The English version of the Orthodox calendar app for BlackBerry phones has been freshly published. What is unique about this version, apart from the fact it is in English, is that it can be set to follow both the New and the Old calendar.
Glad to introduce the Orthodox Calendar app for the BlackBerry smartphones. Compatible models are most of the phones with OS version 4.6 or above.
The BlackBerry version of the calendar includes the full calendar of saints, which makes it distinguishable, in addition to the fact that it doesn’t require internet connection. On a BlackBerry this may seem irrelevant, but one might find himself without internet connection even on a BlackBerry device, while on roaming or on places such as the Holy Mount of Athos, or the Mount Sinai.
Apart from that, the app includes links to an online calendar, with lifes of the saints, services, icons and daily readings, and a link to the official typikon for the services of the Russian Orthodox Church.
It follows the old (i.e. Julian) calendar and is fully in Russian language.
The update includes an option to share a contact – quite convenient. However, this may not work properly on all phones, due to various manufacturers’ customizations…
Other than that, thanks to odyon the app has been localized (well, not 100%, still) into Dutch.
The Orthodox Calendar apps have been updated – some new icons are added, and some bugs (which occured in the Russian version only) have been fixed. Enjoy 🙂
As there are constantly new features in the Fast Dialer app, it’s necessary that the translations are also kept up-to-date. Therefore, upon a suggestion by Mr. Yordan Valchev, who helps with the translation on Bulgarian, I opened such a page where everyone can contribute to the translations.