This Week in Opened
19 October to 25 October
70 updates you can feel, and 73 rounds of fixes and polish.
- Updates you can feel
- 70
- Fixes and polish
- 73
- Opened v2.26.0 · Sun 25 Oct
The Trumpet Call
Answer the call for next month's Bible Challenge: see who's coming from where, get a reminder when it opens, and sharpen up before it starts.Answer the callThe roll callReady on the 1stCall your friends - Opened v2.25.0 · Sun 25 Oct
Plus Leader, and battles you can plan ahead
A new plan for people who run groups, Bible battles scheduled with a countdown and places you register for, open battles anyone can find, and reading plans you build yourself.Battles planned aheadComing UpPlus Leader, for people who run groupsYour own reading plan - Opened v2.24.0 · Sun 25 Oct
Play from anywhere
Live Bible battles with friends in other cities, share cards in light and dark, Bible journeys in your language, and a calmer first visit.Live battles, near or farShare cards that fit your lookBible journeys in your languageOne thing at a time - Opened v2.23.0 · Sun 25 Oct
Faster, and fair play
Pages open quicker, live games hold on through a shaky connection, a Present screen for the big screen, and the Daily Quiz in your language.Live games that keep upThe Daily Quiz in your languageListen while you studyQuicker everywhere - Opened v2.22.0 · Sun 25 Oct
Notes in colour
Text styles and colours in notes, edits that never overwrite each other, the time on Today, and sharing made more beautiful.Styles and coloursEdits that never clashSharing, polishedCalmer milestones, clearer days - Opened v2.21.0 · Sun 25 Oct
Share your notes, beautifully
Send any note as a view-only link, print it as a designed page, and format it with links, strikethrough, dividers and more.A link anyone can readPrint or save a beautiful PDFMore ways to formatNotes read as you wrote them - Opened v2.20.0 · Sun 25 Oct
Nothing gone by accident
Deleted questions and memory verses wait 30 days, privacy switches ask before deleting anything, and notes beside the Bible fit an iPad better.Questions and memory verses kept for 30 daysPrivacy switches ask firstNotes that fit beside the BibleClearer at every step - Opened v2.19.0 · Sun 25 Oct
Quiet taps, your choice
Opened is quiet when you tap, unless you’d like a soft click. Today asks once, and you can hear it before you choose.Hear it, then choose - Opened v2.18.0 · Sat 24 Oct
Nothing lost, in your language
Deleted prayers and journeys you leave wait 30 days, the landing verse in your language, and a side rail for phones held sideways.Prayers and journeys kept for 30 daysIn your language from the first pageMore room on a sideways phoneQuiz and Gather, smoother - Opened v2.17.0 · Sat 24 Oct
Highlights you can tell apart
An underline style for highlights, menus that work from the keyboard, and Go To back the way you knew it.Highlights as underlinesGo To, as beforeMenus for everyone - Opened v2.16.0 · Sat 24 Oct
Find your way faster
Chapters in one tap, Saved by colour, listening that picks up where you stopped, and your settings a search away.Chapters in one tapSaved, by colourPick up where you stoppedSearch your settings - Opened v2.15.0 · Sat 24 Oct
Every verse action in reach
A tidier verse bar that fits your phone, menus on ideas and notifications, and Discreet mode without an account.The verse bar, all in reachPress and hold for moreDiscreet mode, no account needed - Opened v2.14.0 · Sat 24 Oct
Two new films to share
Short films on Explain and Sermon Notes, ready to post or play in church, on the Promote page.Explain, in 47 secondsSermon Notes, in 30 seconds - Opened v2.13.0 · Sat 24 Oct
Your notes, a press away
Press and hold a note on the Notes page for everything you can do with it, a tidier Me page, and charts that read aloud.Hold a note for its menuMe, in clear groupsCharts that read aloud - Opened v2.12.0 · Sat 24 Oct
Your language, beautifully chosen
A new language picker made for many languages, Undo on the Saved page, and one tidy capsule to get back on every screen size.A language picker for every languageSaved, with UndoOne capsule to go back - Opened v2.11.0 · Sat 24 Oct
Back on the clock
Every Bible Quiz round is back on the 20-second clock: quick thinking, fair for everyone, and more fun.Twenty seconds a question - Opened v2.10.0 · Sat 24 Oct
At your own pace
Play the Bible Quiz with more time or no clock, print a chapter or a note, and choose whether you feel taps.More Time or No ClockPrint a chapter or a noteFeel it, or not - Opened v2.9.0 · Sat 24 Oct
Nothing lost by mistake
Undo a highlight or a bookmark, keep what you’re typing if a sheet is closed by accident, and an iPhone turned sideways keeps everything clear of the notch.Undo highlights and bookmarksYour typing keptEasier to see and use - Opened v2.8.0 · Sat 24 Oct
Look closer
Tap a photo of an archaeological find to open it full screen and zoom in to read the inscription.Zoom into the finds - Opened v2.7.0 · Sat 24 Oct
More room to read, more to share
Commentaries and maps open across the screen, maps can be shared, deleted notes wait 30 days in Recently Deleted, and a note’s actions are a press away.Your name, among playersThe Library, with a free accountThree questions to tryShare a mapCommentaries, with room to readPress and hold a noteRecently DeletedYour language, up top - Opened v2.6.0 · Sat 24 Oct
Your programmes, a tap away
A programme or event you've added once is ready to pick for every note after it.Pick, don't retypeNo doubles - Opened v2.5.0 · Sat 24 Oct
Write with the passage beside you
On a computer or tablet, an expanded note now uses the whole screen, with its Scripture and outline alongside.The verses next to your notesYour outline, a tap awayRoom to write - Opened v2.4.0 · Sat 24 Oct
Smarter notes beside the Bible
Your notes on the chapter you're reading come first, and a search finds any note in a moment.What you wrote on this chapter, firstSearch your notes as you readA cleaner list - Opened v2.3.0 · Sat 24 Oct
Your notifications, in the bell
The bell now tells you what's happening with your ideas, reports, medals and prizes, beside what's new in Opened.News about your part of OpenedNotifications and What's New, side by sideYour version, up front - Opened v2.2.0 · Fri 23 Oct
More room to read
Scroll down and the bars step aside, leaving the page to you. Scroll up and they're back.Just the chapterYour tab, always in reachOne button on phones - Opened v2.1.0 · Fri 23 Oct
Notes by programme, event and year
Gather your notes under Sunday Service, a conference or a series, and browse them by month and year.Programmes and eventsMonths and yearsFilter beside the BibleThe right day for every note - Opened v2.0.0 · Fri 23 Oct
Opened in Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, French and Spanish
Opened now speaks your language: every screen, journey, reading plan and update comes in Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, French and Spanish.Choose your languageThe Bible in your languageJourneys and reading plans - Opened v1.42.0 · Fri 23 Oct
Pay in US dollars
Opened Plus and gifts can now be paid in US dollars, by card, as well as in naira.Dollars, by card - Opened v1.41.0 · Thu 22 Oct
Study Help, and the Bible in your language
Opened’s AI is now called Study Help, and choosing a language opens the Bible in it, with the KJV beside it.Your language, your BibleMeet Study HelpCleaner verse cards - Opened v1.40.0 · Thu 22 Oct
Bibles by language, and a new verse each day
Find a Bible in your language straight from the Library, and Encourage Someone brings new verses every day.Bibles by languageNew verses every dayClearer when Ask is resting - Opened v1.39.0 · Thu 22 Oct
Search every Bible in the Library
Every Bible in the Library can now be searched, in any language, with all the search options you already use.Find any word, in any BibleWritten your way - Opened v1.38.0 · Thu 22 Oct
More Bibles, and what’s new to share
The Library now holds more than 500 Bibles, with dozens more from unfoldingWord, and every update comes as a card you can share.Bibles from unfoldingWordShare what’s new - Opened v1.37.0 · Thu 22 Oct
Encourage someone, with a verse and your name
Make a card of warm words and a verse to post or send, signed with your name. And the Library now holds 452 Bibles in 284 languages.Encourage someoneSigned by youYour AI credits, in view244 more Bibles - Opened v1.36.0 · Thu 22 Oct
Today, from your app icon
With Opened installed, your icon shows what’s waiting today, and a long press takes you straight to it.Straight into today’s sessionA gentle countYours to switch off - Opened v1.35.0 · Thu 22 Oct
Learn Scripture by heart
Memory verses: a few minutes a day, and each verse comes back a little later every time you know it, until it’s yours.Practice that grows with youFrom wherever you meet a verseHidden in your heart - Opened v1.34.0 · Thu 22 Oct
Bibles in 131 languages
The Library now holds 193 Bibles in 131 languages, free to read online, side by side, or offline.106 more BiblesReady when you areHelp keep Opened running - Opened v1.33.0 · Wed 21 Oct
A new way to help keep the Bible free
Give is now a tap away at the foot of every page, and the Give page shows exactly where each gift goes.Give, from anywhereAudio Bibles in more languagesBack to your own Bible - Opened v1.32.0 · Wed 21 Oct
Remember how your prayers were answered
Mark a prayer answered and say how, in your own words, so you can look back on it when you need to.How it was answeredA look back worth keeping - Opened v1.31.0 · Wed 21 Oct
From reading it to living it
The day after a journey session, Today asks one kind question: did you get to its practice?Did you get to it?A line for your look back - Opened v1.30.0 · Wed 21 Oct
Follow the Exodus and Paul on the map
Read the Exodus or Acts and see the whole journey drawn on the map, stop by stop, with questions to talk over when you read with friends.The journeys, drawnHonest about what's knownSomething to talk about - Opened v1.29.0 · Wed 21 Oct
A gentle reminder to read, at your time
Choose a time, and Opened will nudge you once a day to spend a few minutes in the Word.Your time, every dayFine on a shared phoneOn iPhone too - Opened v1.28.0 · Wed 21 Oct
Someone to talk to, a tap away
Add the people you trust, like your pastor or a friend, and Opened will put them first whenever it offers help.Your people, firstHelp near you, any timeYours alone - Opened v1.27.0 · Wed 21 Oct
Your builder rank, on Me
Me now shows your Builders of Opened rank and points, and how close you are to the next rank.Always in viewFaster thanks from the team - Opened v1.26.0 · Wed 21 Oct
Help build the best Bible app in the world
When your idea ships or a problem you reported is fixed, you now earn points and medals as one of the Builders of Opened.Points for what you help shipMedals and ranksYours to show, or keep - Opened v1.25.0 · Wed 21 Oct
See which version you’re on
Opened now shows its version at the foot of every page, and What’s New has become a timeline of every release.Your version, a tap awayEvery release on one lineAn edition line when Opened opens - Opened v1.24.0 · Wed 21 Oct
Every passage in your notes, a tap away
Notes now find every passage you write, even “II Sam” or “I Cor”, and each one opens right over your note.Nothing missedRead without leaving your note - Opened v1.23.0 · Wed 21 Oct
Snapshots of the app to share
Share Opened now has twelve snapshots of the real app, from the Bible side by side to Live Bible Battle.Show people what Opened looks like - Opened v1.22.0 · Wed 21 Oct
Share Opened from any page
Every page now ends with a Share Opened button, so you can pass Opened on whenever it helps someone.One tap to share - Opened v1.21.0 · Wed 21 Oct
A cleaner Share Opened
Share Opened is easier to use: one button to share Opened, a QR code to scan, and every film and picture on tidy shelves.Share in one tapFind things quickly - Opened v1.20.0 · Wed 21 Oct
The next chapter, instantly
Next opens the following chapter at once, and Share Opened has a film on installing Opened.No wait between chaptersA film on installing Opened - Opened v1.19.0 · Wed 21 Oct
Interlinear films in 15 and 60 seconds
The Interlinear films on Share Opened now come in 15 and 60 seconds too, vertical and wide.A length for every place - Opened v1.18.0 · Wed 21 Oct
Films about the Interlinear
Share Opened has two new 30-second films showing the Greek and Hebrew under every verse, vertical for Status and wide for screens.The Interlinear in 30 seconds - Opened v1.17.0 · Wed 21 Oct
A soft click, and darks you can tell apart
Every tap now answers with a soft click, and the dark shades in the sidebar show what they look like and what they’re called.Tap soundsHow dark, at a glanceChapter tools on tablets - Opened v1.16.0 · Tue 20 Oct
More room to read
Chapters open more cleanly, and the floating buttons step aside while you read.A tidier chapter headingOut of the way while you read - Opened v1.15.0 · Tue 20 Oct
Short films to share
Share Opened now has short films about Opened: 60, 30 and 15 seconds, vertical for Status and Reels, wide for church screens.Ready to post - Opened v1.14.0 · Tue 20 Oct
Help someone open the Bible
Want to tell friends or your church about Opened? Share Opened has everything ready: images to post, words to send, a poster, a slide and our logo.Images for every place you postA kit for your churchWords ready to copy - Opened v1.13.0 · Tue 20 Oct
Every point checked before you see it
Ask now checks each point of a new answer against the passages it rests on, so what you read is better grounded in Scripture.Checked against ScriptureFixed or left out - Opened v1.12.0 · Tue 20 Oct
Share an answer with a friend
Found an answer that helped? Send it to a friend as a designed card. They can read it straight away, no account needed.Share with a friendYour question stays yoursFind answers faster - Opened v1.11.0 · Tue 20 Oct
Every answer, kept for you
Your Questions keeps every question you ask in Ask, with its answer, so you can come back to it any time. And Asked on Opened lets you read what others have asked.Your QuestionsAsked on OpenedYours to keep or clear - Opened v1.10.0 · Tue 20 Oct
Verses open right in your answer
In Ask, tap any verse and it opens over your answer, so you never lose your place. Read the whole chapter only when you choose to.Read without leavingYour questions left, always right - Opened v1.9.0 · Tue 20 Oct
Passages open where you are
On the Archaeology page, tap a passage and it opens right there, beside the find, so you never lose your place. Read the whole chapter only when you want to.Read without leavingFive more photos - Opened v1.8.0 · Tue 20 Oct
See the finds for yourself
58 more finds now have a photograph, from the Gezer Calendar to the Ishtar Gate, so you can see what the evidence actually looks like.Photos on 86 finds - Opened v1.7.0 · Tue 20 Oct
The evidence, brought up to date
Archaeology, manuscripts and the hardest questions now reflect the finds and research of the last few years, with sources you can check for yourself.118 finds, each with its sourcesThe manuscripts, counted afreshThe questions people ask now - Opened v1.6.0 · Tue 20 Oct
Your videos on your profile
Add your YouTube channel and your profile shows your newest video up top, with the rest in a grid people can play right there.Your latest, front and centreWhere else to find youEasier to look aroundTheme and connection, always in reach - Opened v1.5.0 · Tue 20 Oct
Sign in with Face ID
Opened now signs you in with Paruto ID: save a passkey once, then come back with Face ID, Touch ID or your phone’s screen lock, with no code to type.Back in with a glanceYour notes stay yours - Opened v1.4.0 · Mon 19 Oct
A note that fills the screen
Expand a note while reading and it opens over the whole page, with room to write; collapse it and it’s back beside your Bible.Expand to write at length - Opened v1.3.0 · Mon 19 Oct
Back from the Bible
Opened a chapter from your Journey, a note or anywhere else? The Bible now shows the way back there.A way back from reading - Opened v1.2.0 · Mon 19 Oct
Room to write
Expand your notes beside the Bible when you’ve a lot to say, and see twice as many note cards on your phone.Expand and collapseTwo cards to a row - Opened v1.1.0 · Mon 19 Oct
Notes, made simple
Notes are now just a title and your words: no details to fill in, and the passages you mention are picked up for you.Nothing to fill inList or cardsA back button that steps asideEven smoother updates - Opened v1.0.0 · Mon 19 Oct
Updates that wait for you
New versions of Opened no longer interrupt what you’re doing: your page keeps going, and you refresh when it suits you.No more surprise refreshesHeadings with your verse
Fixes and polish · v1.4.1 to v2.18.3