Version History
Here you can find the changelog of Verbum Catholic Bible Study since it was posted on our website on 2013-08-21.
The latest version is 32.0.0 and it was updated on soft112.com on 20 March, 2024.
See below the changes in each version:
version 32.0.0
posted on 2024-02-27
What’s New:
- Single tap gesture now (again) shows and hides toolbars. Double tap to select a verse or sentence, long press to select a word.
- We’ve added book previews in the store.
- We’ve begun replacing usages of “resource” with “book” for clarity.
- Bible Word Study guides now return matches for Hebrew lemmas.
Bug Fixes
- Highlighting styles
- Crashes
version 31.0.5
posted on 2024-02-11
version 31.0.1
posted on 2024-01-18
New
- We've made improvements to the active reference that is used to trigger links between books.
Fixes and Improvements
- Notes
- Crashes
And more.
version 30.0.2
posted on 2023-12-15
Fixed
- Fixed an issue with Audio and Inline Search on Android 14.
- Fixed the "All" search failure in the Search tool.
version 30.0.0
posted on 2023-12-04
What’s New:
- Added a new Parallel Books button, next to the reference box, that allows you to quickly change between Bible translations, Study Bibles, Bible Commentaries, and more.
Bug Fixes and Improvements
- Notes
- Search
- Crashes
- And more.
version 29.0.3
posted on 2023-11-22
Various crash fixes.
version 29.0.2
posted on 2023-11-13
Fixed
- Search keyboard button not working in Search Tool.
- Clicking on references in Reference Scanner.
- Possible authentication issue.
version 29.0.1
posted on 2023-10-26
What’s New:
- Simplified and improved on-boarding.
Bug Fixes
- In-app purchasing
- Crashes
- And more.
version 28.0.1
posted on 2023-10-03
- Fixed a crash in the store.
- Fixed a problem with the inline search toolbar.
- Fixed an occasional crash in the reading view.
version 28.0.0
posted on 2023-09-12
What’s New:
- We changed the text slightly in some of our product description pages in the store.
- Improved the prioritization of bibles to prefer bibles in the application language.
- Various updates to the Search tool.
Bug Fixes
- Library
- Notes
- ISBN Scanner
- Search
- Store
- Crashes
- And more.
version 27.0.2
posted on 2023-08-28
Fixed:
- Discover page text missing for non-english languages.
What’s New:
- We’ve added Author, Type, and Series options to Books Search.
Bug Fixes
- Notes and highlights
- Input boxes
- Inline search
- Search
- Store
- Crashes
- Selecting resources in the Library.
- And more.
version 27.0.1
posted on 2023-08-03
Fixed:
- Selecting resources in the Library.
- Other bug fixes.
What’s New:
- We’ve added Author, Type, and Series options to Books Search.
Bug Fixes
- Notes and highlights
- Input boxes
- Inline search
- Search
- Store
- Crashes
- And more.
version 27.0.0
posted on 2023-07-31
What’s New:
- In-app purchasing Store with a subscription offering, search bar, a Promotions section, enhanced product detail pages, and more.
- We’ve added Author, Type, and Series options to Books Search.
Bug Fixes
- Notes and highlights
- Input boxes
- Inline search
- Search
- Store
- Crashes
- And more.
version 26.0.2
posted on 2023-07-07
Fixed:
- Input boxes.
- Multiple anchors for a note not showing up in a resource.
What’s New:
- We’ve added language-specific books to the default layouts that show when initially installing the app.
- A Clear button has been added to remove Search tool history.
- We’ve updated the app to reflect our new Logos brand.
Bug Fixes
- Read Aloud
- Top Bibles
- Localization
- Library filters
- Crashes
- And more.
version 26.0.1
posted on 2023-07-03
Fixed:
- Crash in search tool.
- Crash on startup.
What’s New:
- We’ve added language-specific books to the default layouts that show when initially installing the app.
- A Clear button has been added to remove Search tool history.
- We’ve updated the app to reflect our new Logos brand.
Bug Fixes
- Read Aloud
- Top Bibles
- Localization
- Library filters
- Crashes
- And more.
version 26.0.0
posted on 2023-06-21
What’s New:
- We’ve added language-specific books to the default layouts that show when initially installing the app.
- A Clear button has been added to remove Search tool history.
- We’ve updated the app to reflect our new Logos brand.
Bug Fixes
- Read Aloud
- Top Bibles
- Localization
- Library filters
- Crashes
- And more.
version 25.0.1
posted on 2023-05-17
New:
- We’ve added language-specific books to the default layouts that show when initially installing the app. These resources are specific to the language that is set in your device’s operating system.
- We’ve updated our Logos icon, splash screen and colors to match the new Logos brand styling.
Fixed:
- Issue with long Collection rules.
- Various bug fixes.
version 25.0.0
posted on 2023-05-09
New Saved Layouts Menu
- We’ve refreshed Saved Layouts, making it easier to create and manage your layouts.
New Close All Button
- We’ve added a button in the Layouts View that will close all open tabs
Bug Fixes
- Bible references
- Columns
- Social Media
- Animation
- And more.
version 24.0.1
posted on 2023-04-05
Fixed:
- Various bug fixes.
version 24.0.1
posted on 2023-03-31
Fixed:
- Homepage crash.
- Inline Search results highlighting.
- Authentication issues.
version 9.13.0
posted on 2022-05-05
Fixed
- Various fixes
version 9.13.0
posted on 2022-04-28
We've removed the "Faithlife Today" homepage card.
Improved
- Screen size detection.
- Read-along audio.
Fixed
- Faithlife Study Bible places links.
- Verse Picker crash.
- Various other fixes.
version 9.12.0
posted on 2022-03-16
Improved
- Report a problem.
Fixed
- Freeze when audio track skipped.
- Enable certain newer audio resources to be downloaded.
- Navigation using the scrubber.
- Audio player animation.
- Various other fixes and performance improvements.
version 9.11.0
posted on 2022-02-01
New
- Added a Morris Proctor training video to the home page (Logos app only).
Improved
- Show the total time left in an audio book in the full screen player.
- Highlight the current entry in Table of Contents views.
Fixed
- Error downloading some resources on Android 12.
- Various bug fixes.
version 9.10.0
posted on 2022-01-10
New
- Downloading audiobook now includes its audio files
Improved
- Full size audio player now covers entire screen
- Improved chapter information in full size audio player
Fixed
- Bible Word Study blank when opened from Exegetical Guide
- Resource not opening from Courses
- Topic Guide suggestions not working in other languages
- Margin and background colors in various places
- Some audio resources not playable unless downloaded
- Various fixes
version 9.9.2
posted on 2021-11-18
New
- Minimum supported Android version is now 7.1
Fixed
- Start-up crash for some users
- Potential crash playing audio
version 9.9.1
posted on 2021-11-15
Fixed
- Some resource downloads failing on Android 12
version 9.8.1
posted on 2021-10-27
Fixed
- Our services are signed with certificates from Let’s Encrypt. On September 30th, those certificates stopped being trusted on older platforms (Android 7.0). We've implemented a change to work around this issue to the best of our ability on these old devices. However, some functionality is still impaired (Clippings sync).
version 9.8.0
posted on 2021-09-29
Improved
- Add Factbook and Store to bottom navigation bar on tablets
- Update support email address
- Update support and training links
Fixes
- Passage list verse text no longer cut off
- Terms, Privacy and Forgot Password urls corrected
- Notebook title sometimes not showing
- Occasional crash when highlighting
- Guides not restored
- Various other fixes
version 9.7.0
posted on 2021-08-19
New
- Inline Search shows results without opening a search tab. Enter a search in the Omnibox and select “Inline”
Improved
- System highlight colors
- New highlight styles - brown, gray, pink
- Verse picker columns scroll independently on tablets
- Store
- Show/hide prayers bottom controls on tap or scroll
Fixes
- Various Prayers fixes
- Footnote popup not dismissed
- Highlights on the last verse of a chapter not shown if resource not downloaded
- Some media not downloading
- Other fixes
version 9.6.0
posted on 2021-07-08
Improved
- More audio books are now recognized when filtering your library or opening the Audio library item
- Spanish store
Fixed
- Show full verse results in bible searches
- Store now prompts to sign in if not already authenticated
- Crash when creating highlights
- Limited results in Omnibox for some users
- Various other fixes
version 9.5.0
posted on 2021-05-26
New
- Improved searching of user collections. You can now specify “basic” or “bible” search types and apply a search range to a “basic” search, allowing e.g. a search for “joy” in Romans within a commentary series
- Back button traverses tabs
- Long-press Back button shows History for current resource
- Reading Plans, Prayers and Notes add to History and use the new Back Button flow
Fixed
- Remove spurious User Ratings of 0
- Audio notification control visibility
- Various bug fixes
version 9.4.1
posted on 2021-05-13
Fixed
- Able to follow presentations
version 9.4.0
posted on 2021-04-14
New
- Show an estimated time remaining in a Reading Plan reading
Improved
- Automatically hide Reading Plan controls when reading
- Clearer Word Lookup display using cards
Fixed
- Note input sometimes moved to start of Note
- Prevent Note input position going off screen
- Navigation using Omnibox, Factbook and Word Lookup now updates History
- Last resource in Library hidden
- Various bug fixes
version 9.3.0
posted on 2021-02-23
New
- Library facets for Recently Added and Updated
- Save search results as a passage list
- “Today in Christian History” homepage card (requires Today in Christian History dataset)
Improved
- Reading Plans toolbar display
- Support for new resource types
- Highlight colors in Dark mode
Fixed
- Navigation back to Prayer list retains position
- Missing Verse picker column on Onyx devices
- Hidden Passage List Verse picker row
- Passage List options menu position
version 9.2.3
posted on 2021-02-11
Fixed
* Notes input lag
version 9.2.0
posted on 2021-01-13
New
* Save Passage List in Factbook
* Factbook results in Omnibox
* Factbook results in All Resources search; Factbook search type
* Omnibox navigates through series
* Homepage search is Omnibox
* Systematic Theologies, Recommended Reading and Today in Christian History sections in Factbook
Improved
* Long-press for select mode in Library, Notes, Passage Lists
* Proclaim Groups checked for presentations
* Feedback via Help
Fixed
* Factbook and Guide links
* Dark mode highlights
* Other fixes
version 9.1.0
posted on 2020-12-02
New
- Add support for adding and removing passages to a passage lists.
- View a passage list in a different translation.
- Append reference scanner results to an existing passage list document.
- Control slides in Proclaim presentations within preaching mode.
Improved
- Apply user font scaling to passage list and reference scanner verses.
- Add Preaching Mode for sermons in the More menu.
Fixed
- Fixed an issue when deleting notes.
- Various bug fixes.
version 9.0.2
posted on 2020-11-06
Fixed
- Crash when completing a reading plan session.
- Crash loop when loading certain resources.
version 9.0.1
posted on 2020-11-03
Fixed
- App freezing when trying to complete a reading plan.
- Factbook localization issue.
- Applied Notes filters not being restored.
version 9.0.0
posted on 2020-10-23
Reading Plans
Organize and schedule your reading in seconds.
Preaching Mode
With Preaching Mode your outline is easy to read, you get a clear view of all your slides, and a built-in timer keeps you on time.
Factbook
Our most powerful research tool is now available on mobile for the first time.
Passage Lists
Use Reference Scanner to snap a picture of a document and look up many verses at once, then save as a Passage List.
Better Search
Access powerful search features from any book.
version 8.12.8
posted on 2020-10-12
Fixed
- Potential notes crash
version 8.12.7
posted on 2020-09-28
Fixed
- A potential issue with syncing sermon documents.
- Other bug fixes.
version 8.12.6
posted on 2020-09-02
Improved
- Touch targets for opening menus.
- Loading of custom highlights.
Fixed
- Detecting references in notes that span multiple chapters.
- Various links that were not navigating.
- Prayer scheduling error affecting some timezones.
version 8.12.5
posted on 2020-06-12
Improved
- Show ! in the "Sync your data" menu item if sync fails.
- Support for newer resources.
version 8.12.4
posted on 2020-05-11
Fixed
- Fixed an issue that could affect sermon document syncing
version 8.12.3
posted on 2020-05-04
Fixed
- Fix prayer scheduling error affecting some timezones
version 8.12.2
posted on 2020-04-27
Fixed
- Fixed potential Notes sync issue
- Prevent attempted use of Notes when not logged in
version 8.12.0
posted on 2020-04-06
Improved
- Improve Default resource font and Default Greek font
- Group verse picker chapters and verses in columns of 5/10/...
- Various improvements to Prayers
- Improve handling of media URLs to support future Mobile Ed. content
- Improve handling of quotes and other special characters by Search when offline
- Library sort options are localized
Fixed
- Navigation fixed when opening a resource from library in new tab
- Fixed a crash when creating a new clippings document
version 8.11.1
posted on 2020-03-16
Improved
- Support new resources.
Fixed
- Download of a large number of resources.
version 8.11.0
posted on 2020-03-02
New
- See Menu-> Help to review app.
Improved
- Android min version now 6.0.
- No limit on simultaneous library downloads.
- Copy/paste from Bible to Note improved.
Fixed
- Crash in notes.
- Crash in offline search.
- Interlinear word lookup.
- Links in notes to Bible verses.
- Links in word lookup preview.
- Login crash on Biblia, Faithlife, Verbum, Vyrso.
- Opening atlas links open in browser.
- Reading plan status not syncing.
version 8.10.1
posted on 2020-01-27
Fixed
- Fixed Visual Copy share issues.
- Fixed Biblia Text Comparison crash when user is not logged in.
version 8.10.0
posted on 2020-01-13
Improved
- A new note's notebook, indicator and highlight style default to that of the last created note.
- The default notebook for new highlights can be selected in settings. Options include no notebook, the notebook of the last created highlight, or a specific notebook.
- Update localizations.
Fixed
- Various Visual Copy / Media fixes.
- Various other fixes.
version 8.9.0
posted on 2019-12-09
Improved
- Text Comparison uses user selected fonts and sizes
- Popup resource window uses user selected fonts
- System Dark mode changes are applied instantly
- Faithlife Ebooks app now shows all resources by default. This can still be disabled via app settings
Fixed
- Right align Hebrew pop-ups for remote resources
- Various Text Comparison, Guide and other fixes
version 8.8.1
posted on 2019-11-25
Fixed
- Audio crash on low resolution devices
version 8.7.1
posted on 2019-10-29
Improved
- Store
version 8.7.0
posted on 2019-10-18
New
- Search Helps: The Search tab now prompts you with some ideas on how to find what you’re looking for.
Improved
- Search header redesigned
- Improved default search range list
Fixed
- Various bug fixes and improvements
version 8.6.2
posted on 2019-09-26
Fixed
- Various bug fixes and improvements.
version 8.6.0
posted on 2019-09-17
New
- Add and remove tags to notes
- Automatic word lookup, including offline word lookup for Greek and Hebrew resources (requires downloaded Lexicons)
Improved
- Verse Picker navigation using the reference field
Fixed
- Fixed certain links (such as passage guide and topic guide links) in newer Mobile Ed resources
- Various bug fixes and improvements
version 8.5.3
posted on 2019-09-03
New
- Restrict the Dashboard section to authenticated users
Improved
- Update embedded resources
- Localization update
Fixed
- Note anchor highlights in cloud resources
- Potential problem adding Reading Plans to the Home Page
- Potential crash when playing audio resources
- Crash using old Home Page auto downloads view
- Occasional crash after editing Homepage section
- Searches for words with apostrophes
version N/A
posted on 2018-01-08
Fixed
- Added back the Recents link in the Verse Picker panel
version N/A
posted on 2016-09-14
New,- Display local file resource info version,Improved,- Sort Text Comparison user collections by title,Fixed,- Fixed crash on startup,- Fixed FSB topic link navigation,- Fixed crash when resuming the app from the background,- Fixed crash when tapping on a resource when highlights were visible,- Fixed resource input fields being cropped off,- Fixed resource input fields in low-light mode,- Fixed syncing of user input fields
version Varies with device
posted on 2013-07-01
Several fixes and updates