by Larry Richman | Jul 6, 2013
An upgraded version of the Gospel Library mobile app is now available for iOS devices in Apple’s app store. The new version is called Gospel Library 3 and it is a separate app from the previous Gospel Library 2.5 app. The 3.0 upgrade is for iOS 6-compatible devices....
by Larry Richman | May 10, 2013
In the USA, e-books made up nearly a quarter (22.55%) of trade publishers’ book sales in 2012. That’s up from 17% in 2011 and only 3% in 2009. The Church began publishing e-books back in 2011. Many people enjoy having books on a mobile device so they can...
by Larry Richman | May 8, 2013
In the April LDS General Conferernce, Elder Richard G. Scott spoke the fact that we live in a world where technological advances occur at an astounding pace. He said “Depending on how technology is used, these advances can be a blessing or a deterrent....
by Larry Richman | Apr 15, 2013
The Book of Mormon Touch mobile app helps children learn about and enjoy stories from the Book of Mormon with imaginative and interactive storytelling. This mobile app was created by Marc Call to help young children and beginning readers interact and engage with...
by Larry Richman | Mar 18, 2013
There are over 1.1 million apps available across the Apple, Android, Blackberry and Windows platforms. As smartphones and tablets have become the norm, more and more of us rely every day on mobile apps. Below is an infographic about the current state of mobile apps...
by Larry Richman | Mar 12, 2013
The Pew Research Center has issued their Teens and Technology 2013 report on parents and teens (ages 12-17) in the USA. Here are the key findings: Smartphone adoption among American teens has increased substantially and mobile access to the Internet is pervasive. One...
by Larry Richman | Feb 4, 2013
It is becoming increasingly common to pay for goods and services using a mobile app rather than cash, check, or credit cards. In fact, consumers and businesses worldwide will make more than $1 trillion in purchases from mobile devices by 2017. Near-Field...
by Larry Richman | Feb 1, 2013
A few months ago, LDS.org was upgraded to make it more mobile friendly to give smartphone and tablet users a much better browsing experience. Using the technique known as “responsive web design,” the layout of LDS.org now provides an app-like experience by...
by Larry Richman | Jan 14, 2013
The LDS Gospel Library mobile app for Android allows you to study the scriptures, general conference, magazines, manuals, and other publications on your Android smartphone or tablet device. (Learn more about the LDS Gospel Library mobile app.) The Church has created 3...
by Larry Richman | Nov 9, 2012
LDS Tools is a mobile app that works on a smartphone or tablet and lets you download directory information and the events calendar for your ward, branch, stake, or district. Bishoprics, branch presidencies, and stake and district presidencies, as well as clerks and...
by Larry Richman | Jul 16, 2012
The Church History Department has released a new mobile app that showcases the history of the Church in Southern Alberta, Canada. The app includes sites, photos, videos, and stories about the early Saints in that area. A map of the region shows four significant points...
by Larry Richman | May 21, 2012
The prototype of the Ensign magazine for iPad has been updated, adding the magazine to the Newsstand and including two additional issues of the magazine: October 2011 and May 2012. The tablet-friendly app is available for iOS and Android devices as a beta test. A...
by Larry Richman | Feb 21, 2012
The free Gospel Library mobile app that provides instant access to the scriptures, general conference, Sunday manuals, and other Church materials is now available in more than a dozen languages across five platforms. It is available for Android, Apple, Windows...
by Larry Richman | Feb 15, 2012
FamilySearch Indexing is a free app for smartphones and tablets (Apple iOS and Android). Using this new app, you can transcribe names and upload them to FamilySearch for submission. Note: See update below. See an infographic that explains FamilySearch Indexing. The...
by Larry Richman | Feb 2, 2012
Update (January 6, 2014): LDS Android applications are now available in the Google Play Store, the Amazon Appstore (for Kindle devices), and NOOK Apps (for NOOK devices). LDS Tech has published an article that explains how to get the LDS mobile applications onto a...
