Equipd Bible Version 4.0

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There are some significant improvements for language learners in this update.

  • Jyutping 粵拼 Cantonese Romanisation. Jyutping was developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong. It is starting to be used more in apps such as Pleco, websites such as Chinese Class 101, and books on learning Cantonese such as “A shortcut to Cantonese” and “Learn to speak Cantonese”. Some prefer Jyutping because it makes a better use of spelling to differentiate different sounds, whereas Yale tends to sometimes use the same spelling for different sounds. I am very pleased to add support for Jyutping 粵拼 Cantonese Romanization to the Equipd Bible app, alongside the existing powerful 2-line support for Pinyin, Sidney Lau, Zhuyin (Bopomofo) and Yale. To enable go to the specific EPUB settings page you have downloaded in Chinese Traditional or Simplified, and enable the Jyutping 2-line support.
  • 2-line support inside Footnotes and Cross-References. A number of Bibles have footnotes or cross-references supported in the Equipd Bible app. Now when you tap a footnote or cross-reference for a Bible with 2-line support enabled, it will open in a popup that includes the 2-line romanisation.
  • New Languages with Cross-References. Cross-references have been added for Spanish, French, Chinese Traditional/Simplified, German, Japanese.
  • Improvements to Chronological Bible Reading Schedule. The schedule has reviewed and improved, fixing issues with verses from the same chapter being spread across multiple days, and some chapters missing or in the wrong order.
  • Fixed issue with deleting downloaded Schedules.
  • Fixed issues with playing audio after switching chapters in the Single Bible layout.

f you are enjoying the Equipd Bible app please take the time to add a quick review on the App Store. Your review helps others to see the value of the app, and it definitely helps me to keep motivated in supporting and improving it further.

Thanks your ongoing support.

Equipd Bible Version 3.9.0

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This update offers the following improvements and bug fixes:

  • Official support for iOS 13.
  • Fixed issue with loading EPUB files via the new Safari Downloads option or via the Files app.
  • Improved accuracy of translation from Chinese characters to Pinyin, Zhuyin, Sidney Lau and Cantonese Yale.
  • Improved detection of external scripture links.

Thank you for your patience as I located these issues.

If you are enjoying the Equipd Bible app please take the time to add a quick review on the App Store. Your review helps others to see the value of the app, and it definitely helps me to keep motivated in supporting and improving it further.

Thanks your ongoing support.

Equipd Bible Version 3.8.3

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This is a minor update with the following changes:

  • Improved detection of “Song of Solomon” in several languages.
  • Added detection for alternate Chinese language codes.

Equipd Bible Version 3.8.1

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This update introduces an improved search tool and fixes several issues introduced with version 3.8.0.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed issue with audio not playing when switching to a new chapter.
  • Fixed issue with the notes not refreshing when opening a scripture from the History, Bookmarks, or Notes windows.
  • Fixed random crashes when initially opening the app inside Split Screen mode.
  • Fixed issue with verse numbers not being included in a copied scripture when using the smallest Split Screen size.

I apologise for any inconvenience caused by the above issues.

New Bible Search

Several improvements to the Bible search tool.

  • Significantly faster search times.
  • You can now use “quotes” to search for an exact phrase. For example search for “in the beginning”.
  • A counter shows the number of matching verses (see screenshot).
  • All matching search words or phrases within the verse are highlighted.

    

Note: The first time you go to search a specific Bible, it will perform a one-off process to speed up the search. It can take up to 60 seconds for this process to complete. Please just be patient – you will only need to wait for this once.

If you are enjoying the Equipd Bible app please take the time to add a quick review on the App Store. Your review helps others to see the value of the app, and it definitely helps me to keep motivated in supporting and improving it further.

Thanks your ongoing support.

Equipd Bible Version 3.8.0

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This update includes the following changes:

  • Multiple UI, performance and stability improvements.
  • You now need iOS 9.1 or above to use new versions of this app.
  • Improvements to Split Screen mode on iPad.
  • Improved support for latest iPad Pro 11” and 12.9”.
  • Show Picker on Double-Tap is now enabled by default. So handy for one-handed use on an iPhone, or showing the Picker when inside Split Screen mode on an iPad. You can toggle this option in Bible Settings.

If you are enjoying the Equipd Bible app please take the time to add a quick review on the App Store. Your review helps others to see the value of the app, and it definitely helps me to keep motivated in supporting and improving it further.

Thanks your ongoing support.

Equipd Bible Version 3.7.2

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Finally discovered the underlying issue causing the app to crash on iOS 12. Hopefully it is a lot more stable for you now.

Thanks for your patience as this was being resolved.

Equipd Bible Version 3.7.1

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Version 3.7.1 is mainly a bug fix release.

  • Improved support for iOS 12. There are some low-level changes in iOS 12 still causing random crashes, but hopefully these are reduced. Thanks for your patience.
  • Improved support for the iPhone XS Max.
  • Fixed an issue with the Daily Bible Reading Reminder notifications – tapping the notification will now open the Schedule window.

If you are enjoying the Equipd Bible app please take the time to add a quick review on the App Store. Your review helps others to see the value of the app, and it definitely helps me to keep motivated in supporting and improving it further.

Thanks your ongoing support.

Equipd Bible Version 3.7.0

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Version 3.7.0 introduces the following changes:

  • Initial support for iOS 12.
  • A number of UI improvements.
  • You can now highlight a verse, even if the Note has no text content.
    • Tap the verse number to open the Note window, choose the color, slide across the highlight button on the toolbar, and save the Note.
  • On the iPad you can now choose to have the Clipboard Lookup button permanently showing on the toolbar. Normally this button only appears when in Split Screen mode, but some users prefer to disable the automatic clipboard lookups and instead trigger the lookups manually using this button.
    • Change your preference in Settings > Bible Settings > Detect Scriptures in Clipboard. This button is not enabled for an iPhone.

If you are enjoying the Equipd Bible app please take the time to add a quick review on the App Store. Your review helps others to see the value of the app, and it definitely helps me to keep motivated in supporting and improving it further.

Thanks your ongoing support.

Equipd Bible Version 3.6.0

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Version 3.6.0 introduces the following changes:

  • Added a search bar to the Bookmark Topics.
    • Accessed via the open book icon on the top toolbar, then go into a specific Bookmark Topic. It will search both the scripture and any custom comments you have added to the bookmark.
  • Added a search bar to the list of Notes.
    • Accessed via the open book icon in the top toolbar, then go to the Notes tab, then into a specific book like Matthew, then into a chapter or “All Notes”. See the screencast below for a demo.
  • Catalan Bible Book names added for the Hebrew Scriptures.
  • French Bible Book names updated.
  • Improvements to the Chinese Pinyin, Yale, Zhuyin (Bopomofo), and Sidney Lau romanisation.
  • Improved formatting of underlined Chinese words.
  • Reduced the overall app size.

Here is a quick demo of how to search within a Bookmark Topic or within a list of Notes…

If you are enjoying the Equipd Bible app please take the time to add a quick review on the App Store. Your review helps others to see the value of the app, and it definitely helps me to keep motivated in supporting and improving it further.

Thanks your ongoing support.