Four Enhancements I'd Very Much Like to See

Before sharing my requests, I want to give Logos a big "Thankyou!" for the recent updates on the Android version of the Bible app. They have brought it much closer to being on parity with the Apple/iOS version of the app. Thank you! Thank you!! Thank you!!!

Here are the enhancements I'd like to see. Three of them are already available on the iOS version of the Bible app. They'd be a tremendous benefit to me, and I think that for the most part they would be fairly easy to implement. If enough Android users are in agreement, I'll submit an official request. Here they are in priority order as I see them. (I realize others may prioritize them differently.)

In the settings menu, the "Text Size" line/bar has 11 settings. For my eyes, settings 1 through 4 are useless--way, way, way to small. Even settings 5 and 6 are uncomfortably small, but I realize younger eyes might be fine with them. I would very much like to see a couple of the smallest sizes replaced with text size options that would fit in between what are now the 7th and 8th size options on the selection line/bar.
A simple "Dictionary Lookup" feature, to quickly look up the definitions of English words used in books, commentaries, and other resources AND be able to do so WITHOUT an internet connection. This is available in the iOS version of the Bible app. It's also available in Amazon's basic Kindle reading app.
In the settings menu, the "Color Scheme" submenu provides only two choices--"Normal" and "Low Light". I'd like to see a "Sepia" option added. This is available in the iOS version of the Bible app. It's also available in Amazon's basic Kindle reading app.
More consistency in the display of highlighting colors. e.g. In the Android version of the app, blue underline highlights display as blue in the "Normal" color scheme, but they change to red in the "Low Light" color scheme. In the iOS version of the app, blue underline highlights display as blue, regardless of the color scheme selected (Normal, Low Light, or Sepia) for reading.

Please post if you think any/all of these changes would benefit you.

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Rick Ausdahl

Well... I guess the value I place on these "enhancements" is not shared by the Android Bible app community. It's not what I'd hoped for, but it's good to know. Guess I won't trouble the support staff with a request for them. [*-)]

Robert M. Warren

Hi R:

I think probably at this point the big differences between iOS and Android will be those features that are a native part of the iOS system, making them a fairly easy implementation in IOS, but perhaps more expensive to implement in Android. I have read, for example, the built-in dictionary feature is a foundational part of iOS (and Kindle reader, too), but not in Android. Maybe a couple of your other items fall under that circumstance as well.

I have seen opinions elsewhere that Android is generally more expensive to program than iOS.

Ronald Quick

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/558150#Comment_558150

I agree with your point about the "text size" - much of it is basically useless. I have also asked for a "Dictionary Lookup" and I think I remember reading in the forums somewhere that Logos is looking into it, but there are some issues with it. I would also like to see more options in the "color scheme" and I have also had problems reading text and highlighting in the "low light" setting.