New Version of Hebrew Bible iPhone App Available

Yesterday, Apple approved Version 2.0 of my Hebrew Bible iPhone application. In addition to providing 8 different versions of the Hebrew Bible (which can either be read online with no content stored on the iPhone or cached locally for off-network reading) and Hebrew word lookup/lexicon, this version includes links to over 200 Wikipedia articles and provides Google Maps of over 1,000 locations.

    

Apple made me change the rating of the app to "17+" to indicate that there are "Frequent/Intense" types of "Mature/Suggestive Themes". Their reasoning for this was:

"Our review indicates that the application content is not consistent with the current rating. HebrewBible allows unfiltered access to wikipedia.org, where content with mature or suggestive themes can be accessed."

Hmm, a rating of "17+" seems to boost sales of certain movies - maybe I can expect a sudden spike in downloads now! ;-)

HebrewBible Release 2.0 now available on App Store

I've made a large number of enhancements and a couple of fixes to my Hebrew Bible iPhone application. Since it's pretty major, I've made this the 2.0 release of the app. The changes have been approved by Apple and the new version is now available on the App Store (it's a free upgrade for existing users of the app). The changes:

1. Enhancement: Added Maps for over 1,000 locations mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.
2. Enhancement: Added Wikipedia links for over 200 topics mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.
3. Enhancement: Added ability to access Bible content by Parashah (weekly synagogue Torah/Haftarah reading).
4. Enhancement: Added separate flip-side view for Bible version selection and Cache operations (accessible via the "i" button in the bottom-right of the Bible screen.
5. Enhancement: Added a "Clear Cache" button to clear stored content to free up space on device.
6. Enhancement: Automatically turn "On" caching when user downloads Bible or Root content.
7. Enhancement: Due to user requests, have changed the Bookmark default to "On" so that the picker positions to the last Bible chapter read on application start.
8. Fix: Corrected problem with caching of the Hebrew/French Bible version.
9. Fix: The above flip-side view enhancement also fixes the problem that people have had (following the iPhone OS 3.0 upgrade) with the "Hebrew with vowels" option not being selectable from within the app.

HebrewBible Release 2.0 submitted to Apple for approval

I've made a large number of enhancements and a couple of fixes to my Hebrew Bible iPhone application. Since it's pretty major, I've made this the 2.0 release of the app. The changes have been submitted to Apple for approval. Usually, changes take about 1-2 weeks to be approved for release on the Apple App Store and I'll post here again when they're available (it's a free upgrade for existing users of the app). The changes:

1. Enhancement: Added Maps for over 1,000 locations mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.
2. Enhancement: Added Wikipedia links for over 200 topics mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.
3. Enhancement: Added ability to access Bible content by Parashah (weekly synagogue Torah/Haftarah reading).
4. Enhancement: Added separate flip-side view for Bible version selection and Cache operations (accessible via the "i" button in the bottom-right of the Bible screen.
5. Enhancement: Added a "Clear Cache" button to clear stored content to free up space on device.
6. Enhancement: Automatically turn "On" caching when user downloads Bible or Root content.
7. Enhancement: Due to user requests, have changed the Bookmark default to "On" so that the picker positions to the last Bible chapter read on application start.
8. Fix: Corrected problem with caching of the Hebrew/French Bible version.
9. Fix: The above flip-side view enhancement also fixes the problem that people have had (following the iPhone OS 3.0 upgrade) with the "Hebrew with vowels" option not being selectable from within the app.