New ESV App for Android

[bookslover]

Yesterday (Friday), I noticed that the app for the ESV translation on my phone had disappeared and a new one was in its place.

I loved the old app. It was very useful and I used it regularly.

The new one stinks. It's awful, very amateurish-looking, and not nearly as intuitive to navigate as the old one.

And, as I said, it just appeared on my phone. No advance heads-up from Crossway. No opportunity to keep the old one if I wanted to.

I checked the Google Play Store, reading the comments for this new app. Apparently, no one likes it.

Crossway forgot the rule: if it ain't broke, don't fix it. But, techies gotta tinker, I guess.

I am officially miffed.

 

[Kinghezy]

If you need a new one, I use And Bible, which you can download ESV for free [per post #6, ESV no longer available]. There are some other features (commentaries, strong #s) that I use. Their UI has stayed consistent, while still publishing update.


https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.bible.android.activity

 

[Regi Addictissimus]

Download Logos and be done with it.

 

[Edward]

I use And Bible

Toggle Strong numbers on and off with references (used to be only on KJV, now on ESV as well) Calvin's Commentaries, among others. Lots of good free stuff.

 

[Pilgrim]

To each his own. But in my opinion, the Android version of the ESV app was garbage for years. It was sort of OK as a text only version, but they went years without updating it. Many other apps are better.

They could not, or perhaps more accurately, would not, make it work the way the Apple app does, with the inclusion of the Study Bible. I think they've pointed at all of the different Android phones as being a problem. But other developers make it work.

 

[PuritanCovenanter]

I use the AND Bible app. They lost the right to use the ESV. So if you have it still don't lose your And Bible app. You can't download the ESV any longer from the app or crosswire.

 

[Pilgrim]

I use the AND Bible app. They lost the right to use the ESV. So if you have it still don't lose your And Bible app. You can't download the ESV any longer from the app or crosswire.

When the ESV was first released, they granted those kinds of rights liberally, including to programs like eSword. Along with the "New Calvinism," I think it was one factor in promoting it early on. (I'm not sure if Bible Gateway even existed back then, which was when a lot of people were still on dial-up.) Maybe they are becoming more "stingy" in that regard?

 

[C. M. Sheffield]

I use the BibleHub app. Love it.

 

[Pilgrim]

If you're not allergic to MacArthur, the "Study Bible" app developed by Grace to You is a contender.

 

[Kinghezy]

I use the AND Bible app. They lost the right to use the ESV. So if you have it still don't lose your And Bible app. You can't download the ESV any longer from the app or crosswire.

Thanks for the update. I edited my post to reflect. I also confirmed via https://github.com/AndBible/and-bible/wiki/FAQ#i-cant-find-esv-any-more-in-downloads-whats-wrong, which includes a way to back it up. I will make a copy of it as a backup.

 

[RJ Spencer]

I used to use Bible.is it's pretty decent. I use the Olive Tree Bible app now and I love it.

 

[bookslover]

Thanks for all the suggestions, guys.

 

[bookslover]

Download Logos and be done with it.

Don't you have to be at least a billionaire to use their stuff?

 

[bookslover]

I use the BibleHub app. Love it.

Just downloaded it to my phone. So, if I don't like it, it'll be your fault. Heh.

 

[C. M. Sheffield]

Just downloaded it to my phone. So, if I don't like it, it'll be your fault. Heh.

In evaluating it, you have to remember, it's FREE.

 

[Reformed Covenanter]

Don't you have to be at least a billionaire to use their stuff?

They have offers on many books and do give away a free book each month plus a couple of others at knock-down prices. Still, you are basically correct that many of their e-books are pretty expensive. You may as well download it for free and avail yourself of the free and inexpensive material.

 

[Taylor]

Don't you have to be at least a billionaire to use their stuff?

To me, the vast library, ease of use, and fully searchable and cross-linked resources all make the price worth it. I have my entire theological library in my pocket.

 

[Username3000]

[Insert comment telling you to get the superior iPhone here.]

 

[Jake]

When the ESV was first released, they granted those kinds of rights liberally, including to programs like eSword. Along with the "New Calvinism," I think it was one factor in promoting it early on. (I'm not sure if Bible Gateway even existed back then, which was when a lot of people were still on dial-up.) Maybe they are becoming more "stingy" in that regard?

A lot of open source/free Bible programs are based on the SWORD project, which got permission to freely distribute the ESV ˜18 years ago. Sadly, with new leadership they have revoked this permission and started attempting to charge this project for distribution. You can see more here: https://www.crosswire.org/pipermail/sword-devel/2019-June/047095.html