BARD Mobile

February 22, 2024

The app now supports iOS versions 14-17. Other updates include: 1. Siri Shortcuts (Voice User Interface) • The app can now be operated by voice commands for playback and navigation, including stopping and resuming a playback, fast-forwarding and rewinding by various intervals, and setting a sleep timer or a bookmark. Add Siri shortcuts in the App Settings. 2. International language search • Set up to four languages in the app's settings and then filter search results by selecting a preferred language. 3. Accessibility improvements for visually impaired users • We have boosted color contrast between selected and unselected search categories. This update enhances visibility with Smart Invert, Classic Invert, and Dark Mode on. 4. Multiword search for Search/Search music 5. Bug fixes, including: • Garbled Credentials Error • Switch from tone to speed on iOS 17 • “Get books” and “Bookshelf” return only titles matching the type selected in the “Show Me” setting, i.e. Audio Only/ Braille Only/ Both Audio and Braille

June 13, 2023

-in-app password reset functionality

April 11, 2023

-Search Music collections -Search Spanish and other language books -Access to expand and read the full book annotation -Bug fixes

April 4, 2023

-Search Music collections -Search Spanish and other language books -Change your BARD password in the app -Access to expand and read the full book annotation

September 18, 2022

Version 2.0 includes a number of new features, including in-app search capabilities: -Search inputs are more intuitive. Author search supports First Name, Last Name format; Last Name, First Name; and Last Name only. Quotation marks are no longer required. For example, input “Mary Clark” (without quotations) to find all the Mary Higgins Clark titles. -Keyword search supports searching all indexed metadata and can help users looking for multiple criteria. For example, to find a Terri Pratchett book narrated by Nick DePinto, a user can simply input “dePinto Terri“ (without quotations). -After a user inputs a search, they can amend the search type, the inputted term itself, or the format (audio or braille), and sort results alphabetically by author, title, or latest publication date. -In-app search now includes NLS Music collection holdings, allowing users to access the variety of musical appreciation and biography books, scores, and music instructional titles. -Users can switch between audio and braille searches. For example, input “learn guitar” (without quotation marks) with the search defaults to find audio instructional titles, then select the braille format and the search button again to find braille titles. Version 2.0 also includes enhancements to searching and sorting Bookshelf and Get Books listings. Bug fixes include: -Rewind controls skipping further than intended -Sideloading books -Downloading and reading non-ASCII foreign language book titles

June 11, 2022

-bug fixes with search

April 15, 2022

- Supports IOS15 and iPadOS15 - Ability to sort and search Wish list and Previous downloads. - Additional ways to subscribe to content. - Ability to pinch and enlarge book Navigation panel text. - Improvements with error messaging. - Various bug fixes.

February 24, 2021

-bug fix that maintains access to the app's Get Books Bard Website pages without clicking past the login page.

January 23, 2021

-Bug fixes and additional Bluetooth support.

January 15, 2021

- Automatic Start Playback: when this new Audio Settings is enabled, it allows you to launch playback of titles w/out having to manually select the play button! Titles will immediately play when selected from your Bookshelf, Recently Read, or Get Books. You will no longer need to manually select the Play button after selecting the title. - Automatic 5 Second Rewind: when this new Audio Setting is enabled, BARD Mobile will rewind content to five seconds before restarting playing titles from your Bookshelf or Recently Read lists. Content paused and restarted from your Now Reading screen, however, will resume where you left off and it will not automatically rewind. - Bug fixes