Makeroid Butterfly 🦋

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[center] Makeroid Butterfly [/center]

This new version of Makeroid doesn’t bring as many features as Makeroid Andromeda had (because it’s impossible to do a bigger release ), but lots of desired components and requsted features have been added

This release has been named under Makeroid Butterfly

Builder Version : 1.1.0 Makeroid Butterfly

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Release Notes

We have added a to the most important changes

Major Changes

• Improved Dialog of Fingerprint Component

• Now About Screen (and all dialogs) can have clickable links

The “major changes” of this update are the bunch of new components

Companion

• Added a Welcome Guide using the new Spotlight Component

• Little bugs fixed on Companion behaviour

UI Changes

• Dialogs can now be Accepted pressing the Enter key

• Added Download Link when Exporting APK using QR Code

Bugs Fixed:

• User Interface

  • Textbox: Background color was not working properly
  • ListView: _https://github.com/Makeroid/BugsTracker/issues/89_
  • Notifier: _https://github.com/Makeroid/BugsTracker/issues/37_

• Layout

  • Surface View: Little bug which was freezing the screen

• Media

  • Audi Picker: Not working on some devices
  • Image Picker: Minor Try/Catch Bug
  • OCR: API Error (component was not working since some changes on the server)

• Drawing and Animation

  • Canvas: _https://github.com/Makeroid/BugsTracker/issues/78_

• Sensors

  • Sound Sensor: _https://github.com/Makeroid/BugsTracker/issues/26_

• Storage

  • Firebase: _https://github.com/Makeroid/BugsTracker/issues/79_

• Connectivity

  • Download: _https://github.com/Makeroid/BugsTracker/issues/40_
  • Network: _https://github.com/Makeroid/BugsTracker/issues/114_

 

New Components

• Added new Floating Action Button component to User interface category
  

  • This is a complete new component
    Projects using the old FAB won’t be broken. However, if you want to use this new FAB, you will need to delete the old one and use the new one

• Added new Spotlight component to User interface category
  

• Added new Tab Layout component to User interface category
  

  • Now the Tabs blocks of Screen are Deprecated

• Added new View Pager component to User interface category
  

• Added new SideMenu Layout component to Layout category
  

  • This component is an alternative way to generate a SideMenu
    You should use it if you want a simple way to create a SideMenu. However, if you want a complex and designed from scratch SideMenu, you can still use the old block

• Added new SwipeRefresh Layout component to Layout category
  

• Added new YouTube Player component to Media category
  

• Added new Animation Utilities component Drawing and Animation category
  

• Added new Cloudinary component to Storage category
  

• Added new Spreadsheet component to Storage category
  

  • Powered by Airtable
    Thanks to @Jerin_Jacob

• Added new Arduino component to Connectivity category
  

• Added new FTP component to Connectivity category
  

• Added new WhiteMobi component to Monetization category
  

• Added new Chrome Custom Tabs component to Experimental category
  

• Added new Shortcut Badge component to Experimental category
  

New Events

• Notifier component

  • Linear Progress Dismissed: triggered when the Linear Progress is dismissed by the user
    

• Switch component

  • Clicked: added is Checked variable
    

• Exoplayer component

  • Other Player Started: triggered when another player starts playing sound
    
     
  • Other Player Stopped: triggered when another player stops playing sound
    

New Functions

• Screen

  • Lock Side Menu: blocks the SideMenu from being opened or closed
    
     
  • Unlock Side Menu: unblocks the SideMenu
    

• Button component

  • With Icon: adds an icon to the Button
    

• Notifier component

  • Dismiss Custom Dialog: dismisses the created Custom Dialog
    

• Switch component

  • Thumb Image: changes the Image of the Switch
    

• Sound Recorder component

  • Pause: pauses the started recording
    Requires Minimum SDK 24
    

• Audio component

  • Sound Effects Enabled: enables or disables the sound on a component
    
     
  • Is Sound Effects Enabled: returns true if the sound of a component is enabled
    

• Package component

  • Is Package Installed: returns true if the package is installed
    

New Properties

• Screen

  • Min SDK (added SDK 28 - Android 9 )
    
     
  • Title Bar Font Typeface
    
     
  • Title Bar Typeface Import
    

• Textbox component

  • Enable Copy & Paste
    

• Snackbar component

  • Background Color
    

• Textbox component

  • Cursor Visible
    

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As you can see, we added some of the most requested components into Makeroid, listening to requests in Feedback > IWant
We hope you all like this “little” release, and enjoy more creating your apps with the new design components, bringing a more professional look to them

Happy 'ing

@Makeroid Staff

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[Diego (Diego Barreiro Pérez)]

Version 1.1.1

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Changes

• UI Changes

  • Fixed Ads Position after Build Error
  • Switched “Show Navigation Bar” to Experimental Properties

• Improvements

  • Performance on App Loading
  • When receiving a PushNotification when app is open, a Dialog with the notification appears

• New Features

  • Added “Background Color” property for Side Menu Layout component
  • Added “Show Tabs” property for View Pager component
  • Added “Get Icon” properties for Floating Action Button component

• Bugs Fixed

  • Push Notifications on Android 8 Oreo (were not working)
  • Open Side Menu from Hamburguer Icon (was not opening)
  • Screen Title Visible if Screen is Scrollable (was not working properly)
  • Spreadsheet if request had more than 100 rows (was returning error)
  • Security Issue on Login Page (critical bug could cause system failure)
  • Internal Error when using an AdBlocker (Ode did not process properly)
  • Dim Amount on Notifier (was missing a defualt value)
  • Date Picker not properly upgraded (projects could be broken)
  • Time Picker not properly upgraded (projects could be broken)
  • Consent Dialog not properly executed (sometimes was not showing)
  • View Pager visibility Shadow Bug (was not rendering properly)
  • Orientation Change Bug on Tab Layout (was broking screen)
  • Orientation Change Bug on View Pager (was broking screen)
  • Fixed Mode in Screen was broken (app design was broken)
  • Some Links to Documentation in Blocks (were pointing to wrong path)
  • Other Minor Bugs
  • https://github.com/mit-cml/appinventor-sources/commit/f6f05ca0f8a2a14a708557314c9d290b1cda8c56
  • https://github.com/Makeroid/BugsTracker/issues/462
  • https://github.com/Makeroid/BugsTracker/issues/511

[Diego (Diego Barreiro Pérez)]

Version 1.1.2

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UI Changes

• Fixed Taiwan Flag on Language Picker
• Fixed link to Release Notes in Splash Screen
• Re-Added Import / Export Screen (.ais) files
• Added context menu items to Enable / Disable All Blocks

Improvements

• Removed TitleBar Tabs Blocks
• Fixed handling Enter key on Dialogs
• Side Menu Layout and Side Menu block are now compatible with Companion
  It will no longer crash
• Changed Text of Button from CANCEL to OK in About this application Dialog

New Features

• Re-Added High Quality Images property for Screen1
• Added missing Is Companion return property for Screen
• Added missing Is Side Menu Added return property for Screen
• Added missing Visible property for Tab Layout component
• Added missing Visible property for View Pager component
• Added missing Align properties for Card View component
• Added missing Align properties for Surface View component
   
• Added missing Open System Write Settings function for Screen
• Added missing Can Write System Settings function for Screen
   
• Added missing Selection variable in event After Picking for all Pickers

Bugs Fixed

• Several Errors on Companion (some properties were not properly rendered)
• TitleBar Back Button was not working (it didn't handle user actions)
• Leadbolt component was broken (it was not showing ads)
• Are Permissions Granted block was not working properly (sometimes it was returning false even when granted)
• Screen Title was visible after rotation (Screen was generated again after changing orientation)
• Screenshot component was crashing in some devices (wrong procedures were called)
• Notifier component was throwing some NullPointerExceptions (missing try/catch code)
• ListView scrolling speed (it was too slow)
• Notification component was not working (it was broken)
  Make sure you remove all OLD components. We have developed a new one, so you will need to add it again to your projects, as the one you are using is deprecated
• AirTable component with OffSet (+100 values were not returned)
• None Color with Is Card property in Arrangement (Is Card was not active with that)
• Got Text Event of Web Component (Out of Memory Exception was raised)
• Tab Layout issue on selection (Null Pointer Exception throwed sometimes)
• Is Card property in Arrangements (Fill Parent was not working)
  _https://community.makeroid.io/t/is-card-property-sizing-bug/9460_
• SwipeRefreshLayout with Scrollable Arrangements (it was conflicting)
  _https://community.makeroid.io/t/cant-scroll-vertical-scroll-arrangement-up-in-swipe-refresh-layout/9765_
• TitleBar Icon Selected return values (was returning image name)
  _https://community.makeroid.io/t/error-in-title-bar-back-button-title-bar-icon-selected/10093_
• Firebase with wrong URL (it was crashing apps)
  _https://github.com/Makeroid/BugsTracker/issues/282_
• ExoPlayer sending Null Error Message
  _https://github.com/Makeroid/BugsTracker/issues/594_
• Notifier component (was throwing some errors)
  _https://github.com/Makeroid/BugsTracker/issues/717_
• Wallpaper component (it was missing a permission)
  _https://github.com/Makeroid/BugsTracker/issues/723_
• Notifier component (Set Dialog Helper was not being triggered)
  _https://github.com/Makeroid/BugsTracker/issues/966_
• FillParent property with Scrollable parameter (it was not working)
  _https://github.com/mit-cml/appinventor-sources/issues/1344_
• Got Value event of Firebase (it was not working as it should)
  _https://github.com/Makeroid/BugsTracker/issues/1174_
• Internal Error Reporting was crashing sometimes in apps (NullPointerException)
  _https://github.com/Makeroid/BugsTracker/issues/28_
• 500 Internal Error on URLs (accessing to /b)
  _https://github.com/mit-cml/appinventor-sources/commit/49c25e75987380cd47eed11bdab55b908860b052_

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NOTE

Despite this release can look like a new features release, it’s NOT
We haven’t named it 1.2 as there are no new components, and the new blocks doesn’t add new functions to apps, they just improve/fix existing ones

[Diego (Diego Barreiro Pérez)]

Version 1.1.3

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Improvements

• Added Subscribe to Notifications button in Builder

Companion

• Fixed PushNotifications on Companion
• SideMenu and SideMenuLayout are now fully compatible in Companion

New Features

• Added missing HTML Format property for List View component
  _https://community.makeroid.io/t/disable-html-in-listview/10377_
• Added missing Statusbar Visible property for List Picker component
• Added missing CreateDirectory function for File component
• Added missing DirectoryCreated event for File component

Bugs Fixed

• Notifier component returning a strange error (Fatal Exception: android.view.WindowManager$BadTokenException: Unable to add window -- token android.os.BinderProxy@20a73ee is not valid; is your activity running?)
• GetPackageIcon uses now PackageName as File Name (before it was appIconMAK.png)
• Spotlight component was not working with FAB (it was incompatible)
• ChromeCustomTabs were throwing NullPointerExceptions (missing try/catch block)
• ImageTintColor was missing a description (it had a copy-pasted one)
• ImageTintColor was crashing sometimes (NPE were raised due to missing try/catch code)
• AirTable component had a security issue (it was exposing API key in logs)
• Button crashing when editing multiple at once (Concurrent Modification Exception)
• CloudDB was not working properly (StringIndexOutOfBoundsException)
• PushNotifications were missing some permissions (manifest was incomplete)
• Typo on Sprite component (missign T)
• Typo on YouTube component (stage has to be state)
• ActivityStarter was not opening PDFs (missing permission)
  _https://community.makeroid.io/t/getting-error-while-accessing-pdf-from-directory-kindly-help/10116_
• Transparency Bug on Button (it was returning an opaque button)
  _https://community.makeroid.io/t/transparency-not-working-with-default-shape-button/10275_
• Download component was not working sometimes (it was crashing)
  _https://github.com/Makeroid/BugsTracker/issues/1522_
• Clock component throwing NPE (app was unresponsive)
  _https://github.com/Makeroid/BugsTracker/issues/1525_
• FTP component crashing (returning NPE)
  _https://github.com/Makeroid/BugsTracker/issues/992_
• YouTube component causing NPE (wrong variable reporting error)
  _https://github.com/Makeroid/BugsTracker/issues/1737_
• VideoPlayer component causing NPE (missing if check)
  _https://github.com/Makeroid/BugsTracker/issues/1736_
• FusionTables component causing the same issue as Notifier (is your activity running?)
  _https://github.com/Makeroid/BugsTracker/issues/1694_

[Diego (Diego Barreiro Pérez)]

Version 1.1.4

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Bugs Fixed

• ListView component causing a critical error (Null Pointer Exception)