvements to the user interface on the iPhone X. Fixed a bug where the Shuffle button was not visible when listening to audio or watching video. Fixed several bugs including some that were causing the app to crash.

10.1 Jan 3, 2018 Fixed an issue where JWPUB files attached to an email could not be opened using the Apple Mail app in iOS 11. Fixed an issue where study content did not display for iPhones running iOS 8/9. Fixed several bugs including some that were causing the app to crash.

NOTE: Future versions will no longer support iOS 8

10.0.1 Dec 21, 2017 Fixed several bugs including some that were causing the app to crash.

10.0 Dec 12, 2017 Support for The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition).

9.3 Aug 18, 2017 Delete individual tags while editing a note Fixed a bug where changes made to a note were not saved Fixed several bugs, including some that were causing the app to crash

9.2 Jul 18, 2017 Tap a picture to view full screen "More Songs" button on Meetings > Show Media lists all video songs, if available Kingdom Hall features: - Display the year text on the second monitor - Display pictures on the second monitor

9.1	May 29, 2017 Search notes and tags Fixed several bugs including some that were causing the app to crash NOTE: Future version will no longer support iOS 8

9.0	May 8, 2017 Take notes as you study Create tags to organize your notes Save your notes, tags, highlights, favourites, and bookmarks to a backup file

8.2.2	Dec 21, 2016 Use Apple Pencil to highlight text on an iPad Pro NOTE: Future versions will no longer support iOS 7

8.2.1	Nov 29, 2016 Fixed several bugs including some that were causing the app to crash on devices running iOS 8 and 9

8.2	Nov 4, 2016 When document audio reaches the end, the next track will automatically start playing.

8.1.1	Oct 10, 2016 Fixed bugs and improved app performance

8.1	Sep 30, 2016 Audio recordings of the Bible and other publications

8.0	Sep 16, 2016 Home section showing the content you use most often Media section for browsing video and audio programs Add publications, videos, and audio programs to Favourites Reorder items in your Favourites list (iOS 9 or later)

1.7.3	Jun 21, 2016 Fixed several bugs including one that was causing the app to crash on devices running iOS 7

1.7.2	May 4, 2016 Full Screen in Meetings Improvements to how the app works with AirPlay

1.7.1	Apr 7, 2016 Play video on a TV using HDMI cable Fixed bugs that were causing the app to crash

1.7.0	Mar 31, 2016 Meetings section showing publications for the current meeting A new Sort by Title option in Publications > Downloaded Play All and Shuffle options for Audio Programs and Videos A link in the Online section to Help on JW.ORG

1.6.2	Feb 3, 2016 Support for iOS 9 Multitasking features User Interface now supports Right-to-Left languages New Full Screen option. When enabled, the app will enter full screen as you scroll. Fixed a bug where VoiceOver would not read content properly Fixed a bug where content would sometimes never load

1.6.1	Dec 4, 2015 Fixed a bug where some devices had an empty Bible tab after upgrading to version 1.6.0. ⁃	If the app starts and a Bible cannot be found, you will be prompted to download one. Bug fixes and improvements to highlighting.

1.6.0	Nov 17, 2015 Highlight text as you study NOTE: If you are experiencing an issue where the Bible tab is blank, you may need to reinstall JW Library. We are currently investigating a solution.

1.5.4	Sep 14, 2015 Fixed bugs and updated publication styling This version is compatible only with iOS 7 and later Some user interface languages temporarily removed until iOS 9.1

1.5.3	Aug 28, 2015 More improvements to make the app run faster.

1.5.2	Aug 15, 2015 NOTE: Future versions will no longer support iOS 6. Fixed a number of issues.

1.5.1	Jul 10, 2015 Fixed issues that were causing parts of the app to run slowly.

1.5.0	May 15, 2015 • Support for convention releases. • Videos and audio programs in more languages. • Fixed a bug with navigating to Insight topics.

1.4.3	Apr 24, 2015 Fixed a crash that would occur when attempting to open a bookmark in iOS 8.3

1.4.2	Mar 26, 2015 Fixed bugs that caused the app to crash.

1.4.1	Feb 27, 2015 Bug fixes: ⁃	List of publications would not refresh automatically. ⁃	Some publications would not download successfully. ⁃	Various issues that caused the app to crash.

1.4.0	Jan 30, 2015 • Support for additional languages. • The ability to download additional publications for offline reading.

1.3.8	Dec 17, 2014 New publications: Examining the Scriptures—2015 and Sing to Jehovah—New Songs.

1.3.6	Nov 5, 2014 Fixed crash occurring when the app starts.

1.3.5	Oct 23, 2014 Fixed crash occurring on Daily Text tab.

1.3.4	Oct 7, 2014 New publication: Insight on the Scriptures. ⁃	Topics from the Insight book appear as suggestions when searching. ⁃	While reading, select a word and choose "Topics" from the edit menu to look up that word in the Insight book. View page numbers in the right margin of the text. iOS 8 support.

1.3.2	Aug 1, 2014 Audio always plays, even if the ringer switch is set to "silent."

1.3.1	Jul 27, 2014 • Download 4 videos and watch offline. Why Study the Bible? What Happens at a Bible Study? What Happens at a Kingdom Hall? Using JW.ORG to Share the Bible's Message • Link to JW.ORG from the Online tab.

1.3.0	Jul 7, 2014 • 14 new publications. • Improvements to search. Search in publications. Search the front and back matter of Bibles. • Double tap to read in full screen (iOS 7 only). NOTE: In the future you will be able to download more publications in more languages.

1.2.1	May 29, 2014 Fixed crash occurring with certain search terms

1.2.0	May 25, 2014 • Bookmarks Place up to 10 markers in each publication so you can easily find where you were reading. To save a specific verse or paragraph, tap the text to turn it red, then tap the bookmark button to set. • History Tap and hold (long press) the Bible or Publications tab to see content you’ve read recently. • Open in Online Library. Tap the share button to open the current document in Watchtower Online Library. • When reading content, text size can be made larger than in the previous version. • When comparing Bible versions, you can now switch to a translation by tapping the citation link.

1.1.0	Jan 29, 2014 Sing to Jehovah and Examining the Scriptures Daily—2014. Quick access to today’s daily text. Shortcut to Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY.

1.0.4	Oct 31, 2013 Data and styling changes. Added accessibility options for Bible books and chapters. Bug fixes. Jwiki (talk) 21:24, 13 December 2017 (UTC)