Android Suite 2.0.4 Public Beta Released

David Schwegler (Faithlife)
David Schwegler (Faithlife) Member, Logos Employee Posts: 423
edited November 21 in English Forum

The Android team is pleased to announce a new beta release of the 2.0 versions (with improvements to 2.0.3 public beta -- http://community.logos.com/forums/t/52249.aspx) of Bible, Biblia, Vyrso, and FSB Android apps.

We appreciate your support helping test out this beta release. If you discover any issues please create a new post and include the following info:
  Description – How were you using the app when the crash occurred.
  App Info – Which app you are using. (Bible, Biblia, Faithlife Study Bible, Vyrso)
  Device Info – (Google Nexus 7, Motorola Triumph, Droid Bionic)
  Android Version – (2.2, 2.3, 3.x, 4.0, 4.1)

To install or upgrade the app choose from one of the below links.
Note: The Logos app has been renamed to Bible.

Update: The Vyrso app was updated from 2.0.4 (build 36) to 2.0.4.1 (build 37) after the initial announcement to address a crash when trying to add notes and highlights.

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New

  • Note creation on a selection
  • Highlight creation on a selection
  • Annotation (note/highlight) removal on a selection
  • Sharing of surface text of a selection

Improved

  • Text display on Android 4.0+
  • Format and content of shared references
  • Resources listed via clicking on resource header
  • Location saved images are stored (now in the user’s Pictures/Logos folder)
  • Various styles

Fixed

  • Preferred Bible not opening on initial run
  • High-res image links opening a low-res version on double tap
  • Preferred Bible setting not working.
  • Side panel not navigating the active pane
  • “Go” section not using the correct Bible
  • Showing a “Download All” button in the library when there was nothing to download
  • Crash in autocomplete text boxes
  • Crash when saving a map to favorites
  • Crash when long-pressing back button to view history

Known issues

  • Notes and Highlights cannot be edited (yet)
  • Page turning is very slow for users who have many notes/highlights
  • Copy/share of selection includes footnote indicators
  • Spanish locale contains some English strings

 

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  • Dave Hooton
    Dave Hooton MVP Posts: 35,682

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    I tried the Vyrso download and got the previous release!

    Dave
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    Windows 11 & Android 13

  • Ryan Foster
    Ryan Foster Member Posts: 9

    Great work! This is really coming along nicely. Is there a way to create a new note file in the app, or must it be created on the desktop?

    On my Acer Iconia Tab A500 with the Bible app (running Cyanogenmod 9, based on Android 4.0.4) note creation is working, however I am unable to create color highlights. I can alter the text, like all caps or underline, but it will not create a color highlight.  

    Thanks for all your work!

  • Drew Hannay
    Drew Hannay Member Posts: 603

    Is there a way to create a new note file in the app, or must it be created on the desktop?

    Currently you cannot manually create or manage note documents from the Android apps.

  • John Eggen
    John Eggen Member Posts: 202 ✭✭

    Highlights and notes appear now in translations where they did not appear, but should have, before so that issue seems resolved.

    Highlights still only appear in low light reading mode.  In standard color scheme highlights do not appear.

  • Dave Hooton
    Dave Hooton MVP Posts: 35,682

    Download

    Only getting Vyrso Build 35!

    Dave
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    Windows 11 & Android 13

  • Gabe Martin
    Gabe Martin Member, Logos Employee Posts: 264

    Great work! This is really coming along nicely. Is there a way to create a new note file in the app, or must it be created on the desktop?

    On my Acer Iconia Tab A500 with the Bible app (running Cyanogenmod 9, based on Android 4.0.4) note creation is working, however I am unable to create color highlights. I can alter the text, like all caps or underline, but it will not create a color highlight.  

    Thanks for all your work!

    Here are the steps I performed to create a blue highlight:

    1. Select some resource text
    2. Press Highlight from the selection popup
    3. Press Highlight from the All Styles section
    4. Press the Blue Highlighter list option
    5. Press the Done button

    Note once perform the above steps creating additional blue highlights only requires steps 1 and 5 because the Blue Highligher is already selected or in the recent Styles section.

  • TCBlack
    TCBlack Member Posts: 10,978

    I select text and tap highlight, the page dims and "expands". Ten seconds later it crashes with "Unfortunately, Bible has stopped."

    Samsung Galaxy SII Skyrocket running ICS.

    I haven't found a way to get logs.

    Hmm Sarcasm is my love language. Obviously I love you. 

  • TCBlack
    TCBlack Member Posts: 10,978

    Hmm Sarcasm is my love language. Obviously I love you. 

  • Pastor Brian
    Pastor Brian Member Posts: 22 ✭✭

    Mine crashes whenever I open my default Bible which is NKJV. It doesn't crash when I open other translations such as ESV. I wondered if it was because I added a chronological reading plan to NKJV? Logos didn't crash when I open NKJV until I added the reading plan.

    Mine is a Nook Color running 2.3.7 Android and Mod version is CyanogenMod-7.1.0.

    It was running 2.0 Beta 3.

  • Pastor Brian
    Pastor Brian Member Posts: 22 ✭✭

    Same thing happened to me on my Android phone. running 2.3.3 Android. It's also running 2.0 Beta 3. It must be an issue relating with reading plan.

  • Chris Powell
    Chris Powell Member Posts: 10

    Great job!  All notes and highlighting now appear for me.  And, I LOVE the ability to create new notes and highlighting in the app.  No crashes on my devices yet.  Like others, I have a reading plan on my default bible (ESV).  But, that fact is not affecting the performance in any way.  For my devices, this is the best release to date.

    I am using the Bible Android App on an Atrix (1st gen - 2.3.6 OS) and a Lenovo K1 (3.2.1 OS).


  • Francis
    Francis Member Posts: 3,807

    Thank you, much appreciated. Is there any plan to fix the Hebrew font issue soon?

  • John Brainard
    John Brainard Member Posts: 4

    This looks GREAT on my Transformer Prime! The timing for this update is perfect... I'll have all the tools I care most about on my tablet while on vacation this coming week.

  • Drew Hannay
    Drew Hannay Member Posts: 603

    Thank you, much appreciated. Is there any plan to fix the Hebrew font issue soon?

    We are actively researching the issue, but have not yet come to a solution.

  • Francis
    Francis Member Posts: 3,807

    We are actively researching the issue, but have not yet come to a solution.

    Thank you. I'm sure you will find the solution soon.

  • John Eggen
    John Eggen Member Posts: 202 ✭✭

    Known issues

    • Notes and Highlights cannot be edited (yet)
    • Page turning is very slow for users who have many notes/highlights
    • Copy/share of selection includes footnote indicators
    • Spanish locale contains some English strings

    I must have "many" notes/highlights.  Page turning for me is about 2 minutes per page turn.

  • Everett Headley
    Everett Headley Member Posts: 951

    Still no "menu button" on Asus Transformer Prime, build 4.0.3 using Bible.

  • Everett Headley
    Everett Headley Member Posts: 951

    Also,  am I correct in understanding that current notes/highlights in the PC version of Logos 4 cannot be edited on the mobile device, but they can be created and synced on a mobile device?  If so, then I can say that I have nothing more to say to our Android Developers except Job Well Done.

  • Dave Hooton
    Dave Hooton MVP Posts: 35,682

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    Only getting Vyrso Build 35!

    Still getting v2.0.3

    Dave
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    Windows 11 & Android 13

  • Drew Hannay
    Drew Hannay Member Posts: 603

    Dave,

    I apologize if you've already tried this, but try downloading the .apk file from your computer (if you still get v2.0.3, try clearing your browser's cache).  If you can successfully download the file from your computer, you should be able to plug in your device and manually put the file in your device's downloads folder (or wherever you like) and then install the app from your device.

  • Drew Hannay
    Drew Hannay Member Posts: 603

    Still no "menu button" on Asus Transformer Prime, build 4.0.3 using Bible.

    This is intentional. The menus from version 1 of the apps have been replaced by the sidebar menus, allowing easy access to more information. Devices with a physical menu button will open the sidebar when pressed, but devices with software buttons will not have a menu button since it would offer no additional functionality than the button at the top left of the reading view (which opens the sidebar).

  • Everett Headley
    Everett Headley Member Posts: 951

    Still no "menu button" on Asus Transformer Prime, build 4.0.3 using Bible.

    This is intentional. The menus from version 1 of the apps have been replaced by the sidebar menus, allowing easy access to more information. Devices with a physical menu button will open the sidebar when pressed, but devices with software buttons will not have a menu button since it would offer no additional functionality than the button at the top left of the reading view (which opens the sidebar).

    ok, good to know.  is it possible to request like a 50% size increase on that button then?  i find that i have to tap it a few times to get it.  while your at it, the whole top row of buttons when you are reading a book could use a size increase.  i'm not talking huge, but something a bit more would be appreciated.  also, the circle X in the address bar is extremely small on my transfomer prime.

  • Everett Headley
    Everett Headley Member Posts: 951

    also, it seems in build 48, on my transformer prime, that when I go to add notes, it forces a crash in Bible.  I think when I had build 47, it would allow me to add the notes no problem.

  • Frank Sauer
    Frank Sauer Member Posts: 1,556 ✭✭✭

    The Bible app is running smooth. So far no force close issues I have seen others report. However on my tablet I still cannot see any of the highlighter markings, but all notes and other markup styles show perfect. Everything shows perfect on my phone highlighter included.

    TABLET:Hp TouchPad running CM9

    Logos 10 - OpenSuse Tumbleweed, Windows 11, Android 15 & Android 14

  • Jason Ruis
    Jason Ruis Member Posts: 4

    Whenever I select text, then either click "highlight" or "note" the program crashes. This happens both on my Kindle Fire and my Samsung Galaxy. 

  • Dave Hooton
    Dave Hooton MVP Posts: 35,682

    I apologize if you've already tried this, but try downloading the .apk file from your computer

    I'm now getting the right version on my phone but I didn't clear the cache to do so (and haven't had the problem before now).

    Dave
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    Windows 11 & Android 13

  • Dave Hooton
    Dave Hooton MVP Posts: 35,682

    Still no "menu button" on Asus Transformer Prime, build 4.0.3 using Bible.

    This is intentional. The menus from version 1 of the apps have been replaced by the sidebar menus, allowing easy access to more information. Devices with a physical menu button will open the sidebar when pressed, but devices with software buttons will not have a menu button since it would offer no additional functionality than the button at the top left of the reading view (which opens the sidebar).

    I'm sorry, but I don't find this style of interface to be useful or productive on my phone. It's really retrograde having a "side bar" that doesn't use all the width of the screen.

    Dave
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    Windows 11 & Android 13

  • Dave Hooton
    Dave Hooton MVP Posts: 35,682

    Fixed

    • Showing a “Download All” button in the library when there was nothing to download
    • Crash when long-pressing back button to view history

    Galaxy S phone, Android 2.3

    When offline I get "Download all" for the one bible (ESV) which is already downloaded.

    When online I get "Download all" for 2 resources when I filter on "ESV", but one (the bible) is already downloaded!

    Long press in "side bar" does nothing. In a resource it gives a slow scroll to the "side bar"! It gave me History in previous beta.

    Dave
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    Windows 11 & Android 13

  • Dave Hooton
    Dave Hooton MVP Posts: 35,682

    Dave
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    Windows 11 & Android 13

  • Gregory S. MacBeth
    Gregory S. MacBeth Member Posts: 68

    It is like Christmas morning.  To finally have notes.