Kodular Andromeda
1.0 Andromeda | 22 June 2018
Major Changes
Upgraded Minimum API from 14 (Android 4.0 ) to 16 (Android 4.1 )Added Copy Screen feature
Added Import Screen (.AIS) and Export Screen (.AIS)
Added British English and Portuguese languages
Added a nice Welcome Email for new users
Upgraded Google Login system
Say bye to that ugly Google Login, and say hello to OAuth2
Implemented Email & Password login system
Welcome China users! You can now use Kodular without a VPN
Implemented Runtime Permission system
Upgraded Target SDK to API 27 (Android 8.1 )
This warning will NOT appear again :
Kodular is the first builder on implementing a real Target SDK 27, as it’s required to have runtime permissions as we use now
Improved server perfomance
Added fancy error pages when 5xx error appears
Changed Default Package Name
Changed from com.makeroid.email.app to io.makeroid.email.app
This only applies to new apps. Old created apps will still have the old format
Removed 10MB app limit
Testing showed that now the limit is on 20MB
Removed black SplashScreen
You can now even set your own image !
Added new blocks
“Break ” block will allow you to stop loops“Wait for milliseconds ” block will allow you to stop the execution of your code X milliseconds
You can now delete a single block / group of blocks Backpack
Added abilty to move blocks with arrow keys on Blocks Editor
General Data Protection Regulation :
Added to AdMob components new dialog asking for consent for EU users to show customized ads
Added warning when dropping AdMob components to phone
New Services
Kodular Account Kodular IDE Kodular Store
Servers
AppEngine instance uses now better servers so lag should have been reducedThree compilers will now be processing app builds :
Dedicated VPS Cloud servers with 2 CPUs up to 3.1GHz , 4GB of RAM and 100MB/s of minimum bandwidth
In front of all of them there is a dedicated load balancer in ArubaCloud redirecting requests to reduce their loads
This allows us to create new compilers without having to stop our service or build requests It will also automatically stop forwarding traffic to compilers that are down until they are fixed
Thanks to our partner ArubaCloud , Kodular Servers are much powerful now
Companion
Changed Companio n design
Now it’s much more simple, clean and useful
Changed Companion Package Name to io.makeroid.companion
Previously com.makeroid.companion
Companion is now only compatible with Android 5.0 or higher
Implemented some translations on Companion
UI Changes
Mock-Phone Preview : This means that these settings, when changed, will be now updated on the phone preview
Show/Hide Navigation Bar
Show/Hide Status Bar
Show/Hide Title Bar
Show/Hide 3 Dots
Color of Navigation Bar
Color of TitleBar Text
Text of TitleBar Subtitle
Properties of Radio Button
Clickable property of any Layout
COMPLETLY REDESIGNED MAKEROID UI
Kodular wants to be unique, so our amazing designer @Vishwas implemented the official Material Design into Kodular Builder Now it is much clean and simple:
Added a SearchBox in PaletteMoved properties to hidden panel , so if you want to show them just click on the name of a ComponentAdded categories to properties for a better sorting
And, yeah, you are right. All SneakPeeks were “fake” We’ve used the old design in the SneakPeeks because we didn’t want to leak anything releated with it
Redesigned Building Project Non-Visible components names are now visible below Mock-PhoneIncreased SplashScreen height
Added country flags next to their respective languages on Language SelectorFixed Dark Theme
Bugs Fixed
Fixed Layouts issues
Layouts were always clickable Extensions that were depending on Layouts weren’t working properly
Fixed TitleBar Tabs issue which made them to have the previous color when TitleBar Color was changed Fixed ListView NullPointerException on some devices Fixed Show/Hide Navigation Bar not working in some devices Fixed “reset” Screen bug on Orientation Change Fixed Logout issue which was logging out from ALL Google Accounts Fixed Color for StatusBar and TitleBar issueFixed TopBar buttons issue which was overriding the created tab Fixed blocks getting stacked on top of eachother Fixed Blockly Translations issueFixed Custom Package Name
Fixed Tablet-Mode bug causing strange behaiours on refreshing
New Components
Added new Bottom Sheet component to User Interface category
Added new Circular Progress component to User Interface category
Added new Linear Progress component to User Interface category
Added new Snack Bar component to User Interface category
Added new View Flipper component to User Interface category
Added new Card View component to Layout category
Added new ExoPlayer component to Media category
Added new Maps components to new Maps category
Thanks to MIT App Inventor Team
Added new Dynamic Button component to new Dynamic category
Added new Dynamic Label component to new Dynamic category
Added new Dynamic TextBox component to new Dynamic category
Added new Amazon Ads components to Monetization category
Thanks to AppyBuilder Team
Amazon Banner Amazon Interstitial
Added new Facebook Ads components to Monetization category
Facebook Banner Facebook Interstitial
Added new Shell component to Experimental category
Renamed Google Map to Google Maps Moved Surface View to Layout Category
App Features
Side Menu This new feature allows you to create professional side menus from blocks. You will just need to design inside a Vertical Layout what you want, and then call it from blocks Download this APK for a demo, or read this tutorial to see how to create one
Functions:
SideMenu - Creates a Side Menu with the give Layout
Side Menu Open - Opens the Side Menu
Side Menu Close - Closes the Side Menu
Properties:
Is Side Menu Open - Returns true if the Side Menu is open
Events:
Side Menu Opened - Triggered when the Side Menu is opened
Side Menu Closed - Triggered when the Side Menu is closed
This feature is not fully compatible with the Companion and it can make it to crash
Splash Screen Based from this suggestion , Kodular has removed the black screen that appeard when app is loading Also, we have added some options for it if users wants to customize it more
Splash Enabled: If selected, the app will remove the black screen
Splash Image (Available when Splash Enabled checked ): If set, the app will show this image instead of the black image
New Functions:
Add Menu Item with Icon: Adds an item to the menu but with an image
New Properties:
About Screen Background Color: Sets the background color of the About Screen
Accent Color: Sets the Accent Color of the App
Primary Color / Title Bar Color: Sets the Primary Color of the App, which is the Title Bar Color if not set
Primary Color Dark / Status Bar Color: Sets the Primary Dark Color of the app, which is the Status Bar Color if not set
Screen Orientation: Added Behind , Full Sensor , No Sensor , Reverse , Landscape , Reverse Portrait , Sensor Landscape and Sensor Portrait
Theme: Sets the theme for the app between Default , Light Theme or Dark Theme
New Events
Notifier component
Custom Dialog Selection: triggered after selecting a Custom Dialog
Web Viewer component
Web View String Change: triggered after the WebViewerString changes
File component
After Zip: triggered after successful Zip
After Unzip: triggered after successful Unzip
On Zip Failure: triggered when an error occurrs in Zip or Unzip
New Functions
Button component
Set Shadow: sets a shadow for the Button Thanks to AppyBuilder Team
Checkbox component
Set Shadow: sets a shadow for the Checkbox Thanks to AppyBuilder Team
Image component
Clear Image Tint Color: cleans the Tint Color set for the Image
Notifier component
Create Custom Dialog: creates a Custom Dialog from the given component (removes it from the Screen and places in the Custom Dialog )
Show Custom Dialog: shows a Custom Dialog
Textbox component
Set Shadow: sets a shadow for the Textbox Thanks to AppyBuilder Team
Canvas component
DrawArc: generates an Arc with the given params
DrawShape: generates a Shape with the given points from a list
File component
Zip: zips a given folder in the given path, with an optional password
Unzip: unzips a given file in the given folder, with an optioanl password if set
Device Tools component
Copy: copies the given text to the clipboard
Parse: parsers the given string with _between a start and an end
Paste: pastes the copied text
Web component
URI Decode: decodes the given URI Encoded text
WiFi component
Mac Address: returns the MAC Address of the device
New Properties
Button component
Rotation Angle
Image component
Clickable
Image Tint Color Customizable from Blocks
ListPicker component
Title Visible
Notifier component
Dim Amount
Use Background Color
Slider component
Rotation Angle
TextBox component
Rotation Angle
Layout components
Clickable
Use Round Card
OCR component
Language
EmailPicker component
Cursor Color
Line Color
FusionTables component
Loading Dialog Message
Show Loading Dialog
TinyDB component
Namespace
Screenshot component
Dim Amount
Notification Share Button
are Permissions Granted Available at Blocks
is Read Permission Granted Available at Blocks
is Write Permission Granted Available at Blocks
Download component
Requires Charging Customizable from Blocks
Requires Device Idle Customizable from Blocks
1.0.1 Andromeda | 23 June 2018
Bugs Fixed
Fixed: Download app scannign QR Code (missing GPlay update, probably tomorrow it will be live)
Fixed: “Create” block from “FAB” was crashing companion if there was no image added
Fixed: ListViews
Fixed: Random crashes using some components
1.0.2 Andromeda | 28 June 2018
New Blocks
Added RemoveSideMenu block to Screen
Bugs Fixed
Temporarily removed Import/Export screen feature
Removed “wait for milliseconds” block
Fixed: Server error that sometimes happened when copying screens
Fixed: Copied screens couldn’t be opened
Fixed: Errors with extensions
Fixed: Some issues with Leadbolt component
Fixed: Sizing issues with CardView component
Fixed: TitleBar Subtitle not updating on the companion when subtitle removed
Fixed: Some issues with ListViewImageText
1.0.3 Andromeda | 19 July 2018
UI Changes
Added “Import Project ” button on Projects Panel
Added “Loading Project ” dialog
Imported Turkish Translation to Blockly
Fixed some Descriptions for some components which had a larger font
Made ScrollBar of Palette thicker
Companion
Added missing “:” to IP Address Label
New Features
Added “Show Ad” block for Facebook Interstitial Ad component
CloudDB component now handles images
Bugs Fixed
NullPointer Exception on some AlertsNullPointer Exception on GetUserId of PushNotificationsButton Size wasn’t affected if Shape was setFacebook Interstitial Ad should be working now
1.0.4 Andromeda | 28 July 2018
UI Changes
Fixed "Loading Project " dialog shown even when project loaded
Fixed "Blockly Panel " as it was overlapping with Components Scrollbar
Increased Scrollbar Width on Components panel
Added confirmation dialog when removing Screen
Added confirmation dialog when removing Project
Redesigned how "Component Help " is shown
Improvements
Improved "Search Component " speed
Minimized CSS files to improve load timeImproved Blocks Editor performance
Bugs Fixed
Facebook Ads were not declared on ManifestSharing Component was not workingRemoved some unused libraries (APKs should be a little bit lighter now)
1.0.5 Andromeda | 14 August 2018
UI Changes
Brought back AppInventor Color Picker
Added clickable links to "Learn more at " in components info
Improvements
Improved Loading Project time
Added warning when using Builder over HTTPS
Removed some unused libraries from APKs
Integrated Fabric
Now we will get detailed crash info thanks to Crashlitics, which will help us to fix bugs You can check the bugs that are being tracked in this repository
Bugs Fixed
Fixed AdMob Rewarded Video Sometimes ad weren't showing )
Fixed Assets Manager Internal Error appeard sometimes )
Fixed OCR Component NoPeer Certificate when making request )
Fixed AdMob Consent Title was shown instead of Message )
Fixed Search Components Search was performed using Component Class instead of Component Name )
