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  2. jwhess
    Well, Brandon. I tried the force quitting first, turning with camera at bottom and then launching the app. All good. Then I tried the same sequence (force quitting, etc) in all the other positions and then launching the app. All good. Then I tried shutting the tablet down (physically off) and used all positions and then relaunched the app. All good. Then I tried the same sequence (force quitting, etc) in all positions with and without 'dark mode' and then launching the app. All good. I don't know what to say, sorry.
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  4. Good-O started following JW Broadcasting – May 2026
  5. Brandon
    The iPad has to be “upside down” when the app first launches. Try force quitting JW library first, then turn iPad “upside down” (with camera at bottom), and launch the app from this orientation.
  6. LeolaRootStew started following Alternative software for meeting scheduling and Movie: The Story Of Everything....it's worth seeing!
  7. Yesterday
  8. Qapla
    Prandial situations commonly are referred to as 'pre' or 'post'.
  9. Dages
    It's too recent. They would need to prepare something then have it translated. Maybe for a later "update" or June broadcasting
  10. jwhess
    I use iPadOS 26.4.2 and I have an iPad Mini 5th generation. When I open JW Library (version 15.8 [842584]) on this device, all of my icons are in a row with their descriptions right beside them. I checked in all positions of the screen and the icons rotated correctly in all places.
  11. Tortuga
    I think there have been seven updates since the major update to NWP. Does anyone remember how many minor updates there were to NWP the last time they did a major update? The end is near...
  12. Floyd
    Yes I know. I want to know what others are doing to make this work. Cancelling a talk because PT Sharing is used is a lot more work than just scheduling without PT Sharing. This happens almost every month.
  13. Floyd
    I know they try to keep costs down but I would rather pay a for profit company a lot more money for better stability. Right now I sometimes feel like I am using open source software only its not open source so I can't fix anything myself. I wish they would pay the people working on this a living wage and charge me appropriately. I got my haircuts from a brother and I noticed his price was quite low and I asked about it. He said he gave the brothers a discount. I told him not to do that with me. Everybody deserves to get paid fairly for their work. The grocery store is not going to give him a discount because he is a brother. If I accept a discount then I am actually making it harder for him to eat.
  14. dvdgarofalo
    I still feel the same way as I did when originally posted.
  15. trs
    I know one of the developers and it’s a network spread across many countries. He is not in Australia and works on it voluntarily. Just like many others. Of course, there’s also a company behind it, since licenses are sold. That has to run correctly from a tax law perspective (render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s). To my knowledge, the revenues only serve to cover the costs.
  16. Dustparticle
    Maybe something about chocolate.
  17. Matt S
    Being registered as a company is a legal requirement in Australia. Even if they operated on a donation only basis, they are providing a service, but that would not qualify them as a charity in Australia, and so would still need to be registered as a company. A for-profit company is just a normal pty ltd company, the most common business structure in Australia. It does not necessarily mean that the company does make a profit or how much profit it makes. But even if they do make some profit, does anyone here expect brothers to work for us for free. Even the hightest tier is only $39 for an entire year for all elders and MS. If your cong averages 15 elders and MS, that's 22 CENTS each per month! Even Baruch has a support my development button, which starts at $3, 10 times as much as NWS. Then there's all the publishers using NWP for free.
  18. Brandon
    update I think it may be because I tend to use my iPad “upside down” portrait (even though there is technically no real upside down…) there is no home button, only volume and a power button along the one short edge. I suppose most use it with the power button at top but I prefer the power button at bottom because it’s easier to reach for Touch ID authentication and volume - I never have to reach to access those. Even though I discovered the “problem” it should still be fixed, no? I wonder, should I email jwlibrary@jw.org or would they not bother fixing it? (this is the email on our official app listing on google play; it seems to be the same email for all platforms, I assume)
  19. Matt S
  20. Brandon
    Whenever I open JW library (yes, every time) the icons appear like this: as you can see the text labels are not aligned. Now you might think, that’s not a huge issue. Well here’s what happens if I then try to play a video or audio: the only solution is to rotate my iPad to another orientation and back, but I normally keep my iPad locked in portrait mode… So every time I open JW Library, before I can confidently use it, I have to unlock the orientation, rotate my iPad (with JW library open, otherwise it doesn’t solve) to landscape, and then back to portrait, and then lock it again to portrait (so I can read and move device without the screen rotating) Has anyone else experienced this since updating to iPadOS 26? If so, which model are you using? And which “multitasking experience” did you choose in Settings? (There are 3, classic full screen, Windowed, and Stage manager) I use windowed mode
  21. Patience87
    I am so happy that we can watch them ahead of time. Our conventions are not until August and it’s very hard to hear all the exciting scenes. I have no problem watching them again and again and I found viewing them at your convention is a different experience. It hits differently because of the way the audience reacts. I pick up things that somehow I missed when watching them the first time. For me, it helps me look forward even more to convention. Now fair disclosure, my husband assists in video dept so he has to watch the convention ahead of time to get anything out of the convention, which is how I was able to watch a little early. I didn’t feel any disappointment whatsoever when watching it again at convention. Loved to see the audience reaction at certain scenes.
  22. Áine
    Monday, May 4 Clothe yourselves with the new personality.—Col. 3:10. When you read the Bible and look for ways to apply its guidance, you may at times feel overwhelmed. Think of this scenario: Today your Bible reading includes counsel against showing favoritism. (Jas. 2:1-8) You see that you could improve on how you treat others, so you decide to make some changes. Then tomorrow you read a passage that highlights the importance of controlling your speech. (Jas. 3:1-12) You realize that on occasion your speech has been somewhat negative. So you determine that you will be more positive and upbuilding. Your Bible reading the next day includes a warning against becoming a friend of the world. (Jas. 4:4-12) You notice that you need to be more selective in your choice of entertainment. By the fourth day, you might feel rather overwhelmed by all the things you need to work on. Do not be discouraged. Remember that putting on “the new personality” is an ongoing process. w24.09 5-6 ¶11-12
  23. Tortuga
    It would be nice if they give us some current information about the Branch Visits.
  24. Jonathan1
    NW Scheduler is operated by New World Solutions Pty Ltd, an Australian private company registered in 2019 (ABN 52 637 316 995). The company was originally called JW Scheduler Pty Ltd and later renamed in 2022. According to the Australian Business Register, it is an active for-profit company registered for GST in Queensland, Australia. https://abr.business.gov.au/ABN/View?id=52637316995
  25. Nnaemeka
    Is it possible to get a list of the instruments used in Song 33 - Vocals: throw your burden on Jehovah. Btw, I was thinking I heard Ukulele? I just love the arrangement and curious about the instruments that made up the song. I mean the vocals edition not the meeting edition. thanks
  26. Sheep
    That news may be too recent to be mentioned in the Broadcast. The latter has been worked on for months already.
  27. BLEmom
    Nope just maybe Legal Wars…. Who will be featured as the Legal Eagle?
  28. Tortuga
    I'm pretty sure it won't have any thing to do with Star Wars....
  29. Tronora
    Maybe something about our victory in Norway?
  30. Indapipe
    Is this so? Confirmed? I have no idea. An earlier post here from a week or 2 back stated that it's a business enterprise and the development team are paid for their work on the app. I really don't know. I do know that as a congregation we pay for the higher tier of access and functionality.
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      Modern references to creative days:
       
      *** w15 6/1 p. 5 How Science Affects Your Life ***
      The Bible fixes no duration for the six creative “days.” Instead, it opens the door for modern scientists to study them and assign accurate time spans to them. We know that the creative “days” were much longer than 24-hour days.
       
      *** g21 No. 3 p. 12 What the Bible Tells Us ***
      So each of the six creative “days” during which God prepared the earth for life and created life on it could represent extremely long periods of time.
       
      *** g 1/14 p. 12 Creation ***
      WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS God created the universe, including the earth, in the indefinite past—“in the beginning,” as Genesis 1:1 says. Modern science agrees that the universe had a beginning. A recent scientific model suggests it to be almost 14 billion years old.
       
      *** lc pp. 26 Science and the Genesis Account ***
      A careful consideration of the Genesis account reveals that events starting during one “day” continued into one or more of the following “days.”
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      Are allergies on the rise (more so than just "being the season" for them)?  🤔
       
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    • Kiana Williamson

      Kiana Williamson

      My spiritual routine is… sorely lacking order…
       
      My list of personal study projects only keeps growing, and it seems I cannot finish even one. I am absolutely terrible at study. My brain just doesn’t seem to “go off,” but at the same time, nothing ever gets accomplished 😵‍💫
       
      Like now—I found a JW-friendly app (Personal Bible Trainer). I chose to read the Bible from scratch, both the Old and New Testament, and it gives a challenge, goal, or thought to focus on with the chapters (or part of a chapter) you’re reading. I also decided to highlight my Bible while I’m at it so I know for sure I read the chapters. Then I remembered I had started writing down the characters mentioned, so I don’t forget who was in the chapter, when, where, and in what order. And then there’s the daily text and weekly meeting study… it’s just all horror!
       
      Just from this, you can probably see my mind is absolute chaos 🤯 My brain feels like a bag filled with water—but full of holes.
       
      I’ve cut back on work due to my health slowly deteriorating. Now I’m only working 2 days a week instead of 4. I stopped going out in field service and have been asking others not to invite me because I keep having to cancel last minute due to my mystery illness/condition.
       
      Now I really need ideas that might help plug these holes—so I can actually retain information and build a study routine that works for me. I can’t even remember how I was able to handle so many subjects back in my school days 😮‍💨
       
      I know most brothers and sisters have families, strong spiritual routines, and goals that help them stay focused on spreading the good news of the Kingdom. Being in the truth by myself, I’m doing everything solo. And over the years—with moving to an actual home, changing congregations, and now my health failing at this age… anything I once had in mind spiritually (like learning a new language, LDC, or working on projects like Ramapo) is gone, and my zeal has almost fizzled out.
       
      I had some shepherding calls after isolating myself for so long and not attending meetings for a few months. The elders reminded me that there are people who care about me, even when life gets in the way—and that isolation won’t help. And they’re right… it doesn’t.
       
      The only thing that kept me going—then and even now—are Jesus’ words and Peter’s response after many stopped following him:
       
      “So Jesus said to the Twelve: ‘You do not want to go also, do you?’ Simon Peter answered him: ‘Lord, whom shall we go away to? You have sayings of everlasting life. We have believed and have come to know that you are the Holy One of God.’” — John 6:67–69
       
      Right now, I’m just trying to focus on getting my mind back into studying properly and maybe having a good comment at the meetings again.
       
      Any advice you may have that could help—I would really appreciate it. Otherwise, please just keep me in your prayers. 🙏🏼 
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