Release Notes 2024
December 18, 2024
Platform Updates
Removed Webflow Integration and replaced the existing tables with local tables.
December 11, 2024
Platform Updates
Removed shadow properties for the Layout component and its containers.
December 9, 2024
Platform Updates
Added the option to upgrade from Legacy Free to Builder with PayPal when the number of private projects is above the limit.
November 28, 2024
Platform Updates
Added an error message on the BLE scan block when Bluetooth is disabled.
November 21, 2024
Platform Updates
Introduced Education panel.
November 14, 2024
Platform Updates
Resolved an issue with Tracking Usage Description when user location is collected within a project.
November 7, 2024
Platform Updates
Fix issues with BLE blocks
October 30, 2024
Platform Updates
Introduced filtering and sorting on data sources
Added a new data sources block “Update Filter For”
Enabled two new BLE blocks “Subscribe To Characteristics” and “Characteristics Change” to subscribe to peripheral device’s characteristics and receiving data through the “notify” method.
October 23, 2024
Platform Updates
Introduced new Thunkable Plans and Pricing
October 8, 2024
Platform Updates
Added clone blocks to modules
October 8, 2024
Platform Updates
Introduced Bluetooth strength (RSSI) to measure received signal power in decibels relative to 1 milliwatt (dBm) of each device.
Added new option “Play sounds in background” in the settings
Enabled two new options on the StP sound component: “Interruption Mode Android” and “Interruption Mode iOS”
September 26, 2024
Platform Updates
Removed the option of connecting a Webflow data source. Because of changes to how the Webflow API will function.
September 23, 2024
Platform Updates
Added Component and Screen navigation keyboard shortcuts
September 17, 2024
Platform Updates
Added new “Undo” and “Redo” actions in the Design Tab for easier editing.
September 9, 2024
Platform Updates
Fix issues with location and Google Sign-in
New Blocks
Introduced 9 new blocks for sound component
August 30, 2024
New Blocks
Introduced 3 new Data Source Blocks: Create Row using objects, Update Value in Row using objects, and Retrieve Column Names
August 21, 2024
Platform Updates
Allow the use of special characters in nameing components
August 13, 2024
Platform Updates
Released new Cloud Variable Viewer
August 6, 2024
Platform Updates
Introduced an option to avoid adding a Tracking Usage Description when Web Viewer only accesses a local HTML file by clicking “Ignore and Publish”
August 5, 2024
Platform Updates
Fix for Blank screen issue
July 29, 2024
Platform Updates
Fix for Location and cloned button issues
July 16, 2024
Platform Updates
Updating the naming of tabbed pages on x.thunkable.com
July 9, 2024
New Blocks
Added cloud variables to modules
New Components
Added Data viewers to modules
June 25, 2024
Platform Updates
Improved location blocks: “Start location updates” “Stop location updates” “check if location update is running” and “on location change”
Added a new Firebase user ID block.
June 18, 2024
Platform Updates
Added +/- on the following blocks: If-else, Join text, List, Object.
June 11, 2024
Platform Updates
Upgraded to Expo 51
May 30, 2024
New Components
Modules and Logic Modules
JavaScript Web Bridge released to public beta
May 23, 2024
New Blocks
Added Download File blocks, enabling users to download files directly within their apps.
May 20, 2024
New Features
Introducing Workspace block search functionality
Added Block modules remix button
May 6, 2024
Platform Updates
Added the “Delete Account” option on the platform account settings
April 16, 2024
Platform Updates
Blocks: Add toolbox search
Forbid certain characters in asset names
Updated links on project page
Increase the minimum supported iOS version to 16.0
New Components
Rich Text Component: allow finer grain text formatting within a single component
April 10, 2024
Platform Updates
Fixed user profile page
New Components
Enable executing Javascript outside of Web Viewer component
Component Updates
Data Sources: Streamline creating new table in a local Data Source
Group Component: Fixed visual issue with rounding corners
Web APIs Blocks: Fixed issue where some Creators saw console error when calling certain APIs
April 4, 2024
Component Updates
In-App Purchase Blocks (with RevenueCat): Upgraded library behind In-App Purchases
Screens: Forbid copying screens into other screens
April 3, 2024
Platform Updates
Upgraded to Expo 50
March 29, 2024
Platform Updates
Fixed error when changing app layout
March 19, 2024
Platform Updates
Updated text shown in Companion app
Enabled Google and Apple pay options
Component Updates
Modules: Enabled Web Preview in CC editor
Text Input Component: Fixed focus of Text Input blocks in Snap to Place UI
Upload a File to the Cloud: Added Cloudinary settings for Web Apps
Added option to Collapse and Expand all get/set blocks
March 12, 2024
Platform Updates
Added new tutorials to Thunkable Live companion app
Updated onboarding survey
Improve prominence of button to view project details page
Resolved behavior where searching for a project could yield duplicate results for some accounts
Component Updates
Ads by AdMob: Updated versions
Date Input Component, Time Input Component: Updated supprting libraries
March 5, 2024
Platform Updates
Increase minimum supported iOS version to 13.4
Tweaked style of displaying username in project info when hovering/clicking
Updated backend libraries
New Components
Added creation of methods with outputs
Added settings panel
Component Updates
Fix loading custom fonts on iOS
Fix swipe to navigate back on iOS
Alerts Blocks, Timer Blocks: Button to save changes in modal now says 'Done' instead of 'Submit'
Functions Blocks: Added +/- icons to support adding and removing inputs
Objects Blocks: improve focus when typing property names into object block
Organizations: Allow 'disable preview'
Search Places Blocks: resolve console error message seen on some accounts
Slider Component: Updated supporting libraries
February 20, 2024
Platform Updates
Blocks: Added Minimap to Blocks tab
Data Sources: Removed frontend support for deprecated Airtable API Key connection (further info)
Organizations: Allow project preview to be disabled
Component Updates
Button Component, Label Component, Text Input Component: Consistently render custom fonts on iOS
Canvas Component: Updated supporting libraries
Files Blocks: Improve performance of 'upload video form device' block on iOS
Image Component: Improve rendering rounded corners
Lists Blocks: Improvements to true randomnes of 'Insert at Random' block
Search Places Blocks: Resolve behavior where use of these blocks in older projects caused performance issues
Objects Blocks: Resolve behavior where focus on text input to specify custom property names for new Objects was being lost
Web Viewer Component: Updated supporting library
February 13, 2024
Platform Updates
Blocks: Upgrade to Blockly Library v10
Thunkable Live App: Render arrows in Android
Publish as a Web App: Improve rendering of disabled web app links
Update docs links in Help Center
Component Updates
Web Viewer Component: Upgrade supporting libraries
Camera Blocks: Improve design of Video Recorder camera button
Layout Component: Improvements to rendering on physical devices
Top Tab Navigator: Center label in text-only tabs
Local Table Data Source: Successfully update cell to 0 value
Sound Blocks: Execute 'then do' blocks after Audio Recording
Allow read-only view of custom components to be visible to accounts which can view a project that contains the custom component
Allow viewing, editing, and remixing custom components
February 6, 2024
Platform Updates
Assets: Prevent assets from being renamed to same identifier as assets already present in project
Upgraded libraries
Component Updates
Airtable Data Source: Accurately return multi-value results from selected fields
Simple List Component: Added Get Width, Set Width blocks
PDF Reader Component: Improve rendering of PDFs from URLs
Map Component: Validate Google Maps API Key
January 30, 2024
Platform Updates
Updated backend libraries
January 23, 2024
Platform Updates
Download Your App on iOS: Remember Team ID between sessions
My Projects Page: Improved search
Component Updates
Generative AI: Allow Business tier accounts to access Generative AI tools
Variables Blocks: Fixed copy/pasting variables between screens
Label Component: Show error if invalid file is uploaded for custom font
Screens: If there's only one Screen in the project, creator can no longer delete this screen
Loops Blocks: Fixed rendering drop-down menu on right click for 'count with i' block
January 17, 2024
Platform Updates
Public Gallery: Fixed 'See More' button performance
January 16, 2024
Platform Updates
Blocks: Updated translations
My Projects Page: Updated storage size of project being displayed when the project is opened
Thunkable Live App: Set login screen to stay in portrait mode on iOS
Component Updates
Ads by AdMob: Ensure Tracking Usage Decription has been entered before downloading app containing AdMob components
Animation Component: Improved rendering dynamically sel animation during app runtime when previewing on project details page
Camera Blocks: Updated library
Data Viewer Grid Component: Fixed behavior where clicking a list item with an image created the appearance of a border around the image
Layout Component: Enabled dragging a component from within a Layout
Lists Blocks: Length block will return 0 if input value does not have a .length property
Local Table Data Source: Fixed UI issues in STP projects
Map Component: Updated library
Navigators: Removed unused properties
Rating Component: Fixed rendering inside layout
Web Viewer Component: Fixed fullscreen rendering in landscape view
January 11, 2024
Component updates
Ads by AdMob: Display CMP to allow end users finer control over their data
January 10, 2024
Component Updates
OpenAI Services ChatGPT Integration Blocks: Update API
January 9, 2024
Platform Updates
Organizations: Support organization members who are not the project owner importing custom components
Figma Integration: Improve rendering position of imported compnents
Blocks: Handle duplicating component blocks across screens more seamlessly
My Projects Page: Display project size & allow sorting by project size
Thunkable Live App: Improve auto-update of project list display
New Components
Component Updates
Stack Navigator: Improve performance of Navigator Mode and Header Mode
Canvas Component: Execute blocks inside 'then do' section of 'Create Sprite' block
Text Blocks: Allow Color Blocks to be rendered as text
Alerts Blocks: Improve inputting of title, message
Label Component: Render custom fonts on web
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