Please view our latest release notes below for the Android SDK.

Releases

Version 6.9.1

Released on 11/20/2024

Fixes

• Device updates are now accurately captured in the conversation metadata.
• Support for Android 15's edge-to-edge feature implemented via Apptentive theme override.
• Updated WebView configuration settings to address a security vulnerability.
• Resolved the profile screen freezing issue.

Version 6.9.0

Released on 9/18/2024

Fixes

• Draft messages are now saved correctly in the multiuser environment
• Prevent logout calls from being made when the SDK is not logged in
• Upgrade GSON dependency to latest to fix the security vulnerability

Improvements

• Added initiator to the kit to support Alchemer Workflow initiation from the SDKs

Version 6.8.1 

Released on 7/31/2024

Fixes

• Alchemer Survey file upload now working in in-app mode
• Alchemer Survey video sentiment is now working in in-app mode
• Alchemer Survey title will display as the survey header in in-app mode
• Cache the Message Center's input field values for the next time if not updated
• Alchemer survey in-app experience is available only for the devices with Android API >= 28

Improvements

• Upgraded SDK target to Android 14 (API level 34)
• Upgraded Gradle version to 8.0
• Prevent the SDK from crashing after the dependencies are garbage collected

Version 6.8

Released on 5/29/2024

New Features

• Advanced customer research support to show Alchemer long form surveys through prompts

Version 6.7

Released on 4/17/2024

New Features

• Added rich text support through dashboard for Prompts and Surveys

Version 6.6

Released on 3/25/2024

• Added Image support through dashboard for Prompts (formerly called Notes)

Version 6.5.1

Released on 12/7/2023

Improvements

• Updated Google Play Libraries to support Android 14

Version 6.5.0

Released on 11/14/2023

New Features

• Implemented Customer Authentication features from the legacy SDK in the new SDK. This allows apps with sensitive data to be shared among multiple users on a single device.
• Added the ability to work with multiple app key/signature pairs without deleting and reinstalling.

Improvements

• Launch and exit events are standardized for app launches and exits. 
• Send callback failure if the SDK is registered already
• Expose a method to find if the SDK is already registered
• Confirm that the SDK only makes HTTPS requests

Fixes:

• Resolved validation issues for free form question type

Version 6.1.0

Released on 7/20/2023

New Feature

• Survey Skip Logic 

Improvements

• Survey terms and conditions can now be added from the dashboard
• Survey disclaimer can now be added from the dashboard
• Various accessibility improvements around Surveys
• Alchemer Mobile (formerly Apptentive) Logger service retrieval backup

Fixes

• SparseArray backwards compatibility

Known Issues and Limitations

• Client authentication (login/logout) is not yet supported

Version 6.0.5

Released on 5/17/2023

Improvements

• Added Java interoperable support for push functions
• Improved error handling throughout the SDK
• Added session id to the payloads

Fixes

• Resolved internal observers and observables issue

Known Issues and Limitations

• Client authentication (login/logout) is not yet supported

Version 6.0.4

Released on 4/05/2023

Improvements

• Expanded support for links in survey introduction

Fixes

• Resolved resource linking issues

Known Issues and Limitations

• Client authentication (login/logout) is not yet supported

Version 6.0.3

Released on 2/24/2023

Improvements

• Support mParticleID collection
• Add distributionName and distributionVersion to ApptentiveConfiguration

Known Issues and Limitations

• Client authentication (login/logout) is not yet supported

Version 6.0.2

Released on 2/6/2023

New Features

• Device storage encryption support
• Event observer support to listen for Alchemer Mobile events
• Message Center observer support to listen for Message Center updates

Improvements

• canShowInteraction function to check if an event will display an interaction

Known Issues and Limitations

Client authentication (login/logout) is not yet supported

Version 6.0.1

Released on 1/11/2023

New Features

• Push Notification support now available for Message Center

Improvements

• Added getPersonName and getPersonEmail functions
• Improved Note links to support email and phone numbers
• Improved ApptentiveActivityCallback to allow unregisterApptentiveActivityInfoCallback to be optional
• Extended localization support

Fixes

• Fix right-to-left language support in Message Center

Known Issues and Limitations

• Updated size and type constraints for hidden attachments in Message Center to ensure proper usage
• Encryption is not yet supported
• Client authentication (login/logout) is not yet supported

Version 6.0.0

Released on 11/2/2022

New Features

• Response Targeting
• Dark mode support

Improvements

• Dev supported interface customization
• WCAG compliant interactions
• Modernized theme based on Material Design

Known Limitations

• minSDKVersion is now 21
• Encryption is not yet supported (if you previously used the shouldEncryptStorage property, please hold off on migrating until version 6.0.1 is released)
• Client authentication (login/logout) is not yet supported
• Push notifications for Message Center is not yet supported

Supporting Documentation

• Migration guide
• Quick start guide
• Interface customization guide
• Cookbook designs

Version 6.0.0-beta02

Released on 6/22/2022

Improvements

• Interface customization UI additions

New Features

• Alchemer Mobile UI Cookbook for Interface Customizations

Version 6.0.0-beta01

Released on 5/4/2022

NEW SDK Updates

• Ground-up rewrite of the legacy Apptentive Android SDK in Kotlin using modern programming practices
• Modular-based SDK
• New Feature: Interaction Response Targeting
• Updated look & feel for “out of the box” UI — WCAG compliant
• Dark Mode is supported
• Additional in-depth interaction customization options are available
• Minimum Supported Android version is now Android 5.0 (API level 21)
• Callback types are different when you engage events and when you register the SDK — allowing more flexibility in where you can call engage events