New Mobile Survey -- BlackBerry and Android users, speak out!

Thanks for having a listening ear. Having an Android app would be the proverbial frosting on the cake!

Yes we need the logos application on the blackberry. 

> I hope we haven't forgotten the Windows Mobile users! 

I've offered to Bob to write one, but he didn't seem interested.

+1 for Android!

Hi Joe,

I just started using library.logos.com on my droid.  I can get to about half the books in my account.  However, for reading purposes, I set up a reading plan.  Each reading plan shows up on my account home page. You can be reading several books at once using this technique.  To switch between books use the web page home button.

I stumbled on to this technique by accident.  I was way behind on a book which I expected to be able to finish last month.  The plan called for reading about 4 pages a day.  When I opened the plan on my Nexus One I found that it was synchronized with my desktop reading.  The plan took me directly to my current spot in the book.  Since the selections were small I never had to scroll through a lot of pages to get to my current bookmark.  Of course, it's easiest to just stop at the end of a plan selection.

I would suggest setting your plan to start in the PAST and choose the reading sizes small so that there are lots of them.  This gives you more choices on when to stop and results in less searching if you choose to quit in the middle of a selection.  You won't have to pay attention to the dates, your mobile will just give you a list of pages to read for you next selection.  Ignore the fact that you're "behind". It seems to sync back with your desktop in case you want to pick up from there.

Regards,

David

Eric Peng said:

Hi Bob, please consider making an logos mobile app for the android.  If you noticed HTC is hammering out so many devices this summer especially with the biggest competition to the Iphone the HTC Evo 4g.  These devices are going to be running the android OS as numerous other HTCs will be.  This would be a huge market and know this will continue to increase as more and more people leave ATT's iphone.  I am getting the HTC Evo 4g and would love to have a logos app for it.  Please consider Android which will be the best OS and most used from now and into the future.  Thanks.

Eric,

Through the answers that we get from the survey that we have posted here will help us get a
greater picture of what kinds of phones our customers use and the App
that we should focus on next. If you have not yet taken the survey, I'd
recommend doing so as that is the best way to let us at Logos know which
App to develop next.

Deborah Mickens
Logos Bible Software, Marketing
dmickens@logos.com

June 4th release date [:D]

My vote for blackberry...

it appears there is plenty of interest.  with the sale of android based phones climbing steadily it seems the obvious move.

Bob Pritchett said:

Not sure yet... sorry!

Bummer,

My contract is up and I'm ready for a new phone.  But since the Blackberry 9800 isn't released yet, I'm in no hurry.

Bob,

Now that the Kindle is available on my droid phone as of this week, it makes me even more likely to purchase certain kinds of books from the Kindle company than from Logos, simply because I can download the book to my sd card and have access to it without the internet.   If Logos would just allow us to put some of our books on the sd card instead of waiting for each page turn in library.logos.com, I would much prefer to purchase the books from you.  I don't even need a full logos 4 app, just the ability to read books on my droid from my sd card so I don't have to wait for each individual page to load and I can jump to chapters.  These include most books besides commentaries, which are too valuable in Bible Study not to have on logos.  Still hoping for a droid app for logos4 though.  Thanks for all you do in the most excellent Bible Study software on my pc in any event.  I am grateful.

Windows 7 computer...still cant take survey.  let this be my official response to survey.  Please make android app ASAP!!!  Android is the new rising superstar of smartphones.  It only makes sense. 

Thanks for your consideration,

Al Horton

What is the status since we took the survey? I know that I am leaning toward iPhone, but being a huge man, blackberry is the phone I will have to stay with from what I see on the market at present. I see more blackberry users, almost equal to the iPhone. Would be nice to know something. Thanks.

I couldn't wait so, I got the Driod X and I'm hoping that it comes soon. For now, I'm using, "Blue Letter Bible" for my,
"On The Go Study."  Not everybody is a iphone owner.

Edward Pinero said:

I couldn't wait so, I got the Driod X and I'm hoping that it comes soon. For now, I'm using, "Blue Letter Bible" for my,
"On The Go Study."  Not everybody is a iphone owner.

I am not an iPhone owner either. But, I don't understand this. Presumably, all of those in the forums that are shouting for a native app for their particular platform are Logos customers. Therefore, you have Logos resources available to you online in more than one form, in what is a fairly good interface (yet limited, but no more than the iPhone). Yet some boldly proclaim that they will do their Bible study elsewhere online. Why would you limit yourself and not use library.logos, biblia.com, or bible.logos? The former two, of which, link to most of your resources.

It is as if, in childish defiance for not getting your way, you are thumbing your nose at Logos, at your own expense. I, for one, am grateful that Logos has gone to such effort, without remuneration, to provide the whole community with access to most of our resources online, no matter where we are and what devices we are using. In addition, they continue to demonstrate their dedication to all of their customers and Bible study by exploring such things as topics.logos and books.logos.

Please, a little charity and perspective.

Blessings Thomas,

Unlike Michael, thank you for assuming correctly... with kindness and grace. I'm a "rookie" with all this and I did tried it on my phone, however I only get Bible, no commentaries, dictionaries, interlinear, etc. I have the Platinum version and I have to say… Logos Bible is by far the best out there. I’m not always on my computer… work crazy hours… and try to get as much study time as possible.  Any tips would be greatly appreciated. God Bless!

My apologies if I offended you, Edward. Although I quoted you, I was not speaking directly to you, my fault. My comment was directed to those, generally, who have the seeming attitude that I referred to. And, perhaps, I am guilty of exaggeration as well. This conversation about apps seems to breakdown into a passionate struggle between the merits of one platform verses the other with proper perspective left at the door and declarations that the "future" is being ignored (Its like the old Mac verses PC argument but now it is coming from the other side). When, in reality, no app, truly, is needed. (Herein lies my paradox, as I will go down fighting if you try to take the desktop to the cloud also. :-) )

If I came across harsh or out of line, again, my apologies. I welcome you. I, too, am fairly new to this whole system and understand the learning curve of the many opportunities that Logos provides for us to access our resources.

Friends? [B]

Bob Pritchett said:

BlackBerry and Android are both possibilities, though it's looking like Android is getting more traction in the market right now, and I think it'll get attention from us first, though I can't make any assurances (or offer any dates) yet.

I may have to just sit on my hands till after Christmas for this anyway.

In the process of deciding between an Incredible and a Droid X, so count me as one more person waiting on an Android app.  And when you do it, make sure it has prayer requests. [Y] 

GLAD TO HEAR, HTC EVO here i come

Looking at the interesting market share article: http://blogs.computerworld.com/16883/android_apple_market_share  It looks like Android will probably surpass iPhone in ~6 months.  What's most interesting is the slope of the change in the market share.  

Droid

Wayne Joell said:

Droid

 [Y] +1