BREAKING NEWS: The Latest Update of the JW Library App Supports Pīnyīn

BREAKING NEWS:

In the latest update of the JW Library app (iOS/iPadOS):

“14.1
Sep 29, 2023

Display pinyin and furigana pronunciation guides for Chinese and Japanese, when available.”

I haven’t found anything yet with _Pīnyīn_—updated files may need to be downloaded first.

— tiandi, Links News (@TiandiLinksNews) September 30, 2023

A friend who uses Android confirmed to me that this new version of the JW Library app with support for _Pīnyīn_ is now available for Android too. Publication updates with support for _Pīnyīn_ are required for _Pīnyīn_ to be visible, and these are starting to be available as well.

— tiandi, Links News (@TiandiLinksNews) September 30, 2023

The JW Library app’s **Display Pinyin** setting is similar to the **Pinyin** checkbox in the Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY.

In the JW Library app, when you navigate to a chapter/lesson/etc. that supports this setting, a menu item for it will appear in the **More (…)** menu: pic.twitter.com/c8arfkMhpf

— tiandi, Links News (@TiandiLinksNews) October 8, 2023

At the time of this writing, the JW Library page on Apple’s App Store and the JW Library page on the Google Play store both show this new version 14.1, dated September 29, 2023, as being available in my location. (Due to the technical challenges involved in making apps available for download worldwide, an app version may become available in different parts of the world at slightly different times.) Pīnyīn thus becoming available in the JW Library app is good news for us Mandarin field language learners, since it represents additional ongoing real-world official support for us from Jehovah’s organization!

Jehovah’s Will Br. Lesson 19 Material Updated to Match Chinese WOL

I noticed that portions of Lesson 19 of the Jehovah’s Will brochure were reworded on the Chinese WOL, compared to the original printed version. So, I have updated the Lesson 19 material to match the Chinese WOL on the following resources:

• Jehovah’s Will Brochure
   (Pīnyīn-English, Web, Scriptures)
   (proofread, mobile-friendly)
• Jehovah’s Will Brochure
   (Pīnyīn-English, Web, Scriptures,
   Night Theme)
   (proofread, mobile-friendly,
   black background, grey text)
• Jehovah’s Will Brochure
   (Pīnyīn-English, Scriptures EPUB)
   (proofread, mobile-friendly,
   supports offline use & annotation)
• Jehovah’s Will Brochure
   (Pīnyīn, Web, Scriptures)
   (proofread, mobile-friendly,
   device to landscape ▶ large print)
• Jehovah’s Will Brochure
   (Pīnyīn, Web, Scriptures,
   Night Theme)
   (proofread, mobile-friendly,
   black background, grey text,
   device to landscape ▶ large print)
• Jehovah’s Will Brochure
   (Pīnyīn, Scriptures EPUB)
   (proofread, mobile-friendly,
   supports offline use & annotation)
• (Short link: tiandi.info/jl)