Release Notes - iOS

 

TIMELINE

2024

2023

2022

2021

2024

Aug

2.1.0

Enhancements

Fixes: 

  • Fixed TextView return action in feedback kit.

Enhancements:

  • Added timed event tracking support to extension. Now extension sessions can be tracked as well.
  • For timed event you need to start the event with startTimeEvent method and end the event with the timestamp returned during the startTimedEvent method.
  • Start screen tracking with trackViewEnterWithScreenName method and end screen tracking with trackViewExitWithTimestamp method.
  • You can set a custom id for the feedback. However, you won't be able to communicate with the user unless the id is the email address.
  • Removed deprecated API for NSKeyedArchiver and NSKeyedUnarchiver.
  • For debug view, data will be sent to the server every 10 seconds, given the build configuration is in debug mode.
  • Added support for Vision Pro.

Jun

2.0.6

Improvements

Fixes:

  • Fixed the feedback kit crash that occurred while the application modified the auto layout engine from the background thread.
  • Fixed the issue where integer data type was incorrectly converted to boolean when parsing custom properties.
  • Fixed non-public API issue in feedback kit.

Enhancements:

  • Added Odiya language support.

May

2.0.4

Improvements

Enhancements:

  • Updated the privacy manifest file.

Apr

2.0.2

Enhancements

Enhancements:

  • No need to configure events in the Apptics web console.
  • Added support for searchable custom properties (with some rules and restrictions for property key and value, refer to events SDK guide).
  • Introduced automatic events. These are the built-in events that are tracked automatically. It helps capture various user interactions, system behavior, or application activities.
  • Disabled automatic screen tracking. Refer to screens SDK guide.
  • Added privacy manifest for frameworks which is mandated by Apple.
  • Send all the collected data instantly to Apptics server using the flush method, without making the app go to background.
  • Engagement data will be sent before sending the feedback so that the data for the session will be available in the feedback details.

Bug fixes:

  • Fixed token issue while refreshing the session token.
  • Fixed custom handler issue in feedback.
  • Fixed image upload issue in feedback for mac Catalyst.
  • Fixed feedback kit Textview UI for iPad.

2023

Dec

1.2.2

Improvements

Fixes:

  • Resolved the refresh problem with anon_token.
  • Managed the generation of anon id when updating device information.

Nov

1.2.1

Enhancements

Enhancements:

  • Added localization strings for some languages.
  • Handled upload dSYM only for the main application by default, and other third parties only if the names are passed in the parameter.

Sep

1.2.0

Enhancements:

  • Adjusted the KSCrash handler to monitor the arm64e architecture.
  • Removed the restriction of comparing bundle IDs between the apptics-config and main info.plist. Now warnings will be displayed in both the build and console logs. However, the data will be sent to the bundle ID specified in the apptics-config file, and this may trigger a warning.
  • Took out the "enableautoupdate" flag from the AppticsConfig class.
  • Improved the Background Task (BG Task) and Scheduler. To understand how it works, please refer to the documentation for detailed information.
  • Made a change so that we no longer register the device when the complete stop is active. In this situation, our SDK won't track engagements or logs.
  • Removed the dependency on FeedbackKit from the AppUpdate and RateUs modules.

Fixes:

  • Corrected the session's starting time in feedback and created a new class for adding diagnostic information to the feedback kit.
  • Fixed the problem where the main window was being removed when dismissing Apptics screens in apps that don't have a scene delegate.
  • Tackled some annoying bugs and made improvements to enhance the user experience in FeedbackKit.
  • Added a fix for React Native in this version.
  • Addressed crashes in the Apptics user consent and analytics settings screen that occurred for app that supports anonymous tracking only.

Aug

1.1.9

Improvements

Enhancements:

  • Added the ability to attach multiple screenshots to bug reports.
  • Apptics screens will be presented in a separate window without depending on the application's key window.

Fixes:

  • Fixed mandating config file in root dir.
  • Fixed crash in the Theme manager.
  • Fixed sending Feedback sending with the user id.
  • Added localizable strings and fixed text view placeholder height in the FeedbackKit screen.
  • Fixed watchOS crash not recorded because of the Analytic+listner class missing.
  • Fixed removing Apptics window after dismissing consent screens in tvOS.

May

1.1.7

Bug-Fixes

Fixes:

  • Fixed memory leak in the Network Manager by addressing the issue of a strong reference being passed to the NSURLSession delegate.

May

1.1.6

Improvements

Enhancements:

  • Made modifications to the theme manager to enable the use of optional methods in all modules that feature a user interface.

Fixes:

  • Previously, the consent status of `opt-out` users was not updated in the Apptics server. This issue is now fixed. The opt-out consent status is updated in the Apptics server.
  • Fixed the issue with parameter `happenedat` 0 in the Crash module.
  • Fixed the issue of custom review prompt and attempted/impression for In-app Ratings.

Mar

1.1.5

Enhancements

Enhancements:

  • Made enhancements to the crash reporting module by modifying the code to save crash reports to the app's file system first. The crash reports will be uploaded to the Apptics server (based on user preference) for further analysis. 
  • Fixed a critical issue with the bearer token refresh process that now ensures the generation of a new session token every 24 hrs if the token has expired.
  • Improved the dSYM uploader shell script by implementing a background waiting mechanism. This ensures the script will wait for the dSYM to be created before the upload process.

Fixes:

  • Fixed the dispatch queue crash issue within the global queue class.

Feb

1.1.4

Enhancements

Enhancements:

  • Enabled partial symbolication in AppticsCrashKit. This will allow the system symbols to be symbolicated in the user devices.

2022

Dec

v1.1.2

Improvements

Enhancements:

  • Enhanced the Apptics module to support Xcode 14 and Swift 5.7.
  • Added a property in the AppticsConfig class to set minsessionduration.
  • Enhanced the register user flow in setcurrentusers with group id.
  • Retained postinstaller script that generated AppticsExtension class file with events enum (backward compatibility is optional).

Fixes:

  • Removed the apptics-config file name hardcoded in the dsym_upload script which failed the build when the apptics-config file was renamed. It made the app to crash after clearing the derive data cache.

v1.1.1

Improvements

Enhancements:

  • Fixed Apptics Mac SDK installation issue by retaining the symbolic file/folders reference in Mac frameworks.
  • RemovedAppticsExtension file dependencies.No need to add the post installer script to your pod files.
  • Added an option to call dsym_upload individually in post install script.
  • Added an option to override the default log file path “/tmp/<app.bundle.id>/apptics-output.txt”. You can pass the custom log file path to the “run” script using the parameter --log-file-path=“/custom-folder-path/apptics-log.txt".
  • Made script to fail on network issues and server response errors.Added an option "--fail-on-error" and hanged --skip-prompt and --upload-dsym as optional params without values in dsym_upload script.

Fixes:

  • Fixed a crash while tracking user-info on the non-fatal object.
  • Fixed a crash occurring in apps with a session duration of more than 30 minutes.

Nov

v1.1.0

Improvements

Enhancements

  • Added a method in settings theme to change the table view style in the analytics settings screen.
  • Made changes in the App extension tracking class. You can pass the App Group name along with the event name to the trackEvent method.
  • Provided 'resetConsentPreference' method to reset the user consent preference.
  • Provided shouldPauseRateUsAndReview method in RateUs module to pause the prompt in uncertain times such as a session after crash or any error or exceptions.

Fixes

  • Fixed a crash in the APAAAUtil class [APAAAUtil executeRequestFailureCallbacksWithResponseError:].
  • Removed the dispatch queue from addEvent method in the ZAEvent class which made the app crash when the method is accessed from the different queues.

Oct

V1.0.9

Improvements

Enhancements

  • Added a method APSettingsTheme for customizing the style of the table view and vertical padding between the cells of the Analytics setting screen.
  • Enhanced app extension tracking by adding a parameter to pass the app group to the track event method.
  • Added two methods 'resetConsentPreference' and 'shouldPauseRateUsAndReview' to the rate us module. Use the resetConsentPreference method to reset the user's consent preference. Use the shouldPauseRateUsAndReview method to pause the rate us prompt in uncertain situations such as a session after a crash or any exception.
  • Added a method to set messageBody in the FeedbackKit screen.
  • Enabled Custom-properties in Non-fatal to give you more control over error reporting.
  • Use shouldPauseRateUsAndReview to pause the rate us prompt in uncertain times such as a session after the app crash.

Fixes

  • The force update popup has been fixed. It will no longer appear after updating the app.

Sep

V1.0.8

Fixes

  • Fixed updating device info with anonid which eventually invalidates the current anonid and we get an invalid_attempt response from the server.
  • Fixed Console log file not attached with the feedback API.

V1.0.7

Enhancements

  • Introducing Remote Logger that brings your application's logs right to the Apptics console.
  • Introducing complete off mode which prevents Apptics from tracking analytics data before user consent.
  • Introducing APDeviceIdentifierType in AppticsConfig. This will allow the developers to decide whether to use vendor or random UUID to register the device with Apptics.
  • Enhanced Apptics for tracking events in App-Extension.

Fixes

  • Fixed OS version update with fraction numbers.
  • Fixed accessing app and bundle versions in run script, particularly when environment variables are used to update those versions in main info.plist.
     

May

V1.0.6

Improvements

Enhancements

  • Enhanced Apptics Logger to print logs when attached to the debugger even in release build.

Fixes

  • Fixed the issue of apps not being able to send the data to the server (using shared app groups), app-group-identifier is required only to share data between Application and its extensions. It is recommended to have separate app group identifiers for apptics which should be unique for every application.
  • Fixed crashes not being sent for some applications.
  • Fixed string events being case-sensitive in AppticExtension Swift class.

V1.0.5

Improvements

Enhancements

  • Internal SDK enhancements.

Fixes

  • Fixed static and dynamic frameworks issue in Apptics-SDK.podspec.
  • Extension tracking fails because of the keychain group not getting updated.

Apr

V1.0.4

Improvements

Enhancements

  • Added tvOS support for RateUs.

Fixes

  • Fixed feedback API fails while attaching console log.

Mar

V1.0.2

Fixes

  • Fixed prompting issue in the score-based rating system, total goal score getting reset for other events in the set.

V1.0.3

Improvements

Enhancements

  • Handled updating the opt-out status to the Apptics server instantly.

 

2021

Dec

v1.0.1

Improvements

Enhancements

  • Enhancements in user registration.
  • Added prefix to Non-fatal methods.
  • Added localization support for Tamil, Kannada, Bengali, Greek, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Telugu, Urdu, Punjabi, and Malayalam.

Fixes

  • The executable issue in scripts.
  • Mac Catalyst device type issue.
  • Fixed KeychainWrapper class crash while reading and writing data.
  • Fixed User consent getting dismissed on iPad while taping outside the content area of the popup.

Nov

v1.0

Improvements
  • Published 1.0.0 on cocoa pod.