Updates to JW Library (iOS, Android, Windows)

[Tortuga]

My Android was updated too. I had noticed that the Study Bible icon would still show the cloud even after the Bible was installed. I hope this update corrects the problem.

[Old]

1 hour ago, jwhess said:

My JW Library app updated today (on my Ipad).  it says it is mostly "bug-fixes".

Did you mean you got an ios update? I got an ios update last week, but cannot find a JWlibrary update on the App Store. 

[ChrisC]

1 hour ago, Old said:

Did you mean you got an ios update? I got an ios update last week, but cannot find a JWlibrary update on the App Store. 

 

It’s an update to JWLibrary.

 

[jwhess]

3 hours ago, Old said:

 but cannot find a JW-library update on the App Store. 

 Another publisher had this problem.  We went to the app store and typed the "JW LIBRARY" in the search and it came up.

[A fellow servant]

I also had to remove and re -download jw library for my wife on her tablet.  It was downloaded but did not show up to install on jw library.

Now all is fine and now with the latest fix today.

[Jako]

We had this issue at our KH this week on the Windows version (Latest)

 

The brother conducting the Cong Bible Study asked whether we could play the silent video called Approaching the Entrance to Herod's Temple in the 

Media Library for Luke.

 

It kept on crashing\closing the Library App every time. Until we connected to WiFi.

 

I tested this on other Windows devices (Laptop and Tablet) and if you try to play a Video from the Study Edition's Media Libraries without being connected to WiFi the App crashes.

 

So Media Library is only for streaming, but at least the app should not crash.

 

[digital_dreamer]

Has anyone noticed possible text missing from a gem in the nwtsty?

 

Luke 1:32

 

Quote

 

Jehovah God

...A vellum leaf dated to the third century C.E. containing a portion of the Septuagint translation of Genesis (Papyrus Oxyrhynchus vii. 1007) renders the divine name in the expression “Jehovah God” at Ge 2:8, 18, not by Kyʹri·os, but by an abbreviation of the Tetragrammaton in the form of a doubling of the Hebrew letter yod written as .

 

Note the ending of the paragraph where it appears a version of the letter yod is missing. Is this the case in your copy of nwtsty? Figured it may be a font display issue, as it may be using a special character set.

 

I’m using iOS 11.2.1 on a iPad Pro. I wonder if the problem exists on Android.

I’ve already filed a report on this, although I’m sure I’m not the first.

Edited January 2, 2018 by digital_dreamer
Added report info

[Tortuga]

17 minutes ago, digital_dreamer said:

Has anyone noticed possible text missing from a gem in the nwtsty?

 

Luke 1:32

 

Note the ending of the paragraph where it appears a version of the letter yod is missing. Is this the case in your copy of nwtsty? Figured it may be a font display issue, as it may be using a special character set.

 

I’m using iOS 11.2.1 on a iPad Pro. I wonder if the problem exists on Android.

I’ve already filed a report on this, although I’m sure I’m not the first.

 

Android

[digital_dreamer]

We also have Luke 1:46

 

Quote

 

My soul magnifies Jehovah

At Ps 69:13, 30, 31, this fragment renders the divine name using, not Kyʹri·os, but the Tetragrammaton written in archaic Hebrew characters ( or ).

 

 

These will all be fixed in short time.

But, what a treasure trove the Study Edition is! I especially love the inclusion of God’s personal name here in Luke chapter 1 and the reasons for doing so – 16 times just in this chapter alone.

[ChrisC]

iOS update for JWLibrary:

 

[On the huh]

As with the iOS,  future versions of the Windows edition will require the Anniversary Update.

The question is why?  Is there a new feature that needs the newer OS, and what is that feature? or just phasing out support for older OS's?

 

The difference is that this will mean some older iPhones and iPads wont be able to use the next JW Library if they can't get iOS9, but for Windows users, if you have Windows 10, then most likely you can update to the latest, and probably already have the AU update at least.

[SUNRAY]

I went to play downloaded videos for our mid-week meeting. None will play since the latest JW Library App update..it says to connect to the internet! None of my videos will play except on my phone! It must be streaming those...This is true for our Samsung tablets not online! Anyone else having this issue?

[WilliamChew]

9 hours ago, SUNRAY said:

I went to play downloaded videos for our mid-week meeting. None will play since the latest JW Library App update..it says to connect to the internet! None of my videos will play except on my phone! It must be streaming those...This is true for our Samsung tablets not online! Anyone else having this issue?

 

Yes. I'm having the same problem on my Samsung Note 4 too.

 

Even after downloading the video, it still requires an internet connection to play the "Introduction to Matthew" video.

 

 

 

[Tortuga]

7 minutes ago, WilliamChew said:

 

Yes. I'm having the same problem on my Samsung Note 4 too.

 

Even after downloading the video, it still requires an internet connection to play the "Introduction to Matthew" video.

 

 

 

Oh...mine too...

[Tortuga]

10 hours ago, SUNRAY said:

I went to play downloaded videos for our mid-week meeting. None will play since the latest JW Library App update..it says to connect to the internet! None of my videos will play except on my phone! It must be streaming those...This is true for our Samsung tablets not online! Anyone else having this issue?

 

I put my Android phone in Airplane mode and I had the same problem. The latest update for JWL is 10.1.19383.

I used the JWL Online Form to report the bug..

[SUNRAY]

7 hours ago, Tortuga said:

 

I put my Android phone in Airplane mode and I had the same problem. The latest update for JWL is 10.1.19383.

I used the JWL Online Form to report the bug..

Thank you Richard!!!!!

[Tortuga]

9 hours ago, Tortuga said:

 

I put my Android phone in Airplane mode and I had the same problem. The latest update for JWL is 10.1.19383.

I used the JWL Online Form to report the bug..

FYI:

If you use an Android tablet in service to show videos, you might want to see if your tablet will still play videos without wifi before you go out...

[SUNRAY]

48 minutes ago, Tortuga said:

FYI:

If you use an Android tablet in service to show videos, you might want to see if your tablet will still play videos without wifi before you go out...

I thought about that also..One could use a smartphone as a hotspot..

[SUNRAY]

3 hours ago, SUNRAY said:

Thank you Richard!!!!!

The update to fix the video player is now in the Play Store!!! Thanks again!! Thank you Jehovah!!!!

11 hours ago, Tortuga said:

Oh...mine too...

Thank you for helping us!!!

[jwhess]

27 minutes ago, SUNRAY said:

The update to fix the video player is now in the Play Store!!! Thanks again!! Thank you Jehovah!!!!

Thank you for helping us!!!

The latest update is #10.1.19517

It does indeed restore the video function offline.

[SUNRAY]

2 hours ago, jwhess said:

The latest update is #10.1.19517

It does indeed restore the video function offline.

Yeaaaa!!!

Edited January 5, 2018 by SUNRAY
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[luisenriquereyes]

6 hours ago, jwhess said:

The latest update is #10.1.19517

It does indeed restore the video function offline.

 

If anyone could please send me via PM a link to download the APK file of this version 10.1.19517  file name  "org.jw.jwlibrary.mobile-10.1-19517.apk"

My Google Play store is not working on my phone and I don't have the time right now to reset to factory settings.  Thank you

[SUNRAY]

2 hours ago, luisenriquereyes said:

 

If anyone could please send me via PM a link to download the APK file of this version 10.1.19517  file name  "org.jw.jwlibrary.mobile-10.1-19517.apk"

My Google Play store is not working on my phone and I don't have the time right now to reset to factory settings.  Thank you

Have you tried to google: JW Library Google Play Store? It took me to our apps..Also, you can try tapping the google play app at the bottom of the JW.org page..Just a thought..

[Trey]

On 1/4/2018 at 4:05 AM, Jonathan77 said:

The difference is that this will mean some older iPhones and iPads wont be able to use the next JW Library if they can't get iOS9,

 

Every device that can run iOS8 can run iOS9.

[On the huh]

This might be of interest to some

https://github.com/AntonyCorbett/JWLMerge

 

Its a Windows program that can merge JW Library backups (notes and highlights) from two or more devices into one.