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    <title>Announcements</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Version 3.9.0</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 02:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/version-3-9-0.600/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (iMatt)</author>
      <dc:creator>iMatt</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Equipd Bible version 3.9 was just approved by Apple. It fixes issues with iOS 13 and improves accuracy of Pinyin translation etc. Full details here: <a href="https://www.equipd.me/news/version-3-9-0/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">https://www.equipd.me/news/version-3-9-0/</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>App is working fine on iOS 15</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2021 06:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/app-is-working-fine-on-ios-15.633/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (iMatt)</author>
      <dc:creator>iMatt</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello everyone!<br />
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Sorry I am have been quiet for so long. This post is to confirm that the app continues to work well and is fully supported on the latest iOS 15. There are a couple of minor tweaks that I would like to make to streamline some low level changes in iOS but all features work as advertised.<br />
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The main challenge that ones seem to have is figuring out how to install new Bibles in EPUB format. Ever since iOS 13 changed how files are downloaded this has been a challenge until users...<br />
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<a href="http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/app-is-working-fine-on-ios-15.633/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">App is working fine on iOS 15</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Version 3.8.3</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 20:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/version-3-8-3.592/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (iMatt)</author>
      <dc:creator>iMatt</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This is a minor update with the following changes:<br />
<ul>
<li>Improved detection of “Song of Solomon” in several languages.</li>
<li>Added detection for alternate Chinese language codes.</li>
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      <title>Version 3.8.2</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2019 02:25:26 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/version-3-8-2.586/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (iMatt)</author>
      <dc:creator>iMatt</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I am submitting version 3.8.2 to Apple now. <br />
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It includes some minor improvements, and one primary bug fix related to the Bible Scroller when using the &quot;Return Scroller to Start&quot; option in settings. You can read about the issue <a href="https://www.equipd.me/forums/threads/scroller-problems-since-ver-3-8-0.584/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">here</a>.]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Version 3.8.1</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2019 22:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/version-3-8-1.585/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (iMatt)</author>
      <dc:creator>iMatt</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Well I haven&#039;t been adding announcements in the forums for a while! Sorry about that. I have been adding blog posts, but I am starting to think that the forums are a better central resource.<br />
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So ... announcing <a href="https://www.equipd.me/news/version-3-8-1/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">version 3.8.1</a> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" /><br />
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You can see a complete list of fixed issues <a href="https://www.equipd.me/forums/tags/v381/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br />
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The big news in v3.8.1 is the improved search tool:<br />
<ul>
<li>Significantly faster search times.</li>
<li>You can...</li>
</ul><br />
<a href="http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/version-3-8-1.585/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">Version 3.8.1</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Bible Reading Schedules Coming Soon</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2017 10:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/bible-reading-schedules-coming-soon.227/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (iMatt)</author>
      <dc:creator>iMatt</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I am pleased to announce that Bible Reading Schedules will be included in the next update.<br />
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Schedules will include the following features:<br />
<ul>
<li>Accessed from the toolbar button that shows History, Bookmarks, Notes etc</li>
<li>Choose from a number of reading plans.</li>
<li>Activate multiple schedules at the same time.</li>
<li>Reminder notifications to prompt you to read the Bible daily.</li>
<li>For the Weekly Bible Reading schedule you can set the day your study week starts on. For example if you have a...</li>
</ul><br />
<a href="http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/bible-reading-schedules-coming-soon.227/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">Bible Reading Schedules Coming Soon</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Version 3.2</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2016 19:29:11 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/version-3-2.325/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (iMatt)</author>
      <dc:creator>iMatt</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Version 3.2 of Equipd Bible has just been approved by Apple.<br />
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The improvements and changes are detailed in the following blog post:<br />
<a href="http://www.equipd.me/news/equipd-bible-version-3-2/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">http://www.equipd.me/news/equipd-bible-version-3-2/</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Version 3.1</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2016 15:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/version-3-1.279/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (iMatt)</author>
      <dc:creator>iMatt</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Version 3.1 of Equipd Bible has been submitted to Apple for review.<br />
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The improvements and changes are detailed on the blog here:<br />
<a href="http://www.equipd.me/news/equipd-bible-version-3-1/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">http://www.equipd.me/news/equipd-bible-version-3-1/</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Version 3.0</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2016 08:51:03 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/version-3-0.257/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (iMatt)</author>
      <dc:creator>iMatt</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Version 3.0 of the Equipd Bible app has been submitted to Apple for review.<br />
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This is a massive update - the biggest yet. I have typed up a detailed blog post explaining new features and including screenshots. You can read it here: <a href="http://www.equipd.me/news/equipd-bible-version-3-0/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">http://www.equipd.me/news/equipd-bible-version-3-0/</a><br />
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Enjoy!]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>New Bibles Added</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2016 07:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/new-bibles-added.55/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (iMatt)</author>
      <dc:creator>iMatt</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The following new Bibles were added to the <a href="http://www.equipd.me/bibles/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">download</a> page today:<br />
<ol>
<li>French Catholique Crampon 1923 – BCC<br />
</li>
<li>Di Nyoo Testiment eena Bileez Kriol - BZJNT</li>
</ol>The Belize Kriol Bible only contains the books of Matthew to Revelation.<br />
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If you would like a new Bible added to the download page, please review the requirements in the Support Forums <a href="http://www.equipd.me/forums/threads/can-you-add-another-bible.54/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">here</a>.]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>New Post Ratings Options adding to Forums</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2016 22:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/new-post-ratings-options-adding-to-forums.214/</link>
      <guid>http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/new-post-ratings-options-adding-to-forums.214/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (iMatt)</author>
      <dc:creator>iMatt</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In order to encourage interaction on the forums and allow members to better share their feedback I have enhanced the forums with more post rating options.<br />
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Before you could just &quot;Like&quot; a post.<br />
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Now you can choose from a variety of emoji / rating options such as &quot;Like&quot;, &quot;Dislike&quot;, &quot;I&#039;m Happy&quot;, &quot;Confused&quot;, &quot;Love it&quot; etc.<br />
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Some forums have different rating options available, depending on the forum topic. For example the Bug Reports and Feature Requests forums have a &quot;+1&quot; rating so that members...<br />
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<a href="http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/new-post-ratings-options-adding-to-forums.214/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">New Post Ratings Options adding to Forums</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Version 2.0</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2016 10:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/version-2-0.195/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (iMatt)</author>
      <dc:creator>iMatt</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Version 2.0 has been submitted to Apple for review.<br />
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It has been several months since version 1.0 of this app was released. It has taken me longer than anticipated to add several key features, and I am very pleased to finally announce version 2.0 of the Equipd Bible app.<br />
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So what is new in this update?<br />
<ul>
<li>You can now <a href="http://www.equipd.me/forums/threads/centralised-way-of-viewing-notes.8/#post-691" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">centrally access all your Notes</a> from the History and Bookmarks window....</li>
</ul><br />
<a href="http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/version-2-0.195/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">Version 2.0</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Walk-Through Video Tutorial</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2015 20:39:50 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/walk-through-video-tutorial.143/</link>
      <guid>http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/walk-through-video-tutorial.143/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (iMatt)</author>
      <dc:creator>iMatt</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.appchasers.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">AppChasers</a> did an initial review of the Equipd Bible app when it was first released. But they recently posted a 12 minute follow-up video tutorial that walks users through the following topics:<br />
<ul>
<li>Downloading and installing new Bibles in EPUB format</li>
<li>Changing a Bible&#039;s label</li>
<li>Setting the Preferred Bible</li>
<li>Enable the Pinyin above the Chinese Characters</li>
<li>Changing the Bibles display order</li>
<li>Bookmarking a scripture by Category/Topic...</li>
</ul><br />
<a href="http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/walk-through-video-tutorial.143/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">Walk-Through Video Tutorial</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Version 1.1.2</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2015 09:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/version-1-1-2.101/</link>
      <guid>http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/version-1-1-2.101/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (iMatt)</author>
      <dc:creator>iMatt</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Version 1.1.2 has been submitted to Apple for review. It generally takes them 7-10 days to review and approve an app update.<br />
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This is mainly a bug fix release addressing <a href="http://www.equipd.me/forums/forums/bugs/?prefix_id=2" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">reported issues</a>.<br />
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There are also a number of improvements under the hood that are not detailed on the forums.<br />
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Thanks to everyone who is actively using the forums to report issues, and especially to those who have been helping others via the forums. Seeing...<br />
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<a href="http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/version-1-1-2.101/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">Version 1.1.2</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>8 New Bibles Added</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2015 09:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/8-new-bibles-added.100/</link>
      <guid>http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/8-new-bibles-added.100/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (iMatt)</author>
      <dc:creator>iMatt</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The following Bible Translations were recently added to the <a href="http://www.equipd.me/bibles/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">download page</a>:<br />
<ol>
<li>Basque Euskara Navarro-Labourdin – BHNT</li>
<li>Czech Čeština Bible Kralická 1613 – CSBKR</li>
<li>Hindi Holy Bible Roman Script – HHBR</li>
<li>Italian Riveduta 1927 – RIV</li>
<li>Italian Versione Diodati Riveduta 1924 – RDV24</li>
<li>Lithuanian Lietuviška Biblija – LTB</li>
<li>Malagasy Bible – MG1865</li>
<li>Swedish Svenska Karl XII 1873 – SK73</li>
</ol>If you would like a new Bible added to the...<br />
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<a href="http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/8-new-bibles-added.100/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">8 New Bibles Added</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Version 1.1.1</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2015 19:39:19 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/version-1-1-1.85/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (iMatt)</author>
      <dc:creator>iMatt</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This is a snapshot update to address two specific issues:<br />
<ol>
<li>Fix the hyphens that went missing from Sidney Lau for Cantonese users – more details <a href="http://www.equipd.me/forums/threads/sidney-lau-has-lost-the-between-syllables.77/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</li>
<li>Improve the experience when adding a verse note from inside the Chapter window – more details <a href="http://www.equipd.me/forums/threads/annotating-a-verse-in-chapter-view-returns-to-top-of-chapter.70/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</li>
</ol>This update was...<br />
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<a href="http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/version-1-1-1.85/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">Version 1.1.1</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Equipd Bible App Launched Today</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2015 08:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/equipd-bible-app-launched-today.18/</link>
      <guid>http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/equipd-bible-app-launched-today.18/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (iMatt)</author>
      <dc:creator>iMatt</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Welcome to the first Announcement in the Forums! I am proud to launch the new Equipd Bible app for iOS today. It should start appearing on your App Store later today.<br />
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I encourage users to join the Support Forums and share your ideas, feedback and questions. I will focus on populating the Knowledge Base and other forums over the coming days. You can also subscribe to RSS feeds in the forums or get emailed when updates occur.<br />
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I sincerely hope this new app can accomplish its goal and help you...<br />
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<a href="http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/equipd-bible-app-launched-today.18/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">Equipd Bible App Launched Today</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Version 1.1.0</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2015 09:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/version-1-1-0.68/</link>
      <guid>http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/version-1-1-0.68/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (iMatt)</author>
      <dc:creator>iMatt</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Version 1.1.0 has been submitted to Apple. They typically take 7-10 days to review and approve an update.<br />
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Please read the following blog post for more details on this update:<br />
<a href="http://www.equipd.me/news/version-1-1-coming-soon/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">http://www.equipd.me/news/version-1-1-coming-soon/</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Great Tutorial for the new Equipd Bible on AppChasers</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2015 00:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/great-tutorial-for-the-new-equipd-bible-on-appchasers.28/</link>
      <guid>http://www.equipd.me/forums-archived/threads/great-tutorial-for-the-new-equipd-bible-on-appchasers.28/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (iMatt)</author>
      <dc:creator>iMatt</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Within 12 hours of launching the Equipd Bible app, AppChasers has posted a review that includes some great walk-throughs for new users of the app. If you want to get a head-start on how to use the app I recommend you take a look at the post on AppChasers <a href="http://appchasers.com/2015/06/26/how-to-use-equipd-bible-for-iphone-and-ipad/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">here</a>.]]></content:encoded>
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