# Release Notes 2021 ## December 22, 2021 Component Updates * Drag and Drop UI, Label: Improve appearance of Label on wider screens ## December 21, 2021 Component Updates * Map: Add blocks to add markers of different colors, use assets as markers * Map: General Improvements * Data Viewer: Add ability to set text for empty values in Data Source * Data Sources: Add support for deleting all rows from Google Sheet * Drag and Drop UI, Data Viewer: Selecting a layout is now done in a separate modal ## December 20, 2021 Platform Updates * Fix for blocks in Snap to Place editor Component Updates * Button: Added ability to upload custom font files ([Business and Enterprise feature](https://thunkable.com/#/pricing)) * Label: Added ability to upload custom font files ([Business and Enterprise feature](https://thunkable.com/#/pricing)) * Drag and Drop UI, Text Input: Changes to default style * Drag and Drop UI, Top Tab Navigator: New properties ## December 17, 2021 Platform Updates * Fix checking if AdMob banners exist in project info * Fix copy paste in blocks editor Component Updates * Add Location Permissions toggle to Push Notifications ## December 16, 2021 Platform Updates * Updates to imported Figma artboards * Updates to using Component Updates * Updates to Web Viewer using non-URL sources (eg. local HTML files) ## December 15, 2021 Component Updates * Data Viewer: Show data from Data Source as soon as Data Source is connected ## December 10, 2021 Platform Updates * Update icons used when [Figma](https://docs.thunkable.com/v/drag-and-drop/figma) art board is imported to Thunkable project New Components * [In-App Purchases](broken://pages/IS2Jo1bIBcBMseENevh2) ## December 8, 2021 Platform updates: * Fix related to iOS build - removed default NSUserTrackingUsageDescriptior ## December 4, 2021 Platform Updates * Changes to how local assets are handled on iOS ## December 1, 2021 Platform Updates * Fix image sharing on Android with HTTP URI * Rearrange interactive section in properties panel * Thunkable Live for iOS: set the iOS app version and build numbers when running the script Component Updates * AdMob: prevent keys from being overridden * Maps: prevent keys from being overridden ## November 23, 2021 Component Updates * Data Sources: Minor Updates to projects with Webflow Data Sources ## November 22, 2021 Platform Updates * Ability to connect to [Webflow Data Source](https://docs.thunkable.com/v/drag-and-drop/data-sources#webflow) Component Updates * Firebase: Upgraded to Firebase 9 * Canvas: Added Stage height/width blocks to toolbox ## November 18, 2021 New Components * [In-App Purchase](#november-18-2021) ## November 12, 2021 Platform Updates * New lane added for bulding IPA files, improving build times for iOS apps * Dropped support for iOS 11 * Improved behavior of variables when testing project on project details page Component Updates * Screen: fixes to Open and Start blocks ## November 9, 2021 New Components * [Figma Integration](https://docs.thunkable.com/v/drag-and-drop/figma) officially released ## November 8, 2021 Platform Updates * Improve Visibility of Tab Navigator components in blocks ## November 4, 2021 Platform Updates * Drag and Drop: Rename 'Camera' drawer to '[Camera & Media](https://docs.thunkable.com/v/drag-and-drop/camera)' * Drag and Drop: [Add ability to design in tablet view](https://docs.thunkable.com/v/drag-and-drop/project-settings#default-app-layout) * UI Updates New Components/blocks * Drag and Drop: ability to connect to Webflow Data Source Component Updates * Map: Fix 'onCalloutPress' on iOS * Map: show my Location on Android * Drag and Drop, Map: Add 'showsCompass' property * Drag and Drop: Add Shadow property to visible components ## October 29, 2021 Platform Updates * Improvements to saving/importing screens * Drag and Drop UI: Improvements to adding sensors, AdMob components to project ## October 28, 2021 Platform Updates * Clean up how Google Sheets auth tokens are handled * Improvements to Projects Page for accounts with 0 projects ## October 22, 2021 Platform Updates * Improvements to how default permissions are requested by built iOS apps ## October 18, 2021 Platform Updates * Changes to icons used to represent imported Figma files/vectors ## October 17, 2021 Component Updates * Web Viewer: Corrected default behavior when no URL value entered and height='Fit Contents' ## October 15, 2021 Platform Updates * UI updates New components/blocks * New block to resize images in Camera drawer of blocks Component Updates * Map - corrected default behavior when no latitude/longitude values entered ## October 13, 2021 Platform Updates * UI updates * Removed some caching processes to increase speed ## October 8, 2021 Platform Updates * Drag and Drop UI: Improvements to UX when dragging components around in the component tree * Updates to sign-in email ## October 5, 2021 Platform Updates * Update text on platform sign-in page ## September 29, 2021 Component Updates * Improve appearance of clickable Image components ## September 23, 2021 Platform Updates * Improvements to app layouts on tablets * STP: Updates to Designer Component Updates * Improved handling of deliberately null component properties ## September 22, 2021 Platform Updates * Changes in how project assets are retrieved from the cloud ## September 17, 2021 Component Updates * Added new font options to Label and Button ## September 7, 2021 Component Updates * Changes to how Location Sensor requests user's location ## September 3, 2021 Component Updates * iOS: Apps that use Camera but not Photo Library will no longer request Photo Library access * iOS: Apps that use Photo Library but not Camera will no longer request Camera access ## August 26, 2021 Component Updates * Drag and Drop: New properties for [Map](https://docs.thunkable.com/v/drag-and-drop/map) and [Text Input](https://docs.thunkable.com/v/drag-and-drop/text-input) components ## August 24, 2021 Platform Updates: * Improvements to [Thunkable plan](https://thunkable.com/#/pricing) upgrades - plan upgrades are now effective immediately ## August 18, 2021 Platform Updates: * Make [Web Apps](/publishing/publish-as-a-web-app-pro.md) more compatible with tablets, changing device orientation * Improve handling of uploaded [keystores](broken://pages/-MbobHEAIfBFKA_bMTq_#import-keystore-to-thunkable) Component Updates: * [Share](/blocks/app-features/share.md): enable sharing base 64 images on Android * [AdMob](/blocks/app-features/admob.md): Improve behavior of Reward User block for Rewarded Video ads ## August 12, 2021 Platform Updates: * Improvements to appearance of project designer ## August 3, 2021 Component Updates: * Drag and Drop UI: New properties added to [Label](https://docs.thunkable.com/v/drag-and-drop/label) and [List Viewer](https://docs.thunkable.com/v/drag-and-drop/list-viewer) ## July 20, 2021 Platform Updates: * Restore App Store publishing to PRO Thunkers on all plans ## July 19, 2021 Platform Updates: * [New Pricing Plan](https://blog.thunkable.com/summer-release-announcements-product-updates-and-packaging-pricing-changes-f5421f0b4945) Component Updates: * Web Viewer: Only call Reload function if the URL field is not blank ## July 15, 2021 Platform Updates: * Changes to how documents uploaded to the Thunkable project are stored Component Updates: * Data Source: fixed bug where create row and delete all rows blocks behaved as a break condition ## July 13, 2021 Platform Updates: * Upgrades to some backend packages Component Updates: * [Speech Recognizer](broken://pages/-MYd_tUFZYmB5wfp4BPf): Update method used to return output ## July 7, 2021 Platform Updates: * Minor updates to the project Designer ## June 25, 2021 Component Updates: * Improvements to appearance of colors in [Top Tab Navigator](https://docs.thunkable.com/v/drag-and-drop/top-tab-navigator) and [Bottom Tab Navigator](https://docs.thunkable.com/v/drag-and-drop/bottom-tab-navigator) in [Drag and Drop UI](https://docs.thunkable.com/v/drag-and-drop/) ## June 15, 2021 Platform Updates: * Introduced ability to generate [AAB file for publishing to Google Play Store](/publishing/publish-to-play-store-android.md) * Improvements to behavior of downloaded APKs from projects that contain renamed assets ## June 9, 2021 Platform Updates: * Improvements to performance of Google Sheets [Data Sources](/getting-started/data-sources.md#google-sheets) picker ## May 27, 2021 Platform Updates: * No longer auto-select first item in media drop-down menu when selecting media source for components such as [Image](/app-design/ui-components/basic-components/image-1.md) or [Sound](/blocks/app-features/sound.md) * Drag and Drop platform: [New video tutorials](https://docs.thunkable.com/v/drag-and-drop/get-started/tutorials) New Components: * Drag and Drop UI: [Stack Navigator](https://docs.thunkable.com/v/drag-and-drop/stack-navigator) Component Updates: * Drag and Drop UI: components that are not [Groups](https://docs.thunkable.com/v/drag-and-drop/groups) will no longer accept "children" in the Component Tree * Drag and Drop UI: [Data Viewer List](https://docs.thunkable.com/v/drag-and-drop/data-viewer-list)'s Left Swipe Enabled and Right Swipe Enabled properties are restored in Design Tab * Drag and Drop UI: [Label](https://docs.thunkable.com/v/drag-and-drop/label) and [Button](https://docs.thunkable.com/v/drag-and-drop/button) now have a range of fonts to choose from * Online [Data Sources](/getting-started/data-sources.md) are no longer disconnected from a project when it is copied within the same account ## May 24, 2021 Platform Updates: * Drag and Drop: Enable pan-to-scroll in Design tab Component Updates: * Improvements to performance of [Push Notifications](/blocks/app-features/push-notifications-by-one-signal.md) on iOS ## May 21, 2021 Component Updates: * [Stack Navigator](broken://pages/-LZ7M7csZfTPKHHXz3SY) no longer compresses screens when [previewing on web](/getting-started/live-test.md#live-preview) or in a [published web app](/publishing/publish-as-a-web-app-pro.md) ## May 19, 2021 Platform Updates * Style updates to login page * [Publish as web app](/publishing/publish-as-a-web-app-pro.md): Instead of automatically publish as a mobile web app, let creator choose mobile or responsive web app as project is first published * Drag and Drop: Restore guidelines in Design tab Component Updates * Duplicated [Screens](/app-design/screen.md) will be added to the right of the existing Screen * Drag and Drop: Improve behavior of Navigator properties panel in Design tab ## May 13, 2021 Component Updates * Improvements to Web Viewer scrolling behavior in Drag and Drop projects on Android and iOS ## May 12, 2021 Platform Updates * Update platform to Expo 41 * Built APKs now target Android 11 * Project Settings includes [AdMob Settings](/settings/project-settings.md#admob-settings) section * iOS apps with AdMob now [ask for permission](/blocks/app-features/admob.md#ios-and-admob-permissions) to show personalized ads to users in line with [Apple's AppTrackingTransparency requirements](https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=ecvrtzt2) * Update style of sign in/sign up page * Fix top banner position in Snap to Place projects Component Updates * Expo 41 update also includes minor updates to the following: [Video Recorder](broken://pages/-MGrprXUjI2n3__-izcp), [Audio Recorder](broken://pages/-MYda-vICUOvaF0CXDdS), [Barcode Scanner](broken://pages/-LrzPrJ2Vezx5M6q4J9F), [Camera](/blocks/app-features/camera.md), [Photo Library](broken://pages/-MYdRiYCxanz2NnrodE6), [Keep Screen Awake block](/blocks/blocks/device.md#keep-screen-awake), [Location Sensor](/blocks/app-features/sensors-blocks/location-sensor.md), [Date Input](/app-design/ui-components/input-components/date-input.md), [Time Input,](/app-design/ui-components/input-components/time-input.md) [Gyroscope](/blocks/app-features/sensors-blocks/gyroscope.md), [Accelerometer](/blocks/app-features/sensors-blocks/accelerometer.md), [Magnetometer](/blocks/app-features/sensors-blocks/magnetometer.md), [Animation by Lottie](/app-design/ui-components/media-components/lottie.md) * These updates are effective in the Snap to Place UI and the Drag and Drop UI * These updates are related to permissions and will not affect the performance of these components in your project ## May 5, 2021 Platform Updates * Allow [published web apps](/publishing/publish-as-a-web-app-pro.md) to be [embedded](/publishing/publish-as-a-web-app-pro.md#embed-your-app-in-a-webpage) in a HTML iframe * Add alert when [previewing](/getting-started/live-test.md#live-preview) a project that contains a [Web Viewer](/app-design/ui-components/embed-components/web-viewer.md) or a [Bluetooth Low Energy](/blocks/advanced-app-features/bluetooth-low-energy.md) component on the web, advising that performance may not match performance on a device * Improve visibility of components on Drag and Drop canvas when very zoomed in Component Updates * Improve appearance of customized [Switch](broken://pages/-LZ7M7czf3VAobpwsnq4) colors * Update error message shown when [Web API](/blocks/advanced-app-features/web-api.md) fails to fetch data New Components ## April 30, 2021 Platform Updates * Remove `legacyExternalStorage` permission from built Android apps in line with Google's [Policy Updates](https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/9934569?visit_id=637554004669617100-3975859313\&rd=1) Component Updates * Improved performance of [Sound](/blocks/app-features/sound.md) component on iOS ## April 23, 2021 Component Updates * Drag and Drop: Added Screen-specific properties to [Top Tab Navigator](https://docs.thunkable.com/v/drag-and-drop/top-tab-navigator#screen-specific-tab-navigator-properties), [Bottom Tab Navigator](https://docs.thunkable.com/v/drag-and-drop/bottom-tab-navigator#screen-specific-tab-navigator-properties), and [Drawer Navigator](https://docs.thunkable.com/v/drag-and-drop/drawer-navigator#screen-specific-drawer-navigator-properties) ## April 22, 2021 Platform Updates * Fix issue where [downloaded](/settings/manage-your-projects/download.md#download-ios-app) iOS apps showed blank space at top and bottom of screen. * Added [Ignore Notch Area](/settings/project-settings.md#ignore-notch-area) and [Notch Area Background Color ](/settings/project-settings.md#notch-area-background-color)as properties in Project Settings. * Let App Name of [web apps](/publishing/publish-as-a-web-app-pro.md) set page title instead of project name ## April 20, 2021 Platform Updates * Add AdMob IDFA to iOS build server * New phone frame border * Speed up dragging in large projects * Snap to Place: Improvements behavior on Android where if the device language is a language that is written right-to-left, the position of the components on the app screen are inverted * Drag and Drop: Adjustments to spacing between Screens in the Design tab * Drag and Drop: Reset screen position when switching from preview to editing Component Updates * Update style of [Alert](/blocks/app-features/alert.md) component ## April 13, 2021 Platform Updates * Prevent error when no data is found in Airtable base * Allow HTTP traffic on Android * Drag and Drop: improve performance of hidden components on Android Component Updates * Allow Objects [Get Property Of](/blocks/blocks/objects.md#get-properties-of-an-object) blocks to handle [nested properties and arrays](/blocks/blocks/objects.md#nested-values-and-values-from-arrays) * [Airtable](broken://pages/-LZ7M7dKMr1EHAaEGE7f) component and [Data Sources](/app-design/ui-components/data-components/data-viewers/data-viewer-list.md#airtable): Allow rows to be created/updated with non-text values * Add Text Items Color, Text Items Background Color, and Font Size properties to the [List Viewer](/app-design/ui-components/data-components/list-viewer.md) * Drag and Drop: add background image to Groups New Components * Drag and Drop: AdMob banner * Drag and Drop: Switch ## Mar 24, 2021 Platform Updates * Display default profile picture if one has not been set * Adjust scroll bar on Drag and Drop UI * Adjustments to Sort By filter on projects homepage Component Updates * Fix tooltip message for Web Viewer * Updated icons for Google Maps and Lottie components ## Mar 18, 2021 Platform Updates * Update Image icon * Add Delete Project confirmation modal * Increase size of border on web preview phone frame * Update fonts in left sidebar * Fix scroll glitch in Add Components section * Drag and Drop: When component is duplicated, add to top of component tree * Drag and Drop: Increase screen size on Design tab * Drag and Drop: Remove auto margin that interferes with centering active screen * Drag and Drop: Improve appearance of Labels in web apps * Drag and Drop: Update Component Tree * Drag and Drop: Update Properties Panel layout ## Mar 15, 2021 Component Updates * Improve performance of Translator component on the web ## March 8, 2021 Component Updates * Launch Pickers only if visible * Improvements to Android build server ## Mar 1, 2021 Platform Updates * Add security modal to prevent accidental deletion of projects. Modal includes warning that project keystore will be deleted. * Critical update to Thunkable Live for iOS released * Set delete buttons to be red ## Feb 22, 2021 Platform updates * Improved performance of Thunkable Live app for iOS * Introduced [status page](https://status.thunkable.com/) for Thunkable ## Feb 15, 2021 Platform Updates * Improve rendering of Screens in Design tab of Drag and Drop projects * Added the following components to Drag and Drop UI: * Time Input * Date Input * Additional guidelines to guide positioning of components ## Feb 8, 2021 Component Updates * Added block [get device color scheme](/blocks/blocks/device.md#get-device-color-scheme) to the [Device](/blocks/blocks/device.md) drawer of blocks ## February 3, 2021 Platform Updates * Improve iOS build process on Drag and Drop UI Component Updates * Improve performance of Text Input with 'Secure Text Entry' property enabled on web apps and apps being previewed on the web * Update text for set/get blocks ## January 26, 2021 Platform Updates * Improve positioning of imported files in a Screen * Improve appearance of component tree ## January 8, 2021 Platform updates --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. 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