Android Suite 4.0.7 Beta Release

The Android team is pleased to announce the 4.0.7 beta release of the Bible, Biblia, FSB, Verbum and Vyrso apps.

If you have not yet signed up for the beta (or if you have not yet switched to downloading the betas via the Google Play store), we encourage you to do so! Instructions are here: http://community.logos.com/forums/t/59519.aspx

If you are already signed up for the beta via Google Play, you will automatically receive the beta update over the next few hours. If your device does not provide access to the Google Play store (e.g. the Kindle Fire), you may manually download the latest APK using the direct download links at the bottom of this page: http://community.logos.com/forums/t/59519.aspx

After using the redesigned v4 beta apps, we would greatly appreciate your feedback in this survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/11IyCSpZJ_VK4lR7Rw6zNpme81W-Bd5B4NH26bUCPQt8/viewform

If you discover any issues please create a new post and include the following info:

Description – How were you using the app when the problem occurred.
App Info – Which app you are using. (Bible, Biblia, Faithlife Study Bible, Verbum or Vyrso)
Device Info – (Nexus 7, Motorola Triumph, Droid Bionic, Kindle Fire (1st gen))
Android Version – (2.3, 3.x, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3)

Versions in this release:

Biblia 4.0.7 (Build 159)
Bible 4.0.7 (Build 159)
Faithlife Study Bible 4.0.7 (Build 159)
Verbum 4.0.7 (Build 159)
Vyrso 4.0.7 (Build 159)

New!

Home Page includes a Sign in card when user has not signed in

Improved

Full title is displayed in book panel controls
Rendering of original languages (e.g. Greek) text
Book titles
Word Info
Table of contents
Favorites
History
Verse Picker book options display in a grid rather than two columns
Samsung multi-window support works with multiple Logos reader apps installed
Bible app includes an updated version of the LEB
Styling of Favorites list
Styling of Verse Picker Table of Contents list
Styling of Verse Picker Recents list

Fixed

Changing a highlight style to No highlight sometimes resulted in a force close
Editing multiple notes sometimes resulted in a force close
Crash when closing the Read pane splitter in landscape mode on Nexus 4 devices
Various crash reports and bug fixes

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Comments

Tim Hensler

Samsung multi-window support works with multiple Logos reader apps installed

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. [:D]

This release has fixed a problem (http://community.logos.com/forums/t/73606.aspx) that has been driving me crazy.

Drew Hannay

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/542884#Comment_542884

Samsung multi-window support works with multiple Logos reader apps installed

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

This release has fixed a problem (http://community.logos.com/forums/t/73606.aspx) that has been driving me crazy.

Does it really work? We had a theory about what was causing the issue, but we were never able to reproduce it, so we just tried implementing our theory and it's up to you to tell us if it actually worked. [:)]

LaRosa Johnson

looks like the 4.4 KitKat immersive reading mode is no longer functioning in this beta.

Robert Montoya

Not sure if it's me, but the annotations search is still seriously lacking. Though I love the fact that Logos is at list beginning to address this issue, what I'm seeing in 4.0 is not very good. On my galaxy tab 3.0 all I basically get when I do a highlight search is a list of verses highlighted with no reference to the type or color of highlight used. Not to mention that if a keyword feature was added to all annotations it would be a great way to filter. Never the less still one of the best apps on the market and if they continue to work on these issues it'll only get better.

Tim Hensler

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/542891#Comment_542891

Does it really work?

Hi Drew,

Yes, it works properly now. I used to get the "Unfortunately, System UI has stopped" message every time I installed an APP, any time an APP updated (by me or automatically), rotated the screen and other spurious times from unknown causes. The Multi Window Tray buttons (except the back button) would cause the same message to appear and they didn't work as intended. It didn't matter if I had one, two or three of the Logos APPs (Bible, Faithlife, Vyrso) installed, running or not. Updating all three to 4.0.7 ended the saga.

Thank you team Logos.

Drew Hannay

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/542912#Comment_542912

looks like the 4.4 KitKat immersive reading mode is no longer functioning in this beta.

Ah, yes, we probably should have mentioned that in the release notes. We removed immersive mode for now due to the concern that it made it too much of a hassle to repeatedly access the back button. In the future, we may consider having a toggle for immersive mode, but we removed it for now because v4 will be moving to the stable channel soon and we wanted more time to investigate and consider our options.

Drew Hannay

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/542967#Comment_542967

Not sure if it's me, but the annotations search is still seriously lacking. Though I love the fact that Logos is at list beginning to address this issue, what I'm seeing in 4.0 is not very good. On my galaxy tab 3.0 all I basically get when I do a highlight search is a list of verses highlighted with no reference to the type or color of highlight used. Not to mention that if a keyword feature was added to all annotations it would be a great way to filter. Never the less still one of the best apps on the market and if they continue to work on these issues it'll only get better.

Robert,

We've definitely heard your requests for additional features when it comes to annotations. To me, it sounds like what you're requesting is changes to the way notes work in Logos overall, not just in the Android apps. Is that correct? Or does the desktop software offer the features you're requesting?

If what you want isn't available in Logos notes at all (as opposed to being Android-specific) you may have better luck making your requests to the Desktop teams, or one of the more general feature request forums. If there are to be significant changes to the way notes & highlighting work, they will almost certainly come to the desktop app first.

Drew Hannay

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/542975#Comment_542975

Yes, it works properly now. I used to get the "Unfortunately, System UI has stopped" message every time I installed an APP, any time an APP updated (by me or automatically), rotated the screen and other spurious times from unknown causes. The Multi Window Tray buttons (except the back button) would cause the same message to appear and they didn't work as intended. It didn't matter if I had one, two or three of the Logos APPs (Bible, Faithlife, Vyrso) installed, running or not. Updating all three to 4.0.7 ended the saga.

Thank you team Logos.

This is great news. Thanks for verifying this for us Tim. [:)]

LaRosa Johnson

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/542990#Comment_542990

We removed immersive mode for now due to the concern that it made it too much of a hassle

No worries. I just wanted to make sure it wasn't something that got broken between betas. [:)]

Dave Hooton

Verse Picker book options display in a grid rather than two columns

Thanks for returning to the grid - it's much quicker to select the book I want.

George

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/543070#Comment_543070

Verse Picker book options display in a grid rather than two columns

Thanks for returning to the grid - it's much quicker to select the book I want.

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