Android remains in Beta, but there have been many fixes and improvements in Xojo 2023r3 and I’d like to highlight a few including: more support for dark mode, additions to MobileTextField, a Destination property, a HasBackButton property, MobilePopupMenu, enhancements to MobileHTMLViewer, support for running JavaScript, the new Kotlin Declare and more detailed in this post.
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Starting with Xojo 2023r3 there are two new features in the iOS MobileLocation control: Visits and GeoFencing. Visits allows the operating system to notify an app when a device stays near a given place for some time. GeoFencing can notify an app when the user enters and/or leaves a previously registered region.
Comments closedThe Android Design Extensions 1.5 are now available. This version works with Xojo 2023r3 and brings about 90 new extensions.
Comments closedThe experience of creating Android apps in Xojo it very similar to how you create desktop, web and iOS apps. Having said that, here are 5 differences that you should be aware of to make your Xojo Android experience go smoothly.
Comments closedNow that Xojo can build apps for Android, let’s help you get started on your first Xojo Android project! Whether you’re already developing mobile apps or new to mobile development, getting started with Xojo is quick and easy. Xojo offers many resources for getting started with Xojo Android.
Comments closedAs a direct result of user feedback, starting with Xojo 2023r2, the MobileCanvas control on iOS can now receive KeyDown events from the user, both from the on-device keyboard and any connected keyboard. In addition, this support is available in MobileTextArea, MobileTextField and MobileScreen.
Comments closedStarting with Xojo 2023r2 you can add Leading Actions to the rows in your iOSMobileTable instances on iOS, in addition to the regular actions previously available. This introduces many more options and user interface flexibility to the table rows.
Comments closedMany users asked for a way to view and navigate the pages of a PDF document in their iOS projects. Starting with Xojo 2023r2, this is possible with the new MobilePDFViewer control. Continue reading to get tips on how to use this in your iOS projects.
Comments closedIn order to test the Android apps you create in Xojo, you either need to have an actual Android device (Xojo supports on-device testing/debugging) or you need to set up an Android Emulator in Android Studio. Read on or jump over to Xojo YouTube Channel to watch this process in this Creating an Android Emulator video.
Comments closedFor the most part, designing mobile apps for Android and iOS is similar, but there are differences. Here are some important ones to keep in mind for a smoother Android experience.
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