2.80.3
2024-04-13
Update:
• Added Brenton's English Septuagint (BES)
• UI and Internal Bugfixes
2.80.1
2024-01-16
Update:
• Bugfix: LSB Styling
2.79.8
2023-10-25
Update:
• SVD Bible Added
• Copyright Updates
• Internal Database Updates
2.79.7
2023-04-04
Update:
• Verse copy bugfix
• UI Bugfix
• Internal Updates
2.79.6
2023-01-24
Hotfix for MacOS Ventura
2.79.2
2022-10-14
Updates:
• TSK bugfix
• Scrolling bugfix
• iPad: UI bugfix
• Note indicators added
2.79.1
2022-08-02
Updates:
• Bookmark range of verses
• Highlighting bugfix
• UI bugfix
2.79.0
2022-07-22
Updates:
• Added the LSB and NAV Bibles
• Size of Pericope is now adjustable
• Search Improvements
• Improved handling of right to left languages
2.78.5
2022-05-04
Updates:
• Now on Apple Silicon
• Multiple UI Fixes
2.78.3
2021-12-16
Updates:
• Better handling of the databases for Highlights, Bookmarks, and Notes.
• Corrected issue where words were highlighted red incorrectly in the Cross-References (TSK)
• Internal Updates
2.78.2
2021-09-14
Updates:
• Linked scripture references in footnotes
• Corrected spelling in UI
• Noted that NIV audio version is 1984
• Noted that NLT audio version is 1996
2.77.1
2020-12-07
Bugfixes:
• Autoscroll was stopping at faster speeds on some devices
• TSK Display Issue
• Searching with apostrophes
• Searching Hebrew Characters
• Updated Toolbar for iPhone 12 devices
2.77.0
2020-11-04
Updates:
• Added Bible Pericopes (ASV, CSB, ESV, NASB, NIV, NKJV, NLT)
• Renamed "Translation Comparison" to "Bible Comparison"
• Updated YouTube Integration
Bugfixes:
• Quick search no longer auto-capitalizes every word
• Scroll issue on devices running iOS 10 or lower
• Create missing databases when restoring BLB backup
2.76.1
2020-08-21
Hotfix:
• Fixed iOS 9.3.x compatibility
2.76.0
2020-08-17
Updates:
• Bugfix: Fixed bug that would cause the app to crash when accessing Document Reader on some iPads
• Bugfix: Footnotes will now display on Lexicon pages
2.74.3
2020-06-02
Bugfixes:
• Translation comparison order now reflects the order under Manage Bibles
• Fixed spelling errors
2.74.2
2020-03-31
Bugfixes:
• Corrected memory leak when reading databases.
• Fixed searching Chinese Traditional Union (CHT) version.
• UI: Delete button on mange Bibles fixed.
2.74.0
2020-01-10
Updates:
• New Reading Plan: Canonical Five Day Plan (2Yr)
• New Font: OpenDyslexic
• Bugfix: Sliding left to right on study tools crashed the app
2.73.3
2019-11-20
Update:
• RVR: Copy/paste now uses Spanish book names
• Addressed an audio Bible playback issue
• Fixed searching downloaded Bibles
2.73.2
2019-11-19
Update:
• RVR: Copy/paste now uses Spanish book names
• Database libraries upgrade
2.73.0
2019-10-31
Updates:
• Updated application analytics
• Addressed iCloud Backup bug
• Improved iOS 13 compatibility
2.72.5
2019-09-30
Updates:
• English Standard Version (ESV) is now available for free download
• Fixed bug that would crash some devices when upgrading
2.72.4
2019-09-11
Updates:
• English Standard Version (ESV) is now available for free download
• Fixed formatting issue in the NKJV
• Fixed bug when searching Bible
• Fixed TSK "No Entry" bug
• Corrected spelling in user interface
• Updated Twitter sharing character limit
2.71.5
2018-11-29
Bug fixes and stability improvements
2.71.4
2018-11-09
Bug Fixes:
· Fixed crash condition when clearing history
· Fixed crash issue when cross-referencing Romans 6:2
· Fixed translation comparision CSB error displaying Ezekiel 40:5
2.71.3
2018-10-24
Fix top/center Bibles 'Go' button crash condition
2.71.2
2018-10-19
Fixed Top/Center Navigation:
· Not being able to navigate to chapters in Genesis
2.71.1
2018-10-17
Improved:
· iOS 12 Compatibility
· Bookmarks can now be sorted
· Bible book selection layout optimized
· New layout for Bible downloads and updates
Fixed:
· Search results highlighting logic improved
· Navigation headers for Bible views
2.71
2018-07-04
Updates:
· Notes, Bookmarks, and Highlights: We have revamped these parts of the app so that you can add, create and manage all your notes, bookmarks and highlights more easily (including the ability to sort them manually)
· Backup & Restore: Improved restore interface and added functionality to manage backups on iCloud.
This update includes internal data structures changes. Please allow the update to complete.
2.70.1
2018-02-08
Bug Fixes:
· RVR60 navigating to the wrong passages
· Audio Bible not playing through to the end of a book, when selected
· Hebrew / Greek pronunciation playback on iPhone when ringer selection is ‘off’
· Missing navigation bar for study tools when in full-screen mode
2.70
2018-01-25
Updates:
· New theme and content for online study resources
· Verse tap menu reorganized and updated with new features
· Your selected default font size now applies to study resources
· Faster performance for online Bible content
Bug Fixes:
· Fix for iOS orientation lock problem
· TSK history tracking problem fix
· Pinch zoom font adjustment was removed
· Corrected crash problem when navigating to Preferences > Settings
· Fix for a problem with iPhoneX obscuring navigation buttons when sharing a verse
2.65.2
2017-11-29
• Update About page links
• Manage Bibles improvements
2.65.1
2017-11-22
Bug fixes:
• Removed blue border around Bible text
• Fixed a problem with advanced search
2.65
2017-11-09
----- COMPATIBLE WITH iOS 11 ——
BLB app is now fully compatible with iOS 11, including some brand new features
----- COPY, SHARE & HIGHLIGHT A RANGE OF VERSES ——
Copy, share or highlight a range of verses with a few quick swipes
----- NEW CSB BIBLE TRANSLATION ——
Added the Christian Standard Bible (CSB) to the list of available translations
----- BUG FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS ——
• Improved user experience in managing Bibles
• Improved navigation to specific verses
• Corrected red lettering in RVR translation comparison view
• Fixed crash issue with iCloud backup files
2.64.2
2017-07-12
• Fixed Bible download failures bug
2.64.1
2017-07-01
• Fixed critical bug when fetching online content
2.64
2017-06-30
Improvements:
• Top bar search feature accepts Bible references, word(s), and Strong’s numbers
• Videos in commentaries’ section can be played within app or launched in YouTube
• Paragraph markers added to Bible text, with the option to enable / disable from Preferences
• Background downloading for Bibles and Bible updates now supported
• Updated help section to include new search improvements
• Updated HCSB formatting
Bug fixes:
• Corrected formatting of Greek / Hebrew combination and offline Bibles titles
• Corrected error showing Bibles available for search selection if they were previously deleted
• Corrected formatting of not showing all names (top/center) on iPhone5 devices in landscape
2.63.1
2017-03-25
• Quick view bug fix
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2.63
2016-12-21
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
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2.62
2016-12-07
Improvements
• Search: improved the interface and help content
• User experience: when selecting dark themes, the top center navigation background adjusts to maintain readability
• Bookmarking: users can now manage bookmarks from within the bookmark view
• Bible text: Increased the default font size and line spacing
Bug fixes
• Online search: tapping search results on an iPad caused search view to dismiss
• WLC: text was truncating when displayed in the Bible translations view
• iPad Pro: splash screen positioning on the about page was not centered
• Search: magnifying glass could obscure the search input field
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2.61
2016-10-29
Improvements:
• Added show/hide option in Highlights to display Biblical text
• Updated Highlights items to allow sharing, copy to clipboard, move and remove highlight
• Updated Verse Tap Menu on iPad to use space more effectively for content
Bug fixes:
• Fixed iPad performance issue affecting startup from background
• Fixed displaying Biblical text for bookmarks so the toggle switch for show/hide does not change the preference setting
• Fixed issue specific to iPads book/chapter header affecting title alignment
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2.60
2016-10-10
Improvements:
• iOS 10 compatibility
• Improved Bookmark Manager interface and features
• Updated Bookmarking chapters/verses, eliminating extra steps, improved user experience
• Updated Bookmarks to Show/Hide bookmarked Biblical text
• Updated Bookmarked items to allow sharing, copy to clipboard, copy, move and remove bookmarks
• New Preferences: Font/Text to Show/Hide Biblical text and ability to default to ‘General Bookmarks’
• New Backup/Restore Export feature in order to Share backup files to Dropbox, Evernote, AirDrop, etc.
• New Import capability to read in Backup and PDF files into the app from Email, Dropbox, Evernote, AirDrop, etc.
• Updated Search feature to permit selecting any Bible translation and does not alter your default primary Bible
• Updated various views on iPad to use space more effectively with wider menus
• Added ability to export BLB app data in the event of crash conditions using ‘blb://export' from Safari
• Updated ESV copyrights information
• Updated Hebrew text (WLC) rendering removing cantillation marks to improve readability
Bug fixes:
• Fixed iOS magnifying glass display which was not showing text when selecting and pasting
• Addressed iOS 10 crash conditions
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2.59
2016-08-12
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Improvements:
• Updated to support split-screen/multi-tasking on selected iPads
• Updated View All Highlighted Verses list, now shows colorized section headers
• Updated Backup process to permit users to edit backup file names
• Added an Export option from Backup/Restore to email backup files
• Updated Restore Operation to include more information in the results
Bug fixes:
• Fixed an issue of not being able to highlight verses
• Fixed bookmark appending operation when restoring from backup
• Fixed canonical ordering of bookmarks when displaying folder lists
• Fixed Restore Options button placement on iOS 7 iPads
• Fixed various misspellings and title casings
2.58
2016-06-24
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Various bug fixes:
• Start up crash condition iOS 7 devices
2.57
2016-06-21
PLEASE READ: a new release 2.58 to address potential crash conditions on iOS 7 devices has been submitted to iTunes. We ask for your prayers and patience until we can get this release in place.
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Improvements:
• Improved the performance of Manage Bibles
• Added help content for Restoring Bookmarks, Notes, and Highlights
• Restore operation alerts if Highlight names in the backup differ from device
• Updated About page content for available Bibles
• Improved data integrity of restore data
• Removed the ITA, CRO, and SLO Bibles
Various bug fixes:
• Changed an incorrect Strong's number for the KJV bible
• Fixed verse based navigation when navigating back to the Bible when using verse tap menu tools
• Fixed verse based navigation after selecting a verse reference in the TSK
• Fixed restore operation when overwriting highlights
• Corrected various display issues in the Colors View
• Fixed Top/Nav when displaying chapters on iOS 6.x devices
• Fixed back button on iOS 6.x devices when returning to the Bible view from TSK and Translations
• Fixed not updating/refreshing toolbar colors following Restore operation
• Fixed race condition on startup loading online Bible content
• Fixed rotation issue when reloading the app from background mode to match device orientation
2.56
2016-03-22
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Improvements:
• Improved Bookmarking of chapters and verses from the Verse Tap Menu
• Improved Managing/Organizing Bookmarks (copy/move/delete)
• Improved Top/Center Navigation adding additional set of colors to identify OT and NT books groups
• Added new options to customize the top/center book grouping, chapter/verse, and background colors
• Improved the color picker feature with previewing, quick picks, copy/pasting RGB values and more
• Added new Backup/Restore feature - “Restore Options” to select in detail what you want restored
• Updated Top/Center Navigation with a new toolbar to be able to quickly configure colors
• Updated app preferences “Color / Highlight Setting” to include all app color selections
Various bug fixes:
• Fixed a false WiFi connection indicator when online Bible content is not loaded because of internet disruption
• Fixed Bible Translations comparison crash when network connection was not detected correctly
• Fixed top navigation bar for selecting chapters on iPad Pro’s
• Fixed stuck loading condition when online Bibles were selected and no internet connection was detected
• Fixed Top/Center Navigation Bible book name placement when showing books left-to-right
• Fixed Verse Line Breaks setting in the “Font/Text" Preference on iPad devices, for iOS 9
• Fixed Daily Bible Reading Chronological 1 year plan and leap year calendar display
• Fixed updating of highlight colors on iPad devices when selected from the Verse Tap Menu
• Fixed Preferences “Font/Text” font size slider control which was not responding to touch
• Fixed Orientation lock issues based on app preferences and iOS revisions
• Fixed and improved the view History response performance and data integrity to prevent stuck conditions
2.55
2015-12-15
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Improvements:
• Improved aligning to the last verse tapped in the Bible after visiting verse tap menu resources
• Made word changes to Backup feature results screens for clarity
• Made minor wording changes in About page
2.54
2015-11-04
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Improvements:
• Added Verse Sharing feature
• History now auto-refreshes after clearing individual entries
• Devices now use common Daily Bible Reading Plan data
• Made minor wording changes in dialog alerts
• Navigation buttons behave consistently across tools views
• Improved Notes view scrolling
Various bug fixes:
• Fixed iOS 9 bug not showing copy/define iOS menu
• Fixed Backup/Restore WiFi view not showing full screen width
• Fixed not showing all chapters in top navigation on iPhone 6 devices in landscape
• Fixed top navigation 'Cancel' on iPhone's to return to the previous book/chapter