Changelogs

Stay updated with the latest features, improvements, and bug fixes. Track all changes as we enhance your experience from website to app.

December 2024

New functionality has been developed for better app enhancement.

Custom Notification Sound

Enhancement

Allows uploading a custom notification sound for Firebase Push Notification.

19 December 2024

Splash Screen Logo Width & Height

Enhancement

Allows changing the logo size in the splash screen.

19 December 2024

Bottom Navigation Item Icon Size

Enhancement

Allows changing the icon size of the items in the Bottom Navigation Bar.

19 December 2024

Bottom Navigation Item Title Font Size

Enhancement

Allows changing the font size of the title of items in the Bottom Navigation Bar.

19 December 2024

November 2024

New Integration Module added and improved existing features.

Biometric Authentication

New Module

Allows verifying the device owner using Face ID, Fingerprint, Pass Lock, or Pattern Lock before showing confidential content.

25 November 2024

Fixed File Download Issue

Bug Fix

Issues with file downloads from certain websites have been fixed.

25 November 2024

Enhanced App Building

Enhancement

Improved app builder for faster building of both Android and iOS apps to reduce wait time.

25 November 2024

October 2024

Customisation of various views in Dark Mode has been added to enhance user experience in low-light settings.

Status Bar in Dark Mode

Enhancement

Allows changing the status bar color when the device is in Dark Mode.

19 October 2024

Circle Loader Screen in Dark Mode

Enhancement

Allows customising the circle loader screen when the device is in Dark Mode.

19 October 2024

Error Screen in Dark Mode

Enhancement

Allows customising the error display screen when the device is in Dark Mode.

19 October 2024

Navigation Drawer in Dark Mode

Enhancement

Allows customising the Navigation Drawer when the device is in Dark Mode.

19 October 2024

Bottom Navigation Bar in Dark Mode

Enhancement

Allows customising the Bottom Navigation Bar when the device is in Dark Mode.

19 October 2024

September 2024

Bunch of integration modules have been added with more functionality to existing modules.

Native Google Sign-in

New Module

Enables native Sign-in with Google feature in the app so that users can choose their device's account to login with.

18 September 2024

Floating Action Button

New Module

Shows a simple floating action button at the bottom of the app to provide users quick navigation to a specific URL.

18 September 2024

Floating Speed Dial

New Module

Shows an advanced floating action button at the bottom of the app to provide users quick navigation to different URLs.

18 September 2024

Admob Interstitial Ads

Enhancement

Allows adding AdMob interstitial ad units to display full-screen ads in the app to generate more revenue.

18 September 2024

Dropdown Menu in Navigation Drawer

Enhancement

Allows grouping multiple menu items under a menu. By adding two caret symbols (^^) before the Menu Title, it will be considered as the submenu of the parent menu. Read this Knowledge-base for more details.

18 September 2024

Navigation Drawer Open Action

Enhancement

Using appilix-drawer://open in the Bottom Navigation's item action or in the website as <a href="appilix-drawer://open">Open Drawer</a>, the navigation drawer can be opened.

18 September 2024

Content Appearance from Top (iOS)

Enhancement

For iOS App, this customization allows showing content from the topmost side of the screen so that the app appears below the notch.

18 September 2024

August 2024

New improvements have been made in existing technologies.

Folder Selection in In-App File Download

Enhancement

Allows app users to choose in which folder the file should be saved before downloading it.

06 August 2024

Download Progress Notification in In-App File Download

Enhancement

Shows a download progress notification in the notification tray while the file is being downloaded.

06 August 2024

Unexpected Always Loader Showing Issue Solved

Bug Fix

Fixed an issue where the loader screen was being displayed forever during some events on certain websites.

06 August 2024

Going Back Navigation Action

Enhancement

Using appilix-navigation://backward in the Navigation Drawer or Bottom Navigation's item action can be used as a back button to go to the previous page.

06 August 2024

Going Forward Navigation Action

Enhancement

Using appilix-navigation://forward in the Navigation Drawer or Bottom Navigation's item action can be used as a forward button to go to the next page.

06 August 2024

Reloading Navigation Action

Enhancement

Using appilix-navigation://reload in the Navigation Drawer or Bottom Navigation's item action can be used to reload the current page.

06 August 2024

URL Launcher Navigation Action

Enhancement

Using appilix-launch://example.com in the Navigation Drawer or Bottom Navigation's item action can open a specific URL in the default browser or app (e.g., a "Rate Us" menu for your Play Store or App Store page URL).

06 August 2024

July 2024

New tool developed for WordPress owners.

Push Notification Automation WordPress Plugin

Enhancement

Allows WordPress owners to send push notifications automatically based on different post types or WooCommerce order status changes. Download the Plugin to install it on your WordPress site.

08 July 2024

June 2024

New customization settings have been added, and the app SDK for Android has been updated.

GIF Background in Splash Screen

Enhancement

Allows displaying animations (GIFs) as the background image on the splash screen.

26 June 2024

Target SDK 35 (Android App)

Enhancement

From this update, all Android apps will now target SDK 35.

26 June 2024

May 2024

New customization settings have been added.

Show or Hide Splash Screen Logo

Enhancement

Allows you to hide or show the logo on the splash screen.

30 May 2024

Home Indicator Area Appearance (iOS App)

Enhancement

Allows you to control whether the iOS home indicator appears at the top or bottom of the screen.

30 May 2024

Customizable Error Message Color

Enhancement

Allows changing the text color of the error message.

23 May 2024

Customizable Error Screen Try Again Button Text Color

Enhancement

Allows changing the text color of the "Try Again" button on the error screen.

23 May 2024

Customizable Error Screen Try Again Button Background Color

Enhancement

Allows changing the background color of the "Try Again" button on the error screen.

23 May 2024

Include/Exclude Admob Banner Ad in Specific Pages

Enhancement

Allows showing or hiding the Admob Banner Ad on specific web pages.

03 May 2024

April 2024

New customization settings added and minor bugs fixed.

Customizable Loader Screen Background Color

Enhancement

Allows changing the background color of the loader screen. Supports alpha color codes, e.g., #00000000 for transparent background.

30 April 2024

Customizable Error Screen Background Color

Enhancement

Allows changing the background color of the default error screen.

30 April 2024

Base64 File Download Issue Fixed

Bug Fix

Fixed the issue preventing base64 file downloads.

30 April 2024

Include/Exclude Navigation Drawer in Specific Pages

Enhancement

Allows showing or hiding the Navigation Drawer on specific web pages.

14 April 2024

Include/Exclude Bottom Navigation Bar in Specific Pages

Enhancement

Allows showing or hiding the Bottom Navigation Bar on specific web pages.

14 April 2024

App Orientation Customization

Enhancement

Now the app can be forced to remain in Landscape Mode.

05 April 2024

Fixed Notification Declines Issue

Bug Fix

If a user declines the notification request, the device is still recognized, and the user will receive notifications once accepted.

05 April 2024

Fixed Space Issue in Text Sharing

Bug Fix

Fixed an issue where text shared by the appilix-share:// protocol had spaces replaced with %20. Now the text retains spaces and formatting.

05 April 2024

March 2024

Unlocked some existing feature for iOS app to provide the same experience in Android & iOS apps.

Open Specific URL as Notification Action in iOS App

Enhancement

Set a custom webpage URL to be displayed on opening the app from clicking on the Notification from the Notification Tray. This feature was already available in Android apps, now it's unlocked for iOS apps also. Existing iOS Apps need to be rebuilt to have this feature working.

09 March 2024

February 2024

New integration module has been developed for both Android and iOS Apps.

Deep Link

New Module

Automatically open the app when your website is being browsed or the website URL being clicked on other apps.

26 February 2024

Issue on Notification Clicked Redirection URL

Bug Fix

Previously, sometimes, the Custom URL that should be displayed on notification clicked, was not working or working with a delay. This issue has been fixed.

13 February 2024

iOS SDK Updated in App Builder

Enhancement

As from April 29, 2024, all iOS and iPadOS apps must be built with the iOS 17 SDK or later. All of our iOS App Builders have been updated with the latest SDK.

13 February 2024

Status Bar Design in Splash Screen

Enhancement

Now a different status bar design can be added in the Splash Screen separately.

02 February 2024

January 2024

Existing features have been updated to fix several issues.

Fixed Status Bar Design in iOS App

Bug Fix

Issue on changing status bar background color and icon color in iOS App has been fixed.

23 January 2024

Fixed Unexpected Error Display in iOS App

Bug Fix

Issue on showing error page sometimes unexpectedly in iOS App has been fixed.

23 January 2024

Replaced File Download Notification

Bug Fix

File download notification does not work in all devices, especially in iOS. So the feature has been updated with showing popup notification inside the app when download is started or finished.

23 January 2024

Custom Link or Text Share Feature Introduced

Enhancement

Feature to share a link or text from website or navigation menu item has been introduced. Any URL with the custom scheme appilix-share:// will open share popup.

23 January 2024

December 2023

New customization functionalities have been added in several modules.

Customization in Navigation Drawer

Enhancement

Now the background color of the drawer can be changed. Also, drawer menu items text color & icon color can be customized.

14 December 2023

Customization in App Bar

Enhancement

Font size of the App Bar's title text can be modified now.

14 December 2023

Push Notification API

Enhancement

Allows sending notifications directly from your website to users on dynamic events.

09 December 2023

Push Notification Issue in iOS

Bug Fix

Issue in receiving Push Notification in iOS app when the app is terminated by OS or User has been fixed.

02 December 2023

Push Notification to Specific User

Enhancement

Now Push Notifications can be sent to all app users or specific app user at a time.

02 December 2023

November 2023

Few issues raised from some of our users have been fixed to make the Android or iOS app more compatible.

Responsiveness Issue in Some Websites

Bug Fix

Websites that use caching technology and have elements depending on screen size, faced issues to render sometimes. This issue has been fixed.

18 November 2023

One Notification Display Issue

Bug Fix

In Push Notification, when a new notification is received, the previous one was getting removed. It has been solved and now all the notification will be in the Notification Tray until they are cleared or actioned.

18 November 2023

November 2023

New advanced settings have been added to provide backend level modification to iOS App.

Camera Usage Description

Enhancement

Message in Info.plist file to display to the user when the app asks for permission to access the camera.

05 November 2023

Microphone Usage Description

Enhancement

Message in Info.plist file to display to the user when the app asks for permission to access the microphone.

05 November 2023

Location Usage Description

Enhancement

Message in Info.plist file to display to the user when the app asks for permission to access the location.

05 November 2023

October 2023

New customization setting has been developed in the Firebase Push Notification module.

Custom Notification Icon

Enhancement

Functionality to choose a custom one-colored notification icon that will be displayed in the Android status bar on notification received.

22 October 2023

October 2023

Improvement has been made in the app builder to have latest app building techniques.

Adaptive App Logo

Enhancement

Android App Logo will be automatically squared or circled according to device theme's criteria using Adaptive icon technology. All latest builds from now will have this feature included. Rebuilding old apps will also get this feature.

19 October 2023

September 2023

New functionalities have been introduced to provide best web to app conversion.

Allow Opening Popup Window

Enhancement

Enable to allow the app to open popup window. This is necessary for some sites having popup related functionality.

29 September 2023

App Specific Password to upload IPA in App Store

Enhancement

If the IPA is not uploaded automatically due to restriction or security in your Apple Developer Account, you can now change the upload method to "App Specific Password" and Appilix will make sure to upload the IPA to App Store.

29 September 2023

iOS subscription plan is live now!

iOS subscription plan is live now! Now not only Android, you can convert your website into an iOS app using Appilix and publish the app to App Store. This is the new beginning of a journey to convert website into app for multiple platforms.

20 September 2023

App Bar

New Module

Display a customizable App Bar or Toolbar at the top of your app to give complete flavor of real app.

18 September 2023

Navigation Drawer

New Module

Display a navigation drawer with quick access menu in your app to give complete flavor of real app.

18 September 2023

Exit App Confirmation on Double Back Press

Enhancement

Enable double back press to exit app confirmation popup in the app to provide easy exit feature to users.

18 September 2023

Custom CSS & JS

New Module

Add custom CSS style or Javascript codes that will only work in the app to bring extra customization.

13 September 2023

August 2023

Some issues have been fixed and improved. More customization settings have been introduced.

Blob File Download

Bug Fix

Issue on downloading files those were in blob format has been fixed.

08 August 2023

Improved In-App File Download Technique

Enhancement

New and advanced tools have been integrated to handle in-app file downloading.

08 August 2023

Banner Ad Appearance

Enhancement

Setting to display Admob banner ad over the website content or below has been developed.

08 August 2023

Error Screen Button Text

Enhancement

Setting to change the default Try Again button text has been introduced.

08 August 2023

July 2023

New integration module system has been added to make the app look way more better.

Bottom Navigation

New Module

Allows display a quick navigation menu on the bottom of the app to improve user experience.

31 July 2023

Allow Text Selection

Enhancement

Allows to enable or disable text selection and copying texts of the site in the app.

16 July 2023

Allow Screenshot or Screen recording

Enhancement

Allows to enable or disable taking screenshot or record the screen when the app is opened.

16 July 2023

Integration Modules

Enhancement

System to easily control advanced functionality like Splash Screen, Push Notification, Admob or other upcoming features to be used in the app.

16 July 2023

Disallowed Sites from Opening Inside App

Bug Fix

Disallowed sites from opening inside app have been added to easily open facebook, whatsapp or other links in their default app or device's default browser.

05 July 2023

File Downloading Issue Fix

Bug Fix

Issues on file downloading on some apps where download requires users to be logged-in has been fixed.

05 July 2023

Mixed Content Mode

Bug Fix

Mixed content mode has been added to fix loading sites those have https:// protocol but some resources have http:// protocol.

05 July 2023

Hybrid Composition

Enhancement

Hybrid composition has been enabled to make the app usages more smooth.

05 July 2023

June 2023

Whole Appilix system has been updated with a bunch of new features and improved performance.

Fast App Loading

Enhancement

Now apps won't be slow anymore and will be as fast as the website is. For this, now app building waiting time has been increased to 10 minutes.

22 June 2023

Latest SDK and Libraries

Enhancement

Complete app has been re-developed with all latest and up-to-date libraries.

22 June 2023

Splash Screen Background Image

Enhancement

Set background image on your Splash Screen to make it look more attractive.

22 June 2023

App Orientation

Enhancement

Force your app to be used in portrait or landscape mode.

22 June 2023

Fullscreen App

Enhancement

Enable to run the app in fullscreen mode, no status bar will be visible then.

22 June 2023

Content Zooming

Enhancement

Enable to allow app users to zoom the content of the App.

22 June 2023

In-app File Downloading

Enhancement

Allows to download file directly inside the app without transferring them to browser.

22 June 2023

August 2021

New features have been added to make you reach more to your users and also earn revenue from ads.

Firebase Push Notification

New Module

Integrate Firebase to send Push Notifications to all app users without any limitations.

12 August 2021

Admob Banner Ads

New Module

Display own Admob Banner Ads in the app to generate revenue when app users click on them.

12 August 2021

June 2021

Appilix has changed its vision

Appilix Vision Changed

In this update, Appilix changed its vision and not only targeting WordPress sites, it covered all public websites to be converted into Android App. Anyone can simply enter their website address, choose app name, upload app logo and build the app to publish into Google Play Store.

02 June 2021

March 2021

Release of Appilix

Appilix Released

This is the initial release of Appilix. In this release, Appilix started it's journey with the moto to convert any WordPress Blog into an Android App. This release Drag & Drop Powerful App Builder with simple app functionality.

01 March 2021

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