4.2.21
2024-03-08
Added option to highlight bookmarked verses. Display bookmarked verses marked with an icon (better in dark mode) or a highlight color
4.1.1
2020-11-05
* Bug fix to slow loading of linked content
* A few Bible content corrections
* Fixed wrongly tagged verse numbers: Luke 3, 2 Sam 22
4.0.0
2020-10-15
Major Changes
* This is a major upgrade with many new enhancements
* Upgraded to iOS, no longer support devices with iOS below 12.0
* Major display are for: Amharic, Geez and KJV bibles
* Red-Letter-Edition: the Words of Jesus in Red
* Formatted display similar to the printed bibles in
- Wisdom books: Job, Psalms, Proverbs, SS, Ecc, Lam...
- Songs: Ex 15, Deu 32,33, 1 Sam 2, Luke 1...
- OT verses quoted in NT
Bug Fixes:
* Issues playing audio in locked screen mode
* Bug selecting a NT book below Titus
3.8.0
2020-09-14
Geez Bible Edition Bible Study:
* Complete Geez Bible, all 66 Books of the OT and NT
* Comprehensive cross references, plus direct references to related text
Split Screens, Parallel Text
* Use a single screen or two parallel screens to read your Bible
* Choose side by side reading of different or the same translation
* Open the same or different chapters in each window
* Each screen smart loads complete Bible, just scroll, swipe left, right
* Portrait Mode: top and bottom screens, minimize button for single screen mode
* Touch and hold a verse in secondary screen for sharing options
* Drag and pull middle header to size screens, all the way to the top
* Landscape Mode: full height, half screen - same height and width
* Screen specific popup menu: change Bible translation or chapter content
* Link Content Button: automatically sync main content with parallel screen
* All bottom tool bar items are now on the top main toolbar
* Main screen Action Bar: highlight a verse to: bookmark, copy, share, open cross references …
* Unselecting selected verses hides action bar and restores main toolbar
* Main Content Header buttons: Toggle content, change book chapter, Audio Bible.
* Main content header title bar also opens Select Chapter window
* Included Bibles: Geez, Amharic, KJV (Pure Cambridge), American Standard and World English Bible
Popup Content Screen:
* All popup screens close when you touch outside the popup
* Dynamically change text content font size with a mini popup
* Bookmarks, Notes, History, Search each open in a popup window
* Selecting a verse from popups opens a complete Bible content popup
* Popup Content Screen: read in context by scrolling up, down, swiping left, right…
* Touch any verse in popup content to open a share activity controller
* Send popup content to either parallel content screen, which close popup
3.6.1
2020-03-24
* Many text corrections (thank you Mesay, Elias D ...)
* A few design changes
* Fixed issues with Dark Mode
3.6.0
2020-03-20
* Many text corrections (thank you Mesay, Elias D ...)
* A few design changes
* Updated for the latest iOS
3.5.5
2019-05-01
* Many verse text corrections
3.5.2
2019-01-24
* Verse Text Corrections
* Updated to latest iOS
3.5.1
2018-06-22
* A few text corrections
3.5.0
2018-03-29
* Fixed many punctuation marks
* Many text corrections
* Support for iOS 11, iPhone X
* Minimum iOS supported iOS 9.0
3.4.8
2017-09-14
* Minor bug fixes to audio loading and playing
3.4.5
2017-08-03
* 160,000 verse by verse Cross References - they work across all included Bible translations
* Highlight a verse(s), then touch the ZOOM-IN icon to see related verses for selection
* Chapter subtitles in all Amharic Bible books, OT and NT
* Many section/ topic titles come with color-coded cross reference links to view in a mini-content window
* Cross references open without you leaving your current reading
* Now you can Search by: verses only, titles only, or verses+subtitles
* View your Bookmarks everywhere: search results, mini-content...
* Great tool for serious Amharic Bible Study users, and beginners alike
3.3.5
2017-07-11
* Chapter subtitles in all Amharic Bible books, OT and NT
* Cross references with subtitles and links, color-coded
* Mini-content window for all cross-referenced verses
* Cross references show without you leaving your current reading
* Search for: verses only, titles only, or verses+subtitles
* Minor verse number changes to match all translations (Jonah 1/2, John 1:38-51, 1Kings 20/21)
* View your Bookmarks everywhere: search results, mini-content...
* A few text corrections of duplicate words and typos (thank you for sending them!)
3.2.5
2017-03-15
** Please check for text correction updates every 2-3 weeks: Main Menu, "Update Bible Text Corrections" **
* Bug fixes, changes to sharing, fixed permission issues on iOS 10...
* Fixes to Bible content typos
* More interface improvements
3.2.0
2017-02-22
* Text typo corrections, Multi-select for Sharing, Bookmarking, and Copying
* Select up to 5 displayed verses and share to Facebook or other media
* Open app with a URL, send a links to a verse to your friends with the app, will open verse in app
* Search and add notes by typing in Amharic (if no Geez keyboard app)
* Simplified interface, popover verse chooser, main menu, history and text size changes
* Bookmarked verses now show with the tagged color
* Use notes to read text if you don't have fonts installed
3.1.3
2015-11-12
* Fixed bugs, jump to the proper composite verse from KJV/WEB to Amharic
* Fixed Bible content punctuation marks
* Simpler book selector screen
* Remote content update enhancements
3.1.2
2015-11-01
* Fixed bugs
* Fixed Bible content typos
* Simpler book selector screen
* Remote content update enhancements
* Support for iOS 9.0
3.1.0
2015-02-07
* AUDIO Added: Old and New Testament
- Touch the title bar to access Audio button
- Download each book once, listen offline anytime
- Listen continuously, automatically switches to next chapter/book
- Start audio and continue to read, turn off phone and listen with headsets...
- Control audio from popup or use the Control Center
* Font Size Buttons
- Touch the title bar to access font buttons
- Make bible text smaller or larger, settings saved
* Multiple Highlight Colors
- Select from 5 colors to highlight your bookmarks
- You decide what each highlight means for you
* Order of Books
- Standardized list of books to be the same as all translations
- Amharic Bible is different in the order of Minor Prophets
* Text correction
- More punctuation mark corrections
- Set up app so text can be corrected remotely
3.0.2
2014-09-16
* Simpler book list in pop-up
* Organized Chapter Notes
- A single note for all translations
- Use both Geez and English fonts on same note
- View All Notes
* Organized Bookmarks
- A simple integrated screen of all bookmarks
- Or, a menu of book with bookmarks, then verse list
- Switch between LIST and MENU modes anytime
3.0.1
2014-07-07
New Features:
* Added new translations: ASV, KJV, World English
* Switch bible versions with a single touch
* Most accurate Amharic text, closely reflecting print
* Share any verse to Facebook, Twitter, SMS, Mail...
* Search by keywords, type in Ethiopic or English
* Add a note to any chapter (Geez or English)
* Search/Notes/Bookmarks for version/translation
* History tracking, unlimited, for any version
* Bookmarks on a single screen grouped by book
* Search results, Geez or English, displayed the same
Content Access:
* Improved overall design
* Continuous scrolling, read Bible as a single scroll
* Read from Genesis to Revelation as a single book
* swipe left/right to jump to next/prev. chapter
* Use toolbar icons to jump to next/prev. book
* Jump to any book/chapter/verse from popup
* Jump to any of your reading history
* Jump directly to any bookmark/search item
Documentation:
* Improved "About" screen
* Help on use of icons and swiping
* Keyboard Map for English to Amharic typing
2.0.2
2014-02-05
Bible Content Corrections and Fixes
* Fixed many typos and stray English letters
* Corrected Song of Solomon content (was pointing to wrong verses)
* Updated many punctuation marks and quotations to match print
* Fixed a couple of missing verses and corrected missing verse #s
2.0.1
2013-11-21
More enhancements to verse bookmarks:
* Jump to correct verse for chapters with headers, example, Psalms
* Other design changes
Saving of State:
* Now app will remember your books and chapters
* Saves app screen state, and tab selection
* Saves position of chapter verses in content tab