Updates to JW Library (iOS, Android, Windows)

[SUNRAY]

Hi everyone! Having a problem with the app on my Samsung Note 3 phone 5.0 ...  I just updated "What's New" and now the app stops each time I try to load the app. I pulled the battery..didn't help! My other Samsung phone has no issue..any ideas? 

[Margaret]

Update phone. Then try again.

[SUNRAY]

5 hours ago, Margaret said:

Update phone. Then try again.

What do you mean.."Update phone?"

[SUNRAY]

On 1/11/2019 at 4:37 PM, SUNRAY said:

Hi everyone! Having a problem with the app on my Samsung Note 3 phone 5.0 ...  I just updated "What's New" and now the app stops each time I try to load the app. I pulled the battery..didn't help! My other Samsung phone has no issue..any ideas? 

I solved the problem by moving the app to the external sd card...then I moved it back to device storage!!😃

[Tortuga]

Just now, SUNRAY said:

I solved the problem by moving the app to the external sd card...then I moved it back to device storage!!😃

That sounds like a handy little trick. Thx.

[SUNRAY]

1 minute ago, Tortuga said:

That sounds like a handy little trick. Thx.

You are welcome Richard..Actually, my husband suggested I move the app to the sd card. I googled my problem and one solution was ro move the app. The screen goes black when I tap to go back to a publication, which is annoying..so I decided to try moving the app back to device..and it worked!!!😎

[WilliamChew]

When playing the kingdom song lyrics video, it takes 6 to 10 secs before the lyrics appear on the video and we can start singing.

 

When is an appropriate time to start playing the video for the kingdom songs?

 

Is any convention adopted so that the soundbox brothers can start playing the song earlier to save a few seconds?

e.g. when chairman says "All rise and sing song..." then the lyrics video can be activated. This causes a problem if any further announcements are made by the chairman.

 

Or is the the usual practice to wait for a few seconds of silence before starting the lyrics video? (which means a longer wait for the audience)

 

[➕👇 ꓤꓱꓷꓠꓵ🎵Tone]

I'm unaware of written instructions. I like to wait a few seconds to allow all to find the song on their devices or books. But that is my personal approach.

Just Older

[Qapla]

In our Hall we start the song when the Brother who announces it is finished speaking - usually, when they step back from the mic. If there is any delay, it is not noticeable ... a "few seconds" (even 6 to 10) is NOT too long for the music with lyrics to begin.

 

This delay is highly influenced by the speed of the computer playing it.

[jwhess]

We use KHAudio (we have MAC computer).  The song is cued up and waiting by the software, all I have to do is hit play.  The screen blanks and the visuals come up with the title screen of the song.  How long it takes after that is built into the video.  From "push Play" until the title shows is about 2-3 seconds, followed by a second or two for the title to fade out and the first line of lyrics to appear (and simultaneously the music audio).

[leoperales]

Does anyone know if one of the future updates to JW Library is still to be able to highlight in the Study Pane? I had read that somewhere but I can’t find it anymore. I have JW Library for iOS. 

[LRJW]

I noticed a strange thing in the JW Library app this morning (iOS - iPhone):

 

When I clicked onto "media" then "audio", there are the usual folders for different types of songs, and then at the bottom is a gray folder called "Other".  

 

Inside, there are a few original songs that I had already downloaded in audio-only format.

 

Anyone else notice this?  Seems redundant to me, but perhaps it's a feature that will later be used to incorporate custom images/videos?

[Thesauron]

I noticed a strange thing in the JW Library app this morning (iOS - iPhone):
 
When I clicked onto "media" then "audio", there are the usual folders for different types of songs, and then at the bottom is a gray folder called "Other".  
 
Inside, there are a few original songs that I had already downloaded in audio-only format.
 
Anyone else notice this?  Seems redundant to me, but perhaps it's a feature that will later be used to incorporate custom images/videos?

The folder has been there a while, but I’m sure the brothers are doing some work with the media, since many audio files have been updated this week, and some relegate to the Other folder.

[leoperales]

1 hour ago, LRJW said:

I noticed a strange thing in the JW Library app this morning (iOS - iPhone):

 

When I clicked onto "media" then "audio", there are the usual folders for different types of songs, and then at the bottom is a gray folder called "Other".  

 

Inside, there are a few original songs that I had already downloaded in audio-only format.

 

Anyone else notice this?  Seems redundant to me, but perhaps it's a feature that will later be used to incorporate custom images/videos?

I noticed this also. 

52 minutes ago, Thesauron said:

The folder has been there a while, but I’m sure the brothers are doing some work with the media, since many audio files have been updated this week, and some relegate to the Other folder.

What could be the reason for updating the audio files? Just categorizing them or re-recording them?

[ChrisC]

Update to Kingdom Interlinear available.

 

[Thesauron]

What could be the reason for updating the audio files? Just categorizing them or re-recording them?

Sometimes it is because or a re-editing, sometimes parts or all of it has been recorded anew. Or, sometimes it is just a matter of categorising them slightly differently, as you mentioned.

Update to Kingdom Interlinear available.
 

Have you spotted the differences yet?

[jwhess]

4 hours ago, Thesauron said:

Sometimes it is because or a re-editing, sometimes parts or all of it has been recorded anew. Or, sometimes it is just a matter of categorising them slightly differently, as you mentioned.
Have you spotted the differences yet?

I think they changed the spelling of one of the Greek words....just kidding....😎

[Ferb]

I looked at the days text on the Watchtower Online Library about an hour ago, and I still have my browser window open from then - it has the daily text button on the tab like usual.

 

 

Katty told me that it had changed to meetings, and when I look at it in a new tab now, it does indeed have a new menu button, reflecting the fact that the daily text tab has contained more than just the daily text for quite a while now.

[jwhess]

All of the meeting functions work (references, scriptures, etc).

[ChrisC]

10 hours ago, Thesauron said:

...
Have you spotted the differences yet?

No. And it’s not available as a PDF so an automated comparison is not possible, methinks.

 

What have you spotted? 🙂

[hatcheckgirl]

Has 1 Cor intro video showed up JW library app for you guys?  I'm scratching my head, having tried various ways to get it to download to the Bible.  I've downloaded it separately as media.  Even deleted app and re-downloaded everything.  Turned tablet off/on.  It's an ipad mini, so little on the old side now.  Any ideas?

[Loopy]

Not on my iPad either.  

 

Don’t think has anything to do with older model iPad. 🙂

 

 

Edited March 18, 2019 by Loopy

[Tortuga]

2 hours ago, hatcheckgirl said:

Has 1 Cor intro video showed up JW library app for you guys?  I'm scratching my head, having tried various ways to get it to download to the Bible.  I've downloaded it separately as media.  Even deleted app and re-downloaded everything.  Turned tablet off/on.  It's an ipad mini, so little on the old side now.  Any ideas?

The introduction video usually shows up along with the Study Notes. 1 Corinthians doesn't have it's Study Notes yet. 

[LRJW]

It downloaded for me just now.  Try it again maybe?  I'm using android galaxy phone, but I don't think device matters.

[jwhess]

It is available on JW Broadcasting.

 

https://tv.jw.org/#en/mediaitems/BibleBooks/pub-nwtsv_460_VIDEO