# Release Notes 2023

## December 19, 2023

Platform Updates

* [blocks](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks "mention"): Update help links
* Design Tab: Adjust styles for component tree
* [your-thunkable-projects-page](https://docs.thunkable.com/settings/manage-your-projects/your-thunkable-projects-page "mention"):
  * Fix issue where some users saw just-deleted projects on their projects page
  * Allow toggling of project privacy
* [organizations](https://docs.thunkable.com/getting-started/project-collaboration/organizations "mention"): Improve appearance of selected background colour in list of Organizations at /account/organizations
* [publish-to-app-store-ios](https://docs.thunkable.com/publishing/publish-to-app-store-ios "mention"): Add links to docs in publishing modal

Component Updates

* [button](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/basic-components/button "mention"):&#x20;
  * Resize responsively in web app when window is resized
  * Only apply relative sizing when Button is not contained in Group
  * Add 'set font' block
* [checkbox-component](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/input-components/checkbox-component "mention"), [switch](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/input-components/switch "mention"), [rating](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/embed-components/rating "mention"): Fix rendering Visibility property
* [label](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/basic-components/label "mention"):
  * Add 'set font' block
  * Fix rendering visibility
* [map](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/embed-components/map "mention"):&#x20;
  * Fix 'My Location' functionality
  * Navigate to project settings when 'Enter your own Google Map API Keys' is clicked
* [text-input](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/basic-components/text-input "mention"):&#x20;
  * Update what platforms support text formatting (bold, underline, strikethrough)
  * Remove extra font field from properties panel
  * Execute click action when Text Input is focused upon
* [time-input](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/input-components/time-input "mention"): Fix positioning on web
* [web-viewer](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/embed-components/web-viewer "mention"): Allow navigation through page history when viewing on web

## December 14, 2023

Platform Updates

* Adjust styles on login page for mobile devices
* Improve UX to [live-test](https://docs.thunkable.com/getting-started/live-test "mention") with Thunkable Live app
* Improve UX for renewing membership with Stripe payments
* Minor visibility tweaks to project cards on the home page

New Components

* [layout](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/basic-components/layout "mention") no longer in Beta

Component Updates

* [admob](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/app-features/admob "mention"): Improve appearance of AdMob components in Thunkable component gallery
* [canvas](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/embed-components/canvas "mention"): Fix issue with rendering Sprite opacity in Canvas tab
* [data-sources](https://docs.thunkable.com/getting-started/data-sources "mention"):
  * Prevent double-clicking 'Add Data Source' from adding multiple data sources
  * Improve input validation when retrieving data from row/column
* [versioning](https://docs.thunkable.com/getting-started/versioning "mention"): Improve asset preservation when restoring old versions of a project
* [text-input](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/basic-components/text-input "mention"): Improve performance of 'When Text Input Click' block
* [#auto-versioning](https://docs.thunkable.com/getting-started/versioning#auto-versioning "mention"): Use local timezone to add timestamps to auto-versions

## December 12, 2023

New Components

* [modules](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/modules "mention"): Save combinations of components and blocks to reuse in your projects and share with other Thunkers

## December 6, 2023

Platform Updates

* Upgrade Blockly library used to render Blocks tab

## December 4, 2023

Platform Updates

* New Design for Projects Page

## November 30, 2023

Platform Updates

* Improve appearance of login screen on smaller screens

## November 28, 2023

Platform Updates

* Improve behavior of tutorials in Thunkable Live for Android

Component Updates

* [#upload-a-file-to-the-cloud](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/app-features/files-blocks#upload-a-file-to-the-cloud "mention"): now works on web apps
* [files-blocks](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/app-features/files-blocks "mention"): Return more detailed error messages
* [label](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/basic-components/label "mention"): Resolve minor appearance issues seen in some mobile web apps
* [map](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/embed-components/map "mention"): Show border on Android
* [math](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/blocks/math "mention"): Improve performing mathematic functions on values from [text-input](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/basic-components/text-input "mention")
* [openai-services-chatgpt-integration-blocks](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/advanced-app-features/openai-services-chatgpt-integration-blocks "mention"): Return more detailed error messages
* [screen](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/screen "mention"): Show screen in defined orientation on iOS
* [switch](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/input-components/switch "mention"): Fix visibility property
* [web-viewer](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/embed-components/web-viewer "mention"): Improve performance of 'set URL' block

## November 16, 2023

Platform Updates

* Improve process for renaming project copies
* Validate app icon during publishing

Component Updates

* [label](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/basic-components/label "mention"): show font preview
* [data-viewers](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/data-components/data-viewers "mention"): Improve display of custom layouts

## November 13, 2023

Platform Updates

* Updated libraries for better developer experience on the platform

## October 27, 2023

Platform Updates

* Improved UX for filtering and searching in public gallery
* Upgraded libraries

## October 26, 2023

Platform Updates

* [blocks](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks "mention"): Add zoom-to-fit functionality to blocks page
* [#splash-screen-image](https://docs.thunkable.com/settings/project-settings#splash-screen-image "mention"): Validate file format used as splash screen image to prevent errors buliding app

New Components

* [location-blocks](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/app-features/location-blocks "mention"): Added 'Get High Accuracy' blocks

Component Updates

* [#file-from-device](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/app-features/files-blocks#file-from-device "mention") block now works on web
* [date-input](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/input-components/date-input "mention"): Improvements to 'Launch Picker' block behavior
* [switch](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/input-components/switch "mention"): Improve consistency of Switch appearance scross devices
* [sound](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/app-features/sound "mention"): Improved behavior of [#is-sound-paused](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/app-features/sound#is-sound-paused "mention") block on mobile
* [#coordinates-and-addresses-blocks](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/app-features/location-blocks#coordinates-and-addresses-blocks "mention"): Improved error handling when invalid coordinates are given as inputs
* [button](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/basic-components/button "mention"): Improved appearance of drop shadows on mobile

## October 19, 2023

Platform Updates

* Updated front end libraries

## October 16, 2023

Platform Updates

* Add modal and tooltips for [keyboard-shortcuts](https://docs.thunkable.com/getting-started/keyboard-shortcuts "mention")
* Improve loading times of account page

New Components

* [location-blocks](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/app-features/location-blocks "mention"): Added [#search-places-blocks](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/app-features/location-blocks#search-places-blocks "mention")

Component Updates

* [sound](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/app-features/sound "mention"): Improvements to sound recording and playback on iOS

## October 9, 2023

Platform Updates

* Release AI-powered text and icon generation tool to [Team](https://thunkable.com/pricing) accounts

## October 6, 2023

Platform Updates

* [iosdownload](https://docs.thunkable.com/settings/manage-your-projects/download/iosdownload "mention"): Allow users to upload own certificates to download Thunkable apps to iOS

New Components

* [user-sign-up-sign-in-and-authentication-with-apple](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/app-features/sign-in/user-sign-up-sign-in-and-authentication-with-apple "mention")

Component Updates

* [data-sources](https://docs.thunkable.com/getting-started/data-sources "mention"): Improvements to OAuth integration for Airtable Data Sources
* [control](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/blocks/control "mention"): Improvements to [#break-out-of-loop](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/blocks/control#break-out-of-loop "mention") block

## October 4, 2023

Component Updates

* [files-blocks](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/app-features/files-blocks "mention"): Updated File Picker library
* [camera](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/app-features/camera "mention"): Updated Camera libraries

## September 28, 2023

Component Updates

* [variables](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/blocks/variables-overview/variables "mention"): Improved validation for component names

## September 21, 2023

Component Updates

* [admob](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/app-features/admob "mention"): Alert creator when invalid AdMob ID has been entered
* [top-tab-navigator](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/screens-and-navigators/top-tab-navigator "mention")
  * Updated library
  * Updated 'Press Opacity' to 'Tab Bar Press Opacity'
  * Removed deprecated 'Animation Enabled' property
* [stack-navigator](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/screens-and-navigators/stack-navigator "mention"): added 'Animation Enabled' property
* [slider](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/input-components/slider "mention"): Fix 'On Slide Complete' block on Android
* [web-viewer](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/embed-components/web-viewer "mention"): Updated library
* [control](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/blocks/control "mention"): fixed async behavior in if-else blocks

## September 12, 2023

Platform Updates

* Updated blocks editor
  * Blocks now remain visible on screen when panning
  * Smoother experience scrolling through long menus of blocks

## September 5, 2023

Platform Updates

* Remove deprecated libraries
* Update hotkeys UX

## August 30, 2023

Platform Updates

* Removed unused libraries
* Upgraded libraries
* Updated onboarding survey

## August 24, 2023

Platform Updates

* Remove unused packages to deliver services faster
* Updated welcome video
* Updated onboarding survey

Component Updates

* [sign-in](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/app-features/sign-in "mention"): updated Sign In libraries
* [admob](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/app-features/admob "mention"): Updated AdMob library
* [lottie](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/media-components/lottie "mention"): Updated Lottie Libraries

## August 19, 2023

Platform Updates

* Upgrade backend libraries
* Allow [self-serve upgrade to Advanced plans](https://thunkable.com/pricing)
* Upgrades to onboarding survey shown to new accounts

New Components

* [blocks](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks "mention"): added Location drawer of blocks
* [blocks](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks "mention"): Added new Location blocks: geocoding and reverse geocoding

Component Updates

* [#webflow](https://docs.thunkable.com/getting-started/data-sources#webflow "mention"): text updates
* [video](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/media-components/video "mention"): Fix autoplay on Android

## August 9, 2023

Platform Updates

* Improve iOS download experience by changing how assets are retrieved during the build process

Component Updates

* [data-sources](https://docs.thunkable.com/getting-started/data-sources "mention"): fix linked project count in My Datasource tab
* [image-1](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/basic-components/image-1 "mention"): Fix visibility of border around GIF files on Android

## August 2, 2023

Component Updates

* [sprites](https://docs.thunkable.com/gaming/gaming/sprites "mention"): Fix for 'Create Sprite Type' block

## August 1, 2023

Component Updates

* [data-sources](https://docs.thunkable.com/getting-started/data-sources "mention"): [#google-sheets](https://docs.thunkable.com/getting-started/data-sources#google-sheets "mention") - Make memory usage more efficient

## July 31, 2023

Platform Updates

* Reduce size of built apps

## July 27, 2023

Component Updates

* [#airtable](https://docs.thunkable.com/getting-started/data-sources#airtable "mention"): Add OAuth authentication to connect to Airtable account

## July 26, 2023

Platform Updates

* Fix rendering Live Test code in Thunkable Live app for accounts that sign in with email
* Fix file uploaod for iOS certificates

## July 25, 2023

Platform Updates

* Add Ability to build Android apps to target Android 33 \
  [publish-to-play-store-android](https://docs.thunkable.com/publishing/publish-to-play-store-android "mention")
* Add hotkeys: \[F] to focus on selected screen, \[Space + Arrow] to pan
* [organizations](https://docs.thunkable.com/getting-started/project-collaboration/organizations "mention"): Introduced Comments&#x20;

Component Updates

* Update Image Picker
* Resolve issues seen by some accounts when adding Google Sheets to projects
* Improve audio when playing back recorded video

## July 17, 2023

Component Updates

* [files-blocks](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/app-features/files-blocks "mention"): Improve file upload in Thunkable Live app

## July 5, 2023

Platform Updates

* Improve how Android Keystores are stored and retrieved
* Add hotkeys: \[T] to toggle between Design/Blocks, \[P] to preview your project on the web
* Performance improvements

Component updates

* Fix sound playback when media file has whitespace character in name

## July 3, 2023

Platform Updates

* Update survey shown to new Creators

## June 20, 2023

Platform Updates

* Drag-and-Drop UI: UI update for drop-down menus
* Add T hotkey to toggle between Design and Blocks tabs in Thunkable projects

Component Updates

* [screen](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/screen "mention"): Add option to [Account Features](https://x.thunkable.com/account/features) to show placeholder images for non-active screens in project as it's being edited to improve load time
* [sound](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/app-features/sound "mention"): Fix bug where recorded sounds played back quietly on iOS
* [layout](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/basic-components/layout "mention"): Allow custom Layouts to be used as Data Viewer layouts

## June 14, 2023

Platform Updates

* [Drag and Drop](https://app.gitbook.com/o/-LAn5sG4mFK2i_t-TiD1/s/-LAn5scXl2uqUJUOqkJo-84897653/ "mention"): Show guidelines in Component Tree
* Thunkable Live App: Show prompt to update outdated app

## June 13, 2023

Platform Updates

* [Snap to Place](https://app.gitbook.com/o/-LAn5sG4mFK2i_t-TiD1/s/Ue3rgJfvQYLrpDR1HfWv/ "mention"): Changes to App Settings panel

## June 12, 2023

Platform Updates

* Enable setting custom splash screen in [project-settings](https://docs.thunkable.com/settings/project-settings "mention")
* Update Top Nav Dropdown menus UI
* Improve accuracy of estimated time to build iOS apps

New Components

Component Updates

* [image-1](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/basic-components/image-1 "mention"): Update package for rendering SVG images
* [admob](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/app-features/admob "mention"): Set iOS tracking description when AdMob app ID is configured
* [data-sources](https://docs.thunkable.com/getting-started/data-sources "mention"): Allow Local Data Sources to be 'App Data' or 'Stored Data'

## June 2, 2023

Component Updates

* [any-component-blocks](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/advanced-app-features/any-component-blocks "mention"): Improve UX for editing properties of freshly created/cloned component

## May 30, 2023

Platform Updates

* [Drag and Drop](https://app.gitbook.com/o/-LAn5sG4mFK2i_t-TiD1/s/-LAn5scXl2uqUJUOqkJo-84897653/ "mention") UI: Updates to left navigation panel
* [organizations](https://docs.thunkable.com/getting-started/project-collaboration/organizations "mention"): Enable duplicating personal projects into organizations

Component Updates

* [admob](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/app-features/admob "mention"): Improve playback of AdMob Rewarded Video

## May 25, 2023

Platform Updates

* [ui-components](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components "mention"): UI refresh for Layout section of properties panel for UI components
* [organizations](https://docs.thunkable.com/getting-started/project-collaboration/organizations "mention"): Updated org member permissions
* Improve login UX when login token has expired

New Components

Component Updates

* [web-api](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/advanced-app-features/web-api "mention"): Switch seamlessly between String and Multipart API when inputting Body of Web API request
* [slider](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/input-components/slider "mention"): Fix 'onSlideComplete' block performance

## May 18, 2023

New Components

* [layout](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/basic-components/layout "mention"): Allow more precise positioning of components in Drag and Drop apps

Component Updates

* [Broken link](https://docs.thunkable.com/additional-resources/release-notes/broken-reference "mention"): Correct typo
* [Broken link](https://docs.thunkable.com/additional-resources/release-notes/broken-reference "mention"): improve layout fidelity to original project when Click block used
* [speech](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/app-features/speech "mention"): updated package used to provide functionality

## May 12, 2023

Platform Updates

* Update process for returning to login screen when login token has expired

## May 4, 2023

Platform Updates

* [ui-components](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components "mention"): Improve visibility of component names while renaming on Safari
* [share-1](https://docs.thunkable.com/settings/manage-your-projects/share-1 "mention"): Ensure Share links link to fully updated copy of Thunkable projects
* [live-test](https://docs.thunkable.com/getting-started/live-test "mention"): Improve Google login UX for returning users

Component Updates

* [ui-components](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components "mention"): Updated component defauls
* [map](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/embed-components/map "mention"): Added GeoJSON
* [Broken link](https://docs.thunkable.com/additional-resources/release-notes/broken-reference "mention"): Add warning when imported Figma board contains unsupported asset types

## April 26, 2023

Platform Updates

* [publish-as-a-web-app-pro](https://docs.thunkable.com/publishing/publish-as-a-web-app-pro "mention"): Remove phone frame outline from mobile web apps when viewed on a mobile device
* [organizations](https://docs.thunkable.com/getting-started/project-collaboration/organizations "mention"): Allow Organization members to view Organization details via accoutn settings menu
* [publish-to-app-store-ios](https://docs.thunkable.com/publishing/publish-to-app-store-ios "mention"): When prompted to add information to App Settings, the App Settings menu will be opened
* [your-thunkable-projects-page](https://docs.thunkable.com/settings/manage-your-projects/your-thunkable-projects-page "mention"): Added pagination to Grid View of projects page
* Snap to Place UI: Improve UX when deleting invisible components from a project

Component Updates

* [data-sources](https://docs.thunkable.com/getting-started/data-sources "mention"): Allow connecting to Webflow data souce via OAuth
* [map](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/embed-components/map "mention"): Preserve panning and zooming when toggling visibility
* [data-sources](https://docs.thunkable.com/getting-started/data-sources "mention"): Resolve behavior where some Creators couldn't access projects whose associated data sources had been deleted

## April 25, 2023

Platform Updates

* [live-test](https://docs.thunkable.com/getting-started/live-test "mention"): Prevent [Versions](https://docs.thunkable.com/versioning) of a project from appearing as separate projects in the Thunkable Live app&#x20;

## April 20, 2023

Platform Updates

* Updates to Public Gallery
* Drag and Drop UI: Updated top navigation bar
* Improved analytics
* Expanded test suite

Component Updates

* [lottie](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/media-components/lottie "mention"): Upgraded Animation by Lottie library for web
* [ui-components](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components "mention"): Updated component defaults

## April 18, 2023

Platform Updates

* Resolve behavior where projects that were connected to deleted data sources were inaccessible to some Creators
* Auto Versions: Improve loading of selected auto versions in Design tab

## April 18, 2023

Platform Updates

* Change how we store keystores to preserve ability to properly duplicate projects with keystores&#x20;

## April 13, 2023

Platform Updates

* [organizations](https://docs.thunkable.com/getting-started/project-collaboration/organizations "mention"): Introduce [#admin-dashboard](https://docs.thunkable.com/getting-started/project-collaboration/organizations#admin-dashboard "mention")
* [#publish-web-app](https://docs.thunkable.com/publishing/publish-as-a-web-app-pro#publish-web-app "mention"): Introduce [#publish-to-a-custom-domain](https://docs.thunkable.com/publishing/publish-as-a-web-app-pro#publish-to-a-custom-domain "mention")
* [#preview-your-app-on-the-web](https://docs.thunkable.com/getting-started/live-test#preview-your-app-on-the-web "mention"): Fixes to opening of web preview in new window
* Improved site behavior when clicking on project 3-dot menu in project list view on Projects Page&#x20;

Component Updates

* [data-sources](https://docs.thunkable.com/getting-started/data-sources "mention"): [#webflow](https://docs.thunkable.com/getting-started/data-sources#webflow "mention"): Allow connecting to a Webflow data source with OAuth
* [sound](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/app-features/sound "mention"): Stop sound playing in Thunkable Live app after exiting project
* [#text-to-speech](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/app-features/speech#text-to-speech "mention") Stop sound playing in Thunkable Live app after exiting project

## April 6, 2023 <a href="#may-14-2022" id="may-14-2022"></a>

Platform Updates

* Thunkable Community: Improve sign-in process when signing in via SSO linked to an Apple or Google account
* Cleaned up some backend files for better site performance

## April 5, 2023 <a href="#may-14-2022" id="may-14-2022"></a>

Platform Updates

* [live-test](https://docs.thunkable.com/getting-started/live-test "mention"): Added link to Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions to Settings screen of the Thunkable Live app, to make access easier for users at all times

## March 31, 2023 <a href="#may-14-2022" id="may-14-2022"></a>

Platform Updates

* [organizations](https://docs.thunkable.com/getting-started/project-collaboration/organizations "mention") Updates
  * Updated project view for organization members with View access
  * Allow organization members with Edit access to take over editing a project if previous editor has been inactive
  * Introduced admin dashboard for administrators of organizations to view projects, members, etc
  * Gracefully handle when a project in an Organization has previously been published, has an Android keystore file, and is now being duplicated within the organization

## March 28, 2023 <a href="#may-14-2022" id="may-14-2022"></a>

Platform Updates

* Added option to build Android, iOS apps with Expo 47
  * iOS apps built with Expo 47 target iOS 16

## March 22, 2023 <a href="#may-14-2022" id="may-14-2022"></a>

Platform Updates

* Improvements to iOS publishing process

## March 21, 2023 <a href="#may-14-2022" id="may-14-2022"></a>

Platform Updates

* Add additional error handling to Google Sign In

## March 15, 2023 <a href="#may-14-2022" id="may-14-2022"></a>

Platform Updates

* Streamline data being backed up to cloud for more efficient project retrieval

## March 9, 2023 <a href="#may-14-2022" id="may-14-2022"></a>

Platform Updates

* Design Tab: Updated UI of Component Tree
* [versioning](https://docs.thunkable.com/getting-started/versioning "mention"): Removed beta tag and updated project limits

Component Updates

* [data-viewer-grid](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/data-components/data-viewers/data-viewer-grid "mention"): Fix horizontal scroll
* [web-viewer](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/embed-components/web-viewer "mention"): Improve UI when showing videos within web pages in full screen

## March 1, 2023 <a href="#may-14-2022" id="may-14-2022"></a>

Component Updates

* AdMob: Resolve 'replaceAdMobKeys' build issue seen by some Creators

## February 28, 2023 <a href="#may-14-2022" id="may-14-2022"></a>

Platform Updates

* Drag and Drop: Introduced ability to 'nudge', using arrow keys to change positions of components
* Upgraded package used for creators to sign in to Thunkable with Google
* Improved efficiency of iOS Build Server

Component Updates

* [admob](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/app-features/admob "mention"): upgraded ads package to newest Google Mobile Ads SDK

## February 22, 2023 <a href="#may-14-2022" id="may-14-2022"></a>

Platform Updates

* Improve performance on project page list
* Improve performance of My Data sources tab

## February 17, 2023 <a href="#may-14-2022" id="may-14-2022"></a>

Platform Updates

* Backend and infrastructure updates to improve site speed and reliability

## February 14, 2023 <a href="#may-14-2022" id="may-14-2022"></a>

Platform Updates

* [live-test](https://docs.thunkable.com/getting-started/live-test "mention"): Changes to displaying latest version number on Thunkable Live for Android app
* [assets](https://docs.thunkable.com/settings/assets "mention"): Refetch assets based on major version number

Component Updates

* [top-tab-navigator](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/screens-and-navigators/top-tab-navigator "mention")/ [bottom-tab-navigator](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/screens-and-navigators/bottom-tab-navigator "mention"): improve display of tab icons
* [ui-components](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components "mention"): Gracefully handle null values for style properties&#x20;
* [Broken link](https://docs.thunkable.com/additional-resources/release-notes/broken-reference "mention"): Improvements to image rendering, performance of 'When Image click' events

## February 2, 2023 <a href="#may-14-2022" id="may-14-2022"></a>

Platform Updates

* [#auto-versioning](https://docs.thunkable.com/getting-started/versioning#auto-versioning "mention"): Thunkable will automatically create backups of your project
* Web Preview: Fix for behavior where project page would scroll inadvertently when previewing project on web
* Asset preview: Fix for issues seen by some Creators when previewing assets using the link in the asset modal

## February 1, 2023 <a href="#may-14-2022" id="may-14-2022"></a>

Platform Updates

* Backend and infrastructure updates
* Expanded automated test suite
* Updated descriptions of benefits on [pricing page](https://thunkable.com/#/pricing)

## Jan 31, 2023 <a href="#may-14-2022" id="may-14-2022"></a>

Platform Updates

* Backend and infrastructure updates

## Jan 30, 2023 <a href="#may-14-2022" id="may-14-2022"></a>

Platform Updates

* [organizations](https://docs.thunkable.com/getting-started/project-collaboration/organizations "mention"): Released docs
  * Allow multiple Thunkable accounts within a single Organization to collaborate on a single project

## January 26, 2023 <a href="#may-14-2022" id="may-14-2022"></a>

Component Updates

* [openai-services-chatgpt-integration-blocks](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/advanced-app-features/openai-services-chatgpt-integration-blocks "mention"): Update default API key
* [in-app-purchase-blocks-with-revenuecat](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/app-features/in-app-purchase-blocks-with-revenuecat "mention"): Fix for behavior where event listeners were not firing
* [bluetooth-low-energy](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/advanced-app-features/bluetooth-low-energy "mention"): Add [#transmit-hexadecimal](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/advanced-app-features/bluetooth-low-energy#transmit-hexadecimal "mention") block

## January 24, 2023 <a href="#may-14-2022" id="may-14-2022"></a>

Platform Updates

* Additions to automated testing done on backend

## January 20, 2023 <a href="#may-14-2022" id="may-14-2022"></a>

Platform Updates

* Move chat option to top navigation bar
* Fix alignment of featured projects at bottom of screen

Component Updates

* [Broken link](https://docs.thunkable.com/additional-resources/release-notes/broken-reference "mention"): Add missing translations to remaining Figma blocks&#x20;

## January 18, 2023 <a href="#may-14-2022" id="may-14-2022"></a>

Platform Updates

* Released [organizations](https://docs.thunkable.com/getting-started/project-collaboration/organizations "mention")
  * Allow multiple Thunkable accounts within a single Organization to collaborate on a single project
* Backend infrastructure upgrades
* Improve user experience when sharing project that connects to online data source (eg. using API keys) with non-owner of data source
* Improve fetching account permissions when opening projects

Component Updates

* [Broken link](https://docs.thunkable.com/additional-resources/release-notes/broken-reference "mention"): Add missing translations to Figma blocks&#x20;

## January 13, 2023 <a href="#may-14-2022" id="may-14-2022"></a>

Platform Updates

* Improve build times for Android APK files by reducting background processes

## January 6, 2023 <a href="#may-14-2022" id="may-14-2022"></a>

Platform Updates

* Improvements to integration with Clever
* Remove unnecessary packages from backend to deliver faster performance

## January 5, 2023 <a href="#may-14-2022" id="may-14-2022"></a>

Platform Updates

* Android: Gracefully handle error when app tries to get indexed item of null list

New Components

* [openai-services-chatgpt-integration-blocks](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/advanced-app-features/openai-services-chatgpt-integration-blocks "mention")

Component Updates

* [map](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/embed-components/map "mention"): New Map placeholder on web
* [pdf-reader](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/embed-components/pdf-reader "mention"): New PDF Reader placeholder on web
* [video](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/media-components/video "mention"): Improve handling of video assets with whitespace character in filename
* [video](https://docs.thunkable.com/app-design/ui-components/media-components/video "mention"): Improve appearance of video player on web when `autoplay` property is `true`

## January 4, 2023 <a href="#may-14-2022" id="may-14-2022"></a>

Component Updates

* [sound](https://docs.thunkable.com/blocks/app-features/sound "mention"): Fix for changing Sound volume with blocks when Web Previewing a Snap-to-Place project
