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Release Notes¶

Version 2.5.2 - 23th Sep 2022¶

Added¶

Launch OD guide as an interactive tour
iso1806 support to client-side SDK
send error report when SDK has targeting issue
send error log when material component isn't initialized
validate AppKey on SDK
limit error rate

Fixed¶

Send feed ack for FAQs
Button launcher list refresh issue
SDK triggering guide after server update
Button launcher scrollview issues
Button launcher issues on Fragment
SDK crash when clicking "Don't show me again" on FAQs

Version 2.5.1 - 11^th Aug 2022¶

Added¶

Client side trigger support
Send sh_country tag based on device locale

Fixed¶

OnDemand guide flakiness issue
Tip showing on wrong page
SDK showing duplicated logs
log spamming on react native
Preview mode flickering bug
animation crash bug
SDK showing disabled guide
status bar color change
Survey template hardcoded string
SDK issues with zebra server

Version 2.4.205 - 18^th Mar 2022¶

Added¶

make btn launcher stay on screen forever
updated date & time representation to ios-8601

Fixed¶

SDK keeps showing forever guide when disabled
Fixed FAQ dismissed when screen is being animated

Version 2.4.161 - 16^th Dec 2021¶

Added¶

added android ViewGroup as part of target elements in screenshot

Removed¶

removed device id code from sdk

Version 2.4.127 - 30^th Nov 2021¶

Added¶

configure log level from server
repeat logic
feed appkey validation

Fixed¶

tip displaying behind dim background

Patch Version 2.4.89 - 27^th October 2021¶

Fixed¶

Fixed sh_language to match other SDKs
Fixed button launcher bug in previous version
Fixed click launcher bug in previous version

Version 2.4.87 - 19^th October 2021¶

Fixed¶

Fixed guide transition issues
Limit screenshot size to 300kb
improvement on forever guide

Version 2.4.4 - 9^th September 2021¶

Fixed¶

Fixed announcement positioning

Version 2.3.9 - 28^th May 2021¶

Fixed¶

Fixed several instabilities with Preview Mode
Height of containers will be more reliable
HTML and video templates will work better with buttons

Version 2.3.8 - 18^th March 2021¶

Fixed¶

Fixed an issue where the dim on surveys would not work

Version 2.3.7 - 18^th March 2021¶

Fixed¶

Fixed an issue where the dim on modals would not work

Version 2.3.6 - 17^th March 2021¶

Fixed¶

Fixed an issue with the storage framework when in the background where it could cause a crash

Version 2.3.5 - 2^nd February 2021¶

Fixed¶

Fixed an issue where 100% width wouldn't work

Version 2.3.4 - 18^th January 2021¶

Fixed¶

Fixed an issue where Button or click launchers would not work
Fixed an issue where an on demand campaign would not run twice

Version 2.3.3 - 8^th January 2021¶

Fixed¶

Fixed an issue where app could crash on Android 11 when there is no internet connection
Fixed an issue with CTA on Android 11

Version 2.3.2 - 6^th January 2021¶

Update to Android 11¶

Updated the SDK to be compatible with Android 11

Version 2.3.1 - 17^th November 2020¶

Fixed¶

Fixed an issue where if there was an error when taking a screenshot, the wrong error message would appear

Version 2.3.0 - 3^rd November 2020¶

New features¶

Backdrop, Highlight target¶

Now you can use other options of backdrops, including highlight target.

Interactive Guides¶

Another option for interacting with guides can now be used, by clicking on the target you can go to ne next item or perform other actions.

On Demand Guides using Deep Link¶

Guides can now be launched using deep links, i.e. http://example.com/?pz_guide=aaa-eeee-ddd-ffff

Major improvements¶

Improved analytics
Changed the way Pointzi stores data, making it faster and more reliable

Fixed¶

Fixed some bugs with forever guides
Fixed an issue where On Demand guides would not show
Fixed an issue where if the name of the screen was too big it would not work properly

Version 2.2.3 - 2^nd September 2020¶

Fixed¶

Fixed flickering of preview mode widget
Fixed flickering of FAB when scrolling
Fixed issues when the target of a tip is partially on screen
Now you can change the icon height on FABs
Preview mode now shows correct feed on startup
Fixed an issue where a multi-page tour would repeat the first step
Fixed an issue where the FAB would be dismissed wrongly
Preview mode removes the previewed guide from the screen on exit

Version 2.2.2 - 20^th August 2020¶

New Integration Option Checks¶

Now the AndroidManifest method will override any setting directly on code. We recommend users to not use both integration methods.

Version 2.2.1 - 19^th August 2020¶

New Integration Option¶

We made integrating with pointzi easier, now you can add Pointzi to your project by just adding the AppKey on your AndroidManifest, making it even more platform independent.

Fixed¶

Fixed issues where Forever Guides were not working properly.

Version 2.2.0 - 13^th August 2020¶

New Preview Mode¶

We have entirely redesigned preview mode from the ground up, now it will show you feedback during your tests to help you have the best possible experience using Pointzi.

Minor changes¶

The React Native SDK is much more stable and several fixes were added to this version.

Version 2.1.1 - 29^th July 2020¶

Fixed¶

Fixed a bug where apps that have FAB may crash when using Pointzi's FAQ

Version 2.1.0 - 28^th July 2020¶

FAQ Lists¶

Introducing FAQ Lists! In this new version of Pointzi you can now include FAQ Lists on your app, please check Pointzi's Dashboard's new section to learn more.

Minor Changes¶

There are more ways to control and analyse the behaviour of Supertags
Sessions are more reliable and analytics is clearer

Fixed¶

Fixed a bug where tips would flash during Preview Mode

Version 2.0.7 - 17^th July 2020¶

Fixed¶

Fixed a crash when the app has conflicts with Evernote's Job Library

Minor Changes¶

It is no longer necessary to restart the app to enter Preview Mode

Version 2.0.6 - 25^th May 2020¶

Fixed¶

Fixed a crash when applying click launchers

Version 2.0.5 - 21th May 2020¶

Minor changes¶

Added more rules to Proguard so the app wouldn't hide Pointzi's classes

Fixed¶

Fixed an incompatibility with PDFViewer library

Version 2.0.4 - 20^th May 2020¶

Fixed¶

Fixed an incompatibility with RTL apps

Version 2.0.3 - 15^th May 2020¶

Minor changes¶

Added more information on when Fragments and Activities are accessed for analytics

Version 2.0.2 - 12^th May 2020¶

Minor changes¶

Added more control to how supertags are sent

Fixed¶

Fixed an issue where Carousels could crash the app due to a data binding incompatibility
Fixed an issue where the app could crash due to supertags

Version 2.0.1 - 30^th April 2020¶

Fixed¶

Fixed an issue where Alerts were going full screen
Fixed an issue where there were missing icons for the button launcher

Version 2.0.0 - 27^th April 2020¶

Android X¶

Pointzi was rebuilt to support AndroidX, this version will no longer work on Support Library only apps.
The StreetHawk library is officially deprecated on Android, this means that Pointzi now has all features StreetHawk had and StreetHawk will no longer be developed.
Please check integration instructions, they changed since Pointzi 1.9.3.

Version 1.9.3 - 20^th February 2020¶

Fixed¶

Fixed an issue where videos would not go show properly
Fixed an issue where the SDK might overuse the network

Version 1.9.2 - 4^th February 2020¶

Minor Changes¶

Added more debug logs for performance analysis

Build Changes¶

Updated Glide Support to support all versions from 3.x to 4.9.0

Version 1.9.1 - Late January 2020¶

Deprecations¶

As the direct access to the StreetHawk library is being deprecated. Using StreetHawk::tagString will now show a deprecation warning. Please use Pointzi::tagString instead. All other tagging features from StreetHawk were also migrated to Pointzi

Version 1.9.0 - Mid January 2020¶

New Features¶

On Demand Campaigns are here! Now you can call a campaign directly from code using Pointzi::showOnDemandCampaign after setting it up on Dashboard

Minor Changes¶

Pointzi now uses a faster and more reliable endpoint (v3)
In case the user is offline or the SDk could not send the tags/loglines to the Server for any reason, they will be stored for a retry later. This includes a limit on the number of tags/loglines stored, preventing overload on the user

Refactorings¶

We are migrating our codebase to Kotlin! This version includes several of these refactorings
We refactored the whole logline system, making it faster and more reliable. Also adding Debug Logs so the network layer is more transparent
The session and activity tracking system was rewritten, adding precision to analytics
Added a number of new debug logs, with a new Log Level management that can be remotely activated to help on support
We rebuilt the Preview Mode, adding speed and quality to it. Also the new structure allows us to experiment with new features

Fixed¶

Fixed an issue where "Forever" campaigns would not get updated on Preview Mode
Added a second check on Button Launchers so they will not appear on the wrong activity on fast changes
Fixed a bug where the timestamps on analytics might be wrong
Fixed an issue where the border radius of images and cards would be incorrect, specially when using border
Fixed button alignment issues
Fixed an issue where the image would disappear or show in incorrect size when height/width was not set on Dashboard
HTML tips/modals will show the correct content when using CSS with the '#' character
Fixed several issues related to orientation changes (landscape/portrait)
Fixed an issue where the back button on modals would sent the wrong information to the server.

Deprecations¶

The StreetHawk library will, starting at this version, only be used internally. Using StreetHawk::tagString may break your build. Please use Pointzi::setCuid instead

Behavior Changes¶

The Debug Logs now will be, by default, turned to minimum (INFO). To activate all the logs please use Pointzi.INSTANCE.setLogLevel("DEBUG")
Some Permission requests were removed as they were no longer used

Build Changes¶

Updated the Support library to 28.0.0 focusing on compatibility with AndroidX and the latest Android versions
Updated Java to 1.8
Updated minimum platform support to KitKat 4.4 (19)

Version 1.8.10 - Early January 2020¶

Fixes¶

Fixed an issue where the SDK would crash if onTabChanged was called before Pointzi::init

Version 1.8.9 - December 2019¶

Fixes¶

Fixed an issue where the SDK would interfere in FireBase's Crashlytics

Version 1.8.8 - November 2019¶

Fixes¶

Fixed an issue where the SDK would not fetch the correct dependencies, causing integration errors

Version 1.8.7 - Late October 2019¶

Fixes¶

Fixed an issue where the SDK would not send the correct Pointzi version

Version 1.8.6 - Mid October 2019¶

Changes¶

The SDK will no longer take a screenshot on first install

Version 1.8.5 - Early October 2019¶

New¶

Tours with more than one page now can use buttons and click launchers

Changes¶

The 'x' on the top of tips will dismiss the tour for that user

Fixed¶

Fixed a layout issue where the next button would not respect the width set on the dashboard

Version 1.8.4 - September 2019¶

New¶

Automatically takes a screenshot on the first install of Pointzi

Changes¶

We added more debugging logs to ensure better integration

Fixed¶

General bug fixes
Fixed some issues with button margins and layouts

Version 1.8.3 - August 2019¶

New¶

Multiple launchers can now be shown
You can now register as an Observer for FeedResult and FeedAck
Added width/height and alignment for buttons
Added new Troubleshooting guide for tab transition not being detected

Changes¶

FeedAck now sends every time widget is shown
Evernote updated
Added more supertags for more touch visibility

Fixed¶

Padding issue with some widgets
Fixed button issues with border and color

Version 1.8.0 - June 2019¶

New¶

new React Native support version released (Re-take the screenshots)
Can do repeating Tips/Modals for Campaigns
Android X support backwards compatibility

Changes¶

Removed advertising ID

Fixed¶

Container handling for width and height of 100%
Fixed Step ID
Kotlin bug fixes
FeedBack fixes
Various bug fixes and performance improvements

Version 1.7.0 - May 2019¶

New¶

Migration from Java codebase to Kotlin 1.3.21
Added new Poitnzi ScreenShot feature with Take screenshot, re-run and exit
Added new Ripple animation for Button launcher

Fixed¶

Adjusted Button Launcher placement
SuperTag naming for React Native
Step Counter values for Analytics

Fixes¶

Various bug fixes and performance improvements

StreetHawk Core 1.11.4 - May -2019¶

Fixes¶

Various bug fixes and performance improvements

Version 1.6.5 - May -2019¶

Fixed¶

Minor bugs fixes and performance optimisation
React Native minor fixes and improvements

StreetHawk Core 1.11.3 - May -2019¶

Updated¶

React Native supertag name updated/improved
FeedBack Improvements

Fixed¶

Minor bugs fixes and performance optimisation
Session time bug fix for App opening and backgrounding
Session ID and Tag bug fix

Version 1.6.3 - March -2019¶

Improvements and Features¶

Gif Images currently only works with ".gif" extensions.
Improved Instant Campaign matching.
React Native Algorithm versioning selection improvements.
Added Enable/Disable feature for Pointzi OnTouchListener. SHCompositeOnClickListener is now called PZCompositeOnClickListener

Fixes¶

Fixed Text Line-height
Fixed Shadow display on Modal/Tips not matching with Dashboard
Fixed Dim view on Modals
Fixed FeedBack Templates and Launchers sometimes flickering

StreetHawk Core 1.11.1 - March -2019¶

New Features¶

Push now uses FCM instead of GCM
Supporting instant campaigns.
Improving FeedBack on Modal

Version 1.5.0 - Dec-2018¶

Feature Changes¶

Changes to "Accepted", "Postponed" and "Rejected" features of Pointzi. Users who Tap outside the Tip/Modal/Feedback during a tour is now "postponed". For more information please visit: https://dashboard.pointzi.com/docs/experiment_engine/matching/feed_results_explained/
Pointzi Image behaviour changes will be displayed according to the aspect ratio. For more information please visit: https://dashboard.pointzi.com/docs/experiment_engine/tips_rules_add_images/
Pointzi Preview Mode change. In this new change, when in preview mode you cannot see other Campaigns anymore only the one you are editing. This is to reduce confusion. If you want to see all running Campaigns then please exit Preview mode.
Pointzi now includes evernote Android job scheduler 1.2.6 for faster feed fetching.
If using latest Glide version please follow troubleshooting guide: https://dashboard.pointzi.com/docs/sdks/android/troubleshooting/glidev4Support/

Build Changes¶

Pointzi must be compiled with API 26 or above.

Improvements¶

Improved view and screenshot detection, if you want to use the newest feature please re-take your screenshots.
Improved crash logging of Pointzi

Fixes¶

Various bug fixes and improvements.
Fixed a Bug with Locale string.
Fixed Image height aspect ratio not displaying correctly.

Breaking Changes¶

Version 1.5.0 is only compatible with StreetHawkCore 1.10.0 and above.

StreetHawk Core SDK 1.10.0 - Dec - 2018¶

Improvements¶

Added additional functionality to Feedback for Pointzi.
Added Sentry 1.7.10 for Pointzi and Core logging.
Dashboard now displays OS version by API number.

Build Changes¶

Core must be compiled with API 26 or above.

Fixes¶

Various bug fixes and improvements.
Fixed Database warning signs.
Bug fixes for FeedBack on Pointzi.
Bug fixes for Push module.
Fixed bug that sent a very large session length time.

Breaking Changes¶

Version 1.5.0 is only compatible with StreetHawkCore 1.10.0 and above.

Version 1.4.20 - 18/10/2018¶

Fixes¶

Various bug fixes and improvements.
Fixed a Bug with feeds in preview mode.
Fixed an annoying bug when Screenshots and not being able to click all the widgets.

Note

PLEASE re-take your screenshots after updating Pointzi to our new release (1.4.20) if you are experiencing this bug.

Pointzi Screenshot Bug

StreetHawk Core SDK 1.9.23 - 20/09/2018¶

Breaking Changes¶

Updated target SDK of Core from Api 25 to 26.
Updated GCM module from version 11 to 15.

Improvements¶

Improved Geofence accuracy and location updates on Android 8 and above.
Improved transitions in Geofence for exit and entering.
Improved Simple push and Manual push for Android 8 and above.

Fixes¶

Various bug fixes and improvements.
Fixed various bugs for Simple and Manual Push on Android 8 and above
Fixed various bugs for Geofence on Android 8 and above.

Version 1.4.18 - 20/09/2018¶

Improvements¶

UI improvements for Tips and Modals to match the pointzi dashboard.

Breaking Changes¶

For improved fragment id and view identification, if some tips don't show please update your screenshot.

Fixes¶

- Various bug fixes and improvements.¶

StreetHawk Core SDK 1.9.20 - 07/08/2018¶

Improvements¶

Improved SQL storage performance to store loglines.
Moving some data storage from SharedPreference to SQL.
Shortening request permissions requested for users.

Fixes¶

Various bug fixes and improvements.

Version 1.4.17 - 07/08/2018¶

Fixes¶

various bug fixes and improvements
Fixed bug with Launcher Type in Pointzi not showing when suppose to
Fixed Pointzi button default border colour as Transparent
Fixing border width and radius defaults for Pointzi buttons
Fixed Pointzi pointer sometimes going off-screen
Bug fixes for Carousels and Launcher button

StreetHawk Core SDK 1.9.14 - 07/06/2018¶

Fixes¶

various bug fixes and improvements
Bugs with encoding of Activity and views for SuperTags
Fixed Bugs found on Android Oreo.

Improvements¶

Can now get Proxy System Host and Port from the System when the user has entered it in on the phone.
Updated POM dependency to include support-utils-core.

Version 1.4.10 - 07/06/2018¶

Fixes¶

various bug fixes and improvements
Fixed HTML/Javascript Pointzi Template which had weird behaviour for Button rendering.
Glide v4 bug fix, now has workaround.
Bug fixes for version Android Oreo 8 (api 27) and above which didn't allow the Preview widget to show.

Improvements¶

Updated Pointzi POM file, now includes Glide and StreetHawk Core by just compiling Pointzi for Gradle.

StreetHawk Core SDK 1.9.13 - 23/05/2018¶

Fixes¶

various bug fixes and improvements
fixed offline flushing

Version 1.4.9 - 23/05/2018¶

Breaking Changes¶

For improved fragment id, please re-take your screenshots when migrating to this new release.
Fixed fragment identification for Tags and backstack fragments

Fixes¶

Fixed button size on widgets to be consistent.
Fixed next and back button layout with Carousel.
Fixed timeStamp sometimes not in correct dateTime in Preview Mode. Preview Mode edits are now faster.

Improvements¶

Improving image caching during image loading
Reduced widget change flickering

Features¶

Pointzi version sent with tooltips when sending screenshots

Last update: 2022-09-23