Hi all,
Hope you're having a great new year so far. I wanted to post a quick note here (in addition to our release notes) to talk about a few changes that we're making to Android UI. These are currently available on the Beta version (you can join the beta and download immediately on our play store listing: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.logos.androidlogos&hl=en_US.
Refreshed/improved dark mode: We've heard you loud and clear. Dark mode is important to many of you, and we're taking time to improve it on iOS and Android. Note we've toned down the brightness of the text relative to the background color, we've adjusted colors to be a bit warmer and more consistent with our styling elsewhere in the app.
We added a "Sync your data" button to the More menu. You can now sync your data at will within the Android app. Tapping "Sync" will update ensure you have the most updated sermon documents, notes, highlights, and other user data.
We moved the Bible button from the main nav bar to the Tab editing view. Relatively few people used the Bible button on the main nav bar. We found that most people opened their Bible from the upper right kebab menu (via "Change Resource") or through opening it in the tab browser. For those of you who enjoyed using the Bible button, we have left a similar functionality. Simply long press the center tabs icon and we'll open your preferred Bible. It works in the same way as the Bible button. You'll also find a new Bible button in the tab editing view.
We moved the More menu to the main nav bar: You can find the More menu (used to be in top right of the UI) in the bottom right on the nav bar.
We moved the verse-picker to the top left. You'll find the verse/chapter picker in the top right on the toolbar. This is to be more consistent with how desktop and web handle table of contents and verse navigation.
We made the verse input box more discoverable and less, well, blue.
The verse input box is now explicitly tappable/editable. This makes it easier for new users to know how to navigate through the Bible or to specific verses and ranges.
We've added a Store button to the main nav bar. This links directly to Logos.com and is a great way to pick up new books and resources when out and about and away from your desktop computer.
We've made the the toolbar in the reading view more tappable and light weight. There's a bit more breathing room up top which should cut down on accidental button taps and make it easier to do the things that you want to do.
We've improved the landscape reading experience. When reading in landscape mode, UI in the reading view becomes more compact, making more space for your content.
We've improved the experience for users with notch phones. Our app did weird things with the keyboard on phones with notches (such as the Pixel 3). We have fixed that issue.
To conclude: Android is important to us. We have more improvements to search, library, and more coming later this year. Let us know how you like this beta!