Gospel Library App for iPhone X

How soon will the Gospel Library App be updated for iPhone X?

The next update to Gospel Library for iOS, Gospel Library 4.2.0, will fully support the new aspect ratio of the iPhone X.

When do you expect that release?

It's expected to be out next week, assuming everything goes well wrapping up the development and testing.

What is the latest word on when the Gospel Library App will be updated? I need to fully utilize the screen real estate.

Not everything went well in testing. There are several more kinks being worked out.

Building the app with the newest Xcode 9 introduced several regression bugs and UI glitches that needed to be addressed. One regression bug in particular with the linking process, discovered a couple of weeks ago, finally required a redesign of the navigation drop-down menu (which was planned for a future update, but had to be moved earlier into 4.2.0). Because of the updated navigation menu, back-arrow navigation needed to be rethought. Because of changes to back-arrow navigation, some of the buttons in the title bar needed to be moved around to different places. The old mechanism we were using for paging/swiping between chapters was also ripped out and replaced with Apple's built-in paging/swiping. In addition to the domino effect of the last couple of weeks, several little things have needed to be adjusted to better accommodate iPhone X's screen size and "safe areas" – for example, text not indenting properly, buttons that are overlapped by the notch in landscape, and backgrounds that aren't extending the full width of the screen. In the past several weeks, the developers have powered through more than 100 little bugs.

If you join the Gospel Library for iOS LDSTech project, you can help out as a beta tester! Things are starting to stabilize again.

Please provide me instructions on how to join the Gospel Library for iOS LDSTech project. I would be more than happy to help out as a beta tester!

normanholm wrote:Please provide me instructions on how to join the Gospel Library for iOS LDSTech project. I would be more than happy to help out as a beta tester!

I saw that you just joined the LDSTech project. I added you to the TestFlight beta group for Gospel Library, so you should get an email invite. TestFlight is Apple's "beta app store," which you can download through the regular iOS App Store. The email has a link that will open into TestFlight and give you access to the Gospel Library beta.

Samuel, can you add me to the beta test for Gospel Library? I already have Test Flight which I use to beta test LDS Tools. BTW, how can I tell which version of Tools or Gospel Library I am using?

zaneclark wrote:Samuel, can you add me to the beta test for Gospel Library? I already have Test Flight which I use to beta test LDS Tools. BTW, how can I tell which version of Tools or Gospel Library I am using?

Yes, you'll need to join the LDSTech project first: Gospel Library for iOS - Beta
In Gospel Library, if you go into Settings, the version and build number are at the bottom of the screen. In LDS Tools, it's at the bottom of the Help screen.

Samuel,

I am also a developer, although not working on this protect. I’ve joined the beta group. Is it possible to gain access to the TestFlight group as well? If so, how can I provide you with the email address I already have associated with test flight?

Hope you had a very happy thanksgiving! I’m super excited to join the group and provide beta testing and feedback!

bradyloveland wrote:Samuel,

I am also a developer, although not working on this protect. I’ve joined the beta group. Is it possible to gain access to the TestFlight group as well? If so, how can I provide you with the email address I already have associated with test flight?

Hope you had a very happy thanksgiving! I’m super excited to join the group and provide beta testing and feedback!

I just added you to TestFlight – thanks!

I’d like to be a beta tester also. I joined the group - what else do I need to do?

NeilJensen wrote:I’d like to be a beta tester also. I joined the group - what else do I need to do?

Hi, I just added you to TestFlight – you should be getting an email.

Hi Samuel,

Can you add me to the TestFlight group? I just joined the gospel library beta group and would love to be a beta tester to make the app even better!

Thanks so much - really liking the changes and I’m happy to help in any way I can.

jreynolds323 wrote:Hi Samuel,

Can you add me to the TestFlight group? I just joined the gospel library beta group and would love to be a beta tester to make the app even better!

Added. Thanks!

Hello,

I’ve joined the group and would like to be added to the beta.

Thanks

zamitchell wrote:Hello,

I’ve joined the group and would like to be added to the beta.

Thanks

Added.

May I be added to the Test Flight as well. Please and thank you.

I’ve also joined the group and would love to be added to the TestFlight beta. I’m an iOS developer as well.

I joined the beta so do I need to do anything to be added to test flight or is that done automagically at some point?

loganbliss wrote:May I be added to the Test Flight as well. Please and thank you.

rjeffrey wrote:I joined the beta so do I need to do anything to be added to test flight or is that done automagically at some point?

gjritter wrote:I’ve also joined the group and would love to be added to the TestFlight beta. I’m an iOS developer as well.

Added. Thanks!
P.S. gjritter, if you're interested in doing some iOS development, the LDS Music app is run by volunteer developers, and we'd love your help!

I would love to help beta test and have joined the LDSTech project. Please send me the TestFlight link.

Hi, I joined the group and would love to get the beta app in TestFlight as well. It is asking me for a redemption code.. could you please help with this?
Thanks!
Hyrum

I too have just joined and would love to be added as a beta tester. Thanks!!

cabatingan2 wrote:I would love to help beta test and have joined the LDSTech project. Please send me the TestFlight link.

hyrumclarksherwood wrote:Hi, I joined the group and would love to get the beta app in TestFlight as well. It is asking me for a redemption code.. could you please help with this?
Thanks!
Hyrum

erik450 wrote:I too have just joined and would love to be added as a beta tester. Thanks!!

Added. Thanks!

Awesome - thanks!

Is there anything else one needs to do to beta test besides joining the project? I have done that. Thanks!

bartonjd wrote:Is there anything else one needs to do to beta test besides joining the project? I have done that. Thanks!

Added – you should get an email invite from TestFlight. Thanks!

Sorry for the late post on this thread, but may I be added to the Gospel Library TestFlight on iOS as well? I'm also an iOS dev and would love to help test. In particular, I'd like to test version 6.5.1, but currently I'm forced to be on the latest, which is 6.5.3. Thanks @sbradshaw!

baj38 wrote: Thu May 04, 2023 9:27 am Sorry for the late post on this thread, but may I be added to the Gospel Library TestFlight on iOS as well? I'm also an iOS dev and would love to help test. In particular, I'd like to test version 6.5.1, but currently I'm forced to be on the latest, which is 6.5.3. Thanks @sbradshaw!

Hi! Previous versions of the app aren't currently available to be tested in public beta, unfortunately – only the latest. Out of curiosity, what are you hoping to test in the older 6.5.1?

The process for joining the beta has been updated – you can find the latest instructions here:
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/learn/mobile-applications/gospel-library-public-beta?lang=eng

Hope this helps!