Version History
Here you can find the changelog of Universalis since it was posted on our website on 2016-09-28.
The latest version is 3.121 and it was updated on soft112.com on 19 April, 2024.
See below the changes in each version:
version 3.121
posted on 2024-04-17
Apr 17, 2024
Version 3.121
For people who have chosen the two-year cycle of First Readings in the Office of Readings, there is now a menu button to choose how the sequence of Second Readings should be arranged.
version 3.120
posted on 2024-03-18
Mar 18, 2024
Version 3.120
The podcast alerts in the About Today page are now automatic and regular.
version 3.118
posted on 2024-01-29
Jan 29, 2024
Version 3.118
St Patrick falls on a Sunday this year. We have now accounted for the complications this causes for the calendars of Ireland and New York.
version 3.117
posted on 2024-01-10
Jan 10, 2024
Version 3.117
People who are viewing the original Greek next to the English in the Gospel at Mass will now see the Greek next to all the other New Testament readings at Mass as well.
version 3.116
posted on 2024-01-04
Jan 4, 2024
Version 3.116
The Solemn Blessing is now shown at the end of the Mass on days that have them. The same applies to the Prayers over the People for Lent.
version 3.114
posted on 2023-12-04
Dec 4, 2023
Version 3.114
We have corrected a bug which was causing trouble for old devices using iOS 12 and 13.
version 3.115
posted on 2023-12-04
Dec 4, 2023
Version 3.115
Further bug corrections for old devices using old versions of iOS (versions 12-14). These include iPad Air (1st edition only), iPad Mini 2 and 3, and iPhone 5S and 6.
version 3.110
posted on 2023-08-09
Aug 9, 2023
Version 3.110
The Collect of the day is now shown in the About Today page as well as the Readings at Mass page.
version 3.109
posted on 2023-08-02
Aug 2, 2023
Version 3.109
Some updates to the foreign-language texts.
version 3.108
posted on 2023-07-03
Jul 3, 2023
Version 3.108
Some updates to the foreign-language texts.
version 3.107
posted on 2023-06-26
Jun 26, 2023
Version 3.107
A correction to the Dominican calendar for Australia.
version 3.106
posted on 2023-06-19
Jun 19, 2023
Version 3.106
Minor bug corrections and improvements.
version 3.105
posted on 2023-06-04
Jun 4, 2023
Version 3.105
Corrected a rare problem with setting up the daily emails.
version 3.102
posted on 2023-02-17
Feb 17, 2023
Version 3.102
Updates to some of the calendars and foreign-language texts.
version 3.91
posted on 2022-07-13
Jul 13, 2022 Version 3.91
Updated the local calendar for Liverpool, and the text of some foreign-language versions.
version 3.87
posted on 2022-05-22
May 22, 2022 Version 3.87
Some technical improvements under the hood.
version 3.86
posted on 2022-05-16
May 16, 2022 Version 3.86
A new Daily Book, “The Mass in Close-Up” by Father Antony Jones. See the Daily Books menu in the toolbar for details.
Better audio download performance in cases where the Internet connection is unreliable.
Daily reminders for the forthcoming printed book "The Mass in Slow Motion" will be available in the app from 18 May to publication day, 30 June.
version 3.84
posted on 2022-04-25
Apr 25, 2022 Version 3.84
Modernised access to the spoken audio of the Readings at Mass. If you’d like to listen to a free sample, go to the beginning of the Readings at Mass page and press the Play button which you will see at the bottom of the screen.
version 3.83
posted on 2022-04-15
Apr 15, 2022 Version 3.83
Various corrections, and some small improvements.
version 3.82
posted on 2022-04-01
Apr 1, 2022 Version 3.82
A better experience with spoken audio when not connected to the Internet.
version 3.80
posted on 2022-02-16
Feb 16, 2022 Version 3.80
Various bug corrections.
version 3.79
posted on 2022-02-11
Feb 11, 2022 Version 3.79
Some more calendar updates; and a better way to copy and paste.
version 3.78
posted on 2022-01-12
Jan 12, 2022 Version 3.78
Updates to some of the more exotic local calendars.
version 3.77
posted on 2022-01-07
Jan 7, 2022 Version 3.77
People who listen to the spoken audio of Vespers can now hear the Invitatory Psalm if it is selected for that hour.
version 3.75
posted on 2021-12-01
Dec 1, 2021 Version 3.75
“Journey into Light: The Challenge and Enchantment of Catholic Christianity” by Roderick Strange is now available for purchase as a Daily Book.
version 3.74
posted on 2021-11-21
Nov 21, 2021 Version 3.74
“Journey into Light: The Challenge and Enchantment of Catholic Christianity” by Roderick Strange is now available for purchase as a Daily Book.
version 3.73
posted on 2021-11-10
Nov 10, 2021 Version 3.73
General updates and corrections.
version 3.72
posted on 2021-09-10
Sep 10, 2021 Version 3.72
More foreign-language texts have been added.
version 3.71
posted on 2021-08-02
Aug 2, 2021 Version 3.71
Compline (Night Prayer) is now available in Estonian.
version 3.70
posted on 2021-07-28
Jul 28, 2021 Version 3.70
Carmelite feasts which have specific Mass readings of their own can now be read in both English and American.
The Spiritual Communion prayer at Mass is now optional. There is a menu button for it in the Mass Today page just after the end of the communion rite.
The Irish-language texts of Compline are now complete and definitive.
version 3.69
posted on 2021-06-15
Jun 15, 2021 Version 3.69
General improvements in texts, calendars, and features.
version 3.68
posted on 2021-03-18
Mar 18, 2021 Version 3.68
For those of you who like to read the Gospel in Greek in parallel with the English, we now have the text of the scholarly Nestle-Aland edition.
version 3.66
posted on 2021-03-03
Mar 3, 2021 Version 3.66
In Eastertide, you will now be able to hear Alleluias from users of Universalis around the world.
version 3.65
posted on 2021-02-26
Feb 26, 2021 Version 3.65
Some updated texts and various small corrections.
version 3.64
posted on 2021-02-11
Feb 11, 2021 Version 3.64
The three new Memorials of Doctors of the Church have been added to the calendar.
version 3.63
posted on 2021-02-05
Feb 5, 2021 Version 3.63
We have corrected some minor misprints in the Mass readings.
version 3.62
posted on 2021-02-01
Feb 1, 2021 Version 3.62
If you are in the USA, you will now see American-language concluding prayers in Morning and Evening Prayer.
version 3.61
posted on 2021-01-12
Jan 12, 2021 Version 3.61
The Mass Today page now contains two Spiritual Communion prayers for those who are following a Mass remotely.
version 3.60
posted on 2020-12-29
Dec 29, 2020 Version 3.60
We have moved the Epiphany in Scotland to Sunday 3 January 2021.
version 3.59
posted on 2020-12-08
Dec 8, 2020 Version 3.59
In the daytime Hours it was not always possible to choose correctly between the psalms of the day and the complementary psalms. Now it is.
version 3.58
posted on 2020-11-25
Nov 25, 2020 Version 3.58
Corrected an error in the Mass texts for Advent Sunday.
version 3.57
posted on 2020-10-27
Oct 27, 2020 Version 3.57
We have updated some more foreign-language texts.
The Daily Books feature contains a new book, “Revelations of Divine Love” by Julian of Norwich.
version 3.56
posted on 2020-10-12
Oct 12, 2020 Version 3.56
We have corrected a crash which affected versions of iOS older than iOS 12.
version 3.55
posted on 2020-10-09
Oct 9, 2020 Version 3.55
Two widgets are now available for your iOS 14 home screen: a small one with text, and a wide one with a picture.
version 3.54
posted on 2020-10-02
Oct 2, 2020 Version 3.54
Updates to local calendars and some foreign-language texts.
iOS 14 users will find a new-style Widget available for use in their home screen, showing today's feast.
version 3.53
posted on 2020-09-16
Sep 16, 2020 Version 3.53
Following the recent decision of the Bishops, Saint John Henry Newman is now shown as a feast in England and Wales.
version 3.52
posted on 2020-09-08
Sep 8, 2020 Version 3.52
We have added two books by Ronald Knox to the “daily books” feature. You can reach this feature from the information menu in the toolbar, or from a button at the end of the About Today page.
Books can now be read in weekly as well as daily instalments, and in most of the Mass and Hours pages in addition to About Today.
version 3.51
posted on 2020-08-30
Aug 30, 2020 Version 3.51
General calendar updates.
The Liturgy of the Hours is now available in Malagasy as well as the other languages.
version 3.50
posted on 2020-08-19
Aug 19, 2020 Version 3.50
Some subtle bug corrections.
The “About Today” page’s brief biographies of authors are now complete.
version 3.49
posted on 2020-08-09
Aug 9, 2020 Version 3.49
There have been some updates to the calendars, notably for New Zealand and for the Discalced Carmelites.
For those of you who subscribe to the spoken audio and also use one of the Carmelite calendars, many antiphons and prayers have now been recorded.
In the Books section which is part of the About Today and Spiritual Reading pages, a new book has been added, “The Catholic Church and Conversion” by G.K. Chesterton.
version 3.48
posted on 2020-07-29
Jul 29, 2020 Version 3.48
Some added elegance and polish, but a few small bugs have been got rid of as well.
version 3.47
posted on 2020-07-19
Jul 19, 2020 Version 3.47
Bug corrections for the hymns at Lauds and the “Resurrection Is Now” book.
version 3.46
posted on 2020-07-13
Jul 13, 2020 Version 3.46
General updates and improvements.
Be the first to try out the new Books feature! You'll find the toolbar at the end of the About Today and Spiritual Reading pages.
version 3.45
posted on 2020-06-26
Jun 26, 2020 Version 3.45
Bug corrections.
If you scan a QR code, it will now open directly in the Universalis app.
version 3.44
posted on 2020-06-20
Jun 20, 2020 Version 3.44
Some extra diocesan calendars.
The Share button in the toolbar now allows you to create QR codes which you can print out to give people quick access to web content.
version 3.43
posted on 2020-06-11
Jun 11, 2020 Version 3.43
The speed control for audio playback, which had accidentally disappeared, is now visible again.
version 3.42
posted on 2020-05-31
May 31, 2020 Version 3.42
If you are using the “Universalis Automatic” feature in the app settings to add liturgical events to your iPhone or iPad’s calendar, you can now choose whether to have every day listed or only the most important feasts.
version 3.41
posted on 2020-05-11
May 11, 2020 Version 3.41
Corrected some readings for Eastertide.
version 3.40
posted on 2020-04-24
Apr 24, 2020 Version 3.40
Added the Votive Mass in Time of Pandemic: it is accessible from the “More” button in the calendar screen.
version 3.39
posted on 2020-04-21
Apr 21, 2020 Version 3.39
Minor bug corrections.
version 3.38
posted on 2020-04-17
Apr 17, 2020 Version 3.38
Corrected the hymns for the major Hours on Good Friday.
Added the local calendar for Salford diocese.
version 3.37
posted on 2020-03-20
Mar 20, 2020 Version 3.37
We have corrected a bug which was affecting users of very old devices running iOS 9.
version 3.35
posted on 2020-03-03
Mar 3, 2020 Version 3.35
We now have some instructional videos for Universalis. You can see them by going to the information menu in the toolbar and selecting “Video Instructions”.
version 3.34
posted on 2020-02-20
Feb 20, 2020 Version 3.34
Some minor corrections and updates.
version 2.40
posted on 2008-07-11