Release Notes
This page lists AppyBuilder Release dates / notes in reverse chronological order. Join Community here: http://Community.AppyBuilder.com
- OneSignalPush - Added PlayerID property
- Texting - Google now limits some permissions in the Google Play Store. Component updated to adhere to Google policy
- PhoneCall - Google now limits some permissions in the Google Play Store. Component updated to adhere to Google policy
- PushNotification - Bug fix: Resolves issue that PushNotification was throwing error messages on some devices (Thanks to Ken)
- Facebook - Updated to latest Facebook SDK
Oct 15, 2018 - Same companion (V 5.05) - no update required
- Non-component release. Only UI/UX updates to make blocks-editor use Scratch 3.0 color scheme
- Bug fix - Fixed issues with OneSignalPush notification. Now it even works with Android +8 version - (Github issue #8)
- New Component - Added new Facebook Interstatial monetization component (Github issue #17)
- Bug fix - Fixed the Circle component issue for the Maps (Github issue # 28)
- Feature - upgraded AppyBuilder to support building larger apps. The limit is no almost 20MB
- Enhancement - Added Volume block to Player component for setting / retrieving Player Volume
- Bug fix - Fixed issue with Switch component (Github issue #23)
- Enhancement - FirebaseDB - added block to set FirebaseURL dynamically (Github issue #25)
- Enhancement - Added DrawPolygon block to Canvas component. Using this block, provides ability to draw polygon shape with +3 sides (Github issue # 29)
- Enhancement - Updated AdMob banner component to remove the black background (Github issue #27)
- UI/UX updates - minor UI/UX updates
- Enhancement - Added Screen1 MinAPI. This is a configurable drop-down property that allows choosing minimum API version from 14 (Ice Cream Sandwich 4.02) through 21 (Lollipop 5.0); thus allowing installation of apps on lower API devices. Default will be 14
- Enhancement - Added Screen1 MaxAPI. This is a configurable drown-down property that allows choosing maximum API version from 22 ( Lollipop 5.1) through 26 ( Oreo 8.0). If you intend to publish your apps to Google Play Store, you should use API 26. However, if you distribute apps internally (e.g. side-loading) and do not need to have user grant permissions, then you can use API 22
- New component - Added new GravitySensor component. This is a Non-visible component that provides a three dimensional vector indicating the direction and magnitude of gravity. Typically, this sensor is used to determine the device relative orientation in space
- New Component - Added new Airtable spreadsheet component (thanks to Jerin Jacob). This is non-visible Storage component that provides access to Airtable.com spreadsheets; allowing to use as alternative for storing and manipulating data in cloud. Sign up HERE
- Feature: In Blocks editor, added bitwise AND, XOR, IOR to Math built-in blocks
- Bug fix: Fixed a previous regression in FusiontablesControl component
- UI / UX: In Designer editor, removed the left component panel swing effect
- UI / UX: In Blocks editor, added context menu items to enable and disable all blocks
- Companion: Now can run on devices 4.x and above
- Companion: Devices with lower API (e.g. 4.x) can also scan QR code download AppyBuilder .apk directly onto device
- Enhancement: Added backward compatibility to Android version 4.02
- Bug fixes: This release is to fix the Permissions issues such as Sharing, Camera
- Bug fix: Fixed issues related to AdMob clicks
- Bug fix: Fixed issue for Texting messages. If received messages were > 160 characters, only 25 chars were received
- Bug fix: Companion was not able to scan QR code to download apk directly to device
- Bug fix: fixed variables / procedure color-blocks. Previously there were swapped
- Companion and building apps (apk). The min sdk is now moved to API 21. We will try lower this API in future releases
- NOTE: Screen1.RequestAppPermission block - Depreciated (obsolete). If you are using this block, please remove from your app
- Feature: Updates for target SDK 26
- Feature: Per European GDPR requirement, AdMob components now have blocks to get user consent
- Feature: For AdMob components, now includes ability to set personalized ads using SetConsent block
- Feature: Runtime permissions. Starting Aug 1st, Google requires that app-users have to specifically grant permission for sensitive PERMISSIONS. Sensitive permissions are like Camera, ContactPicker, Texting, PhoneCall, SoundRecorder, Reading / Writing to external storage (File, Image). AppyBuilder now checks to see if app uses these permissions (e.g. Texting). If yes, then it will automatically pop-up a dialog, asking user to grant permission.
- Feature: Ability to request app-user to grant all permissions use Screen1.RequestAppPermissions block. This will be useful for extension developers.
- UI / UX: Updated user interface - Thanks to Turbo_Programming for his country-flag and UI style contribution
- Feature - Added new Snackbar component. This component is available in Effects category
- Feature - Added new Sidebar component. This component is available in Effects category
- Feature - Added new Decoration component. This component is available in Effects category. It will allow you to change features such as component Margins, Padding
- Bug fix - Fixed Switch font size issue
- Feature - Switch component. Added updated properties / blocks such as Switch track color
- Feature - GoogleSpreadsheet. Added new Google Spreadsheet component. This component uses Cloudstich and is available in Storage category
- Bug fix - Fixed orientation issue with FloatingButtonAction. Thanks to Ken Nichols for his contribution and effort to fix the orientation issue
- Feature - Updated BarcodeScanner to include ability to scan a variety of barcodes (e.g. UPC_A, UPC_E, EAN_13, EAN_8, RSS_14, RSS_EXPANDED, DATA_MATRIX). For detail barcode types, please visit page HERE. Thanks to Ken Nichols for his contribution to add this feature
- Feature - Added DrawShape & DrawArc into Canvas component. Thanks to ColinTree for his contribution and efforts
- Feature - Copy Screen. You now have ability to create a copy of any screen. Thanks to Punya for their contribution
- Feature - Export Screen. You now have ability to export a specific Screen so that it can be imported into another project. This option is available from 'Projects' menu. Thanks to Punya for their contribution.
- Feature - Import Screen. You now have ability to import a screen that was exported using "Export Screen) Screen so that it can be imported into another project. This option is available from 'Projects' menu
- UI / UX - Updated user interface
- UI / UX - Updated AppyBuilder.com website
- Bug fix - Spacer - Updated component to remove background color. Color is light gray
- Bug fix - ObfuscatedText - was causing build issue.
- Feature - Spinner: Added selection index to list of arguments in the AfterSelection block
- Enhancement - Notifier.ShowChooseDialog. Added a block called TitleImage that can point to an asset image (size of up to 150x150). If used, then ShowChooseDialog will display the image next to tile. If image is invalid (or blank), then no image
- Enhancement - Notifier.ShowMessageDialog. Added a block called TitleImage that can point to an asset image (size of up to 150x150). If used, then ShowMessageDialog will display the image next to tile. If image is invalid (or blank), then no image
- Enhancement - Notifier - ShowProgressDialog - Updated for Material Design look & feel
- Enhancement - Notifier - Now includes a socket for progressStyle; 0=Spinner style (default), 1=Horizontal bar
- Enhancement - Notifier - ShowTextDialog - Updated for Material Design look & feel
- Release fixes the the bugs we have been experiencing with below release v4.05 below
- Feature: Added Spacer Visible component. Can be used to add Space (filler / gap) between components
- Feature: Added Breakblock. This block can be used to break out of a loop. Available in the Control-drawer of Blocks-Editor(Thanks Professor Hal Abelson)
- Feature: Designer drag and drop - useful when using mobile
- Feature: Web - Added UriDecode block
- Enhancement: Notifier - Updated so that title background to be white - applies to ShowChooseDialog and ShowMessageDialog
- Bug fix: Companion - Updates so that companion would run on Android 4.x
- Feature: Button - Added PerformClick to dynamically simulate clicking the Button
- Feature: Image - Added ImageEffect block. Allows for applying effects such as invert, binary, blue, brown, bw, green, pink, red, sepia
- Feature: Image - Added ApplyShape block. Allows for applying shapes such as circle, octagon, star, triangle
- Feature: Screen: Added block: SetTitleBarCustomFont for changing titlebar font
- Bug fix: Fixed the broken Donate link at top of AppyBuilder page
- Feature: Toggler Component, added TextColor and FontSize
- Feature: Web component: Added UriDecode block
- Feature:Added WallpaperManager component (Media) allowing to:
- SetWallpaper - triggers AfterAction
- From assets - use //YourImage.png,
- From SD card - e.g. /SDfolder/YourImage.png
- From ImagePicker - use ImagePicker.Selection
- GetWallpaper - triggers AfterAction. You can use AfterAction message parameter to get current path to wallpaper and set into Canvas or Image
- Feature: Canvas: New properties / blocks for FontSize, FontBold, FontItalic, FontTypeface, FontTypefaceCustom.
- These can be used for drawing text on Canvas
- Enhancement: Map: Use GeometryUtil for interpreting Map BoundingBox
- Bug fix: Updated Notifier so that calls for oneButtonAlert (e.g. from FirebaseDB), is now executed using the new style
- Bug fix: LinedTextEdit: Fixed underline issue (sorry, custom font still does not align properly)
- Bug fix: Previously building apps with FirebaseDB and Texting was caused build issue
This release is to address updates for Notifier components. In addition, the Notifier ShowChooseDialog and ShowMessageDialog blocks can take animationTypes of 1 to 4 for four different types of animation (see below). Any number greater than 4 means No-Animation:
- 1.
- 2.Animate from Left (great for display Help screens)
- 3.Animate from Right (great for display Help screens)
- 4.Animate from Bottom
The Notifier now:
- Resizes (shrink / grow) automatically based on amount of text
- Resize automatically based on screen-orientation
- Creates automatic vertical scrolling
Updates to Notifier component. It now includes updated design and features:
- Ability to include html tags
- Ability to include hyperlinks
- Ability to contain large amount of text with scrolling feature
- Animation from top, side, bottom (animationStyle 1 to 3)
- Feature: Notifier - Updated ShowAlert to use fancy material design interface with images
- Block also includes slot for showAtBottom. If true, displays at bottom or at center
- Block also includes alertType (1 through 6) for different alert types
- Feature: Notifier - Updated ShowChooseDialog to use fancy material design interface.
- Block also includes a slot for animationType (1 through 3) that allows you to animate the pop-up from Top, Side or Bottom
- Feature: Notifier - Updated ShowMessageDialog to use fancy material design interface.
- Block also includes a slot for animationType (1 through 3) that allows you to animate the pop-up from Top, Side or Bottom
- Feature: Now includes block and designer property for adding TitleColor (ref 22 HERE) (Sync with MIT AI)
- Bug Fix: Map FeatureCollection icon was not displaying during drag
- Feature: WebViewer Added designer and block for opening a WebViewer in external browser (ref 10 HERE)
- Feature: Added color palette wheel to designer color property
- Feature: Accelerometer: Implements a workaround for an Android issue that would cause the Accelerometer to switch X and Y directions on some landscape mode devices (sync with MIT AI)
- Feature: Blocks editor Text drawer: Added an “is-text?” block to test whether a value is a string (ref 26 HERE)
- CloudDB Component: New. EXPERIMENTAL - Integrated CloudDB, allowing you to store / retrieve data from cloud server
- Slider: Fixed bug. When ThumbEnabled was set to false, Slider Thumb was disappearing
- LinedTextBox: Moved from Experimental to User Interface category
- UI/UX: Logo update - (_Thanks to Peter Mathijssen for his work)
- Extension: Bug fix. UsesPermissions annotation with empty string was resulting in invalid manifest
- Label - feature: Added ReadMore property / block. If set TRUE, it will make automatically make the Label expandable and collapsable (Thanks to Andres Cotes for his input)
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AppyBuilder needs your support:
Dec 31, 2017
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- Simple Map .aia that was developed by Evan from MIT can be found HERE (NOTE: GPS location services needs to be turned on
- MemoryInfo: Non-visible sensor component to get information about device memory and SD Card
Dec 11, 2017
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AppyBuilder needs your support:
- HorizontalArrangement: Updated IsCard [1]so that it now setups margins all around the border
- VerticalArrangement: Updated IsCard [1]so that it now setups margins all around the border
- HorizonalArrangement: For above, updated Card border background to match the Material Card color
- VerticalArrangement: For above, updated Card border background to match the Material Card color
- Feature:Arrangements now include UseRoundCorners block. If set to false, the Material Design card will use Rectangle corners, else Round Corners:
- FTPManager:AddedDeleteFolderblock.Can delete non-empty remote or local folders. For remote, use /public_html/folder1/folder2/... and for local use /folder1/folder2/...
- UX: When deleting component, now displays GWT pop-up window
- Feature: Added Click event-block to all layout arrangements
- Feature: Added LongClick event-block to all layout arrangements
- Feature: Added StatusBarColor blockto Screen. NOTE: Designer won't show color-change.
- Bug fix: Updated ListView TextSize so that it now can dynamically change text size
- Bug fix: Updated ListViewCustom TextSize so that it now can dynamically change text size
- Memory issues: Performs memory management for loading images and reduces the Out Of Memory issues
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Nov 27, 2017
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AppyBuilder needs your support:
- Screen: Added padding to Screen for top, left, bottom, right. Padding can be specified as single number (e.g. 5), or 4 numbers (e.g. 6,7,8,9 for top, left, bottom, right)
- Layout Arrangements: Material Card representation. New property / block (IsCard) in Horizontal / Vertical Arrangement. If set to true, arrangement will be converted to Material Card
- OneSignalPush: Added blocks for SubscriptionEnabled, VibrateEnabled, SoundEnabled
- Fix messages in some non-English translations (e.g. Chinese)
- Display an extension’s version in the help widget
- Perofmance improvement: Prevent error checking on block during drag
- GalleryViewer: added Thumbnail width, height in designer with default values
- Make TitleVisible property to toggle title bar's visibility (Credits to Ben - @moliata on GitHub)
- if connected through WiFi, mobile, ...
- If GPS is on
- Start GPS options
- Connection speed; slow, medium, fast
Oct 28, 2017
- AppyBuilder Gold Support / Contribution?
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- Browser bug fixes
- Chrome browser performance update
Oct. 11, 2017
- AppyBuilder Gold -
- Bugfix - Chrome latest update (61) introduced issue with drop-down position of pop-up menus. This was observed when in Design Editor. Issue resolved
- Feature - KitchenSink: Now includes block IsKeyboardOpen**
- Feature - VideoPlayer: Added ControlsEnabled peroperty / block. Allows you to show/hide the controls. By default, its set to enabled
- Feature - UI: Added ability to drag & drop media files for upload into assets (Thanks to Aaron Suarez for his contribution HERE)
- Feature - Switch component - Click event: Now includes 'isChecked' paramter that indicates if Switch is Checked or Unchecked
- Feature - Checkbox component - Changed event: Now includes 'isChecked' parameter that indicates if Switch is Checked or Unchecked
- Bugfix - Fixed scrolling issue, in both Designer and Blocks-editor: http://community.appybuilder.com/t/please-fix-that-scroll-does-not-go-back-to-top/1246/3
- Feature - Added EXPERIMENTAL LinedTextBox component. This is same as TextBox component, however, it includes notepad like lines and is always multiline
- Bugfix - OneSignalPush - some devices were experiencing issues at certain times when push message was received. Issue is now fixed
Sept. 28, 2017
- AppyBuilder Gold
- Feature - Label: now has Click events can be used to simulate tabs
- Feature - Label: now has LongClick events
- Feature - ListViewCustom: now can accept SIMPLE html text
- Feature - New OneSignalPush notification component (Advanced category) -- See component tutorial HERE
- Feature - Label: Designer now provides draggable text-entry for entering text. This will be useful when entering long text in designer
- Feature - TextBox: Designer now provides draggable text-entry for entering text. This will be useful when entering long text in designer
- Feature - CheckBox: Added CheckboxColor property & block (default Dark Gray)
- Enhancement - Spinner: Made spacing between drop-down items wider (when ShowRadioButton is false)
- Feature - AddedWindows USB Live Testingability. Download the installer zip file fromand unzip and run the .msi instller app, which will install AppyBuilder-installer-app into "C:\Program Files(x86)\AppyBuilder Starter" folder. It will also create a shortcut on your Desktop:Follow setup direction
- BugFix - WebViewer geolocation was not working properly
- BugFix: ListViewCustom AfterDeleting was returning a zero-based position of deleted-item. Its been updated so that it is now starts from 1. See HERE for details
- Documentation: GalleryViewer AfterPicking block. Fixed block tooltip
- BugFix: Fixes a bug where the block position in older projects was sometimes forgotten. See HERE for details
Aug 29, 2017 -
- AppyBuilder Gold
- Bug fix - Camera component update. Flash was not working on some devices. Now fixed
- Bug fix - ListViewCustom - text now shows left-aliged instead of centered
- Bug fix - ListViewCustom - Now can change FontSize
- Feature - ListViewCustom - New block for changing image size
- Feature - Spinner - now you can set background color
- Feature - Spinner - now you ShowRadioButtons for it
- Feature - UI - Minor UI/UX updates
- Feature - New Switch component
- Feature - New RatingBar component
- Feature - New 3D shadow effect BLOCK (SetShadow) for Label
- Feature - New 3D shadow effect BLOCK (SetShadow) for TexBox
- Feature - New 3D shadow effect BLOCK (SetShadow) for CheckBox
- Feature - New 3D shadow effect BLOCK (SetShadow) for Button
- Feature - New 3D shadow effect BLOCK (SetShadow) for ListPicker
Aug 29, 2017 -
- AppyBuilder Gold -
Same as before, No need to re-install
- Just a non-component release that included enhancement to Design Editor. It now includes Android phone background frame for the phone viewer
Aug 21, 2017 -
- AppyBuilder Gold
- New component - Added AdMob Rewards Video - This component can be found under Monetize category
- New Component - Millenium Media Interstitial Ad - This component can be found under Montetize category
July 26, 2017 -
- AppyBuilder Gold
- Bug fix - Creating new projects or even opening old projects, could’ve loaded some default extensions. This issue is now resolved.
July 24, 2017 -
- AppyBuilder Gold
- Sound component - Added PlayRate
- ListView component - AfterDeleting block now includes position (of the deleted item - index)
- Notifier component - Now includes Linkify for enabling the hyperlinks
- New ListViewCustom component -. Same as ListView, but now can include image and list item
- New ListPickerCustom component - Same as ListPicker, but now can include image and list item
June 29, 2017 -
- AppyBuilder Gold
- Bug fix: Fixed crash for GoogleMap
- Fixed issue with companion crashing on some devices
June 26, 2017 -
- AppyBuilder Gold
Added ability to include PackageName as a Screen1 property. Can be used even for apps with multiple screens
Includes latest MIT AI updates below:
MIT AI Changes between nb155 and nb156 (May 25, 2017)
This is a non-component release, however it is a significant release because of a major upgrade to the Blocks Editor.
- 1.Added the ability to zoom the workspace in/out. Zooming gestures include:
- 2.
- 1.Click the +/- buttons in the lower left corner above the trashcan.
- 2.Ctrl+Mouse wheel on a mouse.
- 3.Multi-touch trackpad users with Chrome, zooming can also be done with the pinch/expand gesture.
- 3.Added the ability to pan the workspace. Panning gestures include:
- 4.
- 1.Mouse wheel up/down will pan the view vertical.
- 2.Wheels with 2-dimensional scrolling can also pan left/right.
- 3.Multi-touch trackpad users can pan in two dimensions using two-finger scrolling.
- 5.Added Reset to center button will set the zoom back to 1:1 and move to the center of the blocks workspace.
- 6.Added workspace grid. Right-clicking (Ctrl+Click on Mac) on the workspace brings up a context menu with "Enable Workspace Grid" option. This option is a user setting and will persist across workspaces and across App Inventor sessions.
- 7.Added workspace snapping. If the grid is enabled, another menu option "Enable Snap to Grid" will be available. Enabling this option will make the top-left corner of blocks snap to the nearest grid point. This option is a user setting and will persist across workspaces and across App Inventor sessions.
April 07, 2017 -
- AppyBuilder Gold
- Sync with MIT AI nb154a and nb155
- Make the Backpack persistent – If you leave AppyBuilder with blocks left in your backpack, they will be there the next time you login
- Updates to better support newer versions of Android
- Webviewer - Added new blockLoadHtmlblockwhich will allow you to useTextblock to type in any valid HTML string
- Webviewer now includes ability to upload files from local device
- Webviewer now includes ability to take picture for directly uploading to server. From Designer, just set AllowCamera to true (NOTE: You will need to drag-n-drop a Camera component for this to work)
- PasswordTextBox - Fixed Bug
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