Platform differences¶
AndBible 6.0 is the same app on every platform; these are the differences.
The columns are Android, iPhone, iPad & Mac and Windows & Linux. On a Mac, AndBible is the iPad app running on an Apple Silicon Mac, so the iPhone, iPad & Mac column applies to it. These are the main differences.
Sync¶
See Cloud synchronization for how to set sync up.
| Android | iPhone, iPad & Mac | Windows & Linux | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Drive | Yes (not in the F-Droid build) | No | No |
| iCloud Drive | No | Yes | No |
| Nextcloud | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| WebDAV | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| When it syncs | On opening, every 5 minutes while open, on leaving the app, and when the network comes back | On opening, every 5 minutes while open, on leaving the app, and when the network comes back; also in the background when iOS gives the app time | On opening, every 5 minutes while open, and a last time when you quit |
| While it syncs | A "synchronizing" notification | Nothing visible | Nothing visible while open; a short status window when you quit |
Every platform also fetches changes made on your other devices on each of these syncs, not only when you have changed something yourself.
On Windows and Linux, quitting shows a short "synchronizing" window while your changes are uploaded. The sync on quit only sends changes you have not sent yet. Quit now skips the wait.
Reading and display¶
| Android | iPhone, iPad & Mac | Windows & Linux | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speak (text to speech) | Yes | Yes | No |
| Night mode follows the system | Yes | Yes | No, choose light or dark yourself |
| Keep the screen on while reading | Yes | Yes | No |
| Scroll with the volume keys | Yes | No | No |
| Tilt to scroll | Yes | Yes | No |
| Double-tap to full screen, default | On | On on iPhone and iPad, off on a Mac | Off |
| Home-screen widgets | Yes | No | No |
Files and sharing¶
| Android | iPhone, iPad & Mac | Windows & Linux | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choose a file inside AndBible (install from zip, restore a backup, import) | The system file picker | The system file picker (Files) | The system file picker |
| Open a file from outside AndBible | Zip, EPUB and font (.ttf) files from the share sheet or a file manager |
The same, with Open in | Open with AndBible in the file manager; also CSV, images and several Bible database formats |
read.andbible.org links open in the app |
Yes | No, they open in the browser | No, they open in the browser |
| Exporting a file (backup, export) | Asks Share or Phone storage | Asks Share or Save to Files | Opens the save dialog directly |
| Sharing text | Share sheet | Share sheet | A choice between Copy and Save |
| Discrete (calculator) mode | A separate discrete app | A setting, with an alternate calculator icon | Not available |
| Import from the previous iOS app | Not applicable | Yes, when old data is found | Not applicable |
On Windows and Linux, opening a file while AndBible is running hands it to the open window instead of starting a second copy. Files can also be passed to andbible on the command line.
Notifications and background work¶
| Android | iPhone, iPad & Mac | Windows & Linux | |
|---|---|---|---|
| System notifications | Android notifications for downloads, sync, indexing and failures | iOS notifications; AndBible asks for permission the first time you start a sync or a download | Desktop notifications on Linux, toast notifications on Windows |
Install and updates¶
| Android | iPhone, iPad & Mac | Windows & Linux | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Where you get AndBible | Google Play, F-Droid and other stores, or a GitHub download | The App Store | GitHub Releases |
| Updates | Through your store | Through the App Store | Optional check on GitHub; opens the release page, and you install the update yourself |
| Requirements | See Getting started | iOS or iPadOS 16 or newer; on a Mac, an Apple Silicon Mac | See Getting started (Windows) and Getting started (Linux) |