Archive – News

Year 2022

April

  • The last two tabs are currently being programmed and edited. Furthermore, books can now also be downloaded in the free, basic version. Our goal is to publish the new app in May.

March

  • All accompanying texts for the app and the information for the platforms on Google and Apple are being adjusted. New messages in the app are being translated and various improvements are being integrated. Constant and regular testing have proven that the new Yi Jing Library app is highly stable and fast.

February

  • Initial tests show promising results. The editions will remain available after the migration. In addition, the download will continue to be free of charge and the comparison feature between commentaries will be significantly extended.

January

  • While rebuilding the app, we are checking the editions in the library. Typos in the database are corrected and problems with spacing between individual sections of the comments have been removed.

Year 2021

December

  • We are working as fast as we can on the migration from the old to the new programming environment. The Flutter-based library is fast and stable. We aim to finish the migration and publish the remodeled app in spring 2022.

November

  • Android user:
    • The entire Yi Jing library will be placed on a new technical basis: Flutter. This allows the app to remain available on Google Play. This migration further enables us to release a version on Windows, Linux and Harmony soon. The prototype has been showing promising results.

October

  • Android Users:
    • Our app, like many others, is based on the Qt framework. Qt is currently being adapted to the newest Billing Library, which will be required by Google starting November 1st. Therefore, our app will probably be removed from Google Play Store for a few days and no editions will be available for download from that date. Your existing app and library should continue to function. Unfortunately, the exact release date is still unknown. We will update our app as soon as the new version of Qt is published. We thank you for your understanding and patience.
  • Balkin Edition:
    • The Balkin Edition is available again.

September

  • Balkin edition:

    • The edition is still under revision and is expected to be available again in October.

August

  • Balkin edition:
    • It is expected that this edition will be available again between October and November.

July

  • Balkin edition:
    • Special characters in this edition are not displayed correctly. Therefore, the edition has been temporarily disabled in the store. We are in the process of addressing this issue. As soon as the problem is solved, the edition will be reactivated. You have already purchased the edition? Please don’t worry. The Balkin edition will be available again on your device(s) after its reactivation.

June

  • New editions:
    • Peer review of the Balkin Edition is complete.

May

  • Downloads from Apple and Google stores are steadily increasing.
  • The I Ching – Yi Jing library has a very reliable and stable performance since the beginning of its publication.
  • The publication of the edition by Balkin can be expected in June.
  • Windows version:
    • Unfortunately, the conflicts discovered in April between Windows and the Qt software cannot be resolved. Thus, work on the Windows version has been halted.
    • We are checking whether the Yi Jing library can be put on a new technological basis.

April

  • New editions:
    • We have obtained the copyrights for the edition by Jack M. Balkin.
    • We are currently doing the peer review for the edition by Richard J. Lynn. The formal copyright confirmation is still pending.
  • Windows version:
    • The Windows version would be ready for testing. However, there are technical issues between Windows and Qt software. Qt software enables the use of our app on different platforms.

March

  • The Library app’s basic version is now for free for both Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
  • Windows system
    • More tests will be run this month. This makes a publication during April or May possible.

February

  • Version 3.1.1 has been published and is available in the app stores now.
    • Users may now change the order of editions in their library.
    • A bug was eliminated that prevented the breaking down of words in the question field.
  • Successful testing
    • First tests of our app I Ching – Yi Jing Library on Windows were successful and showed satisfactory results.

January

  • Version 3.1 has been published.
    • French system navigation implemented
    • It includes the interface to Pleco, a backup solution, and the export/import of questions and answers.
    • Various minor improvements have also been incorporated.
  • The French Wilhelm translation by Etienne Perrot is now available in the in-app shop.

Year 2020

December

  • The storage of images and texts for the help function will be moved from the Yi Jing Library app to the Yi Jing Web. This ensures a speedy download of the app.
  • In order to make the Library app accessible to a broader audience, we have lowered the price of the basic version from US$ 5.00 to US$ 3.00.

November

  • Initial tests for porting the Yi Jing Library to Windows PCs and Macs with Intel processors show positive results.
  • Tests on new MAC computers with ARM processors are successful.
  • Version 3.1 of the app is currently in the testing phase. The backup for all divinations is simple to use. With its help, the divinations can be easily exported to or imported from other devices.

October

  • We have obtained the copyright for the French Perrot edition of “I Ging” by Richard Wilhelm. It will be published together with the French version of the app.

September

  • The Yi Jing Library is now also available in Apple’s Chinese App Store! However, the Chinese market is still closed to our Android version.
  • Thanks to proper and careful maintenance of search algorithms, our app is now more visible and easier to find.

August

  • The Yi Jing Team has been reorganized. From now on, we will be focusing more on promoting the app on social media, in universities and other institutions. A forum is being built at the moment.
  • The concordance function will not be developed due to technical reasons. It will instead be replaced by an Pleco Dictionaries.

July

  • Publication of the first public release: Version 3.0 – A complete product with already 10 (ten) Yi Jing works that were digitized by us
  • The Yi Jing can be consulted automatically or manually, the answer hexagrams can be interpreted and analyzed.
  • Planned features for the next release: Concordance function: It shows where in the Yi Jing a certain character is used.
  • Planned features for the next release: Export/Backup of user information

June

  • A version for ARM Macs is planned for the beginning of 2021.