Changelog archive - Median Docs

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New featureAndroid

Released the WebAuthn plugin Docs

MaintenanceiOS

console.info calls are properly shown in web console logs now

MaintenanceAndroid

Upgraded GeckoView plugin’s SDK version to the current latest stable version v144 to fix crash issue on Android 16 devices

Bug fixApp Studio

Fixed an issue where the “Submit” button in “Contact Us” form was not responsive in some cases.

MaintenanceiOS

AppReviewPlugin now uses the new StoreKit framework to ask for app review

MaintenanceiOS

Minimum OS version has been bumped to iOS 15.5

MaintenanceiOS

Enabled compatibility with iOS 26 by disabling glass design. We are working to properly support the new design guidelines

MaintenanceAndroid

Meta App Events plugin now supports SDK version 18

Bug fixAndroid

Fixed a visual bug where JS dialogs in dark theme would have dark text on dark background

MaintenanceiOS

Biometric auth plugin now invalidates any credentials when FaceID/TouchID signature is changed

MaintenanceAndroid

Biometric auth plugin now invalidates any credentials when new biometric data(e.g. a new fingerprint) is added.

MaintenanceApp Studio

Added Expand/Collapse button for app groups in your organization.

New featureApp Studio

Released official support for Single Sign-On (SSO), allowing you to securely log in using your organization’s identity provider. Please contact the Median team to enable SSO for your organization.

Bug fixMaintenanceAndroid

Bug fix

Fixed an issue where volume keys could trigger backwards/forward navigation

Maintenance

Improved User-Agent handling for popup windows to ensure consistent behavior across all WebView instances.

New featureApp Studio

Released new UI for App Studio with new features like Groups, App Tags, App Pinning to allow for a better organized app management. Docs
Added functionality to view a list of previously uploaded assets and delete/restore previous assets as required.

Bug fixiOS

Fixed: onesignal.register() method resolving the promise even before the user made a choice to opt-in for notifications

MaintenanceAndroid

GeckoView now has better support for event handling inside iframes.
Upgraded GeckoView to version 140

Bug fixAndroid

Improved regex matching for allowed URLs in AuthPlugin. Docs

New featureiOSAndroid

Meta events plugin now supports setting autoLogging via JS Bridge Docs

MaintenanceAndroid

Document Scanner plugin: Improved image quality of scanned image by using full-resolution image

Bug fixAndroid

Fixed: Incorrect navigation title are shown sometimes when redirects are involved.

New featureiOSAndroid

Added consent handling for FirebaseAnalytics Docs

MaintenanceAndroid

Improved handling of new windows using window.open when using the GeckoView plugin

Bug fixAndroid

Fixed: An empty image would sometimes show up in Gallery when uploading a new image

Bug fixiOSAndroid

Added better support for data:// based pixel tracking

New featureAndroid

Added SHA-1 fingerprint to the deviceInfo() callback Docs

Bug fixApp Studio

Fixed issue with App Studio “Native Navigation” configuration not being imported via “Import from Existing App” functionality.

Bug fixiOS

Fixed: FirebaseAnalyticsPlugin: Some JSBridge method calls were being ignored in the native code.

Bug fixAndroid

Fixed: Onscreen keyboard may sometime overlay the webview causing the textfield to be hidden behind it

Bug fixiOS

Fixed issue with blob downloads not working in new windows

Bug fixAndroid

Fixed issue in latest v5 OneSignal plugin where using the JS bridge method to set tags was clearing any existing tags

Bug fixAndroid

Fixed: File input with invalid or empty mimetypes would sometimes cause no file to be uploaded

Bug fixAndroid

Fixed: Default date and time picker modals showed white buttons which merged with the background

New featureMaintenanceApp Studio

New feature

Added option to specify the inactive bottom tab bar color for iOS in the “Bottom Tab Bar” tab within the “Native Navigation” tab

Maintenance

“Bottom Tab Bar” visual editor preview in “Native Navigation” tab now accurately displays the inactive icons and colors

Bug fixiOS

Fixed black rectangle appearing at top of WebView on devices with notched display (iPhone X and later)

New featureiOS

iOS now supports setting separate color for inactive bottom tab item.

Bug fixApp Studio

Fix an issue with Bottom Tab Bar Inactive Icon not saving

Bug fixiOS

Fixed a crash when user agent string is set to null

Bug fixiOS

Fixed logic on handling data urls to resolve Calendar plugin issue
Fixed an issue with the bottom navbar always selecting the first button

New featureApp Studio

“Top Navigation Bar” visual editor in “Native Navigation” tab now allows putting multiple nav bar items inside an Action Menu
“Bottom Tab Bar” visual editor in “Native Navigation” tab now allows specifying tab bar icons based on inactive / active state

Bug fixAndroid

Fixed: Nested items in the side menu may be unindented.

New featureAndroid

Capture quality can be set when uploading an image using the device camera. Docs

New featureAndroid

Bloomreach plugin is now released. Docs

New featureAndroid

Upgraded all UI to Material Design 3.

New featureApp Studio

Added Android 15 option in simulator preview for Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro devices

New featureiOS

Added callbacks to the download methods. Download a File

New featureBug fixiOS

New feature

Released a new plugin: ReaderModalPlugin (External Link Accounts for Reader Apps)
Added a regex pattern which opens all calendar links when the CalenderPlugin is installed

Bug fix

App now correctly shows page title in top navbar instead of app name
PDF files downloaded as blobs now correctly open in PDF viewer

Bug fixApp Studio

Fixed unresponsive delete button on “Top Navigation Bar” and “Bottom Tab Bar” visual editors in “Native Navigation” tab

New featureBug fixiOS

New feature

Appsflyer Plugin: Added uninstall tracking and SKAN support. Appsflyer Plugin
Adjust Plugin: Added uninstall tracking, SKAN and attribution info support. Adjust Plugin

Bug fix

Fixed: Navbar items’ icon color is sometimes wrong

New featureBug fixAndroid

New feature

Adjust Plugin: Added uninstall tracking and attribution info support. Adjust Plugin
Appsflyer Plugin: Added uninstall tracking support. Appsflyer Plugin

Bug fix

Fixed: Animated splash screen does not respect the “At least one full loop” option

Bug fixApp Studio

Fixed an issue with Google Services config file missing warning immediately closing on rebuild requests

Bug fixApp Studio

Fixed issue with “Discard Changes” not restoring deleted Google Services configuration in “Build & Download” tab

New featureApp Studio

Added hover tooltip animation for improved accessibility when using App Studio
Added iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max devices with iOS 18 in simulator preview
Added iOS 18 option in simulator preview for other iPhone and iPad devices

Bug fixiOS

Fixed loading spinner color not being set in the app correctly

MaintenanceApp Studio

Added UI text fields to enter Auth0 plugin configuration
Adjusted logic for “Advanced Mode” toggle in Native Plugin settings for improved user experience

Bug fixApp Studio

Fixed an issue with deleting “Link Behavior” rules on initial page load

Bug fixAndroid

Document Scanner plugin now properly asks permission for camera/storage.

MaintenanceiOSAndroid

Meta events plugin and social login plugin now use Facebook SDK v17

MaintenanceAndroid

ShareIntoApp now correctly works when sharing text from Slack and some other apps. Docs

MaintenanceiOS

We have updated our build platform to strip bitcode making the code compatible with Xcode 16

MaintenanceAndroid

SSL errors no longer show a toast message; are silently logged by default now.

MaintenanceiOS

ShareIntoApp plugin now supports iOS 18 Docs

MaintenanceAndroid

App now asks to enable location services in phone settings if they are disabled on every location prompt. (Previously only happened when asking for location permission) Docs

MaintenanceiOSAndroid

PDF links are now treated like other downloadable links ignoring .pdf extension as some websites e.g. Dropbox like to put .pdf at the end of non pdf links

MaintenanceApp Studio

Renamed “Claim App” to “Add to Account” and improved user experience for “Add to Account” functionality.
Improved user experience for “Transfer Organization” functionality. Your app’s icon and name will be displayed when selecting the target organization to transfer your app.

MaintenanceiOS

purchase method in In App Purchases plugin now returns transaction information if a POST callback is not configured Docs

Bug fixiOS

Fixed an issue where a null value for pinch to zoom settings was being set on rebuild for some apps causing a crash on initial launch

New featureApp Studio

Added links to Release Notes in “Build & Download” tab
Added “Rebuild on Save” toggle in simulator preview. This is enabled by default. When enabled, saving your changes in App Studio automatically rebuilds your app in the simulator preview. Disabling this will not automatically rebuild the app in the simulator preview when you save your changes.

MaintenanceAndroid

App no longer crashes when opening password protected PDFs. An error message is shown to the user.

MaintenanceiOS

AuthPlugin getStatus method no longer throws error if keychain is empty
Renamed error code none_enrolled to noneEnrolled for AuthPlugin
Renamed error code no_hardware to nowHardware for AuthPlugin
Renamed error code security_update_required to ssecurityUpdateRequired for AuthPlugin

Bug fixAndroid

Fixed crash when launching initialUrl in app-browser
Fixed setTabs method causing an unnecessary bottom tab bar animation

New featureApp Studio

Added “Install on device” button to the ‘Build & Download’ tab and Public Sharing Link. Now, you can more easily download and install the Android APK directly to your device by scanning a QR code.

Bug fixAndroid

Fixed infinite loading if a bottom tab bar button is selected using the JavaScript bridge

MaintenanceApp Studio

Improvements to Chrome DevTools functionality for browser-based simulators

Bug fixiOSAndroid

Improved URL matching for dynamic titles in top navigation bar. Which did not show in some scenarios

Bug fixAndroid

Fixed navigation bar sometimes showing up when set to auto and no valid navigation item configured.

New featureApp Studio

Added Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro devices in simulator preview
Added Android 14 option in simulator preview for Galaxy Tab S7 and Pixel 6, 6 Pro, 7, 7 Pro, 8, 8 Pro devices

MaintenanceiOSAndroid

AppsFlyer plugin now supports an appsFlyerConversionData listener when using our NPM package. Docs

Bug fixiOS

If TopNavBar is set to Always and no nav bar is configured in the visual editor the app will now show the defaults (app icon or custom image)
Fixed isFirstLaunch key in median.deviceInfo() may be false on first launch of the app

Bug fixAndroid

Fixed isFirstLaunch key in median.deviceInfo() may be false on first launch of the app

MaintenanceiOS

PDF viewer now passes correct cookies data in the download request

New featureApp Studio

You can now restart your app within the browser-based simulator without restarting the entire device.
You can also stop the current simulator session to more quickly switch to a different device model or device type.

MaintenanceiOS

Added InfoPlist.strings file to the project

MaintenanceAndroid

Upgraded the platform to AGP 8.5 and Gradle v8.7

Bug fixiOS

Fixed a crash when setting Bottom Navigation config using JavaScript bridge

New featureiOSAndroid

PWA (Progressive Web Apps) are now much better supported. Docs

MaintenanceApp Studio

Improvements to backup preview display.

MaintenanceiOS

MediaPlayer now correctly shows seek controls in notification center view for playlists.
Fixed a memory leak causing media to keep playing in secondary windows even after closing them.

MaintenanceApp Studio

Improvements to language localization on the Interface tab. Contact our team to add support for additional languages.

New featureAndroid

Native Media Player Plugin now uses ExoPlayer
Media Player now supports playing HLS live streams

Bug fixAndroid

User Agent string is now properly appended for all requests

MaintenanceApp Studio

Improvements to Top Navigation Bar configuration editor
Performance improvements for display of custom icon when previewing

MaintenanceAndroid

Google Sign-In now uses the new CredentialsManager API for faster and more secure login on Android

Bug fixiOS

Fixed an issue which may cause OneSignal rich content notification to not show or show with a significant delay

Bug fixApp Studio

Fixed an issue where a zero value was not valid for the Session Cookie Expiry under Website Overrides

MaintenanceiOS

Face ID plugin now works properly with Promises
Context menu is correctly disabled for JS links with invalid href values

MaintenanceAndroid

Fixed app may crash if theme fails to apply in time

MaintenanceAndroid

We have greatly improved internal memory management of the platform making it more stable for resource-heavy websites

Bug fixAndroid

Fixed pull-to-refresh gesture accidentally activating on scroll up.
Fixed crash on tel:// scheme links

New featureApp StudioiOSAndroid

Added support for custom context menus

MaintenanceAndroid

Added support for Android 14 for the Media Player Plugin

New featureiOS

iOS now supports opening PDF Documents directly within the app.

New featureAndroid

Android now supports opening PDF Documents directly within the app.

New featureiOSAndroid

Median now supports OneSignal’s user-centric data model. Existing apps are now in “Legacy Mode”. To migrate your app review our documentation and disable Legacy Mode on the Push Notifications tab

New featureiOSAndroid

New method for OneSignal median.onesignal.badge.set which can be used to set notification badge count

New featureiOS

New method for In-App Purchases plugin: median.iap.purchases() docs

Bug fixiOS

Fixed a bug with location callback not triggering when user denies permission

Bug fixAndroid

Fixed median_iap_purchases not being called properly on new Android versions
Fixed location permission not being prompted again after selecting “Just this time” in the location permission prompt

Bug fixMaintenanceAndroid

Bug fix

Implemented a fix for transactionTooLarge exception
General stability improvements

Maintenance

Updated the GeckoView version used in the GeckoView plugin

New featureAndroid

New method for In-App Purchases plugin: median.iap.purchases() docs

Bug fixMaintenanceAndroid

Bug fix

Fixed an issue where if a user does not have a default web browser registered external links cause an “App Not Found” error.

Maintenance

Keyboard state return data updated to match iOS docs

New featureApp Studio

Add option “Import from existing app” on the “Build & Download” tab’s “App Configuration” section. This allows importing selected app configuration sections from another app in your organization to your desired app.

Bug fixAndroid

Fixed a crash that may happen when the app is moved to background
Fixed a regression that caused JS to not be injected on page load

New featureApp Studio

Add option to customize iOS permission description text for microphone access on the Permissions tab

New featureiOS

window.open now accepts a 2nd parameter called mode. See docs for all the supported values

New featureMaintenanceAndroid

New feature

window.open now accepts a 2nd parameter called mode. See docs for all the supported values

Maintenance

Now supporting Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) and above

New featureiOSAndroid

AppsFlyer plugin now supports reporting conversion data on app launch and foreground

New featureBug fixiOS

New feature

You can now pick one or more contacts using a native UI when using native contacts

Bug fix

median.keyboard.info method now accepts a callback method Keyboard Tracking

New featureAndroid

You can now pick one or more contacts using a native UI when using native contacts

Bug fixAndroid

Stability improvements

Bug fixAndroid

NFC scan prompt now properly gets dismissed upon scan for all tag types

MaintenanceApp Studio

Added support for Activity Indicator customization

MaintenanceiOS

Activity Indicator can now be customized

MaintenanceAndroid

App now uses Material Design Progress circle
Progress circle (Activity indicator) can now be customized

MaintenanceApp Studio

Renamed Link Handling - Internal vs External Links to Link Behavior
Added My Domain option for Link Behavior - Pages to Trigger Rule. This will allow easier configuration of link handling behavior for your app’s domain.

New featureiOSAndroid

Added new getPlatform() helper method to Median JS Bridge NPM Library

Related documentation

MaintenanceAndroid

Android target API has been increased to 34. Android apps and all plugins have been updated to support the latest Android platform requirements.

MaintenanceiOSAndroid

Native Datastore plugin now supports promise-based callbacks

New featureiOSAndroid

Add a prompt to get user consent to use personal data to serve personalized Ads when using AdMob

MaintenanceiOS

Add dataRegion appConfig field for iterable plugin
Add an appConfig field injectMedianJS: boolean which can be used to disable in-app injection of Javascript bridge in favor of NPM package for React/Angular/Etc apps
When closing the appbrowser window median_appbrowser_closed callback will be called.

MaintenanceAndroid

Add dataRegion appConfig field for iterable plugin
Fix parsing the internal/external rules may cause a crash if value type is not correct.

Bug fixiOS

Fixed an issue where iOS alert dialogs would clear webview controller settings including status bar styling

MaintenanceAndroid

Add an appConfig field injectMedianJS: boolean which can be used to disable in-app injection of Javascript bridge in favor of NPM package for React/Angular/Etc apps
Fixed: Share dialog not adding the text in the shared content
InternalExternal rules are overwritten on app updates. Previously if they were set using the Median JS Bridge, a new update will have no impact. This behaviour is now in parity with iOS
OneSignal plugin added back oneSignalSubscribed in info method response.

New featureApp Studio

Introducing In-App browser links. You can now define link handling rules so that set links open in an in-app browser. This helps improve the end-user experience and increases session time.

New featureiOS

Introducing In-App browser. You can now define link handling rules so that links open in a separate Safari window within the app. This helps improve the end-user experience and increases session time.

[Related documentation](Documentation needed)

New featureAndroid

Introducing In-App browser. You can now define link handling rules so that links open in a separate Chrome window within the app. This helps improve the end-user experience and increases session time.

[Related documentation](Documentation needed)

MaintenanceiOS

arm64 simulators are now supported on M-series Macs
Activity indicator now always has white color regardless of color theme (dark/light)

Bug fixiOS

Fixed: Back button is not always labelled ‘Back’ on nav level 1 and up.

Bug fixAndroid

Fixed: Camera intent not showing when QR/Barcode Scanner or similar plugins that require camera access are active.

New featureApp Studio

Hosted offline page functionality to create an app offline page based on a live URL. The App Studio will save the content at the specified URL and display this cached page when your app is offline and unable to access your website.
This functionality can be used to provide an offline page that is seamless and completely white labeled to your app without needing to write standalone HTML/CSS.

New featureiOSAndroid

Added ‘state’ parameter to Social Login plugin

Related documentation

New featureApp Studio

Added iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max devices with iOS 17 in simulator preview.
Added iOS 17 option in simulator preview for iPhone 11 Pro, 12, 13 Pro, 13 Pro Max, 14 Pro, 14 Pro Max devices

Related documentation

Bug fixAndroid

Fixed bottom tab bar labels not showing if more than 3 buttons are present in menu.

Bug fixAndroid

Fixed bug where top navigation bar icons disappear in some cases.

Bug fixAndroid

Fixed slow performance on lower end devices
Fixed native transitions between pages not working as expected

Bug fixAndroid

Fixed bug where downloading a file with a filename that already exists may crash the app on Samsung Note 10+ devices.

MaintenanceiOS

Javascript alert and prompt dialogs now have button order which is consistent with other browser apps.

Bug fixAndroid

Pressing back on root url now quits the app. This behavior change was introduced when switching to system API for splash screen

Bug fixiOS

Push notification auto-prompt for permission now works with ATT auto-consent-prompt

MaintenanceAndroid

Initial splash screen fade time has been improved

New featureiOS

Added ability to remove keyboard accessory view using general.iosShowKeyboardAccessoryView key

Bug fixAndroid

App now resets to initialUrl instead of crashing if the app is closed while in background with a large history stack.

New featureApp Studio

Specify the languages you wish your app to support on the Interface tab. Contact our team to add support for additional languages.

New featureiOS

Added Dynamic Type support

New featureAndroid

Android now uses the new splash screen API.

MaintenanceAndroid

Remove location-services dependencies from main app

New featureiOS

Added delay to splash screen animation. Splash screen is now visible until the first page load is complete.
Improvements to how Content-Disposition header is used to guess the filename when downloading files.

New featureMaintenanceAndroid

New feature

New splash screen configuration. Android now uses system splash screen.

Maintenance

Added WebRTC flag.

Related documentation

New featureiOS

Use filename suggested in Content-Disposition header in file downloads

Bug fixAndroid

Camera uploads now work correctly when using QR/Barcode Scanner plugin.
Minor UI changes and stability issues.
Fixed side menu was able to swipe into view when it is set to be disabled.
Fixed blob downloads.

New featureiOS

Custom headers for backward and forward navigation

New featureiOS

Added new JavaScript Bridge function to monitor keyboard state.

[Related documentation](Docs needed)

New featureAndroid

Added new JavaScript Bridge function to check for Android location permission.

Related documentation

New featureiOS

Added new window.open and window.close methods.
Check MIME type for main window only and not trigger downloads for iframes.

New featureAndroid

Added window.open and window.close methods.

New featureAndroid

Add support for setting cacheMode via appConfig.

[Related documentation](Docs needed)

New featureApp Studio

More granular permission for WebRTC applications to provide app-level permission for the microphone and/or camera rather than both. Found on the Permissions tab.

New featureiOS

Added new JavaScript Bridge param to set maxWindow.autoClose Docs

Related documentation

Add new method in JavaScript to silence foreground notifications for OneSignal. Docs

Related documentation

New featureBug fixAndroid

New feature

Add new method in JavaScript Bridge to silence foreground notifications for OneSignal. Docs

Related documentation

Downloads that are internal are now opened immediately.

Related documentation

Bug fixiOS

Native file download requests now use the proper User-Agent string.
Fixed navigation items overwriting back button title in new windows.

Bug fixAndroid

Fixed internal/external regex not being immediately updated when using the Median JavaScript Bridge.
Fixed app crash in certain situations when tabs are set using the Median JavaScript Bridge.

New featureApp Studio

Custom iOS camera permission can now be set on Permissions tab to skip needing to customize this string in Xcode

Bug fixAndroid

Fixed tab deselection not working using Median JavaScript Bridge.

New featureApp Studio

NFC usage description can now be set on Permissions tab.

Related documentation

Bug fixAndroid

Fixed issue with app updates showing warnings about AD_ID being present when admob plugin is not being used.

Related documentation

MaintenanceAndroid

Major enhancements to Android file picker.

Bug fixAndroid

Disable app-based swipe gestures when system is set to use gesture navigation as they may conflict.

Related documentation

New featureiOS

Allow refresh and search functions in navigation bar.

Related documentation

New featureMaintenanceAndroid

New feature

Allow refresh and search functions in navigation bar.

Related documentation

Bug fixAndroid

Improved handling of intent:\\ urls.

New featureAndroid

Added additional optional param to set filename when downloading file.
Fixed issue where an empty file may be created when user cancels a file upload from camera.

New featureAndroid

Added support for intent:\\ urls on websites.

New featureiOS

Added support for webConsoleLogs to show website Javascript logs in Appetize device logs.