All blog posts tagged "MobileFirst Platform"
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...
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...
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...
September 28, 2020
Deploying Mobile Foundation (MF) using Helm on IBM Cloud Kubernetes cluster provides many advantages compared to using scripts. The following...
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...
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
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...
September 13, 2019
Announcing the availability of IBM Mobile Foundation for Red Hat OpenShift Container platform
We are happy to announce the availability of IBM Mobile Foundation for Red Hat® OpenShift Container Platform. Customers can now...
September 09, 2019
IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation Support for iOS 13
Update: Please refer our latest blog for the latest news on iOS13 compatibility with MobileFirst .
September 04, 2019
IBM Mobile Foundation and Android 10
Android 10 is here and IBM Mobile Foundation is ready for it.
July 04, 2019
Addressing Security Scan Findings In Mobile Foundation Apps
Most organizations mandate mobile apps to undergo code scanning and pen tests before they can be uploaded to public app...
June 28, 2019
Mobile Foundation 8.0 is now available as a certified Cloud Pak
We are happy to announce the availability of IBM Mobile Foundation 8.0 as a certified Cloud Pak.
June 13, 2019
MobileFirst with Google App Bundle and Dynamic Delivery In Native Android Apps
Google I/O 2018 announced a new publishing format for Android Developers - Android App Bundle.
June 10, 2019
Should I use App Update or Direct Update?
Google I/O 2019 brought in a flurry of new feature announcements. One of the less publicised feature was that of...
May 30, 2019
Leverage IBM Support Portal to stay on top of support updates for Mobile Foundation
IBM Support Portal is the single destination for all your support requirements related to IBM products.The all-new experience offered by...
May 24, 2019
64-bit Google Play Store Compliance for MobileFirst
Update 31 Jul 2019: A new set of JSONStore SDKs have been published ( Android Native ibmmobilefirstplatformfoundationjsonstore v8.0.2019072505, Cordova cordova-plugin-mfp-jsonstore...
May 15, 2019
Mobile Foundation compatibility for Android Q Beta version
Google has announced the next version of Android, which is Android Q. The developer preview of Android Q was launched...
September 17, 2018
iOS12 is here and IBM MobileFirst is pleased to announce that we have embraced the iOS12 upgrade gracefully like every...
September 13, 2018
Update your MobileFirst Android apps to API Level 26
If you have been following the mobile developers’ chatter on the internet, you are probably already aware that new apps...
August 06, 2018
IBM MobileFirst and Android Pie
Android Pie is here and IBM MobileFirst is ready for it.
August 05, 2018
Db2 Q-replication for MobileFirst 8.0 in an Active-Active Configuration
Deploying a mobile application is more than just building a mobile application and deploying it to the public app store....
July 24, 2018
Power your React Native apps with IBM Mobile Foundation
Dear React Native developers, a warm welcome to you to IBM Mobile Foundation. Today, we are pleased to announce the...
July 23, 2018
IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation Support for iOS 12
Update: Please refer our latest blog for the latest news on iOS12 compatibility with MobileFirst .
July 05, 2018
MobileFirst Platform Foundation compatibility for Android P Beta Version
Google announced the next version of Android, which is Android P in March 2018. The developer preview of Android P...
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...
September 21, 2017
Rapidly develop MobileFirst apps using Ionic Creator
In this blog post you will learn how to add IBM MobileFirst capability to an Ionic v3 application developed using...
September 18, 2017
IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation Support for iOS 11 and iPhone X
Every year Apple releases a new version of iOS, and with every new release MobileFirst keeps up the promise of...
August 22, 2017
MobileFirst Platform Foundation compatibility for Android Oreo Version
On the day of the first total solar eclipse to sweep across the US in 99 years, Google released the...
July 24, 2017
Compatibility tests for iOS 11 with supported MobileFirst Platform Foundation releases
Please refer our latest blog for the latest news on iOS11 compatibility with MobileFirst .
July 03, 2017
MobileFirst Platform Foundation compatibility for Android O Beta Version
Update: Announcing support for Android Oreo for IBM MobileFirst v7.1 and v8.0.
January 25, 2017
Stretching product topologies to delight customers
Maurizio Luinetti is an Executive Architect for IBM Software providing technical leadership and driving client adoption of IBM architectures, designing...
January 11, 2017
Support plan for Apple and Google's next mobile OS releases
IBM plans to provide service updates to IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation 7.1 and IBM MobileFirst Foundation 8.0 (either on-perm or...
September 16, 2016
IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation Support for iOS 10
The MobileFirst Platform Foundation v6.3 to v8.0 are supported on iOS 10. Read more on our support plan here.
August 14, 2016
IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation 7.1 And Ionic 2 - Going forward at your own pace
IntroductionAs human beings, many of us spend a great deal of time thinking about the future. We can’t wait to...
July 01, 2016
Compatibility tests for iOS 10 with supported MobileFirst Platform Foundation releases
Apple announced iOS 10 mid-June during their annual WWDC conference. This release of iOS includes many new user and developer...
June 22, 2016
Quick Review of Challenge Handlers in MobileFirst Foundation 8.0
Challenge handlers have changed between 8.0 beta and 8.0 GA. If you have used challenge handlers in previous versions of...
June 17, 2016
Migrating apps and adapters to MobileFirst Foundation 8.0
With the release of MobileFirst Foundation 8.0 (in beta form, and now generally available) on-premise 8.0 or Mobile Foundation service,...
June 17, 2016
IBM MobileFirst Studio 8.0 Plug-in for Eclipse Now Available
The IBM MobileFirst Studio 8.0 Plug-in for Eclipse is now available in the Eclipse Marketplace!Use this plug-in to manage your...
June 17, 2016
Protecting IBM MobileFirst Foundation 8.0 application traffic using IBM DataPower
Note: This article was written for MobileFirst Foundation 8.0. For a similar topic on 7.1 see Protecting IBM MobileFirst Platform...
June 13, 2016
Fixing the incompatibility between Cordova Statusbar Plug-in and MobileFirst Foundation 8.0
When integrating the cordova-plugin-statusbar to an iOS Cordova application that uses the MobileFirst Cordova SDK for MobileFirst Foundation 8.0, you...
June 05, 2016
Support plan for Apple's iOS 10 release
iOS 10 may be announced in Apple’s upcoming World Wide Developer Conference next week (June 13th - 17th).Update: announced!IBM plans...
June 03, 2016
MobileFirst Platform Quality Assurance 7.0 is now available!
IBM MobileFirst Platform Quality Assurance 7.0 is now available on IBM Passport Advantage and Fix Central! The new version includes...
May 27, 2016
Mobile Foundation Bluemix beta service winding down - formal release coming
Dear Mobile Foundation Beta participants,We’re delighted to share that we’ve had a successful Beta run for the Mobile Foundation Bluemix...
May 04, 2016
Mobile App Builder – new service now available
As originally posted in the Bluemix Developer Center.
April 30, 2016
Announcing IBM Mobile Analytics for Bluemix experimental service
As originally posted in the Bluemix Developer Center.
April 27, 2016
[UPDATE Sept. 29, 2016] Update to iFix level 6.3.0.00.20160526-2153 or later to avoid OpenSSL issues on MobileFirst Platform Foundation 6.3....
April 26, 2016
Automatic testing of Adapters in IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation 8.0 Beta (Part 1)
IntroductionSoftware testing is an important aspect in software development. It is so critical, that most organizations won’t even publish a...
April 24, 2016
Spring framework integration with Adapters in IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation 8.0 Beta
IntroductionOften when developing more advanced Java adapters (and JAX-RS services in general)The need for writing more modular, testable and decoupled...
April 21, 2016
Working with LDAP and LTPA in IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation 8.0 Beta
IntroductionThe ability to connect an application to a user registry is an important ability. You might want your users to...
April 15, 2016
MobileFirst Applications and enterprise backend service integration using Open API
OverviewThe MobileFirst Java Adapter is a simple and secure extension point on the MobileFirst Platform using which you can quickly...
April 13, 2016
IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation support for iOS 9.3.1
Apple’s iOS 9.3.1 released earlier this March packs in new features to its mobile operating system for iPhone and iPad....
April 12, 2016
Steps to configure Mobile Foundation Service to connect to on-premises Analytics server
Note: This blog post refers to MobileFirst server running on IBM Containers. For instructions for MobileFirst server running on Liberty...
April 12, 2016
Leverage Social Login In IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation 8.0
IntroductionThis blog continues from my previous blog about Social Login, it is recommended to read that previous blog first.
April 11, 2016
Getting Started with Ionic and MobileFirst Platform Foundation 8.0 Beta
This video shows you how to quickly get started with Ionic and MobileFirst Platform Foundation 8.0.See how the new version...
April 06, 2016
Implementing Social Login Authentication with IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation 8.0
IntroductionSocial Login has become a common authentication method in many mobile apps. App owners and users understand the big value...
April 05, 2016
MobileFirst Platform Foundation compatibility for Android N
Update: The JSONStore issues on Android N are addressed in the following iFixes MobileFirst Platform Foundation 6.3.0.0-MFPF-IF201609272209 MobileFirst Platform Foundation...
April 05, 2016
Guidelines for developing IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation V7.1 artifacts
OverviewAs the world evolves towards standard development practices, so is IBM® and its MobileFirst™ Platform Foundation (“the product”). This document...
April 05, 2016
Android Studio and Gradle Support for IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation v7.1
Starting with iFix build IF20160224-2343 and later builds, hybrid Android applications created with IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation v7.1 of Studio,...
April 04, 2016
Sample implementation for the SimpleCaptcha Security Check
OverviewIn this blog post I will demonstrate an Objective-C implementation for the “SimpleCaptcha” security check.The security check can be downloaded...
April 01, 2016
Apple watchOS 2.0 support in MobileFirst Platform Foundation 8.0 Beta
To follow through this blog post, make sure to first join the MobileFirst Platform Foundation 8.0 Beta Program.
March 31, 2016
Using IntelliJ to Develop MobileFirst Java Adapters
In MobileFirst Platform Foundation 8.0 adapters are Maven projects. This means that you can easily create, develop, build, deploy and...
March 31, 2016
IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation 8.0 beta is now available
The MobileFirst team is happy to announce you that IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation 8.0 Beta is available!
March 31, 2016
HowTo: Set Up an Offline IBM MobileFirst 8.0 Development Environment
OverviewIBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation supports offline development, but requires modified installation steps as detailed below. For additional development tutorials and...
March 31, 2016
How to update the truststore in the Mobile Foundation service on Bluemix
Note: This procedure is no longer valid. Use the trust store capability in the MFP console for adding certificates for...
March 31, 2016
Getting Started With the MobileFirst Platform Development CLI 8.0 on Bluemix and the Development Kit
Using the new MobileFirst Platform Development CLI to register and run mobile appsThis video shows you how to quickly get...
March 31, 2016
[UPDATE Apr. 9, 2016] There were several Cordova releases this past week that resolve the issues listed below. Get the...
March 31, 2016
Known Limitations in the MobileFirst Development CLI 8.0 Beta
The development CLI in the MobileFirst Platform Foundation 8.0 beta has the following known limitations and workarounds:
March 29, 2016
Sessions in MobileFirst Platform Foundation 7.1 Operational Analytics
When do sessions show up in the MobileFirst Platform Foundation 7.1 Operational Analytics console?
March 27, 2016
Connecting securely from IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation on Bluemix to on-premises systems
Note: This blog post refers to MobileFirst server running on IBM Containers. For instructions for MobileFirst server running on Liberty...
March 21, 2016
How to update the JRE related security files on IBM MobileFirst Foundation on Bluemix
This post provides the steps to follow if you are facing JRE security related errors while using the IBM MobileFirst...
March 21, 2016
HowTo: Use a CDN with an Express web application
OverviewIn this tutorial we are learning what is a Content Delivery Network (CDN), what are the benefits, and how to...
February 24, 2016
[UPDATE Feb. 24, 2016]Cordova has updated their announcement regarding CVE-2015-5256. Follow the link for more information: http://cordova.apache.org/announcements/2015/11/20/security.html.
February 20, 2016
Protecting IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation application traffic using IBM DataPower
Note: This article was written for MobileFirst Foundation 7.1. For a similar topic on 8.0 see Protecting IBM MobileFirst Platform...
February 19, 2016
Introducing the developerWorks Cloud Architecture Center
At Interconnect this year, the IBM Cloud team and developerWorks are launching a new entry point into our cloud platform....
February 19, 2016
Connecting securely from IBM MobileFirst on Containers to on-premise systems
Note: This blog post refers to connecting a on-prem database as the admin and run time DB for the MobileFirst...
February 17, 2016
Try IBM Mobile Quality Assurance (MQA) at IBM InterConnect 2016!
OverviewThe technical conference is a great place to network, learn, and hopefully have some fun.
February 17, 2016
IBM MobileFirst supports Windows 10 Mobile
Late last year, Microsoft released two mobiles - the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL phones that came pre-loaded with...
February 16, 2016
[UPDATE Sept. 28, 2016] Update to a later iFix to avoid both OpenSSL and Cordova vulnerabilities
February 15, 2016
HowTo: Send Custom Data to the MobileFirst Analytics Server from adapters or any java application
OverviewSending custom data from your MobileFirst 7.1 apps to the Operational Analytics Server can be accomplished by using the log...
February 11, 2016
Tips & Tricks for troubleshooting IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation Containers on IBM Bluemix
MobileFirst Platform Foundation for IBM Bluemix Container - Starter
February 11, 2016
IBM Mobile Quality Assurance has a new look!
A new year is a great time for a fresh start and improvement. IBM® Mobile Quality Assurance for Bluemix® has...
February 08, 2016
IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation on IBM Containers – development, production workloads
What’s new in MobileFirst platform v7.1?The MobileFirst platform v7.1 can now be deployed and run on IBM Bluemix.
February 05, 2016
February 03, 2016
An IoT Cloud, Bluemix and MobileFirst Sample - What makes you happy?
IntroductionQuestion: What makes you happy, in the current and future world? IoT, PaaS or Mobile?
January 20, 2016
Continuous Delivery with IBM Bluemix DevOps Services
IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation (rel. 7.1 – hereafter referred to as MFPF), is now available on Bluemix. The main components...
January 19, 2016
DefinitelyTyped project for IBM MobileFirst and Hybrid Mobile Apps
I’ve blogged before about the client-side API for hybrid mobile apps built on IBM MobileFirst. One of the things I’ve...
January 13, 2016
December 31, 2015
Foundation 7.1 Accessibility and Application Crash Analytics Support is now available
This month IBM MobileFirst™ Platform Foundation released two new features in an iFix for Operational Analytics, accessibility, and application crash...
December 20, 2015
MobileFirst Platform Foundation 7.1 Performance Testing for Session Independent Mode (OAuth model)
##OverviewThe purpose of this page is to describe how to run performance tests on the different features of the MFP...
December 11, 2015
CVE-2015-5257/CVE-2015-8320: Weak Randomization of BridgeSecret for Apache Cordova Android
As of November 25, 2015, this blog post acknowledges that IBM is aware that Cordova announced two CVEs for vulnerabilities...
November 24, 2015
Multi-line GCM notification in Android
Isn’t it frustrating that even with a big screen Android phone, you cannot read a Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) push...
November 17, 2015
Please take part in our Mobile Developers' Survey
We at IBM MobileFirst Platform team spend a lot of time creating new stuff. in our daily race to make...
November 06, 2015
Mobile Quality Assurance delivers export feedback
I’ve always been sort of fascinated by the speed and convenience of mail delivery services in the United States. In...
October 26, 2015
IBM Mobile Quality Assurance adds bug-tracking integration and sentiment analysis results for India
One of the nice things about new features is that they can provide you with the solution to the one...
October 25, 2015
Xamarin SDK for MobileFirst Foundation is 1 year old!
October 8th - the IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation (aka Worklight) Xamarin SDK turned 1! Agreed – this blog post is...
October 25, 2015
Running ibm-mobilefirst-starter container locally
Disclaimer: The solution discussed herein is from my own personal experience as a developer using the MobileFirst platform and do...
October 19, 2015
Using MFP Adapters as an endpoint for Analytics Alerts webhooks
Alerting in MFP Analytics now allows users to set alerts around their analytics data that will notify them when a...
October 13, 2015
JS errors in MFP Windows Universal apps when using AngularJS
Have you experienced the "add dynamic content Errors" in MFP Windows Universal apps?
October 13, 2015
My brother and I never got along when we were kids. I suppose that happens with most siblings. I would...
October 13, 2015
Best Practice - Capturing Client Logs and Analytics
Do you need to capture raw debug logs from devices in production from the field? Do you want to capture...
October 13, 2015
Enhance MobileFirst Cordova app using Visual Studio 2015
Exploring and Coding are part of every developer's life. While exploring you may come across many technologies, tools, libraries etc....
October 10, 2015
MobileFirst Analytics - Quick & Dirty Clusters
Since you've read the MobileFirst Analytics - Planning for Production blog post, you're ready to get some practice setting up...
October 08, 2015
CVE-2015-5204 HTTP header injection vulnerability in Apache Cordova Android File-Transfer Plugin
As of October 6, 2015, this blog post acknowledges that IBM is aware of the recent vulnerability in the Apache...
October 05, 2015
MobileFirst Services on Bluemix now support Android and Open Source SDKs
When IBM Bluemix started, the opportunity for mobile developers was an obvious one. It takes only a quick look at...
October 05, 2015
New lab series for MFP 7.1 has been released!
Greetings!We just published new hybrid hands-on lab series for MobileFirst Platform 7.1
October 02, 2015
Have you tried deploying the MobileFirst Platform to IBM Containers before? If yes, you would have used a bunch of...
October 01, 2015
MobileFirst Analytics - Planning for Production
MobileFirst Analytics – Pre-productionPart of the value of MobileFirst Platform (MFP) Foundation is the out-of-the-box, simple, integrated analytics reporting and...
September 25, 2015
Updated features and a new addition to Mobile Quality Assurance
As you may know, the IBM Mobile Quality Assurance (MQA) team recently released the latest MQA SDKs. If you have...
September 18, 2015
How to Customize Ionic Styles in MobileFirst Platform/Ionic Hybrid Application
Before getting started, I would like to give the credit to my teammate Jeff Tennenbaum, who figured out how to...
September 16, 2015
Connect your iOS 9 app to Bluemix today
Our mobile backend applications are compatible with iOS 9. We tested our samples after upgrading them to the iOS 9...
September 16, 2015
IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation is ready for iOS 9. Are you?
The recent announce of the much anticipated iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus and iPad Pro as well as iOS 9.0...
September 15, 2015
Hybrid Mobile Development and MobileFirst 7.1 - Increasing the Awesome
Working with hybrid mobile apps and MobileFirst 7.0 was a bit complex as the process was somewhat removed from what...
September 10, 2015
Getting Started With IBM MobileFirst and Node.js APIs built with LoopBack
IBM recently announced the acquisition of StrongLoop, creators of the LoopBack enterprise Node.js framework and active contributors to the Node.js community.
September 10, 2015
Configure Push notifications proxy for MobileFirst Server
There are cases where security guidelines / restrictions in the datacenter mandate that servers inside the datacenter cannot open outbound...
September 09, 2015
Note: Starting IBM MobileFirst Foundation 8.0 Bitcode is now supported.
September 07, 2015
How to enable App Transport Security for iOS 9 in IBM MobileFirst Platform Server
App Transport Security is one of the new features enforced by Apple to improve secure communications between App and Web...
September 07, 2015
Integrating StrongLoop with MobileFirst Platform
OverviewMost mobile applications need to access data stored in the enterprise's back-end system of records and other back-end systems. The...
September 01, 2015
Integrating MQA into Xamarin.Android app
It all started when I received an email seeking help on using MQA or to be more precise integrating MQA into...
August 27, 2015
Connecting Securely to On-Premise Backends from MobileFirst on IBM Bluemix containers
Note: This procedure is no longer applicable. Use the VPN service for MobileFirst Platform Foundation 7.1 on Containers. For instructions...
August 25, 2015
Filling in the blanks with 7.1 Analytics
Sometimes you may want to take your analytics data beyond the console.
August 23, 2015
First lab series for MFP 7.1 has been released
We just published first hands-on labs series based on MobileFirst Platform 7.1.
August 21, 2015
Integrating IBM MobileFirst on Bluemix Containers with Bluemix Services
IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation v7.1 is enabled to run on IBM Bluemix using the IBM Containers.
August 20, 2015
Importing Visual studio Cordova project with Ionic and AngularJS into MobileFirst Platform
Let me start this post with a disclaimer that "Don't panic by reading the post title". It might look bit...
August 19, 2015
Handling binary responses in native Android using Java adapters
This is a follow up to Handling binary responses in native iOS using Java adapters.
August 19, 2015
Try on Bluemix and migrate to on-prem MobileFirst Platform
Contributed By : Chethan Kumar SN (chethankumar.sn@in.ibm.com) and Vittal Pai (vittalpai@in.ibm.com)
August 17, 2015
Xamarin SDK for IBM MobileFirst 7.1 is live
Last week, we announced the general availability of IBM MobileFirst Platform v7.1. Today, we are announcing the availability of the...
August 14, 2015
Debugging a MobileFirst Sliverlight and Windows 8.1 Universal Apps
In this blog I will share a few ways of debugging or troubleshooting an MobileFirst Windows Silverlight and Windows 8.1...
August 14, 2015
Windows Universal apps and more: Part 2 - full support in MobileFirst 7.1
IBM MobileFirst 7.1 has started the support for the Windows Universal app development paradigm. In a previous post I had...
August 14, 2015
Certificate Pinning in IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation 7.1
New in IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation 7.1 are several Hardened security features.One of these features is Certificate Pinning.
August 14, 2015
Converting a MobileFirst Hybrid application to a Cordova application
IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation v7.1 introduces support for creating Cordova applications using the MobileFirst Command Line Interface (CLI).In this type...
August 14, 2015
Handling the Applicative State in MobileFirst Platform Foundation v7.1
In previous versions of MobileFirst Platform Foundation, the logged-in state of clients was wholly dependent on an HTTP session. After...
August 14, 2015
IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation 7.1 is here
We are pleased to announce the Generally Availability of IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation 7.1!This new release is packed with many...
August 03, 2015
Integrating 3rd party Cordova plug-ins in Worklight/MobileFirst 6.x - 7.0
When developing mobile applications you may come across situations where you will need to incorporate functionality that is not readily...
July 31, 2015
Saving, Encrypting and Showing Images using Cloudant
OverviewThis blog post is based on Saving and Retrieving Images using Cloudant with HTTP Adapters that I made a while...
July 30, 2015
CVE-2015-1835: Remote exploit in Apache Cordova
As of June 5th 2015, this blog post acknowledges that IBM is aware of a recently published remote exploitation in...
July 22, 2015
Serving Data to the Apple Watch & other Wearables with IBM MobileFirst
Since Apple recently announced they’ve achieved over $1B in sales with the Apple Watch and taken over 75% of the...
July 02, 2015
Retargeting your MobileFirst Windows Phone apps to 8.1
If you're developing Hybrid applications for Windows Phone, you might have noticed that Visual Studio allows you to retarget your...
June 18, 2015
MobileFirst tweet notifications on Apple Watch (Swift)
In this blog we will do the following: Create an iOS app and use MobileFirst native API Use a MobileFirst...
June 10, 2015
An example of using Git, IBM BlueMix DevOps Services and MobileFirst Studio
I introduced some basic concepts around using Git with IBM MobileFirst Platform in the last post. This post will build on...
June 10, 2015
Source Code Management with IBM MobileFirst Platform
This is a high level overview of managing the source code of your mobile application project in the IBM MobileFirst...
May 31, 2015
Introducing Labs: Experience MobileFirst Platform with self-paced instructional videos
Today we put the spotlight on a new section in the MobileFirst Platform Developer Center, to which we call Labs....
May 29, 2015
OpenSSL Security Alert for existing apps in Google Play Store
If you have a Worklight Foundation or MobileFirst Platform Foundation application deployed in the Google Play Store, you may soon...
May 27, 2015
Managing app and data on a device (Block, Wipe and others)
Managing the lifecycle of mobiles apps, often referred as Mobile Application Management (MAM), is one of the key features of...
May 13, 2015
Ionic partners with IBM to bring Ionic Creator to the MobileFirst Platform
Re-post from Ionic.Also see the IBM press release.
May 11, 2015
Getting familiar with IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation OAuth Security
In recent years OAuth has become a de facto industry standard for authorization. It allows client applications to securely access...
May 05, 2015
Using Multiple Versions of the MobileFirst CLI Simultaneously
One of the things to be aware of when working with MobileFirst platform is that you can often have installed...
May 01, 2015
Recent changes to Apple's app submission review process
Recently (April 2015) Apple has tweaked a bit the tests performed on .ipa files as part of the App Store...
April 29, 2015
Using HTTP Adapters to access Watson Question and Answer service at IBM Bluemix
Important:IBM Watson Question and Answer service has been disconinued. See https://developer.ibm.com/watson/blog/2015/11/11/watson-question-and-answer-service-to-be-withdrawn/
April 27, 2015
Saving and Retrieving Images using Cloudant with HTTP Adapters
OverviewCloudant is a DBaaS, Database-As-A-Service, that manages and scales fast growing data sets. Cloudant is built under Couchdb, a NoSQL...
April 23, 2015
Custom Network Analytics for iOS Apps
OverviewIn the 7.0 release of MobileFirst Platform Foundation, the WLAnalytics API for native iOS has been expanded to include 2...
April 16, 2015
An overview of using the Ionic Framework with MobileFirst Hybrid Mobile Applications
For the past few weeks, I've been spending a lot of time exploring hybrid mobile applications with IBM MobileFirst. I...
April 03, 2015
Managing PDF documents in a hybrid app for offline availability [Updated for MFP 7]
this article is a refreshed version of a previous article updated for IBM MobileFirst Platform 7.0. Indeed, the version 7.0...
March 20, 2015
Using ProGuard in Hybrid and Native Android applications
Starting MobileFirst Platform v7.0, you can use Android ProGuard to obfuscate Android code and block reverse engineering attempts of the...
March 19, 2015
The below is related only to MobileFirst Platform 6.3 and below.In iOS, the application resolution is defined by the launch...
March 05, 2015
OOTB support for BlackBerry WebWorks 2.2
Contributed by: Rahul RaghuvanshiBlackBerry released WebWorks SDK 2.0 beta in Q1 2014 for the BlackBerry 10.x OS. We had previoulsy...
February 24, 2015
Working with JSONStore Collections (Join)
OverviewCurrently, JSONStore does not have a dedicated feature to join collection like most relational databases. However, you can utilize shared...
February 17, 2015
Developing a Xamarin.Forms app for IBM MobileFirst
A detailed walk thru of developing a Android and iOS Xamarin.forms app for IBM MobileFirst
February 04, 2015
Protecting adapter procedures for backend access
OverviewMobileFirst Platform Foundation Server allows to protect adapter procedures via several types of authentication, using security tests, realms and login...
February 02, 2015
Changing the Server URL during runtime
IntroductionAn often requested feature by customers for MobileFirst Platform (previously Worklight) is having the ability to change, during runtime, the...
January 29, 2015
Active/Active topology for the MobileFirst Platform Foundation Server
If you are deploying a MobileFirst Platform Foundation (aka Worklight) application and you are wondering how you will deploy the...