Gospel Library

• Updated app icon to work better with color tints in iOS 18. • Fixed an issue that prevented the History panel from loading on iOS 16. • Fixed an issue that could cause the back button to skip back too far. • Improved reliability when opening links to Gospel Library content. • Improved light/dark theming in the Help section.

• Fixed a crash when scrolling Home on large screens. • Fixed theme colors in Home when running Gospel Library on macOS. • Fixed issues where ward and branch features on Home didn't always reload correctly. • Fixed an issue that could cause a blank screen to show when opening an invalid link. • Fixed an issue that could prevent going to Home after using search go-to suggestions. • Fixed an issue where the default iOS selection menu could overlap Gospel Library’s annotation menu. • Fixed an issue where the General Conference quick link on Home was sometimes unresponsive.

• Added “Tip of the Week” card in Home. • Added a notification setting for Tip of the Week. • Fixed an issue where the note editor sometimes closed automatically after opening. • Fixed an issue where the search results list wasn’t preserved when going back.

Fixed an issue that could prevent ward and branch information from syncing after moving to a different unit.

Improvements • Added a search assistant feature to the General Handbook. • Added filters in the sidebar to adjust visibility of related content. • Added the ability to edit the selection range for an existing highlight. • Improved experience for creating highlights with Apple Pencil. • Improved responsiveness when loading or scrolling through a chapter with a lot of highlights. • Added common terms and recent searches as search suggestions. • Added an up arrow next to each search suggestion row, to copy text into the search bar. • Added publication artwork in the sidebar when linking to related resources (such as scripture stories for children). • Added the ability to choose a sacrament meeting hymn by topic. • Improved calculation of Daily Study streaks. Bug fixes • Fixed a crash when tapping Define on the annotation menu on macOS. • Fixed an issue that could cause videos to play in the wrong language. • Fixed an issue where screen titles were difficult to see in dark mode. • Fixed an issue that could cause the app to check for new content more frequently than expected. • Fixed an issue where the Account card didn’t show again on Home after signing out. • Fixed an issue that could cause margin indicators to get duplicated when resizing the sidebar. • Fixed an issue where some images weren’t tappable after navigating back. • Fixed an issue where highlights could jump to words that weren’t selected. • Fixed an issue where highlights could get misaligned with the text. • Behind-the-scenes refactoring related to navigation, highlighting, and content management.

• Fixed an issue where the reading view jumped to the bottom of the page in iOS 16. • Fixed an issue that prevented highlighting or tapping links in iOS 16.3 and earlier. • Fixed an issue where text selection didn’t work as expected after using Find on Page. • Fixed an issue where the Add Tag and Add to Notebook panels weren’t themed correctly. • Fixed an issue where the sidebar didn’t consistently scroll with the main content. • Fixed an issue where Japanese furigana (ruby) characters weren’t handled well when copy/pasting.

Fixed an issue that caused some highlights to display incorrectly.

• Fixed an issue that caused some highlights to display incorrectly. • Fixed an issue that could cause a blank screen when opening a book.

Accompanist Mode Accompanist Mode provides a tailored sheet music experience for pianists and organists, especially on large screens. When viewing sheet music, you can enter Accompanist Mode by tapping the piano keys button in the bottom right. • In Accompanist Mode, sheet music is arranged horizontally instead of vertically. • Turn pages by swiping, tapping on the left or right side of the screen, or using a bluetooth page turner. • See two pages at a time in landscape. • Buttons at the bottom allow you to move to the previous or next song. • Fixed (PDF) sheet music is the default, or you can switch to responsive sheet music for more control over the font size and style. • Screen lock is disabled while in Accompanist Mode. Additional Music Improvements • Added the ability to switch sheet music types (in content where multiple types are available). • Added additional verses, credits, and context information below responsive sheet music. • Added album artwork and Play and Shuffle buttons when viewing a list of songs. • Improved logic for downloading sheet music. General Conference Improvements • Added paragraph numbers in general conference talks for easier reference in class and quorum meetings. • Updated the general conference quick link to switch based on conference availability in the current language. • Added the ability for elders quorum and Relief Society presidencies to choose talks from the past two conferences for lessons in April and October, and to choose talks from any installed content language. Other Improvements • Improved how links to related resources display in the sidebar. • Improved quick scroll index to show the current letter or number in a bubble when scrubbing. • Improved alphabetic sorting in non-English languages. • Improved reliability and speed when syncing data for signed-in users. • Fixed an issue where the app didn’t always remember its location when opening or switching screens. • Fixed an issue where the Display Options panel didn’t close when interacting with content above it. • Fixed an issue where the sort menu in search didn’t reset when starting a new search, which could lead to less-relevant search results. • Fixed an issue where the draggable bookmark indicator didn’t draw correctly. • Fixed an issue where the sidebar didn’t consistently scroll with the main content. • Fixed a potential crash when watching a video in the sidebar. • Various accessibility improvements.

Fixed an issue that could cause a crash on launch.

• Added a Patriarchal Blessing card on Home for signed-in users (staged rollout starting in Mexico and Brazil). • Added a translation feedback option and banner for content where translation is in progress. • Updated the Download Audio menu option to show the download size. • Updated highlight colors in dark mode for higher contrast. • Fixed a potential crash when rotating between portrait and landscape in Accompanist Mode. • Fixed an issue that could cause the reading view to enter full screen mode when selecting text on macOS. • Fixed an issue where Find on Page didn’t work as expected when accessed from Search. • Fixed an issue where highlights didn’t load if one of the referenced paragraphs was missing. • Fixed an issue where overlapping icons sometimes showed in the bottom bar. • Fixed an issue that could cause the bottom bar to disappear unexpectedly. • Fixed an issue where the keyboard would appear then disappear when editing a note on iPad in split screen. • Fixed an issue that prevented creating a study plan for a publication that wasn’t installed. • Fixed an issue where content in the sidebar sometimes showed in the wrong language.

Playlists • Added the ability to create audio playlists. • Added the ability to share playlists with other Gospel Library users. • Added a Playlists section on Home. • Added menu options throughout the app for adding content to a playlist. • Added support for syncing playlists from the Sacred Music app, for signed-in users. • Added playlists to CarPlay. iOS 26 Updates • Updated Gospel Library to support the visual changes in iOS 26 (Liquid Glass). • Modernized the look and feel of the audio player. • Moved buttons for Accompanist Mode (in music) and Search Assistant (in the General Handbook) to the top of the screen. Other Improvements • Added support for opening Sacred Music app URLs. • Added a new full-screen experience in the reading view (top and bottom bars will go away when scrolling down, and reappear when scrolling up). • Improved the full-screen experience in sheet music. • Improved support for writing with Apple Pencil in the note editor. • Fixed an issue that prevented accessing related content with VoiceOver. • Fixed an issue where footnote numbers were hard to tap in general conference talks. • Fixed an issue that made it difficult to scroll in large tables of contents, such as the Topical Guide. • Fixed an issue where downloading audio in bulk could time out early, resulting in a partial download. Gospel Library 7.5.0 requires iOS 17 or newer.

Playlists • Added the ability to create audio playlists. • Added the ability to share playlists with other Gospel Library users. • Added a Playlists section on Home. • Added menu options throughout the app for adding content to a playlist. • Added support for syncing playlists from the Sacred Music app, for signed-in users. • Added playlists to CarPlay. iOS 26 Updates • Updated Gospel Library to support the visual changes in iOS 26 (Liquid Glass). • Modernized the look and feel of the audio player. • Moved buttons for Accompanist Mode (in music) and Search Assistant (in the General Handbook) to the top of the screen. Other Improvements • Added support for opening Sacred Music app URLs. • Added a new full-screen experience in the reading view (top and bottom bars will go away when scrolling down, and reappear when scrolling up). • Improved the full-screen experience in sheet music. • Improved support for writing with Apple Pencil in the note editor. • Fixed an issue that prevented accessing related content with VoiceOver. • Fixed an issue where footnote numbers were hard to tap in general conference talks. • Fixed an issue that made it difficult to scroll in large tables of contents, such as the Topical Guide. • Fixed an issue where downloading audio in bulk could time out early, resulting in a partial download. Gospel Library 7.5.1 requires iOS 17 or newer.

• Added an indicator on role-based content in the library. • Fixed an issue where related content wasn’t accessible when using VoiceOver. • Fixed an issue where the screens panel didn’t always scroll to the current screen. • Fixed an issue where content flickered after switching screens. • Fixed an issue where new content notifications opened to a blank screen. • Fixed an issue where the reading view didn’t always load completely after downloading content. • Fixed an issue where scrolling could be buggy after swiping between chapters. • Fixed an issue where the formatting bar in the note editor was inaccessible on macOS. • Fixed an issue where the Choose Highlight panel was blank on macOS. • Improved error handling when playing a playlist while offline. • Improved full screen experience on iOS 17.

• Added the ability to switch languages in the book picker when creating a custom study plan. • Added suggestions, recent content, and search as options when creating a custom study plan. • Updated sign-in screens to support additional multi-factor authentication options. • Fixed an issue where content snippets didn’t show consistently in related content and annotations. • Fixed an issue where the audio player sometimes showed incorrect forward and back buttons. • Fixed an issue where the top bar flickered when scrolling short chapters in the reading view. • Fixed an issue where the translation feedback banner was difficult to use in iOS 26.

• Added the ability to go to the previous or next track by swiping in the audio player. • Fixed an issue that could cause sign-in to expire more often than expected.

Image of the Week • Added an Image of the Week card on Home with artwork depicting the life and mission of Jesus Christ. • Added an Image of the Week widget that can be added on your iOS home screen. • Added a setting to receive notifications for Image of the Week. Ward and Branch Features • Added the ability to view sacrament meeting hymns when visiting other wards. • Added the ability to view Relief Society and elders quorum lessons when visiting other wards. • Added an option to choose which lessons you want to see (elders quorum or Relief Society). • Added a Sunday Lessons card that shows when there are no classes selected. • Updated the Callings card to show correctly for users with callings in multiple wards. Other Improvements • Restored previous full screen behavior (double-tap to enter and exit full screen). • Added a scroll to full screen setting in Display Options. • Updated app to automatically show the keyboard when starting a search. • Added the ability to add a schedule to featured study plans. • Added the ability to share a link to a featured study plan. • Improved the flow for creating and editing study plans. Bug fixes • Fixed an issue where search results could reset unexpectedly. • Fixed an issue where the Home button didn’t respond after opening a search result. • Fixed an issue that could prevent highlights from showing on macOS. • Fixed an issue where spaces were sometimes missing when copying and pasting. • Fixed an issue where the supertitle for Chapter 3 was missing in Preach My Gospel. • Fixed an issue where patriarchal blessing PDFs didn’t display correctly in dark mode. • Fixed an issue where featured message notifications could send multiple times. • Fixed an issue where daily study streaks could show incorrect data temporarily after switching time zones. • Fixed an issue that prevented creating an annotation link to content that wasn’t previously installed. • Fixed a couple of issues when editing a custom collection. • Fixed an issue where Japanese ruby text didn’t appear correctly in the sidebar. • Fixed a few issues in right-to-left languages.

Signing In • Added Church Account profile image to the top right of Home. • Added a Sign In option in the overflow menu, when not signed in. • Improved visibility of the Patriarchal Blessings feature for users who aren’t signed in. • Improved visibility of the General Handbook Search Assistant for users who aren’t signed in. • Users are encouraged to sign in to to preserve their highlights, notes, study plans, and playlists, access calling-based content and tools, see local ward or branch information, and access personal features like patriarchal blessings. FSY Sunday Lessons • Added an FSY Sunday Lessons card on Home to support the new youth curriculum that starts in September. • Added a summary page with links to the FSY guide chapter and supporting magazine articles for each month. • Starting in July, the card is visible by default to signed-in youth, parents of youth, and youth leaders. It can also be enabled in Edit Home. More Improvements • Updated the Come, Follow Me and Sunday lesson cards on Home to show future weeks. • Updated the Select Ward panel to keep track of up to 10 recently-visited wards. • Improved support for Sunday lessons in wards with multiple elders quorums or Relief Societies. • Updated the video player for general conference talks to automatically enter full screen. • Added icons in the Choose Highlight panel (when tapping overlapped highlights) to distinguish between highlights with notes, tags, notebooks, or links. • Added a “Hymns for Home and Church” filter in Search (after filtering to Music). • Added the ability to share a link to featured study plans. • Added the ability to edit or remove hyperlinks in a note. Bug Fixes • Fixed an issue where note titles didn’t wrap in the note editor. • Fixed an issue where scrolling was jittery in PDF sheet music. • Fixed an issue where Hymns for Home and Church song titles didn’t display correctly in Japanese. • Fixed an issue where the audio speed setting didn’t work reliably for text-to-speech audio. • Fixed an issue where general conference videos weren’t accessible with VoiceOver. • Fixed an issue where Tip of the Week didn’t show consistently on Home. • Fixed an issue where Download All in the library didn’t download everything. • Fixed a few cases where highlight rectangles didn’t align correctly with underlying text. • Fixed a few theming issues in dark mode with light display options. • Fixed an issue that could cause toolbar buttons to get misaligned and unresponsive.

• Improved layout of Sunday lesson cards on Home when multiple talks are selected for a given week. • Fixed an issue where the app could become unresponsive if a large number of screens were open. • Fixed responsiveness when tapping footnote links or toolbar buttons. • Fixed lag when navigating, scrolling sheet music, opening the sidebar, or switching screens. • Fixed an issue where an error could appear when adding to a playlist or updating a bookmark. • Fixed an issue where the iOS text selection menu could overlap the annotation menu. • Fixed an issue where annotation margin indicators overlapped text in right-to-left languages. • Fixed an issue that prevented highlighting text in certain General Handbook chapters. • Fixed a crash when tapping a highlighted footnote on iOS 17, iOS 18, and macOS. • Fixed a crash when creating an annotation link. • Fixed an issue that prevented some general conference links from navigating. • Fixed an issue where certain links unexpectedly opened to the Help section.

• Fixed an issue where the Come, Follow Me card could be empty. • Fixed an issue that could cause annotations to sync too frequently. • Fixed an issue where live event notifications could show at the wrong time. • Fixed an issue where fallback content could load without a confirmation message when switching languages. • Fixed inconsistent accessibility labels when navigating the app. • Fixed a few crashes.

Fixed an issue that prevented navigating to some FSY Sunday Lessons content.

• Updated the sign-in card on Home. • Fixed an issue where Come, Follow Me navigated to the wrong week in certain time zones. • Fixed an issue where ASL videos didn’t display correctly in Come, Follow Me content. • Fixed an issue where screens could change order or load incorrect content. • Fixed a few issues in FSY Sunday Lessons. • Improved stability on iOS 27.