iPhone Siddur Version History

This page describes the latest features and release dates for Siddur for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It is our goal to release new features quickly, even if they are somewhat limited. To stay up-to-date on what we have released to Apple, what Apple approved and what Apple still needs to approve, check this page.

Version 4.3
Submitted on February 18th, Published February 23, 2010

• Improved Luach Events & iPhone Calendar Integration
• Export Luach Events to Email
• Added Pronunciations to Luach Events
• Export Zmanim to Email
• Updated Minyanim Database
• Updated Help Documents
• Minor But Many Text Changes

Version 4.2.5
Submitted on February 1st, Published on February 5, 2010

• Sefarad Mincha on Erev Shabbat now shows the correct piece of Tehillim
• Migdol on Motzei Shabbos for Benching (All Nusachot)
• Bug in Ashkenaz Shacharis Shemoneh Esrei would prevent Yaaleh Veyavoh to show the next Rosh Chodesh. Make sure to update before then.

Version 4.2.4
Submitted on January 18th, Published on January 21, 2010

• Minor Bug Changes
• Mizrach Debug Info
• Text Changes
• In-App Email for Minyanim Updates

Version 4.2.2
Submitted on January 4th, Published January 13, 2010

• Push notification for Siddur Alerts (just changes red badge)
• Minor Text Changes & Fixes
• Bug Fix for Freezing on Minyanim & Zmanim
• Added Cemetery Prayers
• Added Seeing Royalty Blessing
• Fixed Luach Bug with Chanukah on Short Kislev
• Added New Minyan Database

Version 4.2.1
Submitted on November 25th, Published December 15th

• Minor Text Changes & Fixes

Version 4.2
Submitted on November 18th, Published November 24th

• Updated Kehot Siddur
• Zmanim Adjustment to Set Elevation to 0 for all Zmanim except Sunrise & Sunset
• Fixed issues with Luach events not saving
• Fixed state when Luach would freeze
• Minor Text Corrections
• Added New Minyan Database

Version 4.1.1
Submitted on September 18th, Published on October 13th

• Corrected Parsha Bug
• Removed Tachanun for Erev Rosh Hashana and Erev Yom Kippur
• Fixed Nusach Sefard issues
• Arial font fix
• Other misc changes

Version 4.1
Submitted on July 29th, Published on September 17th

• Upgrade Available for Official Chabad Siddur from Kehot Publishing
• Added Today Button to Luach
• Added Favorite Tefilot Feature
• Overall Speed Improvements & Downsized Application
• Misc Changes to Edut Mizrach & Sefard
• Bug Fix for Luach & Mizrach Orientation Alert
• Updated Minyan Database

Version 4.0 (OS 3.0 Features)
Submitted on July 3rd, Published on July 24th

• Added Mizrach Compass (iPhone 3GS Only)
• Added Luach Calendar Subscriptions & Alerts
• Revised Luach Event Management
• Revised Map Feature using Native Apple Maps
• Setting to Turn Off Nekudot in Siddur (for speed)
• Setting for Turning Off Sleep Mode in Siddur
• Force Portrait Layout for Luach & Mizrach Compass
• Cleaned up Benching in Ashkenaz and Sefard
• Shows Tachnun After Shavous by Default
• Bug Fix for Rosh Chodesh
• Bug Fix for Nusach Ari text in Benching and Al Hamichya

Version 3.7
Submitted on June 2nd, Published June 17th
Resubmitted on June 12th for item in bold

• Added "Alerts" Section To View Important Siddur Notifications
• Added Half Kadish on Certain Days
• Small Nusach Ari Change For Avinu Malkeinu
• Better Hebrew support
• Updated Minyan Database
• Major Performance Improvements

Version 3.6
Submitted on May 8th, Published on May 14th

• Omer cut off date in Maariv is now until 6am next day.
• No Torah reading on Pesach Sheni.
• Show Tachanun in Mincha day before Pesach Sheni (some people say it).
• On Friday's Maariv will show until 6am.
• Performance Boosts.

Version 3.5
Submitted on April 28th, Published on May 7th

• Hides Tefillas on Shabbos or Yom Tov
• Added Sefirat Ha'omer to Shacharis
• Fixed a Benching and Al Hamicha Bug
• Added Six Remembrances to Nusach Ashkenaz and Sfrad
• Replaced "Taam" with "Tam"
• R Tam Options: 72 mins or 16.1 deg
• Allow display of MGA & GRA Zmanim via Settings
• Settings to Show, Hide, or Collapse Some Optional Prayers
• Improved User Map Speed
• Updated Minyanim database
• Overall performance improvements

Version 3.4
Submitted on April 20th, Published on April 27th

• Sefira nusach for Edot Mizrach
• Zmanim Settings > Posek
• Chol Hamoed Pesach Laining now accurate when first day of Chol Hamoed falls out on Shabbos.
• Kiddush Levana now auto-hides based on your Nusach.

Version 3.3
Submitted on April 12th, Published on April 20th

• Major changes to Edot Mizrach nusach texts
• Added Sim Shalom to Maariv for Nusach Sefard
• Fixed no Torah reading on Shabbos Chol HaMoed weeks
• Added code for Mishaberach Hebrew keyword for supported systems
• Rabbeinu Tam changed to 72 minutes with override option
• Performance improvements
• Sefira Fix

Version 3.2
Submitted on March 10th, Published on March 17th

• Updated Synagogue Database
• Added Sefirat Ha'omer automated schedule to Maariv
• Added Kiddush Levana to Nusach Sefard
• Added Tefillat HaDerech Nusach Ari
• Fixed Adar Sedra Bug
• Removed Avinu Malkenu from Mincha Taanis Esther
• Added Setting For in Jerusalem for Purim
• Checks Sunset On Open of Benching or Al Hamichya after 4pm

Version 3.1
Submitted on January 21st, Published January 28th

App Changes:

• Made sure all the Mishaberach's work in all Shemoneh Esrei's.
• Added Analytics to better serve your needs.
• Luach Event Add for Adar I showed Adar II. This was just a presentation issue and has been fixed.
• Done button on Subsection Selector with setting for auto behavior.
• Updated Minyan Database.
• Changed Minyan icon to meet Apple's requirements.

Text Changes:

• Added Shir Hamalot and Al Neharot to Benching for all days
• By ערבית in the beginning of שמונה עשרה you don't say כי שם השם אקרא.
• i just saw the new version of the siddur app. and already i noticed that the word "amen" is missing from the "tfilat a amida" of the "nosah" "edot a mizrah" it should be like so ,(אמן) ברוך אתה ה' המברך את עמו ישראל בשלום אמן
• No al hanisim in hanuka bentching Edit mizrach smart Siddur
• Birkat Hamazon Edot Mizrach for Rosh Hodesh should have Migdol instead of Migdal Tonight (9pm 12/18) was both Rosh Hodesh and Motzae Shabbat and it still had Migdal.
• The one liner for Rosh Hodesh is missing in Bircat Hamazon after the Harchmans.
• In Benching with Hebrew menus, for benching has nikudos, and it looks odd in the menu.
• Sheva Brachos has the () issue
• Birkas Hanehenin has the mixt nikud/non--nikud, plus the : issue
• Sefaradim say birchat kohanim daily, even outside Ertz Yisrael. The curent sidur has the ashkanaz substitute for kohanim. Here it is.
• Avinu Malcanu after 18 in mincha is missing a pasuck in Brogez
• In nusach Sefard in Tefilos Hashachar there is 2 times אלהינו ואלהי אבותינו זכרנו בזכרון...
• Full hallel said on Rosh Hodesh Chanukah
• Mincha on Fast Day now shows Torah Reading in both Edut HaMizrach and Chabad
• Nusach Sefard - Kaddish Yosom shows up twice after Oleynu in Mincha
• On a day that we read the Torah I don't see לדוד מזמור and ובנוחה יאמר after אשרי ובא לציון (when the smart siddur is off I do see it there).
• On fast day - Hagbah and Gelila occurs after the Haftorah.
• Nusach Sefard - On a day like Rosh Chodesh when we say the יום after הלל I see תפילה לדוד and שיר המעלות show up by עלינו but without the יום which is not necessary.

Version 3.0 - Social
Submitted on December 17th, Published on December 30th, 2008

• Misheberach List with integration in Siddur text and global sharing Misheberach capabilities
• Add/Delete Luach Events, including Yahrzeit, Birthday and Anniversary Calendar
• Map page to see who is currently using the Siddur around the world
• Setting Button to help people find Settings location
• Added Edot Mizrach Ben Ish Hai vs. Ovadya Yosef Tanchnun Setting
• Fixed Monday/Thursday Tachnun Smart Siddur in Edot Mizrach
• Removed extra brach in 18th bracha of Edot Mizrach Amidah
• Fixed typo in Edot Mizrach Benching
• Edot Hamizrach>Maariv>Amida. Modim D'Rabanan was showing
• Chabad bedtime Shema had unnecessary line breaks in certain areas
• Chabad Maariv Smart Siddur issues in Maariv fixed
• Havdalah added to Ashkenaz and Sefard in Brachos Section
• Updated Help Documentation

Version 2.8
Submitted on December 8th, Published on December 13th, 2008

• Cleaned up Edot Haimzrach Siddur to follow Yechaveh Daat siddur style
• Upload revised Chabad Krias Shema
• Added kiddush halevana for Edot Mizrach
• Added version number to help screen
• Speed up listing of Minyanim
• Time Zone now shown in "About These Times"
• Luach shows day of Chanuka
• Yaleh V'Yavo now in benching night of Rosh Chodesh
• Corrected Tachanun on Mincha
• Minyan Details allows clickable Zman to show more details, helps with truncated details
• Added setting to just show Hebrew menus, i.e. remove English menus.
• Fixed Landscape mode UI Issues
• Made Edot Mizrach changes for Rosh Chodesh
• Hyperlink version number to Siddur Version History page
• Revised GPS code to be more accurate and improves battery and phone performance
• Daf Yomi Added to Luach

Version 2.7
Submitted on November 24th, Published on December 4th, 2008

• Changes Location Manager to Scroll Wheel
• Zmanim & Minyanim use same Location Manager system
• Location is remembers from previous setting
• Location Manager opens automatically when location can't be found
• Clicking on date at top of Zmanim will open up date selector tool
• Upload revised Chabad Krias Shema
• Added in missing portion in Chabad Benching
• Misc text corrections
• Updated Help Documentation

Version 2.6
Submitted on November 10th, Published on November 15th, 2008

• New Location Manager for Zmanim. Now you can keep a list of favorite places or use the current location (GPS)
• Al Hamichya & Krias Shema al HaMita for Chabad
• Updated Edut Mizrach Bedtime Shema
• Hebrew data selector bug fixed
• Updated Minyan database (hundreds of updates)

Version 2.5
Submitted on October 30th, Published on November 3rd, 2008

• Birchat HaMazon for Chabad
• Additional Bookmarks for Easy Navigation within Siddur for all Nusachs
• Corrected bug that made "VeSain Tal Umattar" show early outside Israel
• Added "Atta Chonentanu" for all Nusachs for Motzei Shabbos
• Various text enhancements
• Minyanim now show the level of geocode if not address
• Updated help documentation

Version 2.4
Submitted on October 24th, Published on October 25th, 2008

• Luach now shows Erev Chaggim and shows the specifics with regard to Sukkot and Pesach.
• Harachaman for Succot in Birkat HaMazon for all Nusachs now works.
• Bug with Torah Reading Section crashing on last parsha corrected.
• Lots of Nusach Edut Mizrach Changes.
• Hoshanos Cleanups
• Mussaf for Shalosh Regalim Cleanups
• Remove Web Update for Minyan Database (updates are faster will just do it that way for now)
• Tachanun will now show on day after Isru Hag Sukkot
• Includes Go Daven Minyanim as of 10/23/08

Version 2.3
Submitted on October 10th, Published on October 15th, 2008

• Minyanim data update now runs on Minyan page, not on start up.
• If Minyanim are updated, it will show you the number of updates and give you option to update the data.
• Option to show Hallel and hide Tachanun for Yom Ha'Atmaut.
• Cut off time for Maariv is now 6am instead of 12am to prevent late daveners from seeing wrong smoneah esrei.
• Nusach Sefard now will show Torah Reading on Fast Days and Haftorah
• Corrected some typos in Nusach Edut Mizrach
• Fixed Hebrew Date selector bug when 30th day was selected for months without 30 days
• In Maariv (Chabad) removed moidem d'rabbanon
• Removed extra Yehue l'rotzion before oisei Sholom.
• Shacharis (Ashkenaz) the "Besefer Chayim" at the end of the Shemoneh Esrei was slightly misplaced, now fixed.
• Laminatzeyach will no longer show on Erev Yom Kippur
• Started the 10 days of Repentance on the 2nd of Tishrei to facilitate the use of the Siddur at Maariv after Rosh Hashana.
• Not sure if this is correct, double check: in mincha and maariv at שלום רב (ashkenaz) it says " בעיניך לברכנו ולברך את כל..." when it should be just " בעיניך לברך את כל..."

Version 2.2
Submitted on September 26th, Published on October 3rd, 2008

• Siddur Jump & Skip navigation controls added
• Turn off landscape mode option added to settings
• Luach Modified to allow both "Secular" and "Hebrew" date searches
• Luach removed Shake for List View and added button, which shows more details
• Add וידוי for ashkenaz before תחנון for Mondays and Thursdays (only for in Israel)
• Fixed error in edut hamizrach-shacharit-psukei d'zimra, just before 'Baruch She'amar' in "Lamenatseach"
• Fixed error in edut hamizrach benching, skips last lines of 3rd bracha and first lines of 4th bracha
• Removed more side borders
• Added Candle Lighting and Havdalah times for Yom Tovim
• Settings for "Arrow Behavior" Left-to-Right Sections, Right-to-Left Section, or Font Size
• Setting for KM or Miles
• Add email catcher to see if user wants email updates
• Fix Israeli cities, missing a ton of records
• Replace Hashem's name in Edut Mizrach with the full name
• Over the internet (air) Minyan Updates

Version 2.1
Submitted on September 16th, Published on September 25th, 2008

• Added אין כאלוקנו in Askenaz for Israel only
• Cleaned up G-d's name in all versions
• Added Shacharis, Mincha and Maariv for Nusach Ari
• Fixed Sefardic Brachot Bug
• Added Day of Week to Zmanim
• Added Tikon Tefilatee after Ashrei in Mincha. For Sephardic
• Shavout Date reported Israel as Outside Israel and vis versa
• Zmanim checked in the future used the current daylight savings offset. This is now corrected.
• Added Smart Siddur feature for Sephardic/Edot Mizrach nusach.
• Updated Minyanim with 9/16/08 data from Godaven.com
• Manually built a list for popular Israeli cities for Minyan database

Version 2.0
Submitted on September 7th, Published on September 15th, 2008

• Sefard Smart Siddur
• New location manager
  • Add list of popular cities and locations, just in case the user doesnt know zip or long/lat
  • Create long/lat database of cities in Israel, for Minyanim
  • Plus more, see more over here.
• Improved the default back to last location, after closing out the Siddur.
• The "Bedtime Shema" section came up blank for Seferadic Mizrach...
• Luach that displays dates for the whole year's chagim at a glance / Provide a list of all the yom tovim with their English dates for quick reference (via shake on luach)
• Added "Arial" font as an option. No other fonts render nekudot properly.
• in Arvit (maariv) show Baruch Hashem Leolam when out of Israel, but hide it in Israel
• Add candle lighting times to zmanim for Fridays / Havdalah for Saturdays. Default to 18 / 42 minutes, but allow override via Settings.
• Zmanim should clearly mark sof zman shema and tfila as the GRA since there is now a MGA zman as well.
• Add day of week to the Luach. So if it is a Monday, say Monday, if it is a Tuesday, say Tuesday...
• Minyanim now geocoded to city for non address matches
• If not address geocode, show city/country level match note
• Uploaded new godaven.com data as of Sept 3rd.
• Minyan address now maps to address as oppose to lat/long coords.
• Minyan details now are filtered to only show headings if there is data in that section.
• Hallel has Bracha for Lulav/Esrog
• Hoshanos Added
• Added Mussaf for Shalosh Regalim (all nusachs)
• Removed white space around the borders of Siddur text
• Auto Location feature now looks for time stamp of geolocation retrieved date and uses only new locations retrieved.
• Help documentation added to iPhone app
• Major major improvements to Sephardic/Edot HaMizrach text. We went through it in detail and cleaned a ton of it up. I am sure there will be bugs, but your feedback helped a lot. Do note that some of the feedback was specific to certain 'flavors' of this Nusach, we need to be as "generic" as possible when releasing the Siddur. So hopefully that is okay because we cannot release 30 different flavors of Sephardic text. Also, Sephardic does not have the Smart Siddur yet, we hope to add that soon...

Version 1.8
Submitted on August 18th, Approved on August 24th & Published on August 24th, 2008

• Smart Siddur (Ashkenaz Only), Shows Relevant Text for Day
• Fully integrated Minyanim database from GoDaven.com
• Added more texts for Sefarad Mizrachi
• Cleaned up Ashkenaz, Sefard and Sefarad Mizrachi siddur text
• Add Magen Avrohom Krias Shema / Shemona Esrei time
• Rotating keeps the current location of Siddur
• Remember last location when you close Siddur
• Torah portions added to all Nusachs
• Added setting to override Minyan lookup distance (40 miles default)
• Small tweaks and performance updates

Version 1.5:
Submitted on August 7th, Approved on August 14th & Published on August 14th, 2008

• Siddur text for Sefarad Mizrachi
• Minyanim database, finds nearest shul to your location
• Luach for Jewish Calendar
• Cleaned up Ashkenaz and Sefard siddur text
• Added more brachos, chanukah, and much more
• Location override feature in "settings"
• Setting feature to store your preferred Nusach
• Font size preferences in "Settings"

Version 1.0:
Submitted on July 25th, Approved on August 4th & Published on August 6th, 2008

• Weekday prayer texts with easy and quick navigation
• Nussach for Ashkenaz, Sfrard
• Zmanim Calculator based on your location
• Texts currently in Hebrew only
• Internet Access Not Required

Future Ideas
Currently being developed...

• Continued cleaning of texts (yes, we know we have more work to do)
• Mizrach (East) compass, to know which way to pray
• Siddur bookmarks
• And more.

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