The Apache community released cordova-android@11.0.0, which has support for Android 32 API Level (Android Version 12). As stated in the blog, this release drops Nodejs 10 support. The minimum supported version which Cordova requires is 12.x. Mobile Foundation (MF) Cordova plug-in for Android component is implemented to support new plug-in changes....more
Apple recently introduced the latest version of its iOS operating system, iOS 16 which is available for users from September 12 2022. iOS 16 brings the biggest update ever to the Lock Screen, the ability to edit and collaborate in Messages, new tools in Mail, and more ways to interact with photos and videos with Live Text and Visual Look Up....more
Similar to the earlier releases, Android 13 includes behavior changes, new features and APIs that may affect your app. Android has always been about personalization, allowing you to select the device, service and experience that is right for you. Android 13 focuses on developing an operating system that is secure by default and private by design, making all your devices work better together....more
The interim fix 8.0.0.0-MFPF-IF202010151343 introduced a breaking change to support compatibility with older versions of the Mobile Foundation server. If your app uses any of the following SDKs - Android, iOS or Cordova version 8.0.2020101412 or higher, it is necessary to upgrade your server version to 8.0.2020101311 or a higher version....more
A vulnerability has been reported in the Apache Log4j open source library in the CVE-2021-44228....more
The ongoing pandemic has affected all our lives in more ways than one in 2020 and still continues to be in year 2021. However, all of this did not stop both Google and Apple from releasing pre-release versions of their new mobile operating systems to developers this year. In this post, we will assess the new changes and features in both iOS 15 and Android 12 and the compatibility of Mobile Foundation SDKs with Android 12 and iOS 15....more
Apache Community released cordova-android@10.0.0 which has support for Android 30 API Level (Android Version 11). As stated in the blog it has breaking changes especially AndroidX only support and WebViewAssetLoader support. Mobile Foundation (MF) Cordova plugin for Android component implemented to support new plugin changes....more
Mobile Foundation (MF) Android SDK uses OkHttp third party library to establish the communication between MF client and server. Starting API level 28 (Android 9), Android started restricting the non-SDK interfaces used in the app. In the newer releases of Android OS, few of the methods from Okhttp v3.4.1 bundled in MF Android SDK have been black listed and below warnings are seen on Google Play Store console....more
APNS has announced that they will no longer support legacy binary protocol from March 31st, 2021. Users have been asked to switch to the new HTTP/2 protocol to avoid disruptions to Push notifications capability....more
Angular is a TypeScript based open source front-end web application platform that helps you rapidly build a web application. The latest stable version of Angular is 10. More details about the new features of Angular 10 can be found in this blog post....more
Sometimes, in iOS devices, if the notification opens when the application is not running or is in the background, then the application cannot read the notification payload, which results in an alert view not getting displayed....more
APNS has announced that they will no longer support legacy binary protocol from March 31, 2021. Users have been asked to switch to the new HTTP/2 protocol to avoid disruptions to Push notifications capability....more
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You can install IBM Mobile Foundation and run it on Red Hat Openshift 3.11 or later. Red Hat OpenShift is an enterprise Kubernetes platform that is designed to address the complex realities of container orchestration in production systems. IBM Mobile Foundation Services are deployed as pods in OpenShift Container Platform Cluster. There may be scenarios of pod crashes during or after the deployment. In such cases, it is not possible to retrieve the logs from the crashed pod. It is always important to persist the logs for further analysis to identify the root cause of the failure....more
IBM Mobile Foundation v8.0 can now be deployed on Red Hat OpenShift and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) that runs on Azure Cloud Platform....more
What is Remote Access Management?It is a capability of Mobile First Platform to control Access to the Mobile App. As an administrator, you can modify whether a particular version of an app is allowed for access or not, right from the Operations Console....more
Deploying Mobile Foundation (MF) using Helm on IBM Cloud Kubernetes cluster provides many advantages compared to using scripts. The following are the major benefits of choosing Helm based deployment over BYOL Scripts: Easy and quick Install/Upgrade/Rollbacks. Mobile Foundation docker images are Red Hat UBI based and are made available in IBM Entitled registry. Images are scanned by IBM VA and Red Hat scanner and vulnerabilities are addressed. Enabled with enterprise grade Kubernetes features like Pod security policies, configuration management, network policies, and so on. Custom configuration updates to MF components made easy, for example, enabling trace logs, updating additional JNDI......more
In Apple’s WWDC 2020, Apple introduced a new feature called App Clips for iOS 14 which allows to access the app without actually installing the app on the device just like instant apps for Android....more
We are pleased to announce IBM Mobile Foundation v8.0 providing Day 0 suport for Apple’s latest iOS operation system version iOS 14. You can update your phones to iOS 14 using the Over-the-air updates provided by Apple. Going alongside iOS 14, for developers, is XCode 12. As a developer, you can download XCode 12 from here....more
We all know that Google I/O did not happen due to the ongoing pandemic, however, Google made sure developer previews and beta releases of Android 11 were made available to developers according to the schedule and finally the GA of Android 11 is here!....more
We are pleased to announce the continuous delivery (CD) update 7 for Mobile Foundation v8.0. This update includes the addition of several new features across various components of Mobile Foundation....more
A rich push notification is a push notification with a rich media attachment. Mobile Foundation v8.0 supports different rich push notifications for both Android & iOS platform. In this post, we describe how to use the supported Rich Notiifications....more
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Developing a microservice from scratch is generally a cumbersome process. Components or stacks help microservice developers to jump-start their apps without much effort. Currently, there are two popular CLI tools that enable this - Appsody and OpenShift Do (odo)....more
We are happy to announce the general availability of IBM Mobile Foundation as software on IBM Cloud....more
We are happy to announce new features and updates to Mobile Foundation, which is available as part of Cloud Pak for Applications V4.2....more
We have a great news to share with our MobileFirst Platform Foundation v7.1 customers. Today, we are happy to announce the release of Mobile Foundation Migration Studio. Migration Studio tremendously eases the MobileFirst Platform Foundation v7.1 hybrid applications to Mobile Foundation v8.0 migration effort. Migration Studio is an all too familiar Eclipse plugin very similar to the MobileFirst Platform Foundation v7.1 Studio plugin....more
We are happy to announce that IBM Mobile Foundation v8.0 officially supports the latest Ionic 5. Ionic 5 was released in February this year. Most of the changes have been made in the Ionic core. There have been multiple UI changes, especially in iOS.There is a new API for creating custom animations, support for a lot of new designs in Ionicons, new Ionic colors have been introduced, new starter designs, improvements to component customization and more.The official Ionic 5 announcement can be found here....more
During the last several months, Apple has made a few announcements that can affect your app. This post lists the announcements that are most relevant and also the actions you must take to keep your Mobile Foundation app current....more
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This blog will provide you quick and handy information on installing Mobile Foundation (MF) server components using ANT Tasks....more
UIWebView is by Apple since June 2018. However, this recent announcement by Apple brings an end to the use of UIWebView in all iOS apps....more
Installation and configuration of Mobile Foundation (MF) server comprise of steps that can be carried out easily, as explained in our product documentation. This blog attempts to explain the MF installation and configuration in simple terms....more
This blog gives you quick and handy information on the FAQs related to Silent Installation of Mobile Foundation (MF) Server....more
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We are pleased to announce the continuous delivery (CD) update 6 for Mobile Foundation v8.0. This update includes the addition of several new features across various components of Mobile Foundation....more
iOS 13 is here and IBM Mobile Foundation is pleased to announce that we have embraced the iOS 13 upgrade gracefully like every year....more
August 03, 2023
iFix and CD Update release information for Mobile Foundation v8.0
A new update 8.0.0.0-MFPF-IF202307260922 is released for Mobile Foundation 8.0, dated July 31st, 2023.
October 13, 2022
Mobile Foundation Cordova plug-in updated to support cordova-android@11.x
The Apache community released cordova-android@11.0.0, which has support for Android 32 API Level (Android Version 12). As stated in the...
October 10, 2022
Mobile Foundation compatibility for iOS 16
Apple recently introduced the latest version of its iOS operating system, iOS 16 which is available for users from September...
August 29, 2022
Mobile Foundation compatibility for Android 13 RC
Similar to the earlier releases, Android 13 includes behavior changes, new features and APIs that may affect your app. Android...
April 27, 2022
STRENGTHENING PRE-AUTH ENDPOINT
The interim fix 8.0.0.0-MFPF-IF202010151343 introduced a breaking change to support compatibility with older versions of the Mobile Foundation server. If...
December 24, 2021
Impact of Apache Log4j vulnerability CVE-2021-44228 on IBM Mobile Foundation
A vulnerability has been reported in the Apache Log4j open source library in the CVE-2021-44228.
October 13, 2021
Mobile Foundation compatibility for Android 12 and iOS 15
The ongoing pandemic has affected all our lives in more ways than one in 2020 and still continues to be...
September 07, 2021
Mobile Foundation Cordova plugin updated to support cordova-android@10.x
Apache Community released cordova-android@10.0.0 which has support for Android 30 API Level (Android Version 11). As stated in the blog...
August 18, 2021
MobileFirst Foundation iFix release information for 7.1
A new iFix 7.1.0.0-MFPF-IF202009221716 has been released for MobileFirst Foundation 7.1, dated September 22nd, 2020.
June 29, 2021
Mobile Foundation with Upgraded Version Of OkHttp
Mobile Foundation (MF) Android SDK uses OkHttp third party library to establish the communication between MF client and server. Starting...
April 26, 2021
HTTP2 Protocol support for AIX
APNS has announced that they will no longer support legacy binary protocol from March 31st, 2021. Users have been asked...
April 23, 2021
Integrating MobileFirst Foundation 8.0 in Angular 10 web apps
Angular is a TypeScript based open source front-end web application platform that helps you rapidly build a web application. The...
March 10, 2021
Adding delay to avoid notification alert getting lost in iOS
Sometimes, in iOS devices, if the notification opens when the application is not running or is in the background, then...
March 10, 2021
Apple stops legacy binary protocol based notifications
APNS has announced that they will no longer support legacy binary protocol from March 31, 2021. Users have been asked...
February 05, 2021
Deploying Mobile Foundation on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS)
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November 30, 2020
Installing EFK Operator on Redhat OpenShift Cluster for Logging
You can install IBM Mobile Foundation and run it on Red Hat Openshift 3.11 or later. Red Hat OpenShift is...
November 25, 2020
Deploying Mobile Foundation on Azure Cloud Platform
IBM Mobile Foundation v8.0 can now be deployed on Red Hat OpenShift and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) that runs on...
October 22, 2020
Customizing Remote Disable Dialog with Mobile Foundation 8.0
What is Remote Access Management?It is a capability of Mobile First Platform to control Access to the Mobile App. As...
September 28, 2020
Deploying Mobile Foundation (MF) using Helm on IBM Cloud Kubernetes cluster provides many advantages compared to using scripts. The following...
September 23, 2020
Using App Clips with Mobile Foundation apps on iOS 14
In Apple’s WWDC 2020, Apple introduced a new feature called App Clips for iOS 14 which allows to access the...
September 17, 2020
IBM Mobile Foundation Support for iOS 14
We are pleased to announce IBM Mobile Foundation v8.0 providing Day 0 suport for Apple’s latest iOS operation system version...
September 09, 2020
Mobile Foundation Support for Android 11
We all know that Google I/O did not happen due to the ongoing pandemic, however, Google made sure developer previews...
August 25, 2020
Mobile Foundation 8.0.0.0-MFPF-IF202008201003-CDUpdate-07 released
We are pleased to announce the continuous delivery (CD) update 7 for Mobile Foundation v8.0. This update includes the addition...
July 21, 2020
Rich push notifications in Android & iOS
A rich push notification is a push notification with a rich media attachment. Mobile Foundation v8.0 supports different rich push...
June 20, 2020
Appsody stack and OpenShift Do component for Mobile Foundation
Developing a microservice from scratch is generally a cumbersome process. Components or stacks help microservice developers to jump-start their apps...
June 20, 2020
IBM Mobile Foundation as software on IBM Cloud is now Generally Available
We are happy to announce the general availability of IBM Mobile Foundation as software on IBM Cloud.
June 12, 2020
Announcing Mobile Foundation Updates in Cloud Pak for Applications V4.2
We are happy to announce new features and updates to Mobile Foundation, which is available as part of Cloud Pak...
April 23, 2020
Announcing Mobile Foundation Migration Studio
We have a great news to share with our MobileFirst Platform Foundation v7.1 customers. Today, we are happy to announce...
March 31, 2020
Mobile Foundation support for Ionic 5
We are happy to announce that IBM Mobile Foundation v8.0 officially supports the latest Ionic 5. Ionic 5 was released...
March 31, 2020
iOS 2020 Requirements - Is your App Ready?
During the last several months, Apple has made a few announcements that can affect your app. This post lists the...
February 11, 2020
Installing Mobile Foundation Server with Ant tasks - FAQs
This blog will provide you quick and handy information on installing Mobile Foundation (MF) server components using ANT Tasks.
January 27, 2020
Discontinuation of UIWebView and its implication on MobileFirst apps
UIWebView is by Apple since June 2018. However, this recent announcement by Apple brings an end to the use of...
January 21, 2020
IBM Mobile Foundation Server Installation and Configuration
Installation and configuration of Mobile Foundation (MF) server comprise of steps that can be carried out easily, as explained in...
January 17, 2020
IBM Mobile Foundation Server Silent Installation FAQs
This blog gives you quick and handy information on the FAQs related to Silent Installation of Mobile Foundation (MF) Server....
January 03, 2020
November 13, 2019
Mobile Foundation 8.0.0.0-MFPF-IF201911050809-CDUpdate-06 released
We are pleased to announce the continuous delivery (CD) update 6 for Mobile Foundation v8.0. This update includes the addition...
September 19, 2019
IBM Mobile Foundation and iOS 13
iOS 13 is here and IBM Mobile Foundation is pleased to announce that we have embraced the iOS 13 upgrade...