FBReader News

Finally, it's officially on the Snap Store. Still in beta quality. That means there are several known significant issues. E.g., bookmarks are still not functional. We are working to fix that and release a stable version in the next few weeks. And yes, we will publish builds for Windows and Mac very shortly, as well as the AppImage for Linux.

Status update: a beta uploaded to the Snap Store, we are waiting for a manual review to release it to the public. More details: https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/auto-connection-request-for-fbreader/27663

Minor release 1.0.24 for iOS is on the AppStore. The update is fully compatible with the iOS 15 and iPhone 13 series. Major version 1.1, with network catalogues and new rendering features, is coming by Christmas.

Android version 3.0.35/3.1 beta 35 shipped with a new catalogue of free books (in Russian). Books by Richard Dawkins, Stephen Hawking, and other popular science writers in project Всенаука. Obsolete versions users can add the catalogue manually, use https://vsenauka.ru/opds.

3.1 beta 33 for Android * Fixed losing position between runs issue * Added preferences export/import (on Android 4.4 and newer) * Improvements in mobi and ePub engines

3.1 beta 31 is out * New option values: you can prevent the screen from sleeping for two or five minutes. * E-ink themes now available for all devices. Use “The screen is e-ink” option in the “Appearance” section to force. * Fixed opening files from external file managers. * Minor fixes. We release an update of the stable version, that adds the external manager fix, later this week. Android beta page on fbreader.org

FBReader 3.1 beta 30 brings two fixes: 1) Reading aloud is stable again. We finished the major UI change. Following updates will bring new features, including manual text substitutions and text-to-speech for PDFs. 2) There was an issue with downloading files with names longer than 255 bytes. Fixed. The beta is already downloadable from our site, the Google Play release is on its way. An update for the stable version, named 3.0.31, will be released tomorrow. The only change is the long file name fix.

3.1 beta 29 for Android released. Text-to-speech interface updated, logic fixed. Added dialogue borders on e-ink devices. Permanent page with installable packages.

FBReader for Android and iOS is on sale. Up to 40% off, depending on OS and country. The sale ends in a few days. Have a happy 2021!

3.1 beta 26 ready for download from the site and on Play Store. Better colour scheme for e-ink devices, Android 11 screen support, and minor improvements.

Sale on both Android and iOS. 30-50%, depending on platform and country. The discount on Google Play ends on 2nd December. The App Store sale continues till 6th.

3.1 beta 25 is the first release of FBReader Premium that is available for download from our site. It is also uploaded to the Google Play store as usual. If both Google Play Services and Huawei AppGallery are not installed on your device OR if your device is an Onyx e-ink reader, you can run the beta for free. On other devices, you are prompted to buy the license. Currently only available on Google Play. The changes include Polish LitRes ebook store (https://litres.pl) integration, and experimental Onyx devices support.

FBReader Premium for Android 3.0.27 and 3.1 beta 24 are in the store. The release improves the stability of reading aloud.

FBReader for Android 3.0.26 and 3.1 beta 23 uploaded to the Google Play. The release fixes keeping of current book between runs. Both free and Premium versions are updated. Starting from this update, the betas are available only for devices with Android 4.2 and higher (earlier version were available for 4.1 as well).

FBReader 1.0.21 for iOS coming with iPhone 12 series compatibility and brings scalable image view. Long tap a picture in text, and pinch to zoom.

New FBReader Premium (for Android) distribution strategy coming soon. Currently, the only legal way to get the Premium is to buy and download it from the Google Play. This makes Premium unavailable for devices with no Google Play. The new scheme makes the app available from three sources. a) Google Play (for a fee) b) Huawei App Gallery (for a fee) c) https://fbreader.org site (the package would be downloadable for free) If your Android includes Google Services, and does not include App Gallery, you have to pay via Google Play to run Premium. Vice versa, if the device has App Gallery only, you have to pay via the Huawei store. If both are installed, you can select. Finally, if your device misses both, you can run the Premium for free. The bad news is that if you have paid via Google Play, and switched to a pure Huawei device, you have to pay again. We reserve the right to add more stores to this scheme in the future.

Update 1.0.20 brings compatibility with iOS 14. Custom fonts are supported again, and the popup menu is back in the library view. Please, report more issues in a comment to this message.

We are back! An update after half a year of inactivity. Urgent fix replaces broken Yandex.Translate with the Google one. More news coming next week. https://fbreader.org/content/end-summer-updates We celebrate the reviving by a sale. :) Starts tonight (0:00 GMT on 2nd September), ends in eight days (23:59 GMT on 9th September).

FBReader 3.1 release for Android delayed until May 2020. As an apology, we offer a 50% price drop for Premium for the next eight days (28 March – 4 April). Buy Premium, or join the beta track to use 3.1 features today.