Kodular Creator 2025.8

2025.8 | 10 August 2025

Major Changes

• Removed App Size Build Limit

  • Previously, app builds were hard limited to 32MB. This has been completely removed.
  • Implement Remote Storage outside of GAE

• Removed App Size Export Limit

  • Similar to building apps, exporting AIAs was limited to 32MB. It now supports unlimited sizes.
  • Implement Remote Storage outside of GAE

• Target SDK 35

  • Kodular Creator apps will now target Android 15 (API 35).

Component Changes

• Google AdMob Banner Monetization > Advertising

• Google AdMob Interstitial Monetization > Advertising

• Google AdMob Rewarded Monetization > Advertising

• Google AdMob App Open Monetization > Advertising

• Google AdMob Rewarded Interstitial Monetization > Advertising

• Google Ad Manager Banner (renamed from Banner Ad) Monetization > Advertising
  • Added new event blocks.

• Google Ad Manager Interstitial (renamed from Interstitial Ad) Monetization > Advertising
  • Added new event blocks.

• Google Ad Manager Rewarded (renamed from Rewarded Ad) Monetization > Advertising
  • Added new event blocks.

• Google Ad Manager App Open Monetization > Advertising

• Google Ad Manager Rewarded Interstitial Monetization > Advertising

Google AdMob components are only available through Kodular Monetize. Google Ad Manager components are available through both Kodular Monetize and our legacy integration.

• Play Integrity Google

• In-App Review Google
  • Moved out of Experimental, and adapted blocks to comply with the latest SDK changes.

• In-App Update Google
  • Moved out of Experimental, and adapted blocks to comply with the latest SDK changes.

Other Changes

• Improved first-time loading

  • When accessing Kodular Creator and loading all the required resources, latency should now be lower.
  • Support moving static ode to another server

• Improved Companion connectivity

  • Extensions and assets are now cached, reducing the bandwidth required when reloading the screen.
  • Cache Assets in the Companion

• Added functional operators in Blocks Editor

  • Creating Functional Operators in the Blocks Editor

• Added support for .aar in extensions

  • Extension developers can now use .aar libraries in their components.
  • Add AAR support to extensions

• Component names are now exposed in extensions

  • Extension developers get now access to the specific component name for enhanced debugging.
  • Make Component Name visible to Java code

Bugs Fixed

• File uploaders in Kodular Creator now require the specific extensions (AIA for projects, etc.)

• Various Companion fixes

  • Fix USB connections not loading extensions
  • Fix some thrown exceptions in replmgr
  • Handle throwable with null message in REPL
  • Fix writeable extension issue on some Android 14 platforms
  • Fix extension loading for Android versions < 14
  • Fix extension loading for Android versions < 14

• Other minor bugs fixed, not impacting built apps

2025.8.1 | 13 August 2025

Other Changes

• Added Target SDK property to Project Settings.

  • Aiming to remove confusion between Minimum SDK and Target SDK, now both properties are displayed.

• Performance improvements for loading and saving projects.

• Reduced (a bit) the latency when opening and saving projects.

Bugs Fixed

In Kodular Creator:

• Fixed viewing the keystore hash in the account details modal.

• Fixed build progress being stuck at 0% (despite the apps were being compiled).

• Fixed rendering of Maps component and related ones.

• Fixed downloading exported APK/AAB in renamed projects.

• Fixed viewing failure log when an app cannot be compiled.

• Fixed imported projects crashing at runtime due to missing properties (Minimum SDK, Splash Screen Enabled, and RTL Support).

  • Imported apps from App Inventor should work out of the box, without requiring to modify the AIA file.

• Fixed imported projects from not allowing to modify any custom color, and crashing when opening the color picker.

In exported apps:

• Fixed inconsistent default behaviour of Splash Screen Enabled in imported projects.

• Fixed RTL Support flag being uppercase in Android Manifest.

• Fixed Kodular default theme colors when importing projects from App Inventor.

• Fix compilation errors when a button is named back