We are excited to announce The Infinite Actuary’s Study app beta release. We’ve rebuilt our entire interface to create a modern, consistent experience everywhere, using a desktop pc or a mobile device, and either connected to the internet or offline. The technology underlying this new platform will also allow us to release updates and new features more quickly and simultaneously for iOS, Android, and the web.

As always, our focus is on simplifying the studying experience and providing the best tools to help you reach success. TIA Study beta has three major sections: Learn, Review, and (for preliminary exams) Practice.

Learn contains the features from our old video lessons platform and adds

•  Simplified lesson browsing
•  New video controls
•  Ability for users to create and edit lesson bookmarks
•  Access Lesson handouts from within the app
•  Quick chapter and lesson progress views
•  More flexible search results

Review is a complete rethinking of our previous standalone flashcard app, including

• Daily Inbox that will show you exactly which cards to review using a spaced repetition algorithm
• Robust and easier to use lesson browsing
• Easier tagging and tag editing
• Smart filtering based on card status
• Ability for users to create and save filters
• Intuitive progress display

For Preliminary exams, Practice takes over from our old standalone practice app, adding

• User AI score to measure mastery level
• Guided practice algorithm expands to mobile platforms
• Robust and easier to use lesson browsing
• Smart filtering based on problem status
• Ability for users to create and save filters
• Intuitive progress display
• More detailed history view including Quiz history
• Coming soon: Sample Exams!

We think this beta version of TIA Study already brings a significantly improved experience to all our users. But this is only the beginning.   We have a long list of new features in the works, including:

• “Today” view study scheduling system
• “Progress” section with robust history and mastery measures for chapters and sections
• “Communication” section, including a complete overhaul of the existing forum.

We have lots of other ideas too, but we also want to hear from you.  What do you want us to add to TIA Study?

Start using the app on the web now and get it on your Android or iOS devices today, and let us know what you think.  As always, thank you for choosing The Infinite Actuary.

We are happy to announce that we recently released a significant update to our iOS video app, which we are now calling TIA – Learn. You can download it from the App Store, or simply update your existing TIA app through the App Store.

Updates to the new Learn app include:

- Download unlimited videos to your device for offline viewing
- Fully optimized for all iPhone and iPad models
- Stream videos over WiFi or cellular data with option to download videos over WiFi only
- Track your progress as you watch lesson videos
- See all downloaded (offline) videos in one place (like making a “playlist”)
- Update user interface, including more intuitive video controls for skipping forward/back
- Adjust video playback speed on a video-by-video basis and also set a default preference
- Quick access to the discussion forum for each lesson
- Your lesson progress is synced across your devices and the TIA website. If you stop watching a video on the website or app, you can simply resume in that same spot using the website or the app.
- Free samples included without a TIA registration

We also recently updated the Android version of the app to do the same syncing described above. This was a big feature request, and we are happy to deliver it to all platforms. We have more Android updates planned in the future.

Keep in mind the new Learn app is in addition to the newly created Flashcards app that we released in 2017 for iPhone and Android. We plan to continue enhancing both apps and appreciate all of the positive feedback we’ve gotten so far.

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