What's New in the Mobile SDK for iOS

In each release, changes are made to make the MicroStrategy SDK more powerful and easier to use.

MicroStrategy ONE Update 12

When you customize MicroStrategy Mobile SDK for iOS to develop and compile your application, you must have an Apple Mac with Ventura 13.5.2 and above that uses an Intel x86 or Apple M1/M2 chip machine and runs Xcode 15.0 with Apple iOS SDK 17.0.

MicroStrategy ONE Update 11

There were no significant changes from the previous version.

MicroStrategy ONE Update 10

Support for iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. See MicroStrategy Mobile and MicroStrategy Library Apps crash on iPadOS & iOS 17 for more information.

2021 Update 9

There were no significant changes from the previous version.

2021 Update 8

• Certification with MobileIron, AirWatch, and BlackBerry Dynamics SDKs for Xcode 14.

• When you customize MicroStrategy Mobile SDK for iOS, you must have an Apple Mac with Monterey 12.6 and above using an Intel x86 or Apple M1 chip machine, running Xcode® 14.1 with the Apple iOS SDK 16.1, to develop and compile your application.

2021 Update 7

There were no significant changes from the previous version.

2021 Update 6

When you customize MicroStrategy Mobile SDK for iOS, you must have an Apple Mac with BigSur 11.6 and above using an Intel x86 or Apple M1 chip machine, running Xcode® 13.1 with the Apple iOS SDK 15, to develop and compile your application.

2021 Update 5

• BlackBerry certification to support iOS 15 with Xcode 13.1.

• MobileIron certification to support iOS 15 with Xcode 13.1.

• When you customize MicroStrategy Mobile SDK for iOS, you must have an Apple Mac with BigSur 11.6 and above using an Intel x86 or Apple M1 chip machine, running Xcode® 13.1 with the Apple iOS SDK 15, to develop and compile your application.

2021 Update 4

When you customize MicroStrategy Mobile SDK for iOS, you must have an Apple Mac with BigSur 11.6 and above using an Intel x86 chip machine, running Xcode® 13.1 with the Apple iOS SDK 15, to develop and compile your application.

2021 Platform

When you customize MicroStrategy Mobile SDK for iOS, you must have an Apple Mac, running Xcode® 12.0 with the Apple iOS SDK 14, to develop and compile your application.

2020 Update 3

When you customize MicroStrategy Mobile for iOS, you must have an Apple Mac, running Xcode® 12.0 with the Apple iOS SDK 14.0, to develop and compile your application.

2020 Update 2

• Automatically save photos, taken using the Photo Uploader widget, to the mobile device's photo gallery.
• Upgraded API service for Apple Push Notification service to support mobile subscriptions.

2020 Update 1

• Use the URL API to deep link to third-party applications installed on the same device.
• When you customize MicroStrategy Mobile for iOS, you must have an Apple Mac, running Xcode® 11.1 with the Apple iOS SDK 13.1, to develop and compile your application.

2020

When you customize MicroStrategy Mobile for iOS, you must have an Apple Mac, running Xcode® 11.1 with the Apple iOS SDK 13.1, to develop and compile your application.

2019

• There is a new method for customizing the splash screen using Storyboard, to support the new FaceID iPad Pro device.
• (Update 1) When you customize MicroStrategy Mobile for iOS, you must have an Apple Mac, running Xcode® 10 with the Apple iOS SDK 12.x, to develop and compile your application.
• (Update 2) When you customize MicroStrategy Mobile for iOS, you must have an Apple Mac, running Xcode® 10.2 with the Apple iOS SDK 12.x, to develop and compile your application.
• (Update 3) When you customize MicroStrategy Mobile for iOS, you must have an Apple Mac, running Xcode® 10.2.x with the Apple iOS SDK 12.x, to develop and compile your application.
• (Update 4) When you customize MicroStrategy Mobile for iOS, you must have an Apple Mac, running Xcode® 10.2.x with the Apple iOS SDK 12.x, to develop and compile your application.
• (Update 5) When you customize MicroStrategy Mobile for iOS, you must have an Apple Mac, running Xcode® 11.1 with the Apple iOS SDK 13.1, to develop and compile your application.
• (Update 6) When you customize MicroStrategy Mobile for iOS, you must have an Apple Mac, running Xcode® 11.1 with the Apple iOS SDK 13.1, to develop and compile your application.

11.0

There were no significant changes from the previous version.

10.11

• The following features are now supported in AirWatch:

  • Face ID integration for faster access

  • Blurred app content for data protection

  • Log enhancements for improved performance

  • Seamlessly collapse and expand grid content with Outline mode

• You can disable Bitcode.

  Starting in 10.11, Bitcode is enabled by default, to follow Apple’s recommended practice. You can disable Bitcode in the Build Settings for your project.

10.10

There were no significant changes from the previous version.

10.9

There were no significant changes from the previous version.

10.8

There were no significant changes from the previous version.

10.7

• A new URL API lets you change the selector on the current layout.
  
• Updated code samples illustrate how to add custom logic when managing caches.

10.6

Support has been added for single sign-on through SAML, providing full support for integrating MicroStrategy Mobile with AppConfig-compliant EMM providers.

10.5

• Support has been added for Swift customizations.
  
• New mobile samples have been created to make it easier for you to understand and use the APIs. Each sample focuses on a specific functionality.
  
  • Custom App Delegate
    
  • Cache Manager
    
  • Link Drill Handler
    
  • Embedding Sample
    
• The previous samples have been deprecated.
  
• Custom projects now use dynamically loaded frameworks. Updated instructions explain how to set up a custom project with this new functionality.

10.4

• You can integrate MicroStrategy Mobile with any EMM provider that supports the AppConfig guidelines.
  
• You can use integrated authentication with AirWatch.
  
• You can set separate security policies in AirWatch for controlling features that involve transmitting data back and forth such as email, photos, camera, location, copy, paste, and print.
  
• You can recover lost passwords.

10.3

There were no significant changes from the previous version.

10.2

• A new collection view widget sample illustrates how to create a collection view mobile widget to display data in a document on an iOS mobile device. It showcases how to create a custom flow layout.
  

• A new topic, called Building UI components using panel stacks, describes how to use the collection view widget.

10.1

• The new MSILinkDrillHandler API allows you to apply custom logic to link drilling and URL API event processing.
  
• You are now able to deploy custom visualizations to an iPad.