# Albany Public Library — Borrow items using your phone

> Borrow items using your phone (iPhone/iPad app by FE Technologies.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/albany-public-library/id1448967179 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [FE Technologies](https://appshunter.io/developer/1257621076)
- Category: Education, Books
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 107 MB
- Released: 2019-08-30
- Data updated: 2026-05-18
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/albany-public-library/id1448967179/reviews.md

## What is Albany Public Library?

Now you can simply scan items using your mobile phone to borrow them anywhere in the library. No more carrying them around or waiting in the queue. The RFID system will know the items are issued so you will not trigger the alarm as you leave. Simple!


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.2.1 — 2024-07-11

- Keyboard overlaps input fields on login page after MAUI update

### 2.2.0 — 2024-07-09

- Record transactions to correct branch based on physical GPS location
- Allow a cloud SIP2 client per branch instead of one for the entire library group

### 2.1.2 — 2024-06-24

- Request camera permissions when required instead of on startup
- Barcode scanning with iOS was adding letters to codabar barcodes
- Enable 'Manual Entry' on the borrow item barcode scanner
- Add patron barcode to borrow screen to be scanned by kiosks

### 2.0.0 — 2024-06-05

Migrate Xamarin projects to MAUI

### 1.4.0 — 2023-01-09

- OpenID Connect SSO (Imperial College, Griffith)
- Infrastructure for Add to Wallet functions and new bundle format

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