Gospel Library Release Notes Archive

(*) indicates a change in the minimum supported version of Android. (†) indicates a content schema change. Release notes for older versions of the app may be incomplete.

Gospel Library 6.8.0 for Android – 22 Apr 2024

New audio experience

• Added support for Android Auto.
• Simplified the audio mini-player.
• Added an expanded state for the audio player (tap or pull upward on the mini-player).

Additional audio improvements

• Added the ability to control playback speed separately for spoken content and music.
• Added Shuffle, Repeat, and Audio Type options in the expanded player.
• Added a sleep timer for pausing audio after a set amount of time.
• Added an option in the expanded player to navigate to the currently-playing content.
• Added the ability to switch between music audio types (for example, Vocal or Accompaniment).
• Added the ability to rearrange or remove items from the audio queue.

Other improvements

• Added the ability to print sheet music PDFs.
• Added spelling correction in Search.
• Added a new Help section (new help content will be added in a future release).
• Added the ability for music coordinators to choose sacrament meeting hymns from any installed content language.
• Improved stability for text-to-speech and general audio playback.
• Fixed an issue where Japanese text didn’t display correctly in the sidebar.

Gospel Library 6.7.3 for Android – 16 Feb 2024

• Changed the Sacrament Meeting Hymns card to show all day on Sunday, for a better experience when local meeting times haven’t been updated in Leader and Clerk Resources.
• Fixed an issue where the search bar was difficult to use on certain devices.
• Fixed a crash when using Find on Page.

Gospel Library 6.7.2 for Android – 30 Jan 2024

• Fixed an issue where links into the app could cause multiple screens to open.
• Fixed an issue where magazine articles displayed out of order in the table of contents.
• Fixed an issue where videos could restart unexpectedly.
• Fixed an issue where the audio playback speed affected videos.

Gospel Library 6.7.1 for Android – 21 Dec 2023

• Fixed an issue where some books opened to a blank screen.
• Fixed an issue where bookmarks didn’t show the correct default title.
• Fixed a crash when going to chapters with unexpected formatting.

Gospel Library 6.7.0 for Android – 12 Dec 2023

• Added a new Come, Follow Me card and removed Come, Follow Me quick link cards.
• Updated the Come, Follow Me widget to update weekly with artwork from the outline.
• Added a View All Hymns link that shows on the Sacrament Meeting Hymns card when hymns haven’t been entered.
• Added a View All Talks link that shows on the Elders Quorum or Relief Society Lessons card when talks haven’t been entered.
• Fixed an issue where text-to-speech audio stopped after a minute when playing in the background.
• Fixed an issue where text-to-speech audio didn’t show in the system audio player.
• Fixed an issue where downloaded media could get cleared during a content update.
• Fixed an issue where the wrong video or audio file could load when tapping Play.

Gospel Library 6.6.2 for Android – 6 Oct 2023

Fixed an issue that prevented elders quorum and Relief Society presidencies from selecting talks for upcoming lessons.

Gospel Library 6.6.1 for Android – 19 Sep 2023

• Added a filter bar to Topics and Questions and other topic-based content.
• Added Share to the overflow menu at all levels of content.
• Added support for themed icons on Android 12 and up.
• Updated the Come, Follow Me, Verse of the Day, Quote of the Day, and Bookmarks widgets.
• Fixed an issue where Continue Reading didn’t always respect the item count setting.
• Fixed an issue where the sidebar didn’t always load or update.
• Fixed an issue where HTML code was visible in the sidebar.

Gospel Library 6.6.0 for Android – 15 Aug 2023 (*)

Requires Android 5.0 or later.

• Added featured study plans to the Study Plans card in Home.
• Added a Daily Study card in Home that shows daily study streaks.
• Added the ability to switch languages in the study plan book picker.
• Added a View All link to the Study Plans card and removed Study Plans from the Study Tools card.
• Added a Learning Videos link to the Help section.
• Added background color settings to Display Options (in the overflow menu) when viewing sheet music.
• Improved reliability of audio and video downloading and playback.
• Reduced app size by only generating offline search indexes when they’re needed.
• Fixed an issue that could prevent saving a study plan when there are multiple languages installed.

Android 5 is no longer supported (Gospel Library 6.6.0 requires Android 6 or newer).

Gospel Library 6.5.3 for Android – 20 Jun 2023

Improvements to app stability and content updating.

Gospel Library 6.5.2 for Android – 4 May 2023

Fixed an issue that prevented lesson information from syncing correctly for wards with multiple elders quorums or Relief Societies.

Gospel Library 6.5.1 for Android – 18 Apr 2023

• Fixed an issue where system and in-app dark mode settings conflicted, causing text to be unreadable.
• Fixed an issue that prevented playing audio with Chromecast.
• Fixed a few crashes.

Gospel Library 6.5.0 for Android – 13 Apr 2023

Ward and Branch Features

• Added a Sacrament Meeting Hymns card to Home (visible during sacrament meeting) that music coordinators can use to communicate hymns each week.
• Added Relief Society Lessons and Elders Quorum Lessons cards to Home that presidencies can use to communicate selected general conference talks for second and fourth Sunday lessons.
• Added a Callings card for selecting hymns and lessons (only visible for members with callings that can edit).
• Added notification options in Settings for some of the above features.
• (Ward and branch features require signing in with a Church Account that’s connected to a membership record number.)

Other Improvements

• Added Display Options to the reading view (some of the options were previously in Settings).
• Added additional background color options for the reading view.
• Added share and print options when viewing an image in the full screen image viewer.
• Added icons and section dividers to overflow menus throughout the app.
• Improved error handling when signing in with an unsupported two-step verification option.
• Reduced the install size of the app.

Gospel Library 6.4.2 for Android – 23 Mar 2023

• Bug fixes related to sync.

Gospel Library 6.4.1 for Android – 16 Mar 2023

• Moved the carousel dots below the Featured Messages card on Home, to avoid overlapping the banner image.
• Fixed a crash when searching if the search term started with a space.
• Fixed an issue that prevented Greek content from loading.

Gospel Library 6.4.0 for Android – 21 Feb 2023

• Updated the app icon to a lighter blue color.
• Updated the look and feel of the app to align with modern UI conventions.
• Removed app-wide theme color options (standard light and dark theme are still supported).
• Added an option to find a book by browsing when creating a study plan.
• Updated artwork for the Come, Follow Me widget.
• Updated Edit Home panel to group enabled and disabled items separately.
• Added a confirmation popup when switching languages if equivalent content isn’t available in the other language.
• Added a Download Audio button to the overflow menu in the reading view.
• Fixed an issue where links from the Come, Follow Me manual could open in the wrong language.
• Fixed an issue where single-chapter books didn’t open directly to the reading view.
• Fixed an issue that could make it difficult to reorder bookmarks.

Gospel Library 6.3.1 for Android – 1 Nov 2022

• Added a Scriptures quick link card to the Home section.
• Added the ability to choose a custom time for Verse and Quote of the Day notifications.
• Fixed an issue that could prevent switching between screens.
• Fixed an issue that prevented scrolling to the end of long notes in the Annotations section of the app.
• Fixed an issue that could cause HTML tags to show when viewing search matches in a chapter.
• Fixed an issue where banners in the library didn’t always navigate correctly.
• Fixed an issue where tapping the audio notification didn’t open the app when using text-to-speech.

Gospel Library 6.3.0 for Android – 26 Sep 2022

• Added a new Notifications section in Settings with seven new notification options.
• Added the ability to quickly go to a General Handbook section by typing the section number in search.
• Added bubbles that show the number of matches for each search result page.
• Fixed an issue where HTML tags sometimes showed in the titlebar.
• Fixed an issue where search matches with a footnoted word weren’t highlighted on the page correctly.
• Fixed an issue where search didn’t find word variants (stemming is now supported in five languages).
• Fixed various other issues in search.

Gospel Library 6.2.0 for Android – 25 Jul 2022

Search

• Added the ability to search all Gospel Library content (including content that hasn’t been downloaded).
• Added new search filters: Collections, Speakers, Topics, Date, and Exact Phrase.
• Made adjustments to allow search results to return more quickly.
• Added search suggestions for General Handbook sections.
• Added Find on Page to the overflow menu when viewing content.
• Updated Find on Page to use an inline search field.
• Added the ability to delete recent searches.
• Simplified the offline search experience.

Other

• Improved layout of Home section on large screens.
• Improved spacing for cover art and titles in library navigation.
• Added the ability to share content from the library by long-pressing on the book.
• Updated Home to adjust based on the device language instead of the current content language.
• Fixed an issue where the destination side of a link didn’t always show correctly in the sidebar.
• Fixed an issue where some videos downloaded in a format that couldn’t be played offline.

Known issues

• Search doesn’t always find related words (for example, a search for “baptism” may not find “baptisms”). Improvements are in progress.

Gospel Library 6.1.2 for Android – 10 Mar 2022

• Fixed an issue that prevented opening items in a custom collection.
• Fixed an issue that could cause a note to be lost when switching screens.

Gospel Library 6.1.1 for Android – 3 Mar 2022

• Fixed an issue that caused sheet music to get cut off on some devices.
• Fixed an issue that prevented attaching a screenshot to feedback.
• Fixed an issue where the feedback form could get cleared when switching apps.

Gospel Library 6.1.0 for Android – 24 Feb 2022

New and updated:

• Added reflowable sheet music to Hymns and the Children’s Songbook, allowing sheet music to adjust for different screen widths.
• Added a “Resize Sheet Music” option to the overflow menu where applicable.
• Added a button to quickly scroll to the top when viewing sheet music.
• Added a new quick link for Hymns.
• Added additional search filters for magazines.
• Added the ability to choose how many items show under Continue Reading on Home.
• Added a “Featured” card in Home to show featured messages and events.
• Updated the audio player to adjust for light and dark mode.
• Updated the UI in the screens section of the app.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed an issue where the Come, Follow Me widget didn’t navigate to the current lesson.
• Fixed an issue where the Verse and Quote of the Day widgets didn’t update reliably.
• Fixed an issue where the app scrolled to the top when switching screens.
• Fixed an issue where the app sometimes didn’t use downloaded audio when offline.
• Fixed an issue where downloaded media wasn’t cleaned up when a book was deleted.
• Fixed an issue that prevented Chromecast from working on Android 12.
• Fixed an issue with text-to-speech in Japanese.

Gospel Library 6.0.0 for Android – 2 Nov 2021

Gospel Library 6.0 introduces a new Home section, providing quick links to resources and easier access to study tools. This update also introduces Verse and Quote of the Day, a consolidated Help section, and more.

Home

• Added a new Home section, available from anywhere in the app by tapping the Home icon in the bottom left.
• Added the ability to show, hide, and reorder items in the Home section.
• Added quick links to Come, Follow Me and the latest general conference.
• Added a Continue Reading feature and a Recent Study Plans list.
• Moved Annotations, Tags, Notebooks, and Study Plans from the Library to the Home section.

Daily Inspiration

• Added a Verse of the Day feature to the Home section, with a daily scripture from the current week’s Come, Follow Me study.
• Added a Quote of the Day feature to the Home section, with a daily quote from the most recent general conference.
• Added widgets for Verse and Quote of the Day.

Help and User Education

• Added a new Help section, available in the overflow menu (top right).
• Moved What’s New, User Guide, and Send Feedback from Settings to the Help section.
• Updated What’s New to use system notifications instead of interrupting the user when the app launches.
• Revised and improved the User Guide.

Miscellaneous

• Added an option to switch between serif and sans-serif fonts in Settings.
• Moved Screens to the bottom right and moved History to the overflow menu.
• Moved custom collections to the top of the Library section. Custom collections can be created using the overflow menu on the root Library.

Gospel Library 5.12.4 for Android – 30 Aug 2021

Restored the ability to pin the sidebar on wide screens and in landscape.

Gospel Library 5.12.3 for Android – 20 Aug 2021

Bug fixes.

Gospel Library 5.12.2 for Android – 19 Aug 2021

Bug fixes.

Gospel Library 5.12.1 for Android – 9 Aug 2021

• Fixed an issue where the destination side of a link didn’t show correct content in the sidebar.
• Fixed an issue where the sidebar wouldn’t load for some users (pinning the sidebar is temporarily disabled).
• Fixed an issue where the app didn’t always scroll to the correct place after using the bookmarks panel.
• Fixed an issue that caused go-to scripture search suggestions and linking to only work in English.
• Fixed an issue that could cause sheet music to fail to load.

Gospel Library 5.12.0 for Android – 21 Jul 2021

Syncing and user data

• Added syncing for study plans.
• Added syncing for custom collections.
• Added the ability to create new tags in the Notes section of the app.
• Added the ability to reorder annotations within a tag in the Notes section of the app.

Other improvements

• Audio player remains visible while navigating throughout the app if audio is playing.
• Audio begins playing immediately when the audio player is opened.
• Improved content update process to minimize bandwidth when updating installed books.
• Improved process for installing books so that content will immediately open after it’s installed.
• Books that are not installed are no longer grayed out in the library.
• Updated popup UI when changing the highlight style, or adding a note, tag, notebook, or link to a highlight.
• Fixed issue where topic chips at the bottom of a hymn or general conference talk were cut off.

Gospel Library 5.11.4 for Android – 16 Mar 2021

• Fixed issue where the drop-down menu in Come, Follow Me showed an incorrect path back to the library.
• Fixed issue that could cause reading segments in a study plan to be sorted incorrectly after recalculating.

Gospel Library 5.11.3 for Android – 18 Feb 2021

• Improved Come, Follow Me study plan creation so that new study plans will include both weekly lessons and associated scripture sections.
• Improved text-to-speech so that the device region is taken into account when choosing a default voice.

Gospel Library 5.11.2 for Android – 1 Feb 2021

• Updated the design of the Come, Follow Me widget.
• Added the ability to stream general conference live in the app when YouTube isn’t available.
• Fixed issue where study plan reading segments didn’t always load correctly.
• Fixed issue that could prevent audio from playing after changing the preferred audio voice.

Gospel Library 5.11.1 for Android – 14 Jan 2021

• Fixed issue where Come, Follow Me widget would open while dragging on some devices.
• Fixed crash in search for languages without magazines.

Gospel Library 5.11.0 for Android – 15 Dec 2020

• Added an Android widget for Come, Follow Me study.
• Updated magazine filters in Search for new 2021 global magazines.

Gospel Library 5.10.0 for Android – 5 Nov 2020

• Updated links to a full chapter from Come, Follow Me to open in the main content view instead of in the sidebar.
• Added “Handbooks” and “Videos” filter tabs to search results.
• Added toggle in Settings to control whether sheet music adjusts in dark theme.
• Updated Share throughout the app to use the latest Android share sheet.

Gospel Library 5.9.2 for Android – 10 Sep 2020

• Improved video streaming to better support general conference.
• Added bars to differentiate publications from collections.
• Added caption support for videos with closed captions or subtitles.
• Fixed issue that could prevent switching to other content languages.
• Fixed issue that prevented playing audio for a full general conference session.
• Fixed issue where empty “Archived Content” collection showed when setting was turned off.
• Fixed issue where error message appeared when downloading content updates in the background.
• Fixed crash when creating a study plan for Saints, Volume 1.

Gospel Library 5.9.1 for Android – 5 Aug 2020

Fixed issue where the app wouldn’t open for some users after updating.

Gospel Library 5.9.0 for Android – 3 Aug 2020

Improved music experience

• Added sheet music to Hymns and Children’s Songbook.
• Added option to switch between words and sheet music on a song.
• Added topic tags to the bottom of songs in words view.
• Added ABC/123 sorting and filter bar to music books.
• Added topics index to music books.

Other changes

• Added Share and Print options when viewing an image.
• Improved contextual search suggestions when starting a search from a general conference topic or speaker.

Bug fixes

• Issue that prevented deleting or renaming a custom collection.
• Issue where HTML code was visible in the drop-down navigation menu.
• Issue where search indexes weren’t updated after deleting a book.

Gospel Library 5.8.0 for Android – 16 Jun 2020

• Added badge notifications to communicate when new content is published.

Gospel Library 5.7.2 for Android – 21 May 2020

Bug fixes.

Gospel Library 5.7.1 for Android – 13 May 2020

Bug fixes.

Gospel Library 5.7.0 for Android – 5 May 2020

• Added support for Android 10+ system dark mode.
• Added dark and light themes in Gospel Library settings.
• Improved Church Account sign-in experience.
• Fixed issue that could cause search to be slow in the General Handbook.

Gospel Library 5.6.0 for Android – 4 Apr 2020

• Updated app icon and splash screen.
• Updated the Church logo on the About screen.
• Changed the default theme to blue (it can be switched in Settings).

Gospel Library 5.5.0 for Android – 24 Mar 2020

• Added banner notifying users of live video streaming for April 2020 general conference.
• Made it easier to get to each week’s Come, Follow Me lesson for individuals and families.

Gospel Library 5.4.2 for Android – 2 Mar 2020

FIXED

• Crash when tapping the inline note button in a Come, Follow Me chapter.
• Issue that made scrolling difficult in the list of tags or notebooks.
• Issue that could cause a study plan reading segment to scroll to the top unexpectedly.
• Issue where user-created links didn’t consistently show in the sidebar.

Gospel Library 5.4.1 for Android – 19 Feb 2020

• Fixed issue where annotations weren’t syncing correctly on Kindle Fire devices.

Gospel Library 5.4.0 for Android – 18 Feb 2020

NOTE EDITOR

• Added undo and redo buttons.
• Added underline, alignment, and list indentation options.
• Added ability to insert a hyperlink, horizontal line, or timestamp.
• Added find on page, share, and print.
• Increased maximum length for notes (Warning: If you take the new 500,000-character limit as a challenge, we are not responsible for sore thumbs).
• Notes now adjust based on the text size in Settings.

CONTENT

• Added topic tags to the bottom of general conference talks.
• Added links to Revelations in Context chapters from the sidebar in the Doctrine and Covenants.

FIXED

• Issue where long notes took longer than expected to save.
• Issue that prevented bolding or italicizing a partial word in a note.
• Several issues that caused unexpected behavior in the note editor.

Gospel Library 5.3.3 for Android – 6 Jan 2020

• Improved reliability of annotation sync.
• Fixed an issue where role-based content could disappear unexpectedly.

Gospel Library 5.3.2 for Android – 4 Nov 2019

Bug fixes.

Gospel Library 5.3.1 for Android – 16 Oct 2019

• Fixed issue where contextual search didn’t show results consistently.
• Fixed crash when opening content on certain Android 5 devices.
• Stability improvements.

Gospel Library 5.3.0 for Android – 1 Oct 2019

NEW:

• Added related images and videos to the related content sidebar.*
• Added margin indicators in chapters where related images and videos are available.
• Search results in a category can be sorted by book order, time, or relevance.
• Added indicators showing the number of search results for each category.
• Scripture search results can be filtered by standard work.
• General conference search results can be filtered by speaker.

FIXED:

• Issue that blocked content updates while connected to certain networks.
• Issue where videos couldn’t be played from the Downloaded Media section.
• Issue where buttons in study plan wizard were difficult to see in Night theme.
• Issue where app wouldn’t launch if the catalog was corrupted.

*See the New Testament Seminary Teacher Manual for examples of related images and videos in the sidebar. Images and videos will be added to more content soon.

Gospel Library 5.2.3 for Android – 8 Jul 2019 (*)

Requires Android 5.0 or later.

• Improved how videos are displayed at the top of a general conference talk.
• Fixed crash when opening content in certain languages.
• Fixed crash when opening the sidebar in a right-to-left language.
• Fixed issue that could cause the app to hang on the splash screen.
• Fixed bug where study plans couldn’t be created from inside a custom collection.
• Fixed bug where index chapters were included when creating a study plan for Saints.
• Fixed bug where the list of content languages was blank after switching the device language.
• Fixed bug where incorrect chapter suggestions could be listed in the link panel.

Gospel Library 5.2.2 for Android – 30 May 2019

• Added link to a user guide in Settings.
• Moved What’s New details to Settings.
• Added progress indicator when downloading a video.
• Added ability to remove a downloaded video from the chapter page.
• Fixed issue where downloaded videos didn’t play offline.
• Fixed issue where recent videos didn’t cast correctly.

Gospel Library 5.2.1 for Android – 9 Apr 2019

FIXED:

• Issue where role-based content wasn’t updating correctly.
• Issue that prevented highlighting in certain chapters.
• Issue that prevented drop-down menu from showing inside a study plan.
• Crash when choosing between overlapping links and highlights.

Gospel Library 5.2.0 for Android – 25 Mar 2019

NEW:

• Updated icon and splash screen.
• Added support for opening and sharing content using ChurchofJesusChrist.org URLs.
• Added a note button in places that had lines for recording impressions (including the Come, Follow Me manuals).
• Updated the note editor to not refresh the date modified unless changes are made in the note.

FIXED:

• Bug where content snippets didn’t always show in the Notes section of the app.
• Bug where opening the note editor could open an existing note instead of creating a new note.
• Issue that prevented the app from being moved to an SD card (support varies by device).

Gospel Library 5.1.1 for Android – 20 Feb 2019

• Replaced overlapping note indicators in the margin with a combined icon.
• Fixed bug where find on page bar skipped to the next item when pressing back.
• Various crash and bug fixes.

Gospel Library 5.1.0 for Android – 7 Feb 2019

NEW:

• Added study plans feature, allowing users to track the completion of their study.
• Added counts for annotations / personal data to the App Details screen.
• Added ability to view a full chapter in the sidebar, for links to a full chapter.

FIXED:

• Issue where drop-down navigation menu didn’t work in Notes.
• Issue where duplicate general conference talks showed under Speakers or Topics.
• Issue where contextual search in a library section didn’t return full results.
• Issue where search results cleared when rotating the device.
• Issue where deep links didn’t always navigate correctly.

Gospel Library 5.0.3 for Android – 8 Nov 2018

• Fixed an issue that prevented annotations from syncing for some users.
• Fixed re-authentication delay after updating password in Settings.

Gospel Library 5.0.2 for Android – 3 Nov 2018

• Added ability to delete a note from the note editor.
• Improved download speed for books.
• Fixed crash when downloading content or listening to audio.
• Fixed bug where search didn’t find all keyword matches.
• Fixed bug where text wasn’t properly obscured when re-entering password.
• Fixed bug where changes to a note wouldn’t save after rotating device.

Gospel Library 5.0.1 for Android – 19 Oct 2018

• Fixed bug where verse numbers didn’t appear correctly in scripture references.
• Crash and stability fixes.

Gospel Library 5.0.0 for Android – 18 Oct 2018 (*)(†)

Requires Android 4.4 or later.

Changed from v3 to v4 content schema.

In Gospel Library 5, we provide quick and easy access to gospel materials. We have made several changes to reduce the size and frequency of content updates. We are also introducing better navigation throughout the app.

NEW:

• Added background content updating to minimize updates while using the app.
• Reduced the size of the app by downloading and storing content more efficiently.
• Added chapter grid for quicker navigation in the scriptures.
• Added Speakers and Topics tabs in the General Conference section.
• Added speaker names to subtitles for general conference talks in search and notes.
• Search shows all results in a single list.
• Added a menu option for printing content.
• Picture-in-picture support for videos (Android 8+).
• Simplified verse call-out style when following links.
• Audio player shows a message when it automatically switches to text-to-speech.
• Added Audio and Screen settings to the Settings section of the app.
• Added 3x option to the audio playback speed.
• Added ability to re-enter your LDS Account password without signing out.
• Added ability to remove downloaded languages from the Languages menu.
• Added App Details section in Settings for better troubleshooting.
• Added support for app links using Gospel Library Online URLs.
• Updated sharing to use Gospel Library Online URLs.

FIXED:

• Bug where Define button didn’t work on some devices.
• Bug where footnote links to content outside of Gospel Library failed to load.
• Bug where changes to a note weren’t always reflected after saving.
• Bug where Limit Mobile Network Use didn’t prevent video streaming.
• Bug where audio stopped playing while navigating the app.
• Bug where audio player stopped working after pausing and switching apps.
• Bug where continuous play didn’t work while casting audio.
• Bug where audio stopped playing when the next chapter didn’t have audio.
• Bug where male and female audio recordings weren’t separated in Downloaded Media.
• Bug where screens disappeared when toggling “Show Screens as Separate Windows” on or off.

Gospel Library 4.4.2 for Android – 15 May 2018

• Fixed crash on launch caused by a Google Play Services update.

Gospel Library 4.4.1 for Android – 21 Feb 2018

• Fixed bug where screenshots in user feedback weren’t being attached correctly.
• Fixed crash when sending non-image attachments in user feedback.
• Updated content URLs to use https instead of http.

Gospel Library 4.4.0 for Android – 8 Feb 2018

Improvements

• Added subtitle to drop-down navigation menu in content.
• Updated menu for switching content languages.
• Added in-app form for sending feedback under Settings.
• Added menu option to close all open screens.
• Added filter bar to notebooks list when adding an annotation to a notebook.
• Added speaker photos when browsing general conference talks.
• Added warning when signing out if there are unsynced annotations.
• App will now skip full session audio when listening to individual general conference talks.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed bug that prevented creating a link to content that hasn’t been downloaded.
• Fixed bug where multiple entries for the same annotation appeared in the sidebar.
• Fixed bug where in-app notifications would appear before content was available.
• Fixed bug that prevented full-screen video controls from behaving correctly.

Gospel Library 4.3.1 for Android – 29 Nov 2017

• Fixed bug that prevented cover art from displaying on new collections

Gospel Library 4.3.0 for Android – 6 Nov 2017 (*)

Requires Android 4.2.0 or later.

New Features

• Added a new “Magenta” theme.
• Added a Sort option for tags when adding a tag to a highlight or note.
• Changed “Recent” to “All” and reordered tabs in the Notes section of the app.
• App will now remember the most recent tab in the Notes section of the app.
• App will now prompt to download in more situations where the user is navigating to content that hasn’t been installed.
• App will now show the speaker’s photo in the audio notification when listening to a general conference talk.
• Minor string changes to to be more consistent between iOS and Android.
• Updated UI translations in several languages.

Bug Fixes

• Changed default Share behavior to not include the full text of the chapter.
• Improved recovery for cases where downloaded items get cleared.
• Fixed issue where the back button sometimes went to the wrong place.
• Fixed issue where default bookmark names didn’t properly update.
• Fixed autocorrect in the note editor.
• Fixed sharing to WhatsApp.
• Several other bug fixes.

Gospel Library 4.2.3 for Android – 21 Sep 2017

• Fixed crash caused by role-based content updates after the database schema changed.
• Prevented catalog from updating while a user is viewing content (app will now show the splash screen).

Gospel Library 4.2.2 for Android – 6 Sep 2017

• Fixed crash caused by large catalog update diff files.

Gospel Library 4.2.1 for Android – 29 Aug 2017

• Fixed issue where the text selection color was being saved as a highlight color.
• Fixed bug that prevented highlighting text with a mouse or trackpad on Chromebooks.

Gospel Library 4.2.0 for Android – 10 Aug 2017

• New highlight annotation popup menu.
• Added “Define” to the highlight annotation popup menu.
• Fix issues with creating unintentional highlights (especially when scrolling content).
• Fixed bug where choosing a new highlight color didn’t always save.
• Improved display of long title names.
• Themed LDS Music link when viewing a song.
• Remember which tab was visited most recently under Notes.
• View a note in search results without opening the note editor.
• Added changing audio speed in Android 4.1+ (previously it was Android 6+).
• Support for Android O with notification channels.
• String translations in 25 languages.

Gospel Library 4.1.1 for Android – 6 Jul 2017

• Use incremental (diff) catalog updates instead of downloading the full catalog each time there’s a change.

Gospel Library 4.1.0 for Android – 17 May 2017

Improved search experience

• Faster and more relevant results.
• Added an option to search within the current collection, book, section, or chapter.
• Integrated “Find on Page” with search (removed from overflow menu).
• Quote marks can be used to only search for exact matches.
• Added ability to press BACK to return to search results.
• Search keeps track of which results have been visited until you perform a new search.

Audio improvements

• Added text-to-speech audio setting.
• Added “Play Audio” option to chapter overflow menu.
• Audio resumes where the user left off more reliably.
• Fixed issue where audio didn’t play on certain devices.
• Added “Download Audio” option to the overflow menu to download all audio for the current book or section.
• Removed redundant “Download Media” option from the chapter overflow menu.
• Improved reliability when casting audio to Chromecast.

Look and feel

• Improved colors that weren’t adjusting based on the selected theme.
• Minor improvements to highlight colors.
• New cover art for custom collections.
• New circular app icon for Android 7.1+.
• Better support for 2:1 aspect ratio phones.

Performance and reliability

• Improved downloading several items at once.
• Improved saving edited notes when switching apps or if the screen turns off.
• “Limit Mobile Network Use” setting now prevents catalog updates and streaming media over a cellular connection.
• Fixed crash when sharing a note with non-downloaded content.
• Fixed issue that caused duplicate screens to be created.
• Tips are now updated dynamically with content.
• Lots of bug fixes.

Gospel Library 4.0.4 for Android – 13 Feb 2017

• Fixed issue where certain keyboards prevented search from working.
• Improved download/install progress.
• Other bug fixes.

Gospel Library 4.0.3 for Android – 8 Feb 2017

• Highlight colors are now indicated in the sidebar for user-created notes.
• Added button for switching between a user-created note and full related content in the sidebar.
• Links in Doctrine and Covenants headings jump to the verse instead of opening the side drawer.
• Fixed issue where some chapters were skipped when downloading all audio files for a book.
• Fixed issue where Chromecast popup appeared while reading.
• Bugs fixes and stability improvements.

Gospel Library 4.0.2 for Android – 23 Jan 2017

• Related content scrolls with main content when the sidebar is pinned.
• Audio playback position is saved and will resume properly.
• Audio pauses when a phone notification or navigation voice comes on.
• Audio speed can be adjusted while listening (Android 6+ only).
• Audio player no longer overlaps the bottom of the chapter (Android 4.x).
• Content scrolls more easily on certain Android 4 devices.
• Fixed issue where some words and phrases couldn’t be highlighted.
• Fixed issue that caused app to freeze sometimes on startup.
• Miscellaneous crash and bug fixes.

Gospel Library 4.0.1 for Android – 20 Dec 2016

• Stability improvements and crash fixes.

Gospel Library 4.0.0 for Android – 14 Dec 2016 (*)(†)

Requires Android 4.0.1 or later.

Changed from v2 to v3 content schema.

• Made all content annotatable, including lists, chapter headings, hymns, etc.
• Added in-app training through video “Tips” and “What’s New.”
• Provide male and female voice audio for English scriptures.
• Redesigned the audio playback experience.
• Redesigned related content sidebar for easier viewing of footnotes.
• Redesigned bookmarks, screens, and history management.
• Redesigned “Notes” experience (Notebooks, Tags, Recent).
• Added rich text formatting to notes (bold, italics, lists).
• Redesigned experience for creating user-created linking, including making links bi-directional.
• Added blue color theme in Settings.
• Provided access to calling-specific resources, like Handbook 1.

Gospel Library 3.2.14 for Android – 15 Sep 2016

• Fixed bug where clear highlights were not being synced correctly.

Gospel Library 3.2.13 for Android – 3 May 2016

• Bug Fixes

Gospel Library 3.2.12 for Android – 22 Dec 2015

• Fixed issues with selecting overlapping annotations
• Fix crash when indexing annotations after sync

Gospel Library 3.2.11 for Android – 3 Nov 2015

• Fixed downloaded video playback issues

Gospel Library 3.2.10 for Android – 7 Oct 2015

• Fixed Android 6.0 issue

Gospel Library 3.2.9 for Android – 18 Aug 2015

• Fixed various bugs and stability issues

Gospel Library 3.2.8 for Android – 7 Jul 2015

• Persian language fix
• Security fixes

Gospel Library 3.2.7 for Android – ~2 Jul 2015

• Fixed various bugs and stability issues

Gospel Library 3.2.6 for Android – 16 Mar 2015

• Improved support for Android 5.1
• Other bug fixes

Gospel Library 3.2.5 for Android – ~16 Mar 2015

Gospel Library 3.2.4 for Android – ~10 Mar 2015

Gospel Library 3.2.3 for Android – 19 Nov 2014

• UI fixes for Android 5.0
• Issues with selecting the annotation “box” on some devices
• Fix issue with audio scrubber on some tablets
• Issues with annotation sync
• Video playback issues
• Fixed Facebook sharing issues
• Other bug fixes

Gospel Library 3.2.2 for Android – 2 Oct 2014

• Fixed “Package file is invalid” error on upgrade/install

Gospel Library 3.2.1 for Android – ~24 Sep 2014

• Bug fixes

Gospel Library 3.2.0 for Android – 23 Sep 2014

• Added custom collections for personalized folders
• Added adjustable bookmark ribbon
• Added text-to-speech capabilities
• Added audiocasting capability through Chromecast
• Improved Support for Android 5.0
• Fixed various bugs and stability issues

Gospel Library 3.1.0 for Android – ~16 Jul 2014

• Revised Settings menu
• Google Cast™ Ready
• Improved full screen experience
• Miscellaneous bug fixes

Gospel Library 3.0.3 for Android – 22 May 2014

• Fixed an audio playback issue.
• Fix for Samsung Galaxy S5 where device locks up.

Gospel Library 3.0.2 for Android – 30 Apr 2014

• New in-app video player
• Improved highlighting accuracy
• Uninstall clears app data and files
• Miscellaneous bug fixes

Gospel Library 3.0.1 for Android – 14 Feb 2014

• Crash and bug fixes.

Gospel Library 3.0.0 for Android – 12 Feb 2014 (*)(†)

Requires Android 2.3.3 or later.

Changed from v1 to v2 content schema.

• New interface with grid layout, cover art, and chapter previews
• Upgraded content typography and design for improved readability
• More content—including new audio, video, and art
• Automatic content updates
• New content subscriptions feature
• Updated annotation menu
• Miscellaneous bug fixes

Gospel Library 2.6.1 for Android – ~17 Nov 2013

• Fixes for devices running Android 4.4 (KitKat)
• Other miscellaneous bug fixes

Gospel Library 2.6.0 for Android – ~3 Oct 2013

• More highlight colors
• Personal notebooks in Study Notebook
• Annotation sharing from Study Notebook
• Improved search results and keyword highlighting
• Miscellaneous bug fixes
• Enhanced Duty to God interaction, audio playback fix, annotation sync fix, opaque highlight fix

Gospel Library 2.5.0 for Android – 23 May 2013

• Content install/update performance improvements
• Text selection enhancements and fixes
• Manage Windows enhancements and fixes
• Added a Sepia reading theme
• Added NFC support for sharing reading location to other devices
• Miscellaneous bug fixes

Gospel Library 2.4.2 for Android – 18 Mar 2013

Patch release for 2.4

Gospel Library 2.4.1 for Android – 29 Jan 2013

Patch release for 2.4

Gospel Library 2.4.0 for Android – 2 Jan 2013

Search improvements, split actionbar, updated breadcrumb, bookmark update, public sharing, download media

Gospel Library 2.3.2 for Android – 28 Nov 2012

Patch release for 2.3

Gospel Library 2.3.1 for Android – 15 Nov 2012

Gospel Library 2.3.0 for Android – 15 Nov 2012

• Study Notebook for viewing all annotations
• New annotation types: tags and links
• Improved related content area for viewing footnotes and annotations
• Translation in many new languages
• Improved catalog updates
• Improved content updates
• Improved indexing process
• Miscellaneous bug fixes
• New help material

Gospel Library 2.2.3 for Android – ~29 Sep 2012

Patch release for 2.2.2 (authentication changes)

Gospel Library 2.2.2 for Android – 3 Aug 2012

Patch release for 2.2.1

Gospel Library 2.2.1 for Android – 15 Jun 2012

Gospel Library 2.2.0 for Android – 13 Jun 2012

Enhancments including multiple windows, audio playback etc.

Gospel Library 2.1.6 for Android – 29 Feb 2012

Bug fix release for 2.1.4

Gospel Library 2.1.5 for Android – ~1 Mar 2012 (*)

Requires Android 2.2 or later.

Gospel Library 2.1.4 for Android – 12 Jan 2012

Gospel Library 2.1.3 for Android – ~6 Jan 2012

Gospel Library 2.1.2 for Android – ??

Gospel Library 2.1.1 for Android – 5 Jan 2012

Bug fix release for 2.1

Gospel Library 2.1.0 for Android – 14 Dec 2011

• Ability to sync annotations with your LDS.org Study Notebook
• Enhancements to new content management

Gospel Library 2.0.2 for Android – ~12 Jul 2011

• Small features for enhancing 2.0

Gospel Library 2.0.1 for Android – 9 May 2011

This is a bug fix release to resolve issues that have been reported since 2.0.

• Fixes crashes in Android 1.5
• Fixes issue where only English catalog shows
• Fixes issue with blank screen
• Improved Night mode contrast
• Fixes problem not allowing download of English content
• Fixes download problem over 4g networks

Gospel Library 2.0.0 for Android – 22 Apr 2011 (†)

Changed from v0 to v1 content schema.

You can now choose the content you wish to on your device from an online content library that contains several hundred documents. You can download the content you want to use and if you to remove it later, you can do so. Content is also available in Spanish and German.

The search capabilty in the application has also been enhanced. You can search for words in the whole library or by book.

This version also makes Gospel Library with Android 3.0 (honeycomb) so devices like the Motorola Xoom and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 can now use the app.

Gospel Library 1.2 for Android – 21 Dec 2010

Add Content to current library

Gospel Library 1.1 for Android – ??

Gospel Library 1.01 for Android – ~6 Jun 2010

Gospel Library 1.0 for Android – 28 May 2010 (*)(†)

Requires Android 1.5 or later.

Using v0 content schema.

Gospel Library is an official application from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that allows you to study, highlight, and annotate the scriptures on your Android phone. You can also access LDS General Conference (April 2010), Gospel Principles, and the Old Testament Study Guide.

(*) indicates a change in the minimum supported version of iOS. (†) indicates a content schema change. Release notes for older versions of the app may be incomplete.

Gospel Library 6.8.1 for iOS – 22 Apr 2024

• Added the ability to print sheet music PDFs.
• Updated the audio player to reload what was being listened to when the app restarts.
• Fixed an issue where the audio player would sometimes show at the top of the screen.
• Fixed an issue where text-to-speech audio didn’t work correctly in Chinese content.
• Fixed an issue where Japanese text didn’t display correctly in the sidebar.
• Fixed an issue where the sidebar width was reset after switching apps.
• Fixed an issue that prevented adding tags to selected text on macOS.

Gospel Library 6.8.0 for iOS – 20 Mar 2024 (*)

Requires iOS 16.0 or later.

New audio experience

• Added support for Apple CarPlay.
• Simplified the audio mini-player.
• Changed the audio player to remain available while navigating throughout the app.
• Added an expanded state for the audio player (tap or pull upward on the mini-player).

Additional audio improvements

• Added the ability to control playback speed and other settings separately for spoken content and music.
• Added the ability to listen to study plans sequentially when they draw from multiple publications.
• Added Shuffle, Repeat, and Audio Type options in the expanded player.
• Added a Sleep Timer option in the expanded player for pausing audio after a set amount of time.
• Added an option in the expanded player to navigate to the currently-playing content.
• Added the ability to switch between music audio types (for example, Vocal or Accompaniment).
• Added the ability to rearrange or remove items from the audio queue.
• Improved stability for text-to-speech and general audio playback.

Other improvements

• Added spelling correction in Search.
• Added a way to mark previous study plan items complete by long-pressing on a reading segment.
• Added a Sign In Again option when a user is signed in but the session has expired.
• Added a new Help section (new help content will be added in a future release).
• Bug fixes and increased stability.

iOS 15 is no longer supported (Gospel Library 6.8.0 requires iOS 16 or newer).

Gospel Library 6.7.4 for iOS – 8 Feb 2024

• Fixed an issue where ASL videos in the Book of Mormon weren’t playable.
• Changed the Sacrament Meeting Hymns card to show all day on Sunday, for a better experience when local meeting times haven’t been updated in Leader and Clerk Resources.

Gospel Library 6.7.3 for iOS – 23 Jan 2024

• Fixed an issue that could prevent adding tags to an annotation.
• Fixed an issue that made it difficult to choose between overlapping highlights.
• Fixed an issue where a blank screen could load when viewing youth music.
• Fixed an issue where the Come, Follow Me widget didn’t always show the correct image.
• Fixed a crash when creating an annotation link on iOS 15.

Gospel Library 6.7.2 for iOS – 19 Dec 2023

• Fixed a potential crash when adding or removing tags from a highlight.
• Fixed an issue where printing didn’t work as expected in iOS 17.2.

Gospel Library 6.7.1 for iOS – 15 Dec 2023

Fixed an issue where search didn’t work as expected in other languages.

Gospel Library 6.7.0 for iOS – 13 Dec 2023

• Added a new Come, Follow Me card and removed Come, Follow Me quick links.
• Updated the Come, Follow Me widget to update weekly with artwork from the outline.
• Added the ability to merge tags or notebooks.
• Added a “View All Hymns” link that shows on the Sacrament Meeting Hymns card when hymns haven’t been entered.
• Added a “View All Talks” link that shows on the Elders Quorum or Relief Society Lessons card when talks haven’t been entered.
• Added a confirmation popup when switching languages if equivalent content isn’t available in the other language.
• Updated cards on Home to adjust based on the device language, not the content language.
• Updated the look and feel of the Send Feedback form.
• Reduced app size by only generating offline search indexes when they’re needed.
• Fixed an issue that could cause the wrong content to load when switching languages.
• Fixed an issue where a PDF was attached when sharing a link to content.
• Fixed an issue where incorrect content showed in the sidebar on the destination side of an annotation link.
• Fixed an issue where individual audio or video files couldn’t be removed in Downloaded Media.

Gospel Library 6.6.3 for iOS – 24 Oct 2023

• Fixed an issue where the reading view scrolled to the top when closing the search matches bar.
• Fixed an issue that could cause a blank area to appear at the bottom of the screen after using the note editor.
• Fixed an issue where notes didn’t always show in the sidebar immediately after they were created.
• Fixed an issue where pulling downward to refresh content in the library could cause the wrong content to load.

Gospel Library 6.6.2 for iOS – 13 Sep 2023

• Fixed an issue that could cause the note editor to close when auto-saving.
• Fixed an issue that prevented some icons from displaying correctly on iOS 17.

Gospel Library 6.6.1 for iOS – 17 Aug 2023

Fixed an issue where the Study Plans card wasn’t visible for all users after upgrading to 6.6.1.

Gospel Library 6.6.0 for iOS – 17 Aug 2023

• Added featured study plans to the Study Plans card in Home.
• Added a Daily Study card in Home that shows daily study streaks.
• Added a View All link to the Study Plans card and removed Study Plans from the Study Tools card.
• Switched to a dark background in the full screen image viewer.
• Fixed an issue that could cause a blank screen when returning to the app.
• Fixed an issue that prevented interacting with a highlight that overlapped a scripture reference link.
• Fixed an issue where links from a note to Gospel Library content sometimes left the app.
• Fixed an issue that prevented switching between text-to-speech voices.
• Fixed a crash when sharing selected text on macOS.

Gospel Library 6.5.5 for iOS – 22 Jun 2023

• Improved font size, style, and spacing in resizable sheet music.
• Added background color and font style settings to Display Options (in the overflow menu) when viewing resizable sheet music.
• Added Download Audio to the overflow menu when viewing a chapter.
• Added a Learning Videos link to the Help section.
• Fixed an issue where chapters sometimes loaded to the wrong place when switching screens or opening a bookmark.
• Fixed an issue where the tags panel didn’t scroll when trying to add several tags to a note or highlight.
• Fixed an issue where topic chips at the bottom of a conference talk could be tapped when trying to check off a study plan segment.
• Fixed an issue that prevented sharing content on iOS 15 and macOS.
• Fixed an issue where content didn’t load correctly when printing.
• Fixed an issue where the audio resume position didn’t reset when auto-advancing audio from one chapter to the next.
• Fixed an issue that could cause text-to-speech audio to skip paragraphs.
• Fixed a few issues that caused the audio button to appear unexpectedly when scrolling or entering full screen mode.
• Fixed an issue where the audio button was difficult to access with VoiceOver.
• Reduced flickering when loading content.

Gospel Library 6.5.4 for iOS – 5 May 2023

• Fixed an issue that could cause the app to unexpectedly scroll to the bottom of the reading view.
• Fixed an issue where the scroll position wasn’t restored correctly after using a bookmark and switching screens.

Gospel Library 6.5.3 for iOS – 2 May 2023

• Fixed an issue that could cause notes to not display fully in the Tags and Notebooks sections of the app.
• Fixed an issue where the current location in Tags and Notebooks wasn’t remembered when switching screens.
• Fixed an issue that made it difficult to filter tags when adding a tag to a highlight.
• Fixed an issue that could cause slow scrolling when selecting text.
• Fixed an issue where audio remained loaded after closing the audio player.
• Fixed an issue where exact phrase search didn’t work for phrases with an apostrophe.

Gospel Library 6.5.2 for iOS – 1 May 2023

• Updated Find on Page to use a standard iOS implementation.
• Reverted to expanded annotation cards in tags, notebooks, and the sidebar.
• Fixed an issue that prevented creating or updating a bookmark after listening to audio.
• Fixed an issue where the keyboard showing and hiding in the note editor made it difficult to edit long notes.
• Fixed an issue where the note editor wasn’t using the full screen on iPad.
• Fixed an issue with overlapping content in the sidebar on iOS 15.
• Fixed an issue where adding a highlight to a notebook was slow for users with a lot of notebooks.
• Fixed an issue where link indicators were missing on the destination side of an annotation link.
• Fixed an issue that prevented contextual search suggestions from showing consistently in Search.

Gospel Library 6.5.1 for iOS – 15 Apr 2023

Fixed an issue when removing a tag from an annotation.

Gospel Library 6.5.0 for iOS – 14 Apr 2023

Simplified Theme

• Updated the app icon to a lighter blue.
• Simplified the look and feel of the app to put an emphasis on content rather than the surrounding user interface.
• Removed app-wide theme color options (standard light and dark themes are still supported).

Ward and Branch Features

• Added a “Sacrament Meeting Hymns” card to Home (visible during sacrament meeting) that music coordinators can use to communicate hymns each week.
• Added “Relief Society Lessons” and “Elders Quorum Lessons” cards to Home that presidencies can use to communicate selected general conference talks for 2nd- and 4th-Sunday lessons.
• Added a “Callings” card for selecting hymns and lessons (only visible for members with callings that can edit).
• Added notification options in Settings for some of the above features.
• (Ward and branch features require signing in with a Church Account that’s connected to a membership record number.)

Other Improvements

• Added Display Options to the reading view (some of the options were previously in Settings).
• Added additional background color options for the reading view.
• Added section dividers to overflow menus throughout the app.
• Improved performance when scrolling through notes and highlights in the Annotations section of the app.
• Updated the note editor to have a Done button instead of Cancel and Save.

Gospel Library 6.3.8 for iOS – 23 Mar 2023

Fixed an issue where Gospel Library could get into a signed out state when other Church apps sign in or out.

Gospel Library 6.3.7 for iOS – 16 Mar 2023

• Moved the carousel dots below the Featured Messages card on Home, to avoid overlapping the banner image.
• Fixed an issue where creating new tags didn’t save without pressing enter/return on the keyboard.

Gospel Library 6.3.6 for iOS – 9 Mar 2023

Behind-the-scenes improvements for installing and updating content.

Gospel Library 6.3.5 for iOS – 21 Feb 2023

• Updated artwork for the Come, Follow Me widget.
• Fixed an issue where the Come, Follow Me widget always appeared in English.
• Fixed an issue that prevented “Sort by Most Recent” from working as expected in the list of notebooks or tags.
• Fixed an issue where the callout bar didn’t always show next to the relevant verses after following a link.
• Fixed an issue where the chapter could scroll unexpectedly when dismissing the search matches bar.
• Fixed an issue that could cause highlights to get misaligned when opening a bookmark.

Gospel Library 6.3.4 for iOS – 1 Dec 2022

• Fixed an issue that could cause the app to crash while updating content.
• Fixed an issue where the sidebar sometimes wouldn’t open after tapping a link.
• Fixed an issue where content for the wrong chapter could load in the sidebar.
• Fixed an issue where the status bar sometimes showed in full screen mode.

Gospel Library 6.3.3 for iOS – 26 Oct 2022

Fixed an issue that could cause audio controls to work unreliably.

Gospel Library 6.3.2 for iOS – 20 Oct 2022

• Fixed an issue that prevented changing the time for a notification after it had been set.
• Fixed an issue where the Come, Follow Me quick link and widget didn’t adjust for the current time zone.
• Fixed inconsistent behavior when tapping a screen in the annotation link panel.

Gospel Library 6.3.1 for iOS – 18 Oct 2022

• Added the ability to choose a custom time for Verse and Quote of the Day notifications.
• Added a Scriptures quick link to the Home section.
• Fixed an issue that prevented removing certain cards from Home.
• Fixed an issue where exact phrase search didn’t work when offline.
• Fixed an issue where switching to a screen with a study plan loaded incorrect content.
• Fixed an issue that could cause audio controls to work unreliably.

Gospel Library 6.3.0 for iOS – 23 Sep 2022 (*)

Requires iOS 15.0 or later.

• Added a new Notifications section in Settings with seven new notification options.
• Added the ability to quickly go to a General Handbook section by typing the section number in search.
• Added the ability to choose how many recent study plans should show in the Study Plans card on Home.
• Restored pull-to-refresh on the Home and Library screens for devices on iOS 16.
• Fixed an issue where opening the same link into the app multiple times opened multiple screens.
• Fixed an issue where the scroll indicator didn’t show in dark mode.
• Fixed a few issues related to turning a study plan reminder on or off.
• Fixed an issue where search matches with a footnoted word weren’t highlighted on the page correctly.
• Fixed an issue where search didn’t find word variants (stemming is now supported in five languages).

Gospel Library 6.2.1 for iOS – 9 Aug 2022

• Added “Frequently Asked Questions” to the Help section.
• Added artwork to the left of book go-to shortcuts in Search.
• Restored the ability to long-press and drag a bookmark or history item to open it in a new window on iPad.
• Restored the ability to reorder bookmarks by long-pressing and dragging.
• Fixed an issue that prevented updating the last bookmark in a long list of bookmarks.
• Fixed an issue where search results weren’t being marked as visited.
• Fixed an issue where Find on Page didn’t find matches with a footnote letter in the middle.
• Fixed an issue where the button to cancel a video download didn’t always respond to the first tap.
• Fixed an issue that prevented scrolling to the bottom of a chapter in certain scenarios.
• Fixed an issue that could cause the options menu on a note in the sidebar to not show.
• Cleaned up a few minor issues in Search.

Gospel Library 6.2.0 for iOS – 29 Jun 2022

Search improvements

• Added the ability to search all Gospel Library content (including content that hasn’t been downloaded).
• Added new search filters: Collections, Speakers, Topics, Date, and Exact Phrase.
• Made adjustments to allow search results to return more quickly.
• Added search suggestions for General Handbook sections.
• Added Find on Page to the overflow menu when viewing content.
• Updated Find on Page to use an inline search field attached to the keyboard.
• Updated navigation to allow users to return to search results by tapping the back button.
• Added the ability to delete recent searches.
• Simplified the offline search experience.

Other improvements

• Added a shortcut in the bottom toolbar to quickly get to the Library section of the app.
• Improved spacing for cover art and titles in library navigation.
• Books that are not installed are no longer grayed out in the library.
• Added the ability to share content from the library by long-pressing on the book.
• Added Audio Settings to the regular Settings section (previously it was only available through the audio player).
• Improved color contrast in several places when the app is set to Night theme.

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where downloaded media wasn’t cleaned up after deleting a book.
• Fixed an issue that prevented creating a custom collection from the main library overflow menu.
• Fixed issues that prevented study plans from recalculating after changing the schedule.
• Fixed an issue where the Define popup didn’t appear or give relevant results.
• Fixed issues that caused irrelevant search suggestions to show.
• Fixed an issue that prevented widgets from being added on some devices.
• Fixed an issue where text-to-speech didn’t work as expected in Japanese content.
• Fixed an issue that could cause footnotes to get cut off in the sidebar.

Known issues

• Search doesn’t always find related words (for example, a search for “baptism” may not find “baptisms”). Improvements are in progress.
• The Verse and Quote of the Day widgets may be blank after updating (to fix the issue, users can remove and re-add these widgets to their home screen).

Gospel Library 6.1.1 for iOS – 3 Mar 2022

Fixed an issue that prevented sheet music from showing in some languages.

Gospel Library 6.1.0 for iOS – 24 Feb 2022

New and updated:

• Added reflowable sheet music to Hymns and the Children’s Songbook, allowing sheet music to adjust for different screen widths.
• Added a “Resize Sheet Music” option to the overflow menu where applicable.
• Added a button to quickly scroll to the top when viewing sheet music.
• Added a new quick link for Hymns.
• Added additional search filters for magazines.
• Added a “Featured” card in Home to show featured messages and events.
• Added support for updating content in the background.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed an issue where the screens panel would close when deleting the current screen.
• Fixed an issue that could cause extra screens to be created.
• Fixed an issue where screen thumbnails weren’t cropped correctly.
• Fixed an issue where the bottom bar could disappear when switching between apps.
• Fixed an issue where the download icon in the audio player didn’t update correctly.
• Fixed an issue where downloaded videos didn’t play offline until restarting the app.
• Fixed an issue where downloaded books didn’t update consistently.
• Fixed an issue where sheet music didn’t show consistently.
• Fixed a few theming issues in Night theme.

Gospel Library 6.0.5 for iOS – 21 Jan 2022

Fixed an issue that caused a crash on iOS 14.

Gospel Library 6.0.4 for iOS – 18 Jan 2022

Bug fixes related to analytics

Gospel Library 6.0.3 for iOS – 18 Nov 2021

Home Section Enhancements

• Added the ability to reorder, show, and hide items.
• Added “Continue Reading” and “Recent Study Plans” cards.
• Added optional quick links to Come, Follow Me for Sunday School, Primary, and Youth.
• Added an options menu (three dots) to each card.
• Updated the “Account” card.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that could cause the drop-down navigation menu to get cut off.
• Fixed an issue where HTML code sometimes showed in the Quote of the Day citation.

Gospel Library 6.0.2 for iOS – 1 Nov 2021

• Fixed an issue that caused the app to crash on launch on macOS.
• Fixed an issue where the content language didn’t switch consistently on Home.
• Fixed an issue where search didn’t always respect the current content language.
• Fixed an issue where the screen order wasn’t saved after restarting the app.
• Fixed a couple of theming issues in the study plan wizard.
• Added pull to refresh to the Home section.
• Added Home to the drop-down navigation menu.
• Improved reliability for showing the correct Verse or Quote of the Day.

Gospel Library 6.0.1 for iOS – 20 Oct 2021

• Fixed an issue where continuous play didn’t work in the background on iOS 15.
• Fixed an issue where the bottom bar didn’t load correctly when doing a find on page search.
• Fixed an issue where screens could be cleared when clearing history.
• Fixed an issue where Verse and Quote of the Day widgets updated at the wrong time of day.
• Improved handling of special characters in Verse and Quote of the Day content.
• Improved readability of screen titles by truncating long titles in the middle instead of at the end.

Gospel Library 6.0.0 for iOS – 12 Oct 2021 (*)

Requires iOS 14.0 or later.

Gospel Library 6.0 introduces a new Home section, providing quick links to resources and easier access to study tools. This update also introduces Verse and Quote of the Day, a consolidated Help section, and more.

Home

• Added a new Home section, available from anywhere in the app by tapping the Home icon in the bottom left.
• Added quick links to the Library, current Come, Follow Me lesson, and latest general conference.
• Moved Annotations, Tags, Notebooks, and Study Plans from the Library to the Home section.

Daily Inspiration

• Added a Verse of the Day feature to the Home section, with a daily scripture from the current week’s Come, Follow Me study.
• Added a Quote of the Day feature to the Home section, with a daily quote from the most recent general conference.
• Added widgets for Verse and Quote of the Day. Instructions for adding and removing widgets can be found here: https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/add-widgets-iphb8f1bf206/ios

Help and User Education

• Added a new Help section, available in the overflow menu (top right).
• Moved What’s New, User Guide, and Send Feedback from Settings to the Help section.
• Revised and improved the User Guide.

Miscellaneous

• Added an overflow menu (three dots) in the top right.
• Moved Share, History, Settings, and contextual options to the overflow menu. Also moved Language out of Settings to the overflow menu.
• Added an option to switch between serif and sans-serif text styles in Settings.
• Updated the Come, Follow Me widget, adding the ability to choose between manuals.
• Switched the position of Screens and Bookmarks in the bottom bar.
• Added the ability to create a bookmark by long-pressing the Bookmarks icon in the bottom bar.
• Made it easier to update a bookmark, with a new floating bookmark view that expands when you tap the bookmark indicator.
• Redesigned thumbnail-based UI for switching screens. Screens allow you to switch between locations you’re currently studying, similar to tabs in a browser.
• Moved custom collections to the top of the main Library. Custom collections can be created using the overflow menu on the main Library.
• Added a Share option to the full-screen image viewer.

Gospel Library 5.12.7 for iOS – 19 Aug 2021

Bug fixes.

Gospel Library 5.12.6 for iOS – 19 May 2021

Fixed an issue causing role-based content to not install.

Gospel Library 5.12.5 for iOS – 15 May 2021

• Fixed an issue that caused sheet music to disappear after a content update.
• Fixed empty topics index in Hymns and the Children’s Songbook.

Gospel Library 5.12.4 for iOS – 15 Apr 2021

• Fixed issue that could cause missing content in the library.
• Improved stability for content updates.

Gospel Library 5.12.3 for iOS – 16 Mar 2021

• Fixed an issue that caused the app to launch slowly (or fail to launch) for some users.
• Improved performance when adding a tag to a highlight.
• Fixed crash when deleting a screen on iOS 12.

Gospel Library 5.12.2 for iOS – 4 Mar 2021

• Added a “Recreate Search Index” option in Settings to fix an issue where some users were unable to get search results.
• Fixed an issue that prevented external links in the sidebar from opening.
• Fixed an issue where the app didn’t scroll to the correct section when opening a General Handbook chapter.
• Improved stability of annotation sync and migration.

Gospel Library 5.12.1 for iOS – 26 Feb 2021

Bug fixes.

Gospel Library 5.12.0 for iOS – 24 Feb 2021

Syncing and user data

• Added syncing for study plans.
• Added syncing for custom collections.
• Added the ability to reorder annotations within a tag in the Notes section of the app.
• Improved syncing of tags.

Multi-window support (iPadOS 13+)

• Added support for multiple windows of the app to be opened side-by-side in split view.
• Added the ability to long-press and drag links, bookmarks, screens, etc. to the edge of the screen to initiate split view.
• Added the ability to long-press and drag a language into split view for easier multi-language study.
• Added simultaneous scrolling when two windows are opened to the same content in different languages in split view.

(General information about iPad split view and multitasking is available on Apple’s website: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207582)

Other improvements

• Improved Come, Follow Me study plan creation so that new study plans will include both weekly lessons and associated scripture sections.
• Added the ability to rename screens.
• Added long-press menu to make it easier to rename or delete a custom collection.
• Added long-press context menus on bookmarks, screens, languages, etc. with an option to open content in a new screen.
• Added shortcut for creating a bookmark by long-pressing the bookmarks button.
• Added shortcut for creating a new screen or window by long-pressing the screens button.
• Improved content update process to minimize bandwidth when updating installed books.
• Improved process for installing books so that tapping a book will immediately open it after it’s installed.

Bug fixes

• Fixed issue where study plan reading segments didn’t always open.
• Fixed issue where a note didn’t immediately appear in the sidebar after it was created.
• Fixed issue where a link in a note or content snippet could interrupt scrolling in the sidebar or Notes.
• Fixed issue where new highlights didn’t consistently use the most recent highlight style.
• Fixed issue where the app didn’t consistently remember its scroll position in a chapter.
• Fixed issue where text in the titlebar and drop-down menu appeared larger than expected for some users.
• Fixed issue that could cause the app to launch slowly for users with a lot of screens.

Gospel Library 5.11.1 for iOS – 28 Jan 2021

• Updated the design of the Come, Follow Me widget.

Gospel Library 5.11.0 for iOS – 15 Dec 2020

• Added an iOS widget for Come, Follow Me study.
• Updated magazine filters in Search for new 2021 global magazines.

Gospel Library 5.10.1 for iOS – 5 Nov 2020

Bug fixes.

Gospel Library 5.10.0 for iOS – 27 Oct 2020 (*)

Requires iOS 12.0 or later.

New and updated:

• Updated the note editor to auto-save changes periodically.
• Updated language switching to carry forward the current content location.
• Added support for swiping from the left edge of the screen to go back.
• Added “Handbooks” and “Videos” filter tabs to search results.
• Adjusted navigation rows, headers, and icons to better match iOS default styles.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed issue where “No Content” message appeared for some users after a content update.
• Fixed issue where ChurchofJesusChrist.org links in notes didn’t open.
• Fixed several issues related to the back button, drop-down menu, and general navigation.
• Improved reliability of text-to-speech audio.

Gospel Library 5.9.3 for iOS – 17 Sep 2020

• Fixed issue that could cause a crash on startup.
• Fixed issue that caused the app to take up more space than expected.

Gospel Library 5.9.2 for iOS – 10 Sep 2020

• Improved video streaming to better support general conference.
• Added bars to differentiate publications from collections.
• Fixed issue that could prevent content from being indexed for search.
• Fixed issue where new custom collections didn’t show after being created.
• Fixed issue where empty “Archived Content” collection showed when setting was turned off.

Gospel Library 5.9.1 for iOS – 27 Jul 2020

Bug fixes

• Issue where universal links didn’t work consistently if the app was closed in the background.

Gospel Library 5.9.0 for iOS – 20 Jul 2020

Improved music experience

• Added sheet music to Hymns and Children’s Songbook.
• Added option to switch between words and sheet music on a song.
• Added slingshot feature (pull to scroll to the top) on longer sheet music.
• Added topic tags to the bottom of songs, in words view.
• Added ABC/123 sorting and filter bar to music books.
• Added topics index to music books.

Bug fixes

• Issue where footnotes weren’t showing in the sidebar.
• Issue where selected text could deselect after resizing the selection.
• Issue where “split chapters” option would reset when recalculating a study plan.
• Issue where “No Content” message appeared while trying to get to content.
• Issue where app could crash during a content update.
• Issue where Come, Follow Me banner didn’t show while offline.
• Issue where text-to-speech audio didn’t work correctly in some content.

Gospel Library 5.8.1 for iOS – 1 Jul 2020

Bug fixes.

Gospel Library 5.8.0 for iOS – 11 Jun 2020

• Added badge notifications to communicate when new content is published.
• Added text-to-speech audio to enable listening to all content where audio recordings are not available.
• Added pull-to-refresh for content to the main library screen.

Gospel Library 5.7.2 for iOS – 21 May 2020

Improved Church Account sign-in experience.

Gospel Library 5.7.1 for iOS – 7 May 2020

Bug fixes.

Gospel Library 5.7.0 for iOS – 5 May 2020

• Added support for iOS 13+ system dark mode.
• Updated the splash screen to use the full new Church symbol.
• Improved reliability for sign-in and sync.
• Fixed issues that could cause a crash on launch.
• Fixed issue that could cause the sidebar to get stuck.

Gospel Library 5.6.0 for iOS – 4 Apr 2020

• Updated app icon and splash screen.
• Updated the Church logo on the About screen.
• Changed the default theme to blue (it can be switched in Settings).

Gospel Library 5.5.0 for iOS – 24 Mar 2020

• Added banner notifying users of live video streaming for April 2020 general conference.
• Made it easier to get to each week’s Come, Follow Me lesson for individuals and families.

Gospel Library 5.4.1 for iOS – 28 Feb 2020

FIXED:

• Issue that could cause notes to temporarily disappear.
• Issue that caused jittery scrolling on a chapter with a lot of notes.
• Miscellaneous issues that could cause the app to crash.

Gospel Library 5.4.0 for iOS – 18 Feb 2020

NOTE EDITOR

• Added undo and redo buttons.
• Added underline, alignment, and list indentation options.
• Added ability to insert a hyperlink, horizontal line, or timestamp.
• Increased maximum length for notes (Warning: If you take the new 500,000-character limit as a challenge, we are not responsible for sore thumbs).

SEARCH

• Added search suggestion for searching in context, based on your location in the library.
• Find on Page goes directly to the page instead of loading results in the search panel.
• Date modified shows for notes on the Notes tab in search results.

CONTENT

• Added topic tags to the bottom of general conference talks.
• Added links to Revelations in Context chapters from the sidebar in the Doctrine and Covenants.

Gospel Library 5.3.2 for iOS – 25 Nov 2019

• Fixed issue where full screen mode didn’t respond consistently to double-tap.
• Fixed issue where a blank screen could appear when tapping a search result.
• Fixed issue where play/pause button on the audio player was difficult to tap.
• Fixed issue where audio could start playing on its own.
• Miscellaneous bug fixes.

Gospel Library 5.3.1 for iOS – 3 Oct 2019

Fixed an issue where screens didn’t migrate correctly for some users.

Gospel Library 5.3.0 for iOS – 25 Sep 2019

NEW:

• Added related images and videos to the related content sidebar.*
• Added margin indicators in chapters where related images and videos are available.
• Improved search experience with an “All” tab that shows all results sorted by relevance.
• Added tabs in search results to filter by category.
• Search results in a category can be sorted by book order, time, or relevance.
• Scripture search results can be filtered by standard work.
• General conference search results can be filtered by speaker.
• Moved share button to the bottom toolbar for easier access.
• Added “Copy Link” as a share option for selected text.

FIXED:

• Issue where scroll position in search results wasn’t maintained.
• Issue where “Open in New Screen” popup could appear while swiping or scrolling.
• Issue that sometimes caused audio to start playing unintentionally.
• Issue where talks would skip when listening to general conference a second time.
• Issue where study plan notifications appeared before the start date of a plan.
• Miscellaneous issues around recalculating study plans.

*See the New Testament Seminary Teacher Manual for examples of related images and videos in the sidebar. Images and videos will be added to more content soon.

Gospel Library 5.2.6 for iOS – 22 Jul 2019

Fixed issue where related content in the sidebar didn’t always match the main content.

Gospel Library 5.2.5 for iOS – 15 Jul 2019

• Fixed issue where universal links didn’t always navigate correctly.
• Fixed issue where tags could get removed from a note when editing.

Gospel Library 5.2.4 for iOS – 22 May 2019

• Added ability to view a full chapter in the sidebar, for links to a full chapter.
• Added link to a user guide in Settings.
• Moved What’s New details to Settings.
• Fixed crash when listening to hymns.
• Fixed issue that prevented study plan notifications from working reliably.
• Fixed issue where notes didn’t always update in the sidebar after editing.

Gospel Library 5.2.3 for iOS – 1 May 2019

• Fixed issue where audio for “Saints, Volume 1" wouldn’t play.
• Fixed issue where the audio Play button didn’t respond quickly.
• Fixed issue where artwork didn’t display consistently in the iOS control center.

Gospel Library 5.2.2 for iOS – 25 Apr 2019

• Fixed issue where app would freeze after swiping between chapters.
• Fixed issue where bookmarks and screens in different languages didn’t navigate correctly.
• Fixed issue where role-based content didn’t update consistently.

Gospel Library 5.2.1 for iOS – 17 Apr 2019

• Fixed choppy scrolling that some users were experiencing.
• Fixed issue that prevented reordering notes in a notebook.
• Added ability to add tags to a note from the Notes section of the app.

Gospel Library 5.2.0 for iOS – 9 Apr 2019 (*)

Requires iOS 11.0 or later.

NEW:

• Updated icon and splash screen.
• Added support for opening and sharing content using ChurchofJesusChrist.org URLs.
• Added a note button in places that had lines for recording impressions (including the Come, Follow Me manuals).
• Added a combined icon in the margin when there are multiple notes on the same line.
• Added support for having the sidebar pinned open in landscape on some smaller phones.

FIXED:

• Bug where library sections would sometimes show the wrong artwork.
• Bug where double-tapping to enter full screen could cause a word to become selected.
• Bug where Joseph Smith Translation footnotes didn’t always show correctly in the sidebar.
• Bug where the app crashed when opening certain library sections.
• Bug where links from Gospel Topics didn’t navigate consistently.
• Bug where following a universal link could clear existing screens.

Gospel Library 5.1.1 for iOS – 29 Jan 2019

NEW

• Study plan reading segments are now broken up by chapter if there is more than one chapter per day.

FIXED

• Issue where study plan reminders didn’t appear consistently.
• Issue where study plans could reappear after being deleted.
• Issue where the drop-down navigation menu displayed incorrect breadcrumbs after following a bookmark.
• Issue where the back button didn’t always navigate correctly.
• Issue where the status bar remained visible in full screen mode.
• Issue where some footnotes didn’t open.

Gospel Library 5.1.0 for iOS – 6 Jan 2019

NEW:

• Added study plans feature, allowing users to track the completion of their study.
• Changed access to full screen mode while reading to be a double tap (previously single tap).
• Improved progress indicator when downloading audio for a book or chapter.
• Added a button to access History more easily when creating a link.
• Added the ability to share all of the notes under a tag.

FIXED:

• Bug where general conference talks displayed out of order.
• Bug where audio player didn’t auto-advance in some situations.
• Bug where swiping from the left edge of the screen didn’t always navigate.
• Bug where bookmarks to uninstalled books didn’t navigate correctly.
• Bug where tags didn’t sort by most recent correctly.

Gospel Library 5.0.3 for iOS – 20 Nov 2018

Added username to feedback email.

Gospel Library 5.0.2 for iOS – 19 Nov 2018

• Check for new content less frequently.
• Better support for updated iPad and iPhone models.
• Fixed bug that prevented universal links from working correctly.
• Updated Terms of Use and Privacy Notice.

Gospel Library 5.0.1 for iOS – 22 Aug 2018

FIXED:

• Bug where fonts downloaded repeatedly.
• Bug where styles didn’t display.
• Bug where sign-in screen wouldn’t disappear after signing in from bookmarks view.
• Bug where screens were being added to the bottom of the list, instead of the top.
• Added full search option to the top of the initial results list.

Gospel Library 5.0.0 for iOS – 7 Aug 2018 (*)(†)

Requires iOS 10.0 or later.

Changed from v3 to v4 content schema.

In Gospel Library 5, we provide quick and easy access to gospel materials. We have made several changes to reduce the size and frequency of content updates. We are also introducing better navigation throughout the app.

NEW:

• Added chapter grid for quicker navigation in the scriptures.
• Added Speakers and Topics tabs in the General Conference section.
• Added speaker names to subtitles for general conference talks in search, bookmarks, notes, etc.
• Reduced the size of the app by downloading and storing content more efficiently.
• Improved process for creating, editing, and removing cross-reference links.
• Updated verse call-out style when following links.
• Updated Downloads section in Settings to manage downloaded books and media.
• Consolidated the two back buttons into a single back button in the top left.
• Added long-press to the upper back button to show navigation history.
• Moved Settings to the bottom toolbar for easier access.
• Added in-app form for sending feedback (under Settings).
• Simplified items displayed in Settings section.
• Added support for universal links using Gospel Library Online URLs.
• Reduced time for search results to display.

FIXED:

• Bug where downloads timed out too quickly on a slow internet connection.
• Bug where downloaded videos didn’t always play offline.
• Bug where audio didn’t resume correctly after a phone call.
• Bug where highlighting and tagging was sluggish for users with a lot of annotations.
• Bug where URLs in personal notes didn’t work correctly as hyperlinks.
• Bug where following a link caused the sidebar to close on an iPad.
• Bug where the app remembered your scroll position when returning to a chapter months later.
• Bug where bottom toolbar reappeared after switching chapters in full screen mode.
• Bug where a missing quotation mark in an exact phrase search caused the app to crash.
• Bug where separator lines were appearing in the right column when viewing personal notes.
• Theme colors in several places.

Gospel Library 4.4.0 for iOS – 28 Feb 2018

IMPROVEMENTS

• Added speaker photos when browsing general conference talks
• Improved look and feel when browsing content in list mode
• Updated menu for switching content languages
• Commas are now allowed in tag names

FIXES

• Fixed bug where typed text was hard to read in the search box
• Fixed bug where text selection menu went away after creating a highlight
• Fixed bug where footnote links to content outside of Gospel Library failed to load

Gospel Library 4.3.0 for iOS – 17 Jan 2018

IMPROVEMENTS

• Added quoted text for linked verses in the Notes section of the app.
• Standardize what text is shared when sharing a selection or full chapter
• Improved relevance of suggestions that appear when searching.
• Audio button now appears when you arrive to a chapter, whether or not you’re scrolled to the top. It also appears when you toggle full screen mode. Previously, it was only possible to open the audio player from the top of the chapter.

FIXES

• Remove flicker/zoom animation in Notes
• Eliminate frozen launch screen
• Eliminate unexpected jumping to top of conference talks
• Audio now resumes where you left off

Gospel Library 4.2.0 for iOS – 6 Dec 2017

Features

• Updated the drop-down navigation menu and general navigation pattern.
• Improved go-to search suggestions to quickly jump to a scripture, hymn, or book.
• Included personal notes in search results.
• Updated search to only include exact phrase results when using quote marks.
• Added a new video player for general conference talks.
• App will now skip full session audio when listening to individual general conference talks.
• Updated the floating audio button.
• Added a Sort option for tags when adding a tag to a highlight or note.
• Added a new floating "+" button for notes, bookmarks, screens, and custom collections.
• Changed “Recent” to “All” and reordered tabs in the Notes section of the app.
• Changed app to remember the most recent tab in the Notes section of the app.
• Updated the sign-in screen and search bars throughout the app.
• Updated the placeholder text in the note editor.
• Added a new “Magenta” theme.
• Made minor string changes to be more consistent between iOS and Android.
• Updated UI translations in several languages.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed bug where the iOS control center switched from audio to video while listening.
• Fixed bug where the video play button showed on top of the speaker’s face.
• Fixed bug where bold and italic didn’t work properly in the note editor.
• Fixed bug where the related content sidebar became unresponsive.
• Improved support for iOS 11 and iPhone X.

Gospel Library 4.1.3 for iOS – 16 Aug 2017

• Fixed problems where highlights would sometimes not appear in content
• Fixed issue where role-based content like Handbook 1 would sporadically disappear
• Fixed some performances issues related to Annotation sync

Gospel Library 4.1.2 for iOS – 28 Jun 2017

Fixed bug causing content to not update.

Gospel Library 4.1.1 for iOS – 26 Jun 2017

Fixed some crashes

Gospel Library 4.1.0 for iOS – 25 May 2017

• New annotation menu when you select text.
• Added ability to delete a link without deleting the entire annotation.
• Added book/speaker artwork to iOS Control Center when listening to audio.
• Added setting to prevent catalog updates while on a cellular network.
• Reduced catalog size with better compression.
• Better error catching for some annotation sync errors.
• Improved performance when there are many highlights on the same page.
• Fixed several bugs and crashes.

Gospel Library 4.0.5 for iOS – 23 Mar 2017

• Fixed issue causing app to freeze up when selecting text
• Fixed problem where scroll position in chapter wasn’t saving across sessions
• Fixed issue causing some links to crash
• Fixed auto-advance problem with audio
• Improved playback for downloaded audio
• Fixed issue causing bookmarks not to update correctly
• Fixed playback for downloaded videos in airplane mode
• Fixed issue with saving a note to a notebook
• Fix a bug when syncing annotations after merging from anonymous user
• Expanded touch area for footnotes
• Fixed sorting of footnotes in sidebar

Gospel Library 4.0.4 for iOS – 13 Feb 2017

• Automatically add new tips to app without requiring app update
• Fixed issue where app would freeze when highlighting text
• Fixed issue causing content to appear as blank screen
• Fixed problem causing tags to be squished in the sidebar
• Fixed problem causing footnote and annotations in sidebar to not be scrollable
• Fixed a crash when viewing search results

Gospel Library 4.0.3 for iOS – 25 Jan 2017

• Annotations appear in sidebar with footnotes
• Content and highlights should load more smoothly
• Audio playback should auto-advance correctly
• Fixed and issue where app would freeze up when adding tags/notes

Gospel Library 4.0.2 for iOS – 12 Jan 2017

This version fixes a few minor crashes and bugs.

Gospel Library 4.0.1 for iOS – 20 Dec 2016

Fixes crash on startup affecting some users.

Gospel Library 4.0.0 for iOS – 15 Dec 2016 (*)(†)

Requires iOS 9.0 or later.

Changed from v2 to v3 content schema.

• Made all content annotatable, including lists, chapter headings, hymns, etc.
• Added in-app training through video “Tips” and “What’s New”
• Provide male and female voice recordings options for English scriptures
• Redesigned related content sidebar for easier viewing of footnotes
• Enabled split screen support for iPads
• Added sepia and default (black and gold) themes
• Redesigned “Notes” experience (Notebooks, Tags, Recent)
• Added rich text formatting to notes (bold, italics, lists)
• Reverted back to icon-based text selection action buttons
• Made user-created links bi-directional
• Added a “clear” highlight style

Gospel Library 3.4.13 for iOS – 14 Oct 2015

Fixed an issue causing the app to crash on iOS 6.

Gospel Library 3.4.12 for iOS – 6 Oct 2015

Fixed bugs related to selecting text and highlights.

Gospel Library 3.4.11 for iOS – 26 Sep 2015

Resolves an issue where changes in iOS 9 would unexpectedly cause Church website links to open in Gospel Library instead of Safari.

Gospel Library 3.4.10 for iOS – 1 Jul 2015

• Fixed iOS 6 bugs (this will be the last update that supports iOS 6).
• Fixed bug causing headphone controls to occasionally function incorrectly.
• Fixed bug that could cause some people to get stuck on the “Updating Gospel Library” screen.
• A few other bug fixes and refinements.

Gospel Library 3.4.9 for iOS – 5 Jun 2015

Please back up your highlights, notes, and bookmarks by signing in with your LDS Account! The app will now periodically remind you to sign in if you haven’t already.

New features:

• Enabled audio downloading for offline listening
• Added “find on page” to search
• Added the ability to filter the list of content languages in Settings

Enhancements:

• Refined the fullscreen and audio button interaction (tap in the content area to toggle fullscreen)
• Disabled autocorrect in search
• Improved performance in the “All” study notebook

Bug fixes:

• Fixed bugs related to audio advance and interruption
• Fixed crash when accessing Settings on iOS 6
• Fixed sorting of content languages in Settings
• Fixed several other bugs, performance, and UI issues

Gospel Library 3.4.8 for iOS – 12 Apr 2015

We’re really excited about this next release of the Gospel Library! This release brings several new features, enhancements, bug fixes and stability improvements. Here are the details:

New features:

• Added ability to step through search result matches in a page
• Now show number of matches for each search result
• More prominent audio player
• Pick up where you left off between devices and Safari with Handoff
• Added ability to deep link to content from outside the app

Enhancements:

• Adjusted swipe to toggle fullscreen mode (fullscreen is again available on all supported versions of iOS)
• Narrower margins on iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
• Higher quality audio playback at faster and slower speeds
• Made it easier to tap the update bookmark button
• Faster scrolling in the library
• Removed link from copied text

Bug fixes:

• Fixed audio auto-advance with locked screen
• Fixed bug where sync would fail with very long notes
• Fixed links to a range of chapters in the content
• Fixed issue where tapping an image would toggle fullscreen mode
• Fixed some sorting issues in tags and notes
• Fixed issue where bookmarks, screens, and search buttons would disappear
• Fixed issue with chapter-level bookmarks synced from Android
• Fixed bugs related to AirPlay
• Fixed various other crashes and UI issues

Gospel Library 3.4.7 for iOS – 15 Dec 2014

New features:

• Now optimized for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
• Added a list of downloaded videos to the settings screen
• Added sync progress to the settings screen
• Added swipe/tap to toggle fullscreen on iOS 8 (fullscreen is no longer available on iOS 7 or earlier)

Performance improvements:

• Faster swipe between chapters
• Faster search results while typing a search query
• Faster opening large collections, such as the magazines
• Faster opening and scrolling through large items, such as the Index to the Triple Combination

Bug fixes:

• Fixed issue where new content, such as October 2014 general conference, might not appear for up to 3 weeks
• Fixed bug where the content text size would change when the device is rotated
• Fixed endnote markers not appearing as superscript
• Fixed bug where the share sheet would sometimes appear squished
• Fixed issues where search results for an item that appears in more than one collection only appeared under one of the collections
• Fixed some issues with audio playback in the app and on the lock screen
• Fixed various other problems that would prevent sync from working
• Fixed issue where duplicate tags would appear
• Fixed issue where syncing a large number of annotations would slow down, freeze, or crash the app
• Fixed problem with removing notes from a notebook page
• Fixed annotations not drawing correctly under various conditions
• Fixed various other crashes and UI issues

Gospel Library 3.4.6 for iOS – 22 Sep 2014

Stability improvements and bug fixes.

Gospel Library 3.4.5 for iOS – 28 Aug 2014

• Refined Search, including having exact phrase and keyword results display
• Adjusted Screens to have newly added screens display at the top
• Added role-based content capability (e.g., if you are serving in a bishopric, you can now access Handbook 1)
• Fixed various bugs and stability issues

Gospel Library 3.4.4 for iOS – 30 Jun 2014

Stability improvements and bug fixes.

Gospel Library 3.4.3 for iOS – 8 May 2014

Stability improvements and bug fixes.

Gospel Library 3.4.2 for iOS – 3 May 2014

Stability improvements and bug fixes.

Gospel Library 3.4.1 for iOS – 3 May 2014

Stability improvements and bug fixes.

Gospel Library 3.4.0 for iOS – 12 Feb 2014

• Implemented new iOS 7 design
• Improved navigation (tap the title to go where you want)
• Simplified search feature (group results by collections and sort by book order)
• Redesigned bookmarks
• Enabled unlimited screens
• Added ‘favorites’ custom collection
• Integrated with LDS Music app for access to sheet music
• Improved accessibility
• Moved language content and grid/list view selections into settings
• Moved history under bookmarks
• Simplified settings
• Fixed bugs and improved performance

Gospel Library 3.3.3 for iOS – 12 Nov 2013

Performance improvements

Gospel Library 3.3.2 for iOS – 24 Oct 2013

Fixed a stability issue with iOS 7.0.3.

Gospel Library 3.3.1 for iOS – 11 Oct 2013

Fixed some iOS 7 compatibility issues.

Gospel Library 3.3.0 for iOS – 11 Oct 2013

Stability improvements and bug fixes.

Gospel Library 3.2.0 for iOS – 9 Sep 2013

• User’s location is saved and restored correctly.
• Overlapping annotations are easier to edit.
• Sharing a notebook page via email includes all content.
• Localized for more languages.
• Stability improvements and bug fixes.

Gospel Library 3.1.1 for iOS – 9 Aug 2013

Search improvements and bug fixes.

Gospel Library 3.1.0 for iOS – 27 Jul 2013

Thanks for all the great feedback! We heard you and made some key improvements:

• We completely rebuilt search from the ground up, quickly giving you far more relevant results.
• You can now write your plans in the Duty to God guidebook.
• We added more videos and fixed previous issues that prevented some videos from playing.
• We improved how content is installed and updated so that it has less impact on app performance.
• We made several fixes to the content reader.

Gospel Library 3.0.1 for iOS – 30 Jun 2013

• Various stability improvements
• Video downloads now persist correctly

Gospel Library 3.0.0 for iOS – 18 Jun 2013 (*)(†)

Requires iOS 6.1 or later.

Changed from v1 to v2 content schema.

This new version includes a simplified interface, improved content layout, and powerful study features.

Gospel Library 2.5.0 for iOS – 25 Apr 2013

• Bug fixes and sync improvements
• Added support for additional highlight colors

We are working on a new version of the app that will support the iPhone 5 screen size. In order to continue support for older devices, the 2.5 release does not include support for the taller iPhone 5 screen.

Gospel Library 2.4.7 for iOS – 4 Jan 2013

• Support for additional highlight colors
• Fixed some sync bugs

Gospel Library 2.4.6 for iOS – 24 Sep 2012

• Improved stability of Annotation Sync service

Gospel Library 2.4.5 for iOS – 29 Aug 2012

• Minor Bug Fixes.
• iOS 6 compatibility improved.

Gospel Library 2.4.4 for iOS – 8 May 2012

• Minor Bug Fixes
• Easier Access to the Notebook
• A Journal is included in the Notebook by default
• Annotation Sync Improvements
• Basic Page Number Support for George Albert Smith manual

Gospel Library 2.4.3 for iOS – 16 Feb 2012

Minor Bug Fix - Fixed an update launch bug for those with earlier versions.

Gospel Library 2.4.2 for iOS – 10 Feb 2012

• Various Bug Fixes - Fixed a time zone related sync error and a copy and paste bug.
• Study Notebook Videos - Added the ability to add Leadership Training Videos to a Study Notebook document when preparing a training lesson.

Gospel Library 2.4.1 for iOS – 22 Dec 2011

• Layout Improvements - Fixed a text layout bug that occurred on some older devices

Gospel Library 2.4.0 for iOS – 28 Nov 2011

• Audio Playback - Audio Playback now available for Scriptures, General Conference and Magazines.
• Study Notebook - This feature is completely new and provides a way to browse and search your annotations.
• Tags - This is a section of the study notebook that you use to browse and search all the tags you’ve been making as you mark your scriptures.
• Documents - This is a section of the study notebook geared toward the organizing of snippets for deeper topical study, talk preparation and lesson planning. Prepare your lesson or talk right in Gospel Library and print it out with AirPrint!
• Media Content Playback – You can now play audio or video of any content for which there’s an audio or video counterpart. This includes scriptures, general conference talks, Ensign and more!
• AirPlay Video Out - Starting with 2.4 you can play your video to an Apple TV wirelessly.
• Sync Improvements - We’ve fixed several sync bugs so your annotations will move correctly between devices and the web.
• New Support Area - If you go into the settings area you’ll see a new About page and Support area that will help you get the most out of Gospel Library
• Margins - We now render our content with margins properly for your reading pleasure.
• Catalog Updates - In 2.3 getting new catalog update (new magazines etc) was hit and miss, with this update things should be more reliable.

Enhancements and fixes in previous Gospel Library updates:

• Universal App - Single app runs on both iPhones and iPads
• Annotation Improvements - Updated and Improved Annotation and Selection Menus
• Video Improvements - Video player works better especially for older devices
• Bookmarks UI - Improved management of bookmarks

Gospel Library 2.3.0 for iOS – 6 Jul 2011

• Single app runs on both iPhones and iPads (Universal App)
• Rotation Lock is available again
• Various bug fixes and UI enhancements
• Updated and Improved Annotation and Selection Menus
• Video improvements for older devices
• Improved management of bookmarks

Gospel Library 2.2.0 for iOS – 14 Jun 2011

• Fixed problem with upgrade from 2.0.3
• Added section titles to Doctrine & Covenants, Hymns, Bible Dictionary, Topical Guide, The Guide to the Scriptures. To enable this feature, remove the book from Manage Library (don’t worry, annotations will NOT be deleted) and re-download the book.

Gospel Library 2.1.1 for iOS – 18 May 2011

• Fixed bug causing app to crash when changing languages in Manage Library

We have discovered a bug in updating highlights, notes, bookmarks and cross references to the new format required to allow the backup/sync with LDS.org. If you have annotations you don’t want to lose, DO NOT UPGRADE until version 2.2 is released!

This version will require you to update books upon startup. This is so that we can download new content in a format that will allow for annotation backup/sync with LDS.org. If you don’t have 10-20 minutes and a WIFI connection, wait to upgrade until you do.

Gospel Library 2.1 for iOS – 12 May 2011 (*)

Requires iOS 3.1.3 or later.

• Annotation backup/synchronization (beta)
• Tags
• Bug fixes
• Memory improvements
• Spanish & German content
• Spanish user interface

Gospel Library 2.0.3 for iOS – 19 Nov 2010

• Fixed problem with disappearing chapters
• Fixed problem with application locking/freezing up
• Improved video download and playback
• Other minor stability fixes

Gospel Library 2.0.2 for iOS – 16 Oct 2010

• Should fix the duplicate book problem caused by closing the application while upgrading your content.
• Highlight bar fixed on iOS 3.x devices.
• Fixes 2.0 upgrade problem causing no content to appear in downloaded books.
• Highlighted text changed to black when night viewing is enabled.

Gospel Library 2.0.1 for iOS – 9 Oct 2010

Version 2.0.1 should repair the content in your Gospel Library. In the rare case that it doesn’t, we apologize that you’ll need to delete the app from your device and reinstall it. If you are NOT concerned with losing your annotations and personalizations, please delete the version of the app on your device and get the 2.0.1 release from the store. If you ARE concerned with losing your annotations and want to keep them, then please DO NOT delete the 2.0.1 version. Please be patient as we work on a 2.0.2 update that should preserve your personalizations.

• Many bug fixes (disappearing chapters, instability, etc.)
• Added Landscape mode
• Copy/Paste
• iOS 4 support
• Retina Display graphics
• General Conference Videos (Works on external display for larger playback)
• Bookmarks return to specific verse/paragraph
• Highlight destination verses/paragraphs after following a link
• New Selection/Annotation tools
• Church Magazines

Gospel Library 2.0 for iOS – 3 Oct 2010

• Fixed many bugs.
• Added video support.

Gospel Library 1.2 for iOS – 17 Jun 2010

• Fixed the fast scroll (scrubber) on the top navigation page from crashing the app when no libraries are downloaded.
• Fixed the swiping from one chapter to another from terminating the application periodically.
• Fixed highlighting text within a verse or that it spans multiple verses.
• Fixed the database upgrade process to rollback if the user cancels out before the process is complete.
• Removed the rotation to landscape on the bookmark, history and goto pages.

Gospel Library 1.1 for iOS – 3 Jun 2010

• Fixed various problems with the application quitting unexpectedly.
• Added additional content.
• Improved the speed of searching for content.

Gospel Library 1.01 for iOS – 15 Apr 2010

• Fixed a display problem in the table of contents of many of the books.

Gospel Library 1.00 for iOS – 9 Apr 2010 (*)(†)

Requires iOS 3.0 or later.

Using v1 content schema.

Gospel Library is an official application of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Download and study the scriptures, general conference talks, and the many other gospel instruction materials (Gospel Principles, Hymns, Preach My Gospel, curriculum resources, and so on) published by the Church. Audio recordings of the scriptures, general conference talks, Church magazines, and new radio programming are not included, but they are available through the Church’s free Mormon Channel application.

Gospel Library allows you to search, bookmark, annotate, link, and highlight the texts. Later in 2010, these personalized study features will be available across the Church’s Web site and other platforms. Gospel Library will also soon contain the scriptures and other materials in various languages.

In addition to giving feedback through the ratings, we welcome your feedback and suggestions for improving this application on the mobile Gospel Library wiki at https://tech.lds.org/wiki/index.php/Gospel_Library_support.

This application and others coming soon are available thanks to the volunteer work of community developers. To learn how you can participate in this community development work for the Church, visit tech.lds.org.

(*) indicates a change in the minimum supported version of Windows. (†) indicates a content schema change. Release notes for older versions of the app may be incomplete.

Gospel Library 6.7.1 for Windows – 16 Mar 2024

Fixed bug to restore download/player button functionality.

Gospel Library 6.7.0 for Windows – 11 Mar 2024

• Several enhancements as well as bug fixes to folders and folder management.
• Implemented the featured study plans offered by the Church as well as other study plan improvements.
• Updates and changes to search results.
• Updated how bookmarks are handled, synced, grouped and displayed.
• Other performance improvements and bug fixes.

Gospel Library 6.6.21 for Windows – 1 Feb 2024

Fixed bug not allowing some dialog boxes to close.

Gospel Library 6.6.0 for Windows – 22 Jan 2024

• Implemented multiple level folders. Completely updated folder tab of notes page.
• Added export of annotations to text file for easy viewing, copying, and pasting to other applications.
• Improved search including being able to use + and - signs to limit searches.
• Added sort by book to notes screen to approximate how books would naturally appear.
• Fixed the Lesson Card on the homescreen.
• Allow text to speech using device installed voices for different languages.
• Improvements in study plans.
• Other performance improvements and bug fixes.

Gospel Library 6.5.21 for Windows – 30 Dec 2023

Updated Come Follow Me for 2024.

Gospel Library 6.5.2 for Windows – 14 Oct 2023

• Implemented a change to the references pane to improve ability for Windows 10 to use it properly.
• Improved search including by tags and folders.
• Title bar no longer overlaps images.
• Added search to folders/notebooks page.
• Fixed old removed folders/notebooks from appearing as a blank folder in annotations.
• Other performance improvements and bug fixes.

Gospel Library 6.5.0 for Windows – 15 Sep 2023

• Added Lesson Card for Relief Society and Elders Quorum.
• Added Daily Study Card showing reading streaks and updating other platforms on reading when done on this platform.
• Fixed fullscreen view of images overlapping close button.
• Added a close button to the audio player.
• Made full screen view easier to access and get out of.
• Fixed where notebooks appear to be duplicated in an annotation record.
• Theme updates and several other visual improvements.
• Other performance improvements and bug fixes including in syncing.

Gospel Library 6.4.2 for Windows – 8 Sep 2023

Fixed a syncing problem related to tags names being changed to computer jargon.

Gospel Library 6.4.0 for Windows – 28 Aug 2023

• Updated visual appearance matching Windows 11 style including new ribbon and buttons in the title bar.
• Implemented new search experience that allows searching of content that isn’t downloaded when you are online.
• Improved General Conference speaker sorting.
• Added list view to Study Plans.
• Improved and fixed bugs in tag and notebook creation, syncing, deletes, navigation, and error handling.
• Added forcesync feature for users with syncing issues.
• Other performance enhancements and bug fixes.

Gospel Library 6.3.1 for Windows – 5 Jul 2023

Fixed a syncing problem related to languages.

Gospel Library 6.3.0 for Windows – 24 Jun 2023

• Improved displaying of tags.
• Fixed bug experienced by some users when changing content language.
• Other performance enhancements and bug fixes.

Gospel Library 6.2.0 for Windows – 13 Jun 2023

Fixed a bug that sometimes prevents tags from syncing.

Gospel Library 6.1.1 for Windows – 24 May 2023

• Bug fix to return some display of some annotation data.
• Other bug fixes and performance enhancements.

Gospel Library 6.1.0 for Windows – 22 May 2023

• Significant speed enhancements particularly for those with a large number of annotations.
• Improved syncing and handling of annotations.
• Restored functionality of adding links and other annotations while in the middle of viewing and editing annotations.
• Improved alignment of annotations when pages are refreshed.
• Other bug fixes and performance enhancements.

Gospel Library 6.0.0 for Windows – 24 Apr 2023

• Complete rewrite of Notes page and support for new backend annotations server. Many new features to try on the Notes page.
• Study Plans now supported and syncing with other device platforms.
• Margin selection no longer resets when restarting application.
• Find on page no longer overlaps matching words.
• Enabled swipe to update or delete bookmarks in bookmarks pane.
• Added related topics to bottom of General Conference talks.
• Made some updates to visuals to match fluent design styles.
• Fix print bug to now print more than one page.
• Other bug fixes and performance enhancements.

Gospel Library 5.4.0 for Windows – 10 Oct 2022

• Added button to quick player allowing user to switch to full media player during playback
• Added setting to allow user to tourn off the media buttons and just use the menu tab
• Implemented exporting user notes to CSV file from full screen not editor export button
• Implemented share button functionality from banner supporting the Book of Mormon App
• Improved notes and full screen editor
• Other bug fixes and improvements

Gospel Library 5.3.2 for Windows – 24 Aug 2022

• Added a new resizable pane to the Home Pane with links and daily content
• Whole new media play interface allowing multiple windows
• Provided universal media capability throughout app where applicable
• Adeed General Conference sorting and filtering capabilities
• Added topics and sorting to music content
• Fixed and improved handbook search
• New translations for some language interfaces
• Fixed missing books for archived content
• Improved notes and full screen editor
• Added ability for people to join the volunteer effort from within the app as tech projects have sunsetted.
• Many other bug fixes and improvements

Gospel Library 5.2.18 for Windows – 15 Oct 2021

• Bug fix for issues with revelations in context related items in reference panel
• Other bug fixes

Gospel Library 5.2.15 for Windows – 7 Aug 2021

• Bug fix to correct issues with % symbol in note editor
• Fixes to adopt new adjustments for footnote changes
• Other minor bug fixes and improvements

Gospel Library 5.2.14 for Windows – 15 Jul 2021

• Fixes for changes to hymn number format
• Fix for errant duplicate Gospel Topics item on Home Library
• Updates to Danish, French and Spanish strings
• Improvements to the search experience
• Fixes for the numbered grid view in library
• Fixes for bookmarks with small margins
• Fixes for viewing certain hymns
• Tooltips for certain books with long names
• Other bug fixes and improvements

Gospel Library 5.2.10 for Windows – 24 Mar 2021

• Fix to recover from corrupted data downloads which may prevent app startup
• Fix for bookmark issue in General Conference content
• Updates for Come, Follow Me banner and General Conference banner
• Fix for incorrect items in related panel
• Other bug fixes and improvements

Gospel Library 5.2.3 for Windows – 26 Jan 2021

• Fix for problems in General Conference section not being clickable
• Fixes/improvements to note editor copy/paste
• Other bug fixes and improvements

Gospel Library 5.2.2 for Windows – 20 Jan 2021

• Hotfix to correct an issue with bold/italic problems with the note editor
• Fixed an issue with videos only playing audio when clicked.

Gospel Library 5.2.1 for Windows – 19 Jan 2021

• Fixed transparency issues with related panel in dark themes
• Fixed launching video content from related panel
• Fixed issues causing prompt “which app do you want to open with” when clicking certain links in ref panel
• Fixed issue with note editor title field invisible in dark modes
• Improved copy/paste support in note editor
• Other bug fixes and improvements

Gospel Library 5.2.0 for Windows – 14 Jan 2021

• Updates to fix issues with new content source
• New note editor experience
• Multiple bug fixes and improvements

Gospel Library 5.1.16 for Windows – 24 Dec 2020

• Fixes for bookmark bugs
• Added save button for mini note editor in full screen notes page
• Updated search panel to implement search filter for magazines
• Fixes for highlight/underline issues
• Other bug fixes and improvements.

Gospel Library 5.1.12 for Windows – 21 Nov 2020

• Update to fix transparent button on banner

Gospel Library 5.1.11 for Windows – 16 Nov 2020

• Update to support other banner types

Gospel Library 5.1.10 for Windows – 28 Sep 2020

• Update to support General Conference banner

Gospel Library 5.1.9 for Windows – 22 Aug 2020

• Updates to fix leaking code characters in content
• Fix for dates in Come Follow Me content as subtitles
• Improved bookmark grouping and ordering
• Improved sorting and filtering of annotations
• Made it easier to edit tag names
• Bug fixes and improvements

Gospel Library 5.1.8 for Windows – 20 Jul 2020

• Updates to accomodate changes in music content

Gospel Library 5.1.7 for Windows – 13 Jul 2020

• Fix to handle code-like characters appearing in content
• Other bug fixes and improvements

Gospel Library 5.1.6 for Windows – 3 Jun 2020

• Removed support for Windows 10 versions older than version 1803/17134 April 2018 Update released 2018-Apr-30
• Fixes for annotations stop working issue
• Update app styling to match newer Windows design
• Bug fix for references/related panel not displaying on page navigation changes
• New Chinese, Korean, Romanian and Spanish updates to the app user interface
• Updated to Church’s new login experience
• Improvements to bookmarks, notes
• Bug fix for highlights and underlines for smaller fonts.
• Added a copy/paste option for links to appear above copied text

Gospel Library 5.1.2 for Windows – 4 Apr 2020

• New logo
• Fix for underline of supplemental fonts

Gospel Library 5.1.1 for Windows – 27 Mar 2020

• Fix for Windows Mobile
• Minor bug fixes

Gospel Library 5.1.0 for Windows – 24 Mar 2020

• NEW: Read along feature with audio - scrolls the content as audio is reading
• NEW: Added support for “related/associated” content such as images and videos
• NEW: Added date/time for notes
• NEW: Added bookmark grouping and display date
• Reworked media experience to be more intuitive
• Various bug fixes and improvements

Gospel Library 5.0.32 for Windows – 28 Dec 2019

• Fixed an issue with bold formatting getting lost in note editor.
• Improved searching in full screen notes page
• Added ability to filter by both book and color in full screen notes page
• Other minor improvements

Gospel Library 5.0.31 for Windows – 25 Dec 2019

• Fixed issue with underline errors with supercripts
• Enhancements for notebooks/tags in full screen notes view
• Other minor bug fixes

Gospel Library 5.0.30 for Windows – 9 Dec 2019

• Added dedicated icon for full screen notes on navigation bar
• Fixed crashing of full screen notes on older Windows 10 versions
• Adjusted page numbers to prevent obscuring by scroll bar.

Gospel Library 5.0.29 for Windows – 26 Nov 2019

• NEW: Added full screen note page
• NEW: Added jumplist feature. Right click app icon for shortcuts.
• NEW: Added recent search list
• Improvements to the search (post deep search) filtering option for Scriptures
• Work to reduce startup time
• Performance improvements for annotation system
• Sharpen the appearance of notes/annotations in content pages
• Consolidated help and feedback items
• Updated Portuguese strings
• Numerous bug fixes and improvements

Gospel Library 5.0.19 for Windows – 14 Oct 2019

• Updated to new Church sign-in system
• Updated annotation service and calling specific content for new sign-in system
• Improvements to annotation system
• Fixes for bookmark update issues
• Fixes for highlight issues when selected multiple verses
• Improved startup time for application
• Application strings for Russian, Japanese, French and Romanian.
• Other bug fixes and stability enhancements

Gospel Library 5.0.12 for Windows – 28 Jul 2019

• Compatibility updates
• Application strings for German, French and Portuguese
• Fixes for issues on Xbox
• Other bug fixes and improvements

Gospel Library 5.0.11 for Windows – 4 May 2019

• Fix for Windows Mobile unable to play audio
• Fix for XBOX startup issues on certain versions
• Other bug fixes

Gospel Library 5.0.10 for Windows – 29 Apr 2019

• Hotfix for bug in Windows 10 version 1709

Gospel Library 5.0.8 for Windows – 24 Apr 2019

• Prep work for future sign-in upgrade
• Fixed an issue with UI language support for Chinese which can block startup
• Added a “Record Impression” button for Come, Follow Me
• Expanded digits for shortcut search to allow D12311 D&C 123:11
• Updated language strings for Spanish user interface
• Improvements for the settings panel
• Added app details pane
• Added information detail about annotations
• Minor bug fixes

Gospel Library 5.0.4 for Windows – 9 Mar 2019

• Fix for title errors in certain content
• Fixed an issue with male/female voice settings for scripture audio

Gospel Library 5.0.3 for Windows – 2 Mar 2019

• New experience for related content/references panel
• Minor bug fixes for search
• Other bug fixes and improvements

Gospel Library 5.0.0 for Windows – 23 Feb 2019 (†)

Changed from v3 to v4 content schema.

• Split catalogs by language, reducing size
• Reduced size of books and separated styling, fonts and images from package
• Increased search speed and accuracy for downloaded content
• New search engine with flattened results and “context scoped” search options
• Update to role-based content to support new source
• Feature improvements such as sorted notebooks and tags
• New keyboard shortcuts
  
  • ALT+D enter omnibar search box
  • ALT+Left Arrow navigate back
  • ALT+Right Arrow navigate forward
• Adjustable margins for content on larger screens
• Faster startup time for application
• Bug fixes and other improvements

After months of effort from our wonderful volunteer team, we are releasing the second major update for the UWP (Universal Windows Platform - Windows 10) version of Gospel Library for Windows. This version brings unified Windows 10 support for desktop, laptop, tablet, mobile and XBOX. The XBOX version is popular for family, home centered study.

This update contains major reworkings of the catalog system, the catalog structure, the content structure and search system to make the application more efficient, more stable and faster. This update serves as a foundation for future improvements to the application and will allow for new features and updates.

The progress made so far wouldn’t be possible without the help of our wonderful volunteer developers and testers who have donated thousands of hours to make this application possible on Windows. There is still much work to be done to complete the app. We appreciate your support as we continue to improve Gospel Library for Windows.

Thank You,

Windows Gospel Library Volunteer Team

Gospel Library 4.2.8 for Windows – 12 Feb 2019

• Fix to correct footnote linking issues

Gospel Library 4.2.7 for Windows – 9 Feb 2019

• Fix for catalog unable to download content issue

Gospel Library 4.2.6 for Windows – 26 Jan 2019

• Fix to prevent locking of the app during startup

Gospel Library 4.2.5 for Windows – 7 Jan 2019

• Patch to fix an issue with annotating ‘Come Follow Me’ content

Gospel Library 4.2.4 for Windows – 4 Aug 2018

• Updated Chinese language strings for the application
• Replaced decompress code to accomodate a recent change in older Windows Mobile devices that prevent them from starting the app.
• Fixed a bug with audio for mobile that prevented it from playing scripture audio.

Gospel Library 4.2.2 for Windows – 21 Jul 2018

• Updated Japanese language strings for the application
• Changed minimum Windows version targets
• Fixed a bug with audio not available if no specific gender voice is available

Gospel Library 4.2.0 for Windows – 14 Jul 2018

• ANNOUNCING: First official release of Gospel Library for XBOX.
• Added Romanian translation for user interface; updated German, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian and Korean.
• Added new media manger option
• Added a cross link button in note editor to attach links to existing notes
• Added ability to set narrow margins when using wide screens (view tab)
• Allow sorting by author for General Conference
• Added ability to select alternate voice for scripture audio
• Assorted bug fixes

Gospel Library 4.1.38 for Windows – 21 Apr 2018

• Fixes to prevent freezing during app launch when checking for role specific content
• Modified the navigate to verse indicator to match the new mobile indicator (orange vertical line)
• Added a copy text only option in addition to copy with references
• Added default copy behavior settings in settings panel
• Fixes for continuous play
• Fix for broken pen behavior when selecting context menu button with pen tip

Gospel Library 4.1.34 for Windows – 14 Apr 2018

• Added protection against faulty catalogs which can cause prefetch annotation errors
• Adjusted coverart to properly crop conference speaker images to portrait orientation
• Added search filter to language list
• Updated Help Guide
• Mobile - Breadcrumbs added to title bar
• Other bug fixes and stability improvements

Gospel Library 4.1.30 for Windows – 19 Mar 2018

• Added improvements to acrylic theme mode
• Added bookmarks sorting option
• Added a ‘reset app’ option in advanced settings
• Added an “immersive mode” button on the title bar
• Added an inversion mode for sheet music when in dark or night themes
• Added share link in context menu
• Added share (chapter) link on ribbon menu [...] button
• Improved catalog downloads to improve reliability
• Improved download all link on ribbon menu to be context sensitive
• Improved copy feature to include references and links
• Numerous bug fixes and improvements

Gospel Library 4.1.24 for Windows – 21 Feb 2018

• Improvements to splash screen messages
• Fixed “Unexpected character encountered while parsing value: <" error
• Updated Korean language strings
• Minor bug fixes and improvements

Gospel Library 4.1.20 for Windows – 14 Feb 2018

• Fixed a bug which prevented tabs from saving and restoring
• Fixed a conflict which prevented navigation of content via the arrow keys
• Added “self-healing” for corrupted books
• Added failover code if incremental catalog update fails
• New! Added acrylic option for themes if running Windows Fall Creators Update
• Added/updated Finnish and Chinese language strings
• Bug fixes to improve stability, reduce random crashes, improve reliability of syncing annotations

Gospel Library 4.1.14 for Windows – 6 Feb 2018

• Fixes to improve stability and reduce random errors/crashing
• Add intermediate splash screen to notify of catalog updates in process, etc.
• Updates for German language strings
• Other bug fixes and improvements

Gospel Library 4.1.8 for Windows – 25 Jan 2018

• Fixes to reduce CDCorrupt errors
• Fixed styling issues which caused large black grippers to appear in help guide
• Fixed styling issues for note borders
• Improved performance of updating catalog during startup
• Updated media icons to match other platforms
• Fixes and improvements to the search service
• Updates for French and Portuguese language strings
• Other bug fixes and improvements

Gospel Library 4.1.4 for Windows – 17 Jan 2018

• Fixes for new content which incorrectly displayed as grayed out
• Changed the flow of catalog updates
• Fixes to address 404 errors when downloading content
• Fix for certain hangs during startup when no internet available
• Updated language strings for Italian, Japanese and Swedish
• Bug fixes for common crashes identified from crash analytics collection
• Other minor bug fixes and improvements

Gospel Library 4.1.1 for Windows – 27 Dec 2017

• Extensive work on the annotations sync service to improve robustness when syncing with other platforms
• Alerts for no internet connection
• Added exact match search results
• Added language strings for multiple languages
• Implemented workaround for copy bug on Windows Mobile
• Other Bug fixes

Gospel Library 4.0.18 for Windows – 25 Nov 2017

• Major updates to the annotation editor to handle foreign language and special character sets
• Fixed sort order for language picker, notebooks
• Other bug fixes

Gospel Library 4.0.16 for Windows – 6 Nov 2017

• Fix for live pen highlighting broken because of Windows Fall Creators Update
• Improvements to First Run experience
• Added x64 support
• Added posters for general conference content
• Fixed a bug which caused quotes to be converted to code in annotation editor
• Fixed a bug which caused italicizing or bolding of left/right quotes to freeze the note editor
• Fixed a bug which prevented verse indicator from drawing when navigating by bookmark.
• Updated German, French, Japanese, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese strings.
• Added new App languages, Korean and Swedish.
• Fixed title coloration issue with inline notes.
• Updated platform packages for UWP
• Minor bug fixes

Gospel Library 4.0.7 for Windows – 5 Aug 2017

• Misc bug fixes
• Add Russian language strings for App UI

Gospel Library 4.0.6 for Windows – 27 Jul 2017

• Bug fixes, including a fix stall at startup on pre-anniversary update machines
• Bug fix for first-run experience, download common books
• Added Japanese language strings for the App UI.

Gospel Library 4.0.5 for Windows – 13 Jul 2017

• Added playback rate for media
• Fixed bugs in search which would cause search to stop working
• Fixed search result counts to update correctly
• Fixed syncing issues with annotations which affected some users.

Gospel Library 4.0.3 for Windows – 8 Jul 2017

• Updated default catalog with newer version
• Added working/busy indicator for search
• Minor bug fixes

Gospel Library 4.0.2 for Windows – 1 Jul 2017

• Minor bug fixes to improve stability
• Preparatory work to add media enhancements such as playback rate (coming in future update).

Gospel Library 4.0.1 for Windows – 20 Jun 2017 (*)(†)

Requires Windows 10 or later.
Changed from v2 to v3 content schema.

All New App Released!

Welcome to the all-new Gospel Library for Windows 10. In this release, we’ve entirely rewritten the application and redesigned it from the ground up to build upon and improve your gospel study. We have added many new features and improved others, all while making the app more powerful and easier to use. Most importantly, this version unifies the same content release source, format and schedule with all the platforms including iOS, Android and the Web.

If you encounter issues, be sure to send feedback to us via the Send feedback link in the Settings pane at Settings > About > Send feedback.

New and Improved Features

New Content Source - This new version uses a unified source for its content meaning it will share the same content format and release schedule as the iOS and Android versions of Gospel Library. This also means that limitations caused by older content, like not being able to mark bulleted or numbered lists, content in tables, and other miscellaneous content, no longer exist. You can mark it all!

Tags - Gospel Library for Windows now supports tags! You can add a tag by using the Annotations ribbon, clicking the tag icon, and adding as many tags as you like! You can also add a tag to any note when editing or creating your note.

Links - You can add a personal cross reference link in Gospel Library for Windows by selecting text you’d like to link, then clicking the Link button in the Annotations ribbon. Navigate to where you’d like to link, and select it. Choose the “Link to " option in the ribbon. Your link is now created.

Role-Based Content - Users of the app that need access to calling-specific content are now able to see, open, and use relevant role-based content.

Editing Highlights and Underlines - It’s now possible and easy to edit the color, style, and size of your highlights and underlines. Select text with the highlight you’d like to edit, then press the hint bubble to bring up the context menu. If only one highlight is in the selection, you will see it appear with options in the context menu. If there are more than one, a Multiple Highlights option will appear to allow you to select the marking you want to edit.

Download All and Download Section - Windows now allows you to download all of the books in your current language in Gospel Library. To download a section, right click (or long press) on its cover on the home page, then click “Download Section.” To use Download All, press the more button (it looks like three dots) on the right side of the Home ribbon and click “Download All”.

Notebooks - Gospel Library for Windows now also allows you to create notebooks, view content in your notebooks, and add annotations to existing notebooks via the new annotations pane.

Tabs - The tabs feature has been redesigned, allowing you to make use of browser-like tabs to quickly and easily flip between open pages of Gospel Content.

Multi-Window Support - You can now open multiple Gospel Library windows at one time so that you can view content side by side from different books or sections.

Reference in New Tab or Window - you can now open references to other materials in a new tab or window by right-clicking or pressing and holding on a reference, then choosing “open in new tab” or “open in new window”.

Sheet Music - The sheet music feature has returned, now available in more languages.

Immersive Mode - Double tap or double click to hide the interface which gives you extra reading space and allows you to focus on what you’re reading.

Breadcrumbs - The new omnibox breadcrumbs your trail for you, allowing you to step back through any part of your library journey instantly. Further, you can use the arrows next to each part of the breadcrumbs to jump to a different part of the library quickly. You can also use the omnibox as a quick search to find whatever book or chapter you’re looking for.

Custom Themes - We now have a host of custom themes at your disposal in the settings menu. In addition to being able to match your system accent color, you can select a color from a list of fifty colors to customize the look of the application.

New Context Menu - The context menu has been flattened and improved to provide better discoverability and simpler interaction while adding more power for those common highlights, notes, tags and other annotations.

Rich Note Formatting - The app now includes a new note editor that supports the use of bold and italics formatting, as well as bulleted and numbered lists in your notes. The note editor exposes the ability to add tags and assign your notes to any of your notebooks.

Journal Entries - You can now create a new journal entry from the Journals Entries section of the Annotations pane and record your spiritual impressions.

Printing - Basic printing is now available. You can print the content of a chapter or article by pressing the more (...) menu on the right side of the Home ribbon and clicking “Print”. At this time, notes, highlights, and other annotations are not printed by the application.

Highlight Color Sets - You can select from one of six different highlight color palettes to adjust your highlights and underlines to match your needs.

New, Detailed Help and Tips - A brand new help guide has been written for Gospel Library for Windows 10 that offers help on each of the features of the application and offers tips on how to best take advantage of the tools the app offers.

References Pane - The references pane and a new lower snap mode for references allow users to skim through a chapter’s references with ease. The new references pane also keeps scrolled in sync with you as you read.

Interface Languages - The app’s interface has been translated into several languages so far including Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, and German. Thanks to new volunteers, Gospel Library (Windows) is being supported in Hungarian for the first time. We’ll continue to add more languages as contributions allow. If you’d like to help translate the app into your native language, please contact support through the Send feedback option in Settings > About > Send feedback.

Thank You,

Windows Gospel Library Volunteer Team

Gospel Library 2.0.0 for Windows Phone 8.1 – 5 Aug 2015 (*)(†)

Requires Windows Phone 8.1 or later.
Changed from v1 to v2 content schema.

• Better/easier navigation to content
• Rich content is visible including images, video, proper formatting, page numbers, etc.
• Copy & Paste for sharing
• Multiple languages (content in over 100 languages)
• Add, modify, or delete bookmarks, highlights, notes, etc. using the new Radial Menu
• Collections
• Pin Bookmarks, verses, etc. to your Phone Start Screen
• History keeps track of where you’ve been - easily switch between locations anywhere in the library (similar to the Tabs feature in other platforms)
• Improved Search (just type, or type and hit ENTER)
• Improved Inspirational Messages and images
• Improved audio experience with “Read Along” feature
• Look in Settings (gear icon) to sign in to LDSAccount and customize your reading experience (themes, fonts, text size, etc.)

Gospel Library 1.17.0.4 for Windows Phone – 17 Jan 2015

Gospel library 1.17.0.2 for Windows Phone – 20 Dec 2014

Gospel Library 2.0.0 for Windows 8.1 – 2 Dec 2014 (*)(†)

Requires Windows 8.1 or later.
Changed from v1 to v2 content schema.

• A brand new, user-friendly interface with new navigational controls and full support for keyboard and mouse, trackpad, and touch devices
• Rich content is now available, with inline images, videos, and page numbers in Church manuals and magazines, including the “Come, Follow Me” youth curriculum.
• Ability to play streaming video content like The District, Bible Videos, and Mormon Messages.
• Content in 106 languages, from Afrikaans to Zulu.
• User interface in five languages, including English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Italian.
• Sign into your LDS Account to view notes, bookmarks, highlights synched from LDS.org or other devices running Gospel Library. (The ability to add these within the app will come in a future version.)
• Ability to resize text to customize your reading experience.

Gospel Library 1.16.0.0 for Windows Phone – 7 Oct 2014

Gospel Library 1.15.0.0 for Windows Phone – 26 Jun 2014

Gospel Library 1.14.0 for Windows Phone – 31 May 2014

Today we announce a language pack update to Gospel Library. This update provides content in fifteen new languages, listed below. Additionally, a few bugs have been fixed. See below.

Although the app user interface is still in English only, we hope that users familiar with the newly available languages will make use of their availability.

New Languages:
In addition to the existing five languages (English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, and Finnish), a further fifteen languages have been added. We hope this update will help more users access the blessing of using Gospel Library in their native language.

• Japanese*
• Korean
• French
• Italian
• Russian
• Tagalog
• Chinese (Traditional)
• Swedish
• Danish
• Dutch
• Norwegian
• Tongan
• Samoan
• Hungarian
• Mongolian

* Support for Ruby annotations is not currently available.
Additional updates:

• In addition to new languages, this update includes:
• Home screen shortcuts now feature 2014 content.
• Lock screen backgrounds: you can now set your phone’s lock screen to feature Gospel-centered content.
• Live tile support: see featured scriptures from the app’s scripture pane from your Start screen
• Support for the full-sized (wide) tile (WP 8, 8.1)

Bugs that have been fixed:

• Severe battery drain bug that caused phones to grow uncomfortably hot
• Encoded characters in folder names
• Titles shown during chapter navigation, in the breadcrumbs bar, and in bookmarks to remove duplicated book names
• Light theme bugs with the settings and language pages
• Fixed a bug which would cause the app to crash if the user moved between an introductory page and the main text of the Scriptures.
• Formatting of many pieces of content throughout the app. In order for this change to take effect, you will need to first remove any affected old content by pressing and holding on its name, tapping ‘remove’, and re-downloading it.

Gospel Library 1.13.1223.2 for Windows Phone – 26 Dec 2013

Gospel Library 1.13.0.0 for Windows Phone – 24 Jan 2013

Version 1.13 uses MP4 videos instead of WMV for Windows Phone 8, permits playback of Youth curriculum videos, and syncs annotations less-frequently to reduce battery consumption.

Gospel Library 1.12.0.0 for Windows Phone – 31 Dec 2012

Gospel Library 1.11.0.0 for Windows Phone – 20 Apr 2012

Version 1.11 prepares for an upcoming change in LDS.org study notebook synchronization.

Gospel Library 1.0.0.0 for Windows Phone – 12 May 2011 (*)(†)

Requires Windows Phone 7 or later.
Using v1 content schema.

LDS Gospel Library is an official application of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Download and study the scriptures, General Conference talks, and many other gospel instruction materials published by the Church (Gospel Principles, Hymns, Preach My Gospel, magazines, and curriculum resources). Listen to audio recordings of the scriptures and most General Conference talks.

LDS Gospel Library allows you to search, bookmark, annotate, and highlight the texts (currently, some annotations are only supported on scriptures). LDS Gospel Library will soon contain the scriptures and other materials in various languages.

In addition to providing ratings, we welcome your feedback and suggestions being sent to the support e-mail address.