# Release Notes ### Release 2.11.14 #### Highlights Landscape orientation support, Beacon Service updates, event tracking of Ping Device usage, Device Friendly name support. #### Details * Replaced default portrait lock and added configurable lock orientation in DeviceFinderConfig. * Implemented event logging when Ping Device is used. * Update minimum supported OS to Android 8.1. * Added Android 15 support. * Added an option to enable or disable Beacon Service via intent and adb command. * Added configuration support for Metric and Imperial measurement. * Updated the term used for measurement from *Distance* to *Unit Of.* * Added support for Friendly Names based on device custom attributes. * Updates to the Beacon logic and service usage. * Added fallback for beaconMode in Device Finder configurations. * Added prompt to notify user when the device token has expired. * Fixed a NullPointerException in site location when the Launcher configuration is null. * Added length filter to the custom message text input in Send Alert Activity. * Updated the Send Alert Activity UI to display a cursor. * Create Healthcare variant with related icons. ### Release 2.10.13 #### Highlights Added Load More feature to allow for loading additional device data. Updates to Bluetooth beaconing logic. #### Details * Updated pipeline and gradle files to automatically upload to the 'alpha' track in google play. * Adjusted runtime permissions priority for Android 12+. * Enhanced the beacon smoothing utility and disabled beacon detection for limited devices. * Reverted back beacon smoothing window to 10 seconds in Beacon Ranging Utility. * Added Load More feature for Device History within the Device Details UI. * Updated error logging for API calls and added clear description to improve readability. * Updated Support Library to 5.9.3 to support local log files. ### Release 2.10.8 #### Highlights Complete UI refresh. Updates to the Beacon processing logic, with additional logging. #### Details * Updated primary dark color to Bluefletch Blue. * Updated implementation of tab layout to correspond with the new designs. * Added display support for new device statuses: Missing, In Repair and InActive. * Applied the newest design for the Device Finder with support to new statuses: Missing, Idle, Powered Off. * Updated Not Reporting status for the Japanese translation and fixed the location text overlap for item device display. * Simplified error handling for canceled device data requests. * Added current device to the device count when show current device config (showCurrentDevice) is enabled. * Enabled navigation on tabs even if the section is empty. * Enabled empty tabs for Map View. * Added a default map view center point based on available geo point. * Added null checking for system location validation in Map Adapter. * Added more logging around transmitting and receiving beacons. * Added manufacturer identifiers resource and used improved beaconing. * Adjusted matching of manufacturer codes in Beacon Service. * Improved implementation of Yaml Parser in Beacon Service. * Updated the behavior of getHardwareManufacturers to apply separation of concern in Beacon Service. ### Release 2.9.1 #### Highlights Feature to display the current device at the top of the list of device. Japanese language support. Various fixes. #### Details * Forced the default theme into light mode on the Main UI. * Added a utility for numbers that will isolate and prevent possible NumberFormatException. * Adjusted the number utility with the use of try/catch block and improved efficiency. * Reduced redundant operations within Device List fragment. * Updated logic within the Device List fragment to prevent Null Pointer Exceptions. * Adjusted the validation of the last reported time of beacon information within the Device List UI. * Created strings.xml file for Japanese translations. * Adjusted permission implementation that will allow users to use the Device Finder with or without the location permission in Main Activity. * Added feature that allows configuring the Device Finder to show the current device at the top of the list, using the boolean showCurrentDevice. * Updated device refresh for beacons within Device List Fragment. * Updated showCurrentDevice config default value to false to retain current behavior. ### Release 2.8.9 #### Highlights Resolved issue where Device Finder was not being deployed to devices without a GPS radio. #### Details * Made the GPS feature not required and removed the need for QUERY\_ALL\_PACKAGES permission. ### Release 2.8.8 #### Highlights Various fixes for exceptions and crashes. Fixed an issue when running Device Finder on Android 9 devices. #### Details * Updated to create the crash handler earlier in the application life cycle. * Added a try/catch around the beacon transmitter logic. * Added additional permission settings for Android 13 Bluetooth support. * Added a try / catch around the Bluetooth adapter logic. * Updated the beacon support library to a newer version. * Updated the beacon usage with a new BeaconOverride model to allow for overriding the writeBoolean method, as it is not supported on Android 9. * Added additional updates to the beacon parsing logic to ensure proper data bytes are read. * Resolved an exception where there are no record counts available, as the logic was waiting for a server response. * Updated the Crash Handler to version 3.0.3. ### Release 2.8.1 Released July 2023 #### Highlights Application logging updates and changed mapping source to Open Street View. #### Details * Changed the Beacon service log level to verbose. * Added API resource error logging information. * Changed mapping source form Wiki Media to Open Street View. * Updated the Map View to contain an attribution to OpenStreet view data. * Updated project to use new Support Lib AAR for Android 13 support. ### Release 2.7.3 Released April 2023 #### Highlights General fixes and performance updates. #### Details * Updated the use of the ViewModel to share device list data across multiple UI fragments. * Fixed the site change update within the UI display. * Updated some fo the API request logging to display errors. * Added a token fetcher that wraps the Device token fetch logic. It now verifies that Key Management is enabled before getting the device token. ### Release 2.7.1 #### Highlights API security updates utilizing the Key Management feature provided by BlueFletch Launcher. #### Details * Added logic to retrieve device token from Launcher via DeviceTokenHelper. * Added device token to all API requests. * Updated targetSdkVersion to 32 and updated other project dependencies. * Updated the project to reference Host URL within the Build.gradle file. * Added logic to allow for overriding Host URL from the Launcher configuration to allow for beta testing. ### Release 2.6.22 #### Highlights Various performance fixes and improved device battery usage. #### Details * Removed redundant API call for device list. * Fixed blank GPS distance on initial launch. Added a badge icon type of 'none' to remove badge display. * Fixed device history insertion order by using LinkedHashMap. * Fixed date and time display of timezone when parsing the UTC datetime. * Added lifecycle-extensions library to stop the beacon scan when the application is in background. * Updated implementation of bf-ui-styles. * Updated abbreviation of plural time strings. * Adjusted implementation of last seen time and device status. * Updated API requests to include the deviceId in the request header. * Updated the support libraries. ### Release 2.6.16 #### Highlights Ability to start the beacon service during device startup, various fixes for date / time displays, and resolved some application crashes. #### Details * Added default implementation for various system callbacks to prevent crashing on devices below Android R. * Added an ID filter for Beacon Information within the Device Details display. * Added a silent activity for initialization of the beacon service. * Fixed localization and timezone formatting for date and time. * Fixed the DateUtil for timezone based parsing. * Fixed theme name typo and added transparent theme. Removed action main from silent init activity. ### Release 2.6.11 #### Highlights General stabilty changes. Also a new configuration section was introduced specifically for device finder in the Launcher. Use of the new configuration settings Will require Launcher 3.16.13 or above. #### Details * Updated the BeaconService to a stand-alone class. * Added logic to ensure Bluetooth is running and permissions are granted before retrieving data. * Moved visual progress to MainActivity. * Cancel the device fetch when activity goes to background. * Ensured lifecycle is at least RESUMED when fragment transaction is committing. * Updated project to use the updated Launcher Provider. * Removed the map view menu if disabled. * Do not use the beacon service if disabled. * Added missingThresholdInHours in configuration. * Reverted the ping button disable and added a pingDisabledCustomText configuration. * Updated the ping custom text enabled functionality. * Upldated to load configurations during the onCreate and logic to prevent a crash when going to map view. ### Release 2.6.8 #### Highlights General updates to the UI, added a new Beacon feature, and allow for Device Map to locate other devices. #### Details * Added Location Permissions utility. * Added Beacon Service utilizing the Android Beacon library. * Updated Manifest for new Beacon service actions and location permission. * Adjusted Beacon Service to enable stop and start foreground actions. * Adjusted Application class to use start foreground and beacon transmit only. * Adjusted DeviceInfo model for beaconId field. * Added Beacon Information card to Device Details. * Added LocationHelper for Finder last known location. * Updated manifest for bluetooth permission and provider feature. * Updated DeviceInfoBeacon model and added last known location. * Added implementation of Beacon Service into Main Activity. * Updated LocationUtil validateCoordinate, to prevent storing validated location. * Updated Beacon Service channel notification for importance and sound config. * Added Support Library INIT to application. * Adjusted the targetSdkVersion. * Added additional checking for null coordinates. * Added exception handling for Config Settings and replaced printStackTrace loggging. * Updated implementation of checking distance between Finder and device list. * Added query all packages permission to fix Android 11 missing Device Id. * Updated implementation of device statuses to improve performance. * Adjusted formatting of distance. * Adjusted implementation of device status to Device Details and Map. * Adjusted UI to prevent display overlaps. * Adjusted additional UI to prevent overlap of details. * Adjusted implementation of device list refresh. * Adjusted Beacon Service foreground notifications and consolidated into one. * Added the ability to disable ping device and/or disable selection of custom message. * Added an updated error message when the Device Ping is disabled on the server/org but not disabled on the device. * Added Application ID as user agent for MapView Check if Beacon service already started when checking permisison. * Removed Audio option for Ping Device. * Added max limit to Custom Message input. * Changed "Not Reporting" status logic to compare if the last known event time difference is greater than the threshold. * Fixed warnings in Device Detail map view. * Added markers in Map View of all devices (Last known location). * Refreshed the UI of the Device List and Main Activity. * Applied UI enhancements to Map View. * Adjusted not reporting and added cradled checking. * Fixed issue where coordinates were having null or "0.0" values. * Updated Device Details UI. * Updated Device Details Map history UI. * Added UI enhancements to Ping Device. * Moved Ping Device to Card View. * Made the location pins reflect the chip state of the devices. * Adjusted Device Lost checking. * Adjusted Device ID to ellipsize start instead of the end. * Added text input for custom message. * Added device model and status in the Map Marker InfoWindow. * Fixed collapse and disable toggle of Map View if there's no available locations. * Removed animation when toggling Map View and List View. * Adjusted Last Seen text format within the Device List item. * Removed repeated calling of resources and context in mapView. * Updated date displays to use Device default date. * Adjusted zoom level of map in Device Information History from 20 to 17. * Adjusted animation of Send Ping from slide up to fade. * Changed Menu Item fontFamily to OpenSans. ### Release 2.5.12 #### Highlights Updated underlying libraries. #### Details * Updated code to see if it has a device id. * Updated EMS Crash library and Support Libraries to new verions. * Updated the pipeline build image for new Andriod device SDK versions. * Updated Launcher Provider version and updated logic to use SupportAgentConfig when getting the support settings. ### Release 2.5.9 Released September 1, 2021 #### Highlights Added EMS exception handler library to report errors to Support Dashboard. #### Details * Added EMS exception handler library to report errors to Support Dashboard. * Fixed crash around poorly formed event url. ### Release 2.5.1 Released March 25, 2021 #### Highlights UI cleanup and various fixes. #### Details * Cleanup UI, allow for long serial numbers * Display last user in device list * Simplify and fix incorrect history time calculation * Migrate to Android X * Add calligraphy to use same font as Launcher/Auth * Use material widgets instead of custom buttons * Remove Butterknife, switched to Jetpack view binding ### Release 2.4.1 Released December 17, 2020 #### Highlights Support for Android 10 and general bug fixes. #### Details * Android 10 Device Id support. * Fix string typos. * Additional German text translations. ### Release 2.3.9 Released October 30, 2020 #### Highlights General bug fixes. #### Details * Various bug fixes. * Added support for application logging uploads. * Added German language support. ### Release 2.1.1 Released September 9, 2019 #### Highlights Initial release of the application.