mirandalola wrote:I was hoping that this would be fixed eventually, and was patiently waiting, but today my toddler threw a towering tantrum because "Widow of Nain" wouldn't play in the native player, and I decided it was time to notify you software developers that there's a bug here that needs fixing

Unfortunately, we are not the software developers. Be sure to report this problem using the feedback in the application itself, if there is a way to do that, so that the developers do get the message that this bug needs fixing. If there is not a feedback link in the app, go to lds.org and provide feedback there.
I do not use an iPad, but there are some here who do, and they may chime in with a workaround. At this Forum, we are users helping users. If there is a way to deal with the problem before the developers get it fixed, someone here will probably know how to do it, so posting here at the Forum is still a good thing.
It's just that, no matter how much we wish we could, we can't fix things.