[sword-devel] Bishop 1.8.0pre8 Android and iPhone betas available [was: BibleSync]

[Greg Hellings]

Just giving another data point: it's running great on GrapheneOS. The
improved UI from the past versions is a nice freshen up.

--Greg

On Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 7:32 PM Troy A. Griffitts <scribe at crosswire.org>
wrote:

> Roger on BibleSync.  This release updates to latest BibleSync 2.2.0 with
> patches applied and a PR submitted.  Tested on Android and builds on
> iOS.  I found that I need to apply for a special multicast dispensation
> from Apple.
>
> New iPhone Testflight release.  Invitation:
> https://testflight.apple.com/join/5IpRivsN
>
> Android Beta testers should see 1.8.0pre8 arriving on their phones with
> an update.  The download link for sideloaders is here:
>
> https://crosswire.org/~scribe/bishop-1.7.908.apk
>
> If you'd like to test on Android using the Google Play app store you can:
>
> https://groups.google.com/g/crosswire-google-beta
>
> Look for something like "You don't have permission to access this
> content. For access, try asking to join the group."   Click on that link.
>
> Then after approval (or if your email has already be explicitly included
> from past tests):
>
> https://play.google.com/apps/testing/org.crosswire.bishop
>
> Then (after about 15 minutes or so) your play store install of Bishop
> will have an update available to the beta version instead of stopping at
> the last release version.
>
> Thanks for all the feedback and testing and contributions everyone!
>
> Troy
>
>
> On 9/25/26 7:47 PM, Troy A. Griffitts wrote:
> > Dear Karl,
> >
> > What's the lowdown on BibleSync these days?  We have support in Bishop
> > and I proved it worked at one time, but my Android-patched version is
> > against an older state of the repository and was wondering if I should
> > update to the latest and repatch if necessary.
> >
> > Hope you all are well,
> >
> > Troy
> >
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