Fixed several bugs, including some that were causing the app to crash.
- The Terms of Use and Privacy Policy have been updated.
- Privacy Settings allow you to control the sending of usage and diagnostic data from your device.
- The audio and video players have new features, including picture-in-picture (if your device supports it), speed control, and subtitles.
- You can control the players with gestures. Tap with two fingers to play or pause, swipe left or right to go next or previous, swipe up or down to adjust the speed, double tap on the left or right side to skip backwards or forwards.
Fixed some issues with highlighting and selecting text.
Fixed an issue that prevented pens from highlighting text on Android.
Footnotes and endnotes display at the end of articles, in addition to the study pane.
Trackpad support for Android devices is improved.
Light or dark appearance can be selected under Settings.
Fixed an issue where an unexpected language would display on Library > Publications.
Fixed several bugs, including some that were causing the app to crash.
The main navigation containing Home, Bible, and other tabs has moved to the bottom of the screen.
The Publications and Media tabs have been combined into the new Library tab.
The minimum supported operating system level is Android 5.1.
Research Guide updates can be downloaded from the study pane of the Bible.
Several issues are fixed, including some causing the app to crash.
NOTE: Version 12.5 is the last version that supports Android 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 and 5.0. If your device runs one of these older operating systems, you will need to update it to receive future versions of JW Library.
Select a preferred language for Breaking News
Ability to share a link to the Daily Text or the Meetings schedule
When any publication, including the Bible, has been updated, a notification allows you to download the latest version
Fixed some issues with opening jw.org links in the app
Fixed several bugs, including some that were causing the app to crash
Fixed an issue where a limited set of publications were available to download
Reduced size of headings in documents on compact devices
Fixed several bugs, including some that were causing the app to crash
Fixed several bugs, including some that were causing the app to crash
When reading an article, the fonts and styles have been updated to improve readability, better support accessibility, and are consistent with jw.org and Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY
Fixed several bugs, including some that were causing the app to crash
When you use Share to send someone a link, the recipient can open the link in JW Library
Ability to share a link to a specific paragraph or verse
Fixed an issue where navigating to Publications would crash the app, if you had a large number of publications downloaded
Fixed several bugs, including some that were causing the app to crash
All fonts are now the same as jw.org and Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY
Enhanced support for right-to-left languages
Fixed several bugs, including some that were causing the app to crash
Added the ability to start playing audio from a specific paragraph or verse
New videos and songs are now available in the app within a few minutes of being posted on jw.org
Improved performance and reduced the amount of storage space the app uses on your device
Support for displaying content in additional languages
Fixed an issue where the app would crash when turning Bluetooth on and off, or when restarting the device
Fixed an issue on some Android 5.x devices where the app would crash opening the Daily Text, Meetings tab, or any publication
Highlight text in two new colors: Orange and Purple
Play All and Shuffle from the Media tab
Fixed several bugs, including some that were causing the app to crash
Fixed an issue where many unexpected notifications displayed. Notifications will now display when the user taps the Refresh button on the Home section, or when the app is newly installed and the internal list of available publications updates.
Fixed bug where same media item appeared multiple times in Favorites
Fixed bug where app would take a long time to load if no Internet connection was available
Fixed several bugs, including some that were causing the app to crash
Fixed an issue where downloaded videos would not play on Android 10
Fixed a number of bugs, including some that caused the app to crash
Fixed an issue preventing the publication catalog from updating
Fixed several bugs, including some that were causing the app to crash
Ability to download individual audio recordings when reading an article
When viewing a picture or video, ability to see all the other pictures from the same article along the bottom of the screen
Fixed several bugs, including some that were causing the app to crash
What's New in 11.1:
Fixed several bugs, including some that were causing the app to crash
What's New in 11.0:
Ability to stream or download any video or audio program
Ability to download audio recordings and embedded videos from a publication’s table of contents
Helpful references from the Research Guide Scripture index in the Study pane of any Bible
Accessibility improvements
Ability to stream or download any video or audio program
Ability to download audio recordings and embedded videos from a publication’s table of contents
Helpful references from the Research Guide Scripture index in the Study pane of any Bible
Accessibility improvements
Fixed several bugs, including some that were causing the app to crash.
Support for 2018 Convention Releases.
Fixed several bugs including some that were causing the app to crash.
Listen to audio recordings of Study Bible picture captions, if available.
Fixed several bugs, including some that were causing the app to crash.
When viewing a picture or video in the Study Bible, you can now see all the other items from the same book along the bottom of the screen.Fixed some issues that were causing the app to crash.
See search suggestions from the Glossary and Research Guide, in addition to those from the Insight book.Fixed several bugs including some that were causing the app to crash.
Fixed several bugs including some that were causing the app to crash.
Support for The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition).
Delete individual tags while editing a noteFixed several bugs, including some that were causing the app to crash
Tap a picture to view full screen"More Songs" button on Meetings > Show Media lists all video songs, if available
Search notes and tagsFixed several bugs including some that were causing the app to crashNOTE: Future versions will no longer support Android 4.0
Fixed several bugs including some that were causing the app to crash.
JW LIBRARY is an official app produced by Jehovah’s Witnesses. It includes multiple Bible translations, as well as books and brochures for Bible study.
Bible
• Choose from various Bible translations.
• Compare all available Bible versions by tapping a verse number.
• View the associated material by tapping a footnote marker or reference letter
Navigation
• Swipe left or right to quickly navigate your current publication.
• Place bookmarks at any verse or chapter to quickly resume your reading.
• Use the history feature to quickly access recently read content.
• Find words or expressions in your current publication with the search feature.
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