FBReader News

FBReader 2.8.11 rolled out for 10% of Google Play users. Even more tolerant XML parser, fixed LitRes store registration issues, and a number of minor fixes.

FBReader 2.8.9 available for 10% of the Google Play users. Full roll-out planned for the Thursday. The most significant change is an updated parser, that is tolerant to some XML errors. It makes a number of "broken" fb2 & ePub books readable by the app. Another addition is opening files from Chrome downloads and from some file managers. Similar update of the iOS version coming very soon.

FBReader 1.0.3 for iOS is coming this week. You can turn pages using volume keys (the option is switched off by default) and set up arbitrary tap zones for page turning.

FBReader 1.0.2 for iOS: new options, iPhone X compatibility, and minor fixes https://fbreader.org/content/fbreader-102-iphone-and-ipad

FBReader for Android 2.8.5 (free version) is available for Google Play beta testers. Full public roll-out expected this weekend, as well as the Premium release. The update fixes rendering performance issues on high-end devices, e.g., Google Pixel. To join beta testing click https://play.google.com/apps/testing/org.geometerplus.zlibrary.ui.android

PDF plugin 1.7.1: Radaee PDF library updated to version 3.14 (from 3.9). A number of crash fixes and performance issues. The same library will be used in upcoming FBReader Premium 2.8.5. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.geometerplus.fbreader.plugin.pdf

Goodbye, Bookshelf plugin! Today we release the last version 1.7.1. There will be updates anymore. And the upcoming FBReader 3.0 will not support this plugin. https://fbreader.org/content/bookshelf-plugin-171

FBReader for iPhone/iPad updated to version 1.0.1. Fixed sync crash on 32-bit devices, minor fixes. https://fbreader.org/content/fbreader-ios

Android vs iOS: features comparison table https://books.fbreader.org/docs/platforms-comparison

Finally on the App Store https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fbreader/id1067172178

New beta build for iOS (20170715) is on its way to the store. More options, new library views: by authors, by series, etc., access to FBReader Book Network.

FBReader 2.8/2.8.1 rolled out to all users. https://fbreader.org/content/fbreader-28-android UI changes: new default style set, thumbnail view in bookshelf, new google auth dialog. Most important internal change is format auto-detection. File extension does not matter anymore. (Ok, it DOES matter for *.txt and *.html files if other formats do not match.)

Last significant change in upcoming major release 2.8: automatic file format detector. Files extension does not matter anymore. FBReader Premium 2.8 beta 19 means feature freeze: only bug fixes to be added by final 2.8. Click https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.fbreader to join FBReader Premium for Android testing.

New "covers only" bookshelf mode in upcoming FBReader Premium 2.8 (already available for testing in beta 17: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.fbreader)