Genero Mobile 1.1 new features
This topic lists features added for the 1.1 release of Genero Mobile
Important: This page covers only those new features
introduced with the Genero Mobile version specified in the page title. Check prior new features
pages if you migrate from an earlier version. Make sure to also read the upgrade guide corresponding
to this version.
Note: For a complete picture of new features, read also the What's
new pages in the Genero Business Development Language User Guide and the
Genero Studio User Guide.
Corresponding upgrade guide: Upgrade Guides for Genero Mobile.
| Overview | Reference |
|---|---|
| Genero Web Services have been fully integrated in Genero Mobile for Android™ (GMA). Support for Genero Web Services has been expanded for Genero Mobile for iOS (GMI); some limitations remain. | See GMA / Android Web Services requirements and GMI / iOS Web Services limitations in the Genero Business Development Language User Guide. |
| Web Services support SOAP (XML) as well as JSON. | See Types of Genero Mobile apps and see GMA / Android Web Services requirements and GMI / iOS Web Services limitations in the Genero Business Development Language User Guide. |
| GMI supports the extension of the Genero language with Objective-C and provides a default Xcode® project. | No additional reference. |
| GMA supports the extension of the Genero language with Java extensions and provides a default Android Studio project. | No additional reference. |
| The GMA packaging uses Gradle as its build system. Gradle is downloaded automatically via the internet during the first GMA package build, no additional configuration is necessary. | See Configure Genero Mobile for Android. |
| You can implement user-defined front calls. | See Front calls in Genero Business Development Language User Guide. |
| A connectivity frontcall returns the type of network available for the mobile device. | See Genero Mobile common front calls in Genero Business Development Language User Guide. |
| Presentation styles are now supported by mobile front-ends. | See Presentation Styles in Genero Business Development Language User Guide. |
| The Business Application Modeler template has been updated to dbapp 3.2 | See the Genero Studio User Guide. |
| New iOS tools have been added to assist in submitting apps to the AppStore. | See Submit an iOS app to the AppStore in the Genero Studio User Guide. |