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Common questions.
What works without an internet connection?
All three bundled Bible editions, keyword and phrase search, your saved passages and notes, prepared summaries, and bundled History and Perspectives content work offline. External source links need a connection. Audio uses available system voices; additional voices may need to be downloaded first.
How do I back up or move my library?
Open Settings → Your library → Export personal data and save the JSON file in Files. On the other device, choose Import personal data and select that file. Import merges with existing items. There is no automatic cloud sync, and the app excludes its local library file from automatic backup. Export before reinstalling or changing devices. Exported files are not encrypted by Scriptura, so keep them somewhere you trust.
How do I remove my personal data?
Open Settings → Your library → Remove locally saved data, then confirm. This removes bookmarks, highlights, notes, and history and resets your preferences. Export a copy first if you want to keep it; removal cannot be undone. Files you previously exported or shared are not deleted. Remove those separately from their destination.
Why can’t I hear the reading?
Check your device volume and audio output, then choose a System voice in Settings → Audio and start playback again. Changes to voice and speaking rate apply the next time playback starts. Audio uses Apple’s system text-to-speech voices. Some voices may need to be downloaded through your device settings before they are available offline.
Why is a summary or commentary unavailable?
Check that Prepared summaries is enabled in Settings → Study and open a complete chapter. Summaries must match the exact Bible edition and chapter text; unsupported passages show the original text and available commentary. Version 1 does not generate live answers. Commentary coverage varies by source and tradition, and unavailable material is labeled. AI-authored summaries are reading aids without independent human review and may miss nuance.
How do I choose what appears in a widget?
Continue Reading follows your last Scripture reference. To choose the Saved Verse widget’s passage, use a saved item’s context menu in Library. Personal notes are never included in widgets. Your device’s system settings control whether privacy-sensitive widget content is visible on the lock screen.
Do I need an account or subscription?
Version 1 has no accounts, subscriptions, purchases, or ads. Reading and your library work locally on your device. There is no password to reset or Scriptura cloud account to recover.
Where can I download Scriptura AI?
Scriptura AI is currently in development for iPhone and iPad. App Store availability and a release date have not been announced. The website shows development previews; features and system requirements may change before release.
Keep a copy of what matters.
Your notes and highlights live on your device. Before reinstalling the app or moving to another device, use Settings → Your library → Export personal data. We cannot recover a library that hasn’t been exported.
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Get in touch.
For a bug, a question, a content correction, or a privacy request, the details below will help us understand what you need.
Email the Scriptura developer team at devteam@pawlickidesigns.com.
A few details help us help you.
- Your device model, iOS version, and Scriptura app version.
- What you were doing, what happened, and what you expected.
- For a content issue, the Bible edition, book, chapter, verse, and source label.
- A screenshot, if useful, with personal notes and other private information hidden.
Please don’t include a full library export or sensitive personal notes in your first message.