Kiwix

Releases

• May 13, 2026 3.14.1
  Bug Fixed: * "Donate" sidebar link does not point to the donation page. (@kelson42 , @MohitMaliFtechiz https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android/pull/4845) Compilation/CI/CD: * Publish app to PS is broken. (@kelson42 , @MohitMaliFtechiz https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android/pull/4605) * Unable to upload AAB(Android app bundle) file. (@MohitMaliFtechiz https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android/pull/4274) * Update release/nightly uploads for new destination. (@rgaudin https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android/pull/4837)
• Feb 13, 2025 3.14.0 Release page →
  New Features: * Support for Android 15. (@MohitMaliFtechiz https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android/pull/4147) * Added a new intro screen to inform users how they can select the storage for downloading ZIM files. (@MohitMaliFtechiz https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android/pull/4179) * Currently downloading ZIM files will be shown at the top in "Online" Library screen. (@MohitMaliFtechiz https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android/pull/4211) * Users can resume a paused download from the notification. (@MohitMaliFtechiz https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android/pull/4210) * Added navigation history restoring feature, which restores the previously visited pages for an opened ZIM file, when reopening the application so that users can continue reading the Book where they left off. (@MohitMaliFtechiz, @Saifuddin53 https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android/pull/3996) Bug Fixed: * Opening of ZIM files from USB sticks and external hard drives was not working on some devices. (@MohitMaliFtechiz https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android/pull/4218) * Application crashes when opening the ZIM file in the reader. (@MohitMaliFtechiz, @CalebKL https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android/pull/3937)

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  * Sometimes application crashes due to native crashes. (@MohitMaliFtechiz https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android/pull/4190) * Improved the copying/moving of ZIM chunks. (@MohitMaliFtechiz https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android/pull/4170) * Download stops when the app is backgrounded. (@MohitMaliFtechiz https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android/pull/4143) * Downloading stuck on pending for large ZIM files. (@MohitMaliFtechiz https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android/pull/4143) * Downloading was not resuming on some devices. (@MohitMaliFtechiz https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android/pull/4143) * Improved the scanning of ZIM files in the Play Store variant. (@MohitMaliFtechiz https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android/pull/4149) * Application crashes when getting the Item size. (@MohitMaliFtechiz https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android/issues/4157) * Application crashes when opening the random article. (@MohitMaliFtechiz https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android/pull/4162) * Application crashes when creating the application shortcuts. (@MohitMaliFtechiz https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android/pull/4167, https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android/pull/4214) * The trash folder's ZIM files are showing on the library screen but not opening. (@MohitMaliFtechiz https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android/pull/4176) * `FIND_IN_PAGE` feature only works with first tab page. (@MohitMaliFtechiz https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android/pull/4201) * When the device goes to sleep mode, the search filter resets of the online library. (@MohitMaliFtechiz https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android/pull/4220) \+ More Compilation/CI/CD: * Using libkiwix `2.2.4`. (@MohitMaliFtechiz https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android/pull/4190) * Added functionality to generate APK for a specified date. (@MohitMaliFtechiz https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android/pull/4156) * Changed the website, and Nightly APKs name. (@MohitMaliFtechiz https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android/pull/4168) * Reintroduced the Fetch Library for Downloading ZIM files. (@MohitMaliFtechiz https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android/pull/4143)