Version History
Here you can find the changelog of GoTalk® NOW since it was posted on our website on 2021-12-17.
The latest version is 6.0.9 and it was updated on soft112.com on 22 April, 2024.
See below the changes in each version:
version 6.0.9
posted on 2024-03-13
Mar 13, 2024
Version 6.0.9
New in 6.0.9
•Bug fixes.
New in 6.0.8
• New voices from Acapela are available for purchase.
• Expanded the viewable area of the Button Editor when on a 12.9 inch iPad.
• Made some updates to various localizations.
• Improved integration with iOS system scanning.
• Fixed a bug where some Scene Pages wouldn’t transfer properly between iPads.
• Fixed a bug that prevented the use of Synced Buttons.
version 6.0.8
posted on 2024-02-28
Feb 28, 2024
Version 6.0.8
New in 6.0.8
• New voices from Acapela are available for purchase.
• Expanded the viewable area of the Button Editor when on a 12.9 inch iPad.
• Made some updates to various localizations.
• Improved integration with iOS system scanning.
• Fixed a bug where some Scene Pages wouldn’t transfer properly between iPads.
• Fixed a bug that prevented the use of Synced Buttons.
New in 6.0.7
• The Restore Purchases button is once again available at the top of the Downloads window.
• Added the option to import audio files that you have saved on your iPad or in the cloud, including songs! While editing a button choose Recorded Audio, and then Import File.
• Added the option to build a Scene Page from a PDF! When creating a new page, select Import Scenes from PDF.
• You now can sort book pages alphabetically! In the Page Editor, select the Pages icon, then Edit, and then tap sort icon.
• While viewing your list of Communication Books you can now tap on the title bar to jump to the currently selected book. A handy tool for those with lots of Communication Books in their library!
• Fixed a bug where some Scene Pages would lose their background image and the hotspots would reset their size and location.
version 6.0.7
posted on 2023-12-06
Dec 6, 2023
Version 6.0.7
New in 6.0.7
• The Restore Purchases button is once again available at the top of the Downloads window.
• Added the option to import audio files that you have saved on your iPad or in the cloud, including songs! While editing a button choose Recorded Audio, and then Import File.
• Added the option to build a Scene Page from a PDF! When creating a new page, select Import Scenes from PDF.
• You now can sort book pages alphabetically! In the Page Editor, select the Pages icon, then Edit, and then tap sort icon.
• While viewing your list of Communication Books you can now tap on the title bar to jump to the currently selected book. A handy tool for those with lots of Communication Books in their library!
• Fixed a bug where some Scene Pages would lose their background image and the hotspots would reset their size and location.
New in 6.0.6
• We’ve added support for Apple’s Personal Voice. With this new feature in iPadOS 17 you have the power to create your very own text-to-speech voice! Please note this feature is only available on the following devices: iPad Air (5th gen, 2022), iPad Pro 11 inch (3rd gen, 2021 or later), iPad Pro 12.9 inch (5th gen, 2021 or later).
• Internet Image Search now uses Google as the search engine.
• Improved legibility when iPad is set to Dark Mode.
• Fixed a bug where scanning would get stuck when navigating to a new page.
• Fixed a bug where Full Screen Scanning would not display correctly.
version 6.0.6
posted on 2023-10-30
Oct 30, 2023
Version 6.0.6
New in 6.0.6
• We’ve added support for Apple’s Personal Voice. With this new feature in iPadOS 17 you have the power to create your very own text-to-speech voice! Please note this feature is only available on the following devices: iPad Air (5th gen, 2022), iPad Pro 11 inch (3rd gen, 2021 or later), iPad Pro 12.9 inch (5th gen, 2021 or later)
• Internet Image Search now uses Google as the search engine
• Improved legibility when iPad is set to Dark Mode
• Fixed a bug where scanning would get stuck when navigating to a new page
• Fixed a bug where Full Screen Scanning would not display correctly
New in 6.0.5
• Additional alternate keyguard layouts are available for 10.9 inch & 12.9 inch iPads
• A new setting is available for users who get locked into an alternate keyguard layout – use “Ignore Alternate Page Layouts” to get the app back to normal
version 6.0.5
posted on 2023-10-06
Oct 6, 2023
Version 6.0.5
New in 6.0.5
• Additional alternate keyguard layouts are available for 10.9 inch & 12.9 inch iPads
• A new setting is available for users who get locked into an alternate keyguard layout – use “Ignore Alternate Page Layouts” to get the app back to normal
New in 6.0.4
• Fixed a bug where scanning pattern could get out of order.
• Fixed a bug where the Debounce feature would only work on part of the screen.
• Fixed a bug where the background image for Scene pages would change size between Player & Editor.
New in 6.0.3
• New Feature: control electrical appliances via connection to Pretorian’s iClick device! Simply plug your favorite appliances into iClick and control them directly in GoTalk NOW. Set a Button Action to iClick to get started!
• We’ve updated the app’s display to expand and fill the screen on modern iPads that lack a home button. No more black bars along the sides!
• We have options for those using keyguards to make sure things are still aligned after our screen size update. If things aren’t lining up go into the Page Editor, then Page Options and choose an Alternate Layout.
• We also have a new keyguard layout to pair with PRC-Saltillo’s Via Pro and Via Mini communication devices. These are also accessed in Page Options, then Alternate Layout.
• The Template Gallery now properly filters by language.
• We’ve improved support for backing up to Dropbox & Google Drive.
• Fixed a bug that would occasionally cause Auto Scanning to get stuck.
• Fixed a bug where hotspots on Scene Pages were not copying correctly.
• Fixed a bug where the Page Icon would appear above the menu bar and obscure buttons along the bottom of the grid.
version 6.0.4
posted on 2023-09-11
Sep 11, 2023
Version 6.0.4
New in 6.0.4
• Fixed a bug where scanning pattern could get out of order.
• Fixed a bug where the Debounce feature would only work on part of the screen.
• Fixed a bug where the background image for Scene pages would change size between Player & Editor.
New in 6.0.3
• New Feature: control electrical appliances via connection to Pretorian’s iClick device! Simply plug your favorite appliances into iClick and control them directly in GoTalk NOW. Set a Button Action to iClick to get started!
• We’ve updated the app’s display to expand and fill the screen on modern iPads that lack a home button. No more black bars along the sides!
• We have options for those using keyguards to make sure things are still aligned after our screen size update. If things aren’t lining up go into the Page Editor, then Page Options and choose an Alternate Layout.
• We also have a new keyguard layout to pair with PRC-Saltillo’s Via Pro and Via Mini communication devices. These are also accessed in Page Options, then Alternate Layout.
• The Template Gallery now properly filters by language.
• We’ve improved support for backing up to Dropbox & Google Drive.
• Fixed a bug that would occasionally cause Auto Scanning to get stuck.
• Fixed a bug where hotspots on Scene Pages were not copying correctly.
• Fixed a bug where the Page Icon would appear above the menu bar and obscure buttons along the bottom of the grid.
version 6.0.3
posted on 2023-08-07
Aug 7, 2023
Version 6.0.3
New in 6.0.3
• We’ve updated the app’s display to expand and fill the screen on modern iPads that lack a home button. No more black bars along the sides!
• The Template Gallery now properly filters by language.
• We’ve improved support for backing up to Dropbox & Google Drive.
• Fixed a bug that would occasionally cause Auto Scanning to get stuck.
version 6.0.0
posted on 2023-01-26
Jan 26, 2023
Version 6.0.0
New in 6.0.0
• We’ve updated the minimum requirement of the app to iPadOS 12. This will give us more flexibility to further enhance and improve the GoTalk NOW experience. Including:
• We’ve made some improvements to how image files are saved in newly-created Communication Books and as a result the file size of your books should be much smaller! This improvement is only available on certain iPads: iPad (6th generation or later, 2018), iPad Air (3rd generation or later, 2019), iPad Mini (5th generation or later, 2019), iPad Pro 10.5 inch (2017) or later.
version 5.0.16
posted on 2022-05-11
May 11, 2022 Version 5.0.16
New in 5.0.16
• Word prediction via the on-screen keyboard is now available throughout the app
• The Safari viewer is updated for a smoother web experience, view webpages in a pop-up window without leaving GoTalk NOW
• Additional TTS voices are available for purchase in the Downloads section
• Improvements for how results are displayed when searching symbol libraries
• Fixed a bug where the Debounce setting was conflicting with certain scanning settings
• Fixed the 3-finger circle gesture that jumps between the Player and Page Editor, take 3 fingers and draw a big circle on the screen to quickly jump between the Player and Page Editor
version 5.0.15
posted on 2022-04-06
Apr 6, 2022 Version 5.0.15
•The latest SymbolStix update is packed with over 50,000 symbols and supports the ability to change skin tones for any image that contains a person. Now you can choose symbols that best represent you and your experience! We are proud to offer new ways to customize pages to better fit your unique self. Existing SymbolStix users will need to delete their current symbols (in the Downloads section swipe left across SymbolStix) and re-download, at no additional charge! Any new downloads will contain all updated symbols. Requires iOS 12 or later.
•We’ve fixed some bugs that affected transferring of Communication Books and importing pages between books.
version 5.0.14
posted on 2022-02-02
Feb 2, 2022 Version 5.0.14
• Buttons can now be programmed to speak the current date and/or time! From the Page Editor set the Action for TTS and enter $date$ to read the current date, $time$ to read the current time, or $datetime$ to read both.
• Express Bar messages can be shared as text or images! Once you’ve added messages to the Express Bar tap and hold for a few seconds to start sharing.
• Fixed a bug that was having items disappear in the Express Bar.
• Additional times are now available for the Debounce setting.
• Added a new page layout that supports 49 buttons.
• Fixed a bug that was preventing the Keyboard Page from displaying properly.
• Fixed a bug that had Newsfeed items always appear as new.
• Added more control to link and unlink GoTalk NOW to Google Drive. Easily switch between different Google accounts when backing up!
• New Spanish Communication Book, ComuniCAArte, available for purchase! This introductory page set is designed for children and is organized to promote functional communication in a variety of settings.
version 5.0.11
posted on 2021-11-17
Nov 17, 2021 Version 5.0.11
New in 5.0.11
• Further fixes for users that are unable to open the app.
New in 5.0.9
• PCS and Widgit have been updated with the latest symbols! To access the new images existing users will need to delete their current symbols (in the Downloads section swipe left across the symbol library) and re-download, at no additional charge!
• We’ve added a Newsfeed for users to stay current on GoTalk NOW features and updates! View the Newsfeed by way of the Feedback button on the main menu.
• Widgit Symbol keywords now available in Czech and UK English.
• Bug fix for scanning - the Alternate Interface for viewing videos works as intended.
• Bug fix for scanning - Auditory Cues no longer interrupt one another.