LibriLink for Calibre 1.6.8 is rolling out

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LibriLink for Calibre 1.6.8 is rolling out

Hi all. A new version of LibriLink for Calibre, my companion app for browsing your Calibre library on iPhone, iPad, Android, and Mac, is rolling out now on Google Play and the App Store. It's been a while since the last update, and most of that time went into rebuilding how Google Drive sign-in works, so here's what changed.

Google Drive: new sign-in (one-time reconnect)
Google Drive now connects through your device's own Google sign-in instead of a web page. You pick your library folder in the app's own folder browser, which handles My Drive, Shared with me, shared drives, and shortcuts.

If you connected Google Drive with an earlier version, the app will ask you to reconnect once. Tap Reconnect when the banner appears. Your library, downloads, shelves, reading status, and saved views are all kept; nothing has to be re-added.

Android only: if you use Send to Kobo through Google Drive, set it up once more in Settings → Sync & Send → Change.

Safer sign-in for all cloud providers
Adding or reconnecting a Google Drive, OneDrive, or Dropbox library no longer touches your existing sign-in until the new one is confirmed to work. Cancel, pick the wrong account, or choose a folder without a metadata.db, and your current libraries carry on as before. For OneDrive and Dropbox, choosing a folder now adds the library straight away.

Other changes

• Covers now download over mobile data by default. Turn on "Download covers on Wi-Fi only" in Settings → Sync & Send if you prefer the old behaviour.
• Very large OneDrive libraries can be selected even when the folder list is slow to load, and the connect screen explains how to add a folder someone shared with you.
• Book details stay readable in narrow split views.
• A newly added library opens right away.
• A switch in Settings → Appearance hides the literary quote on the Home screen.
• iPhone and iPad: faster downloads from iCloud Drive libraries when files aren't stored on the device yet, and layouts that stay clear of the iPhone Duo's edge camera.

Privacy
Your Google Drive access is read-only for your library and goes directly between your device and Google. There's no LibriLink server in the middle, and no ads or tracking. Send to Kobo uses a separate, narrower permission that only covers the folder it uploads to.

What it is, for anyone new
LibriLink reads your real Calibre library (metadata.db, covers, books) from wherever you already keep it: Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, WebDAV, iCloud Drive, a local folder, or Calibre Content Server. It also handles OPDS catalogs (including Calibre-Web, Komga, and Kavita) and has a built-in Project Gutenberg browser. Books open in the reader app you already use. There's no built-in reader, by design.

Gutenberg, local folders, and OPDS catalogs are free. Cloud libraries are a one-time purchase, with no subscription and no ads.

App Store (iPhone, iPad, Mac)
Google Play
More information

As always, bug reports and suggestions are very welcome here or at support@sahollen.com. Thanks to everyone who's been patient waiting for this one.

LibriLink for Calibre is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Calibre project.