Integrating MobileFirst Foundation 8.0 in Ionic v3 based apps

 Vittal R Pai |  June 21, 2018

Ionic SDK is a framework built on AngularJS and Apache Cordova that helps you rapidly build hybrid mobile apps using web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and Javascript.

Distributing & Updating CoreML models at scale with IBM Mobile Foundation

 Srihari Kulkarni |  June 02, 2018

If you are a follower of what is happening in the Machine learning world, you already know Watson and Core ML. Watson is IBM’s AI platform on the Cloud and CoreML is the framework provided by Apple for running trained machine learning models on iOS devices.

MobileFirst Foundation iFix release information for 8.0

 Sreelatha Sankaranarayanan |  May 18, 2018

A new iFix 8.0.0.0-MFPF-IF201806141530 has been released for MobileFirst Foundation 8.0, dated June 14th, 2018.

MobileFirst Foundation iFix release information for 7.1

 Sreelatha Sankaranarayanan |  May 18, 2018

A new iFix 7.1.0.0-MFPF-IF201805310728 has been released for MobileFirst Foundation 7.1, dated May 31st, 2018. iFix 7.1.0.0-MFPF-IF201805310728 latest iFix for MobileFirst Foundation 7.1, dated May 31st, 2018. Download iFix (requires login to IBM Fix Central).

Configuring Mobile Analytics and Mobile Foundation Bluemix services

 Ajay Chebbi |  May 17, 2018

Note: Updated for changes after Mobile Analytics service went GA. Note: Updated May 15, 2018 for changes to the IBM Cloud and Mobile Analytics service user interfaces.

Migrate your client Apps on Android to FCM

 Soumya Y Shanthimohan |  April 20, 2018

Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) has been deprecated and is integrated with Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM). Google will turn off most GCM services by April 2019.The Push Notifications on IBM Mobile Foundation has been updated to use the FCM endpoints. For now, the existing applications using GCM services will continue to...

Availability of the Mobile Foundation SDK for Xamarin on NuGet

 Srihari Kulkarni |  April 10, 2018

The Xamarin Component Store has been the home of several libraries and components published for Xamarin projects. The MobileFirst SDK for Xamarin has been made available through the Xamarin Component Store ever since it was launched in 2014. If you are a MobileFirst on-premise v7.1 or v8.0 customer or Mobile...

MobileFirst Platform Cordova plugin compatibility with third-party Cordova plugins

 Srutha Keerthi K |  April 09, 2018

Often the MobileFirst Platform (MFP) Cordova plugin (cordova-plugin-mfp) is used in combination with other native Cordova plugins (like cordova-plugin-camera, cordova-plugin-splashscreen etc.) or with other third-party Cordova plugins. The MFP Cordova plugin works seamlessly with native Cordova plugins as the MFP plugin is built to ensure that there are no compatibility...

Security and data sanitization in MobileFirst Server for loguploader endpoint

 Krishna K Chandrasekar |  April 06, 2018

Endpoint /mfp/api/loguploader accepts unauthenticated requests and payload. The endpoint accepts the entire request at once. However, the payload is processed at multiple levels to ensure that it meets the data format and sanity checks required by the analytics server. Failing the sanity checks results in the request not being sent...

Automated synchronization of JSONStore collections with CouchDB databases

 Srutha Keerthi K |  February 23, 2018

MobileFirst JSONStore already allows you to write code to be able to pull and push data from/to an external data source, see here.

How to install and configure Mobile Foundation on IBM Cloud Private

 Paul Arockiam |  January 31, 2018

Mobile Foundation is now available for IBM Cloud Private (ICP) deployment. The Passport Advantage Archive (PPA Archive) of Mobile Foundation for IBM Cloud Private (ICP) contains the Docker images and Helm Charts of the Mobile Foundation Server, Mobile Analytics Server and the Application Center.

Mobile Foundation v8.0 is now available on IBM Cloud Private

 Anil Daswani |  January 31, 2018

We are excited to announce that IBM Mobile Foundation v8.0 is now available for deployment on IBM Cloud Private. This empowers clients to leverage Mobile Foundation enterprise capabilities to build next-generation cognitive and engaging apps, and rapidly innovate by standardizing on a modern and scalable Cloud platform. Read more about...

IBM Mobile Foundation Product Advisory - Possible impact on extended app authenticity due to Android changes

 Neeti Sukhtankar |  January 22, 2018

In Dec 2017, Google announced that starting 2018 they will start adding a small amount of security metadata on top of each APK to verify that it was officially distributed by Google Play. This metadata is intended to provide a badge of authenticity for apps distributed via the Google Play...

MobileFirst Platform Foundation documentation updates for lower versions

 Sreelatha Sankaranarayanan |  January 17, 2018

Documentation updates for the lower versions of MobileFirst Platform Foundation are compiled in this post. The updates here augment and in some cases replace or correct the information for the respective version documentation in the knowledge center.

Custom property setting needed for MobileFirst Foundation with WebSphere Application Server (WAS) ND version 8.5.5.12 and upwards

 Vasanth Raghavan |  January 12, 2018

This post describes an error seen with MobileFirst Foundation installation on WAS ND 8.5.5.12 and upward versions and the workaround to solve this issue.

Mobile Foundation 8.0.0.0-MFPF-IF201711230641-CDUpdate-01 released

 Neeti Sukhtankar |  November 27, 2017

We are pleased to announce the continuous delivery (CD) update for Mobile Foundation v8.0.