3.3.2
2023-06-08
• Fixed an issue preventing log file generation
In 3.3:
New
• New family-shareable premium tier. Users on the existing Premium tier can upgrade from the Settings tab
• Redesigned purchase view
• An error message will now be displayed on the Home tab when Plex authentication fails (e.g. after a password change)
• Enable text selection for book / collection titles, author names and summaries
• Library contents are now visible during initial collection/playlist metadata load
Fixed
• Fixed an issue causing author list to scroll to top when an author is selected
• [CarpPlay] Chapter skip buttons now respect the current system theme
• Fixed a crash on import
3.3.1
2023-06-06
New
• New family-shareable premium tier. Users on the existing Premium tier can upgrade from the Settings tab
• Redesigned purchase view
• An error message will now be displayed on the Home tab when Plex authentication fails (e.g. after a password change)
• Enable text selection for book / collection titles, author names and summaries
• Library contents are now visible during initial collection/playlist metadata load
Fixed
• Fixed an issue causing author list to scroll to top when an author is selected
• [CarpPlay] Chapter skip buttons now respect the current system theme
• Fixed a crash on import
3.3.0
2023-06-01
New
• New family-shareable premium tier. Users on the existing Premium tier can upgrade from the Settings tab
• Redesigned purchase view
• An error message will now be displayed on the Home tab when Plex authentication fails (e.g. after a password change)
• Enable text selection for book / collection titles, author names and summaries
• Library contents are now visible during initial collection/playlist metadata load
Fixed
• Fixed an issue causing author list to scroll to top when an author is selected
• [CarpPlay] Chapter skip buttons now respect the current system theme
• Fixed a crash on import
3.2.5
2022-11-29
This version attempts to fix a long-standing issue causing book progress to reset to a previous time under some circumstances. Note that you’ll need to update all devices running Prologue to this version for the fix to work.
If you’re still seeing the issue after updating all of your devices, please send an issue report from Settings > Report an Issue. Thanks!
In 3.2:
• Lock Screen widgets (iOS 16)
• Completely rewritten iCloud sync service in preparation for the upcoming Watch app
• New iCloud status info under Settings > iCloud
• Support for custom collection/playlist covers
• Restored functionality to show more than 15 search results
• An error message is displayed on Home tab if Plex authentication fails (e.g. due to a password reset)
• Raised minimum iOS version to 15.0
3.2.4
2022-10-29
• Fixed a performance issue when loading embedded metadata
• Fixed a widget crash
In 3.2:
• Lock Screen widgets (iOS 16)
• Completely rewritten iCloud sync service in preparation for the upcoming Watch app
• New iCloud status info under Settings > iCloud
• Support for custom collection/playlist covers
• Restored functionality to show more than 15 search results
• An error message is displayed on Home tab if Plex authentication fails (e.g. due to a password reset)
• Raised minimum iOS version to 15.0
3.2.3
2022-10-03
• Fixed (another) crash when iCloud storage quota has been exceeded
• Fixed possible crash on library refresh
In 3.2:
• Lock Screen widgets (iOS 16)
• Completely rewritten iCloud sync service in preparation for the upcoming Watch app
• New iCloud status info under Settings > iCloud
• Support for custom collection/playlist covers
• Restored functionality to show more than 15 search results
• An error message is displayed on Home tab if Plex authentication fails (e.g. due to a password reset)
• Raised minimum iOS version to 15.0
3.2.2
2022-09-28
• Fixed a possible crash when iCloud storage quota has been exceeded
In 3.2:
• Lock Screen widgets (iOS 16)
• Completely rewritten iCloud sync service in preparation for the upcoming Watch app
• New iCloud status info under Settings > iCloud
• Support for custom collection/playlist covers
• Restored functionality to show more than 15 search results
• An error message is displayed on Home tab if Plex authentication fails (e.g. due to a password reset)
• Raised minimum iOS version to 15.0
3.2.1
2022-09-19
• Lock Screen widgets (iOS 16)
• Completely rewritten iCloud sync service in preparation for the upcoming Watch app
• New iCloud status info under Settings > iCloud
• Support for custom collection/playlist covers
• Restored functionality to show more than 15 search results
• An error message is displayed on Home tab if Plex authentication fails (e.g. due to a password reset)
• Raised minimum iOS version to 15.0
3.1.3
2022-06-03
Fixed a potential crash when displaying Collections tab
In 3.1.0:
• Books in the Reading List can now be reordered by dragging and dropping (order is synced via iCloud)
• New refresh library button on Home tab
• Pull to refresh library on Home, Book, Author and Collection tabs
• Libraries are automatically refreshed in the background when device is charging
• The "Refresh Now" button under Settings > Metadata should no longer cause the app to hang when loading a large number of files
• Opening the app from the widget will no longer display a duplicate book view if that book is already displayed
• Additional Voice Over actions mirroring those available from the context menu
3.1.2
2022-06-01
Fixed a potential crash when displaying Collections tab
In 3.1.0:
• Books in the Reading List can now be reordered by dragging and dropping (order is synced via iCloud)
• New refresh library button on Home tab
• Pull to refresh library on Home, Book, Author and Collection tabs
• Libraries are automatically refreshed in the background when device is charging
• The "Refresh Now" button under Settings > Metadata should no longer cause the app to hang when loading a large number of files
• Opening the app from the widget will no longer display a duplicate book view if that book is already displayed
• Additional Voice Over actions mirroring those available from the context menu
3.1.1
2022-05-26
Fixed a rare crash on launch
In 3.1.0:
• Books in the Reading List can now be reordered by dragging and dropping (order is synced via iCloud)
• New refresh library button on Home tab
• Pull to refresh library on Home, Book, Author and Collection tabs
• Libraries are automatically refreshed in the background when device is charging
• The "Refresh Now" button under Settings > Metadata should no longer cause the app to hang when loading a large number of files
• Opening the app from the widget will no longer display a duplicate book view if that book is already displayed
• Additional Voice Over actions mirroring those available from the context menu
3.1.0
2022-05-18
• Books in the Reading List can now be reordered by dragging and dropping (order is synced via iCloud)
• New refresh library button on Home tab
• Pull to refresh library on Home, Book, Author and Collection tabs
• Libraries are automatically refreshed in the background when device is charging
• The "Refresh Now" button under Settings > Metadata should no longer cause the app to hang when loading a large number of files
• Opening the app from the widget will no longer display a duplicate book view if that book is already displayed
• Additional Voice Over actions mirroring those available from the context menu
3.0.4
2022-05-02
• Fixed a sync issue causing chapters to disappear
• Library refresh is now available when using VoiceOver
• Books can now be played from list views directly when using VoiceOver
In 3.0.3:
• Refreshing a library should no longer hang at 100% for an extended period
• Fixed an issue causing author images to load unreliably
In 3.0.2:
• Sorting books by author now correctly sorts by author, then book title
• Fixed a few instances where the app was using excessive memory
Note: playlists are temporarily limited to 2500 files while I track down a performance issue.
Where possible, use Plex album collections instead of playlists - they don’t suffer from the same performance issues.
In 3.0.1:
• Fixed a widget display issue when not displaying a cover image
• Fixed a crash on launch
In 3.0:
NEW
• Book list, author bibliography and collection can now be displayed in grid layout
• Display collection summaries (requires full library refresh)
• Support for exporting a database copy (Settings > Storage)
• New Siri shortcuts:
• Start sleep timer
• Extend sleep timer
• Cancel sleep timer
IMPROVED
• Redesigned book list view
• Book titles and author names can now span an unlimited number of lines
• Improved support for large font sizes
• The Collections tab now sorts collections based on the collection’s “Sort Title”, if set in Plex
• The app is now smarter about restoring items from the trash
• Sleep timer now fades volume over a few seconds upon completion (doesn’t apply to “end of current chapter” timers)
• The “Add bookmark” Siri shortcut now supports adding an optional note
• Redesigned active sleep timer display
• Improved performance when loading large playlists/collections
• Searching on the Authors tab now displays results by author
• Lots of UI tweaks
FIXED
• Seeking before beginning playback now overrides any pending “rewind on resume”
• Alphabetical indexes no longer overlap books/collections in grid mode on iPad/macOS
• Fixed library items erroneously being added to the trash when database is suspended while a library refresh is in progress
• Increase play/pause button tap area
3.0.3
2022-04-25
• Refreshing a library should no longer hang at 100% for an extended period
• Fixed an issue causing author images to load unreliably
In 3.0.2:
• Sorting books by author now correctly sorts by author, then book title
• Fixed a few instances where the app was using excessive memory
Note: playlists are temporarily limited to 2500 files while I track down a performance issue.
Where possible, use Plex album collections instead of playlists - they don’t suffer from the same performance issues.
In 3.0.1:
• Fixed a widget display issue when not displaying a cover image
• Fixed a crash on launch
In 3.0:
NEW
• Book list, author bibliography and collection can now be displayed in grid layout
• Display collection summaries (requires full library refresh)
• Support for exporting a database copy (Settings > Storage)
• New Siri shortcuts:
• Start sleep timer
• Extend sleep timer
• Cancel sleep timer
IMPROVED
• Redesigned book list view
• Book titles and author names can now span an unlimited number of lines
• Improved support for large font sizes
• The Collections tab now sorts collections based on the collection’s “Sort Title”, if set in Plex
• The app is now smarter about restoring items from the trash
• Sleep timer now fades volume over a few seconds upon completion (doesn’t apply to “end of current chapter” timers)
• The “Add bookmark” Siri shortcut now supports adding an optional note
• Redesigned active sleep timer display
• Improved performance when loading large playlists/collections
• Searching on the Authors tab now displays results by author
• Lots of UI tweaks
FIXED
• Seeking before beginning playback now overrides any pending “rewind on resume”
• Alphabetical indexes no longer overlap books/collections in grid mode on iPad/macOS
• Fixed library items erroneously being added to the trash when database is suspended while a library refresh is in progress
• Increase play/pause button tap area
3.0.2
2022-04-12
• Sorting books by author now correctly sorts by author, then book title
• Fixed a few instances where the app was using excessive memory
Note: playlists are temporarily limited to 2500 files while I track down a performance issue.
Where possible, use Plex album collections instead of playlists - they don’t suffer from the same performance issues.
In 3.0.1:
• Fixed a widget display issue when not displaying a cover image
• Fixed a crash on launch
In 3.0:
NEW
• Book list, author bibliography and collection can now be displayed in grid layout
• Display collection summaries (requires full library refresh)
• Support for exporting a database copy (Settings > Storage)
• New Siri shortcuts:
• Start sleep timer
• Extend sleep timer
• Cancel sleep timer
IMPROVED
• Redesigned book list view
• Book titles and author names can now span an unlimited number of lines
• Improved support for large font sizes
• The Collections tab now sorts collections based on the collection’s “Sort Title”, if set in Plex
• The app is now smarter about restoring items from the trash
• Sleep timer now fades volume over a few seconds upon completion (doesn’t apply to “end of current chapter” timers)
• The “Add bookmark” Siri shortcut now supports adding an optional note
• Redesigned active sleep timer display
• Improved performance when loading large playlists/collections
• Searching on the Authors tab now displays results by author
• Lots of UI tweaks
FIXED
• Seeking before beginning playback now overrides any pending “rewind on resume”
• Alphabetical indexes no longer overlap books/collections in grid mode on iPad/macOS
• Fixed library items erroneously being added to the trash when database is suspended while a library refresh is in progress
• Increase play/pause button tap area
3.0.1
2022-04-11
• Fixed a widget display issue when not displaying a cover image
• Fixed a crash on launch
In 3.0:
NEW
• Book list, author bibliography and collection can now be displayed in grid layout
• Display collection summaries (requires full library refresh)
• Support for exporting a database copy (Settings > Storage)
• New Siri shortcuts:
• Start sleep timer
• Extend sleep timer
• Cancel sleep timer
IMPROVED
• Redesigned book list view
• Book titles and author names can now span an unlimited number of lines
• Improved support for large font sizes
• The Collections tab now sorts collections based on the collection’s “Sort Title”, if set in Plex
• The app is now smarter about restoring items from the trash
• Sleep timer now fades volume over a few seconds upon completion (doesn’t apply to “end of current chapter” timers)
• The “Add bookmark” Siri shortcut now supports adding an optional note
• Redesigned active sleep timer display
• Improved performance when loading large playlists/collections
• Searching on the Authors tab now displays results by author
• Lots of UI tweaks
FIXED
• Seeking before beginning playback now overrides any pending “rewind on resume”
• Alphabetical indexes no longer overlap books/collections in grid mode on iPad/macOS
• Fixed library items erroneously being added to the trash when database is suspended while a library refresh is in progress
• Increase play/pause button tap area
3.0
2022-04-07
NEW
• Book list, author bibliography and collection can now be displayed in grid layout
• Display collection summaries (requires full library refresh)
• Support for exporting a database copy (Settings > Storage)
• New Siri shortcuts:
• Start sleep timer
• Extend sleep timer
• Cancel sleep timer
IMPROVED
• Redesigned book list view
• Book titles and author names can now span an unlimited number of lines
• Improved support for large font sizes
• The Collections tab now sorts collections based on the collection’s “Sort Title”, if set in Plex
• The app is now smarter about restoring items from the trash
• Sleep timer now fades volume over a few seconds upon completion (doesn’t apply to “end of current chapter” timers)
• The “Add bookmark” Siri shortcut now supports adding an optional note
• Redesigned active sleep timer display
• Improved performance when loading large playlists/collections
• Searching on the Authors tab now displays results by author
• Lots of UI tweaks
FIXED
• Seeking before beginning playback now overrides any pending “rewind on resume”
• Alphabetical indexes no longer overlap books/collections in grid mode on iPad/macOS
• Fixed library items erroneously being added to the trash when database is suspended while a library refresh is in progress
• Increase play/pause button tap area
2.2.7
2022-01-05
Improved
- Include minutes on book/collection time remaining display
- Bump max playback rate to 3.5x
- Display time remaining adjusted for playback speed for single file books
- Support for media keys when running on macOS
Fixed
- Layout issues when “Show button shapes” accessibility setting is enabled
- Layout issues when larger accessibility font sizes are enabled
- Custom sleep timer layout issue on iPad / large iPhones
- Download manager button displaying incorrect download count after cancelling / clearing download queue
In 2.2.6:
Improved:
- The app now only checks for new additions to the active audiobook library on launch. Can be changed under Settings > General > Refresh Library on Launch.
Fixed:
- Cached book covers could fail to load when no internet connection is available
- Download manager could contain erroneous “?” items on app launch
- Widget display issue on macOS
- Several crash fixes
If you’re still experiencing crashes, send me an issue report from Settings > Report an Issue. Thanks!
In 2.2.5:
- Fixed an issue causing custom sleep timers to start with an incorrect duration
In 2.2.4:
- Prevent play button text scrolling unnecessarily
- Correctly detect and recover from deleted iCloud database
- Additional logging to help track down progress reset issue
In 2.2.3:
- Fixed a crash on launch when running iOS beta versions
- Fixed widget indicators displaying when disabled
In 2.2.2:
New:
- Support for Plex smart collections
Improved:
- Improved playback error messages
- Various settings tab layout improvements
Fixed:
- Crash when running on macOS 11
In 2.2.1:
New:
- New app icons
- Support for marking a collection as read/unread
Fixed:
- Sorting a collection could create a duplicate playlist. You may have to check for and delete any duplicate playlists from the Plex web UI also.
- More prominent home user selection during onboarding
- Author’s bibliography could be displayed by chapter instead of by book
In 2.2.0:
- New CarPlay app
- Tap a home section title to view a list of all books in that section
- Fixed a layout issue when book titles within a collection span multiple lines
- Various crash fixes
- The app now requires iOS 14.5+
2.2.6
2021-12-01
Improved:
- The app now only checks for new additions to the active audiobook library on launch. Can be changed under Settings > General > Refresh Library on Launch.
Fixed:
- Cached book covers could fail to load when no internet connection is available
- Download manager could contain erroneous “?” items on app launch
- Widget display issue on macOS
- Several crash fixes
If you’re still experiencing crashes, send me an issue report from Settings > Report an Issue. Thanks!
In 2.2.5:
- Fixed an issue causing custom sleep timers to start with an incorrect duration
In 2.2.4:
- Prevent play button text scrolling unnecessarily
- Correctly detect and recover from deleted iCloud database
- Additional logging to help track down progress reset issue
In 2.2.3:
- Fixed a crash on launch when running iOS beta versions
- Fixed widget indicators displaying when disabled
In 2.2.2:
New:
- Support for Plex smart collections
Improved:
- Improved playback error messages
- Various settings tab layout improvements
Fixed:
- Crash when running on macOS 11
In 2.2.1:
New:
- New app icons
- Support for marking a collection as read/unread
Fixed:
- Sorting a collection could create a duplicate playlist. You may have to check for and delete any duplicate playlists from the Plex web UI also.
- More prominent home user selection during onboarding
- Author’s bibliography could be displayed by chapter instead of by book
In 2.2.0:
- New CarPlay app
- Tap a home section title to view a list of all books in that section
- Fixed a layout issue when book titles within a collection span multiple lines
- Various crash fixes
- The app now requires iOS 14.5+
2.2.5
2021-11-19
- Fixed an issue causing custom sleep timers to start with an incorrect duration
In 2.2.4:
- Prevent play button text scrolling unnecessarily
- Correctly detect and recover from deleted iCloud database
- Additional logging to help track down progress reset issue
In 2.2.3:
- Fixed a crash on launch when running iOS beta versions
- Fixed widget indicators displaying when disabled
In 2.2.2:
New:
- Support for Plex smart collections
Improved:
- Improved playback error messages
- Various settings tab layout improvements
Fixed:
- Crash when running on macOS 11
In 2.2.1:
New:
- New app icons
- Support for marking a collection as read/unread
Fixed:
- Sorting a collection could create a duplicate playlist. You may have to check for and delete any duplicate playlists from the Plex web UI also.
- More prominent home user selection during onboarding
- Author’s bibliography could be displayed by chapter instead of by book
In 2.2.0:
- New CarPlay app
- Tap a home section title to view a list of all books in that section
- Fixed a layout issue when book titles within a collection span multiple lines
- Various crash fixes
2.2.4
2021-11-16
- Prevent play button text scrolling unnecessarily
- Correctly detect and recover from deleted iCloud database
- Additional logging to help track down progress reset issue
In 2.2.3:
- Fixed a crash on launch when running iOS beta versions
- Fixed widget indicators displaying when disabled
In 2.2.2:
New:
- Support for Plex smart collections
Improved:
- Improved playback error messages
- Various settings tab layout improvements
Fixed:
- Crash when running on macOS 11
In 2.2.1:
New:
- New app icons
- Support for marking a collection as read/unread
Fixed:
- Sorting a collection could create a duplicate playlist. You may have to check for and delete any duplicate playlists from the Plex web UI also.
- More prominent home user selection during onboarding
- Author’s bibliography could be displayed by chapter instead of by book
In 2.2.0:
- New CarPlay app
- Tap a home section title to view a list of all books in that section
- Fixed a layout issue when book titles within a collection span multiple lines
- Various crash fixes
2.2.3
2021-10-31
- Fixed a crash on launch when running iOS beta versions
- Fixed widget indicators displaying when disabled
In 2.2.2:
New:
- Support for Plex smart collections
Improved:
- Improved playback error messages
- Various settings tab layout improvements
Fixed:
- Crash when running on macOS 11
In 2.2.1:
New:
- New app icons
- Support for marking a collection as read/unread
Fixed:
- Sorting a collection could create a duplicate playlist. You may have to check for and delete any duplicate playlists from the Plex web UI also.
- More prominent home user selection during onboarding
- Author’s bibliography could be displayed by chapter instead of by book
In 2.2.0:
- New CarPlay app
- Tap a home section title to view a list of all books in that section
- Fixed a layout issue when book titles within a collection span multiple lines
- Various crash fixes
- The app now requires iOS 14.5+
2.2.2
2021-10-23
New:
- Support for Plex smart collections
Improved:
- Improved playback error messages
- Various settings tab layout improvements
Fixed:
- Crash when running on macOS 11
In 2.2.1:
New:
- New app icons
- Support for marking a collection as read/unread
Fixed:
- Sorting a collection could create a duplicate playlist. You may have to check for and delete any duplicate playlists from the Plex web UI also.
- More prominent home user selection during onboarding
- Author’s bibliography could be displayed by chapter instead of by book
In 2.2.0:
- New CarPlay app
- Tap a home section title to view a list of all books in that section
- Fixed a layout issue when book titles within a collection span multiple lines
- Various crash fixes
- The app now requires iOS 14.5+
2.2.1
2021-10-12
New:
- New app icons
- Support for marking a collection as read/unread
Fixed:
- Sorting a collection could create a duplicate playlist. You may have to check for and delete any duplicate playlists from the Plex web UI also.
- More prominent home user selection during onboarding
- Author’s bibliography could be displayed by chapter instead of by book
In 2.2.0:
- New CarPlay app
- Tap a home section title to view a list of all books in that section
- Fixed a layout issue when book titles within a collection span multiple lines
- Various crash fixes
- The app now requires iOS 14.5+
2.2
2021-09-20
- New CarPlay app
- Tap a home section title to view a list of all books in that section
- Fixed a layout issue when book titles within a collection span multiple lines
- The app now requires iOS 14.5+