Instructions: Android Reading Plans

Sign up for a Reading Plan

  1. Open the Bible App™ by YouVersion.
  2. If you haven’t already signed in with your free YouVersion account, do so now.
    Note: Once you’ve signed in, you’ll need to select Home.
  3. Home screen: Tap Plans.
  4. Top: Tap Browse menu tab.
  5. Scroll through all available plans.
    OR
    Sort plans by Categories.
  6. Tap a plan you’re interested in. You’ll see a description, how long the plan takes, and two buttons:
    • Start Plan. Signs you up for the current plan, showing you a schedule and offering other options.
    • Day Calendar Icon. Displays the reading list for today, giving you an idea how much a typical day’s reading would be.
  7. Continue browsing Reading Plans until you find one that works for you.
  8. When you find the Reading Plan you want, tap [Start Plan].
    Note: You can sign up for as many plans as you want. Your plans are tracked by your YouVersion.com account.

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Use One of Your Reading Plans

  1. Open the Bible App™ by YouVersion.
  2. If you haven’t already signed in with your free YouVersion account, do so now.
    Note: Once you’ve signed in, you’ll need to select Home.
  3. Home screen: Tap Plans.
  4. Top: Tap My menu tab.
  5. Next to desired Reading Plan: Tap Day Calendar icon.
  6. Tap the passage you want to read.
  7. When you’ve completed the passage, either:
    • Tap the forward arrow to advance to the next passage for today.
      Note: Bottom: Indicates how many passages there are today, and which one you’re on.
      OR…
    • Tap Back to return to the list of passages.
  8. When you’ve completed the last passage, you’re returned to the reading list for today.
    Note: As you complete each passage, a checkmark displays next to it on the list. You can also manually mark references as completed/incomplete.

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Other Options

  1. Open the Bible App™ by YouVersion.
  2. If you haven’t already signed in with your free YouVersion account, do so now.
    Note: Once you’ve signed in, you’ll need to select Home.
  3. Home screen: Tap Plans.
  4. Tap My menu tab.
  5. Tap the Reading Plan you want to work with.
  6. The plan you selected presents you with several options:
    • Day Calendar Icon. Display the reading list for today.
    • Month Calendar Icon. Display this plan’s days on a calendar.
      Note: To see a day’s reading, select that day from the calendar.
    • Share Icon. Share this plan on your connected social networks, or using another app.
      Note: Whichever sharing option you select, follow the onscreen prompts.
    • Catch Me Up. Adjusts this plan to the current day.

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