Xcode 8 / iOS 10 support coming in 8.1.1

[Roger Eller]

On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 12:52 PM, Richard Gaskin <ambassador at fourthworld.com>
wrote:

> Roger Eller wrote:
>
> > On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 11:17 AM, Peter TB Brett wrote:
> >> LiveCode already supports deployment to Android 7.0.
> >
> > What I meant to ask is, which specific NEW Android 7.0 features are
> > supported in LC?
>
> I didn't see anything in the Release Notes for the latest build that was
> Android 8.0-specific.  There was one Android-specific enhancement related
> to improved GPS time stamps, but I don't believe that's limited to Android
> 8.0.
>
> What Android 8.0 features would you like to see supported that we don't
> have access to now?
>
>
> > Where is the latest list of mobile features that would show LiveCodes
> > commitment for keeping parity between supported mobile platforms?
>
> The Release Notes are the best way to keep abreast of changes in the
> engine.
>
> For ongoing work, I search the Dictionary for features I need, and so far
> what I've needed on mobile is available on both the iOS and Android builds
> of LiveCode.
>
> As we see on the desktop, from time to time there will be a feature
> implemented for one platform but not others simply because the other OSes
> don't support it (Windows Registry, AppleScript, etc.).
>
> With both desktop and mobile, OSes have become sufficiently commoditized
> that they tend to have far more in common than they have differences, which
> works out well for us (and those devs using any tool who are making money,
> since with a few exceptions the most popular apps in either app store are
> available for both).
>
> Is there something LC supports on one platform but not another that you'd
> like to see added to the other?
>
> --
>  Richard Gaskin
>  Fourth World Systems
>  Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web
>  ____________________________________________________________________
>  Ambassador at FourthWorld.com                http://www.FourthWorld.com
>

Hi Richard,

Android 7.0 Nougat is the latest version currently.

The killer feature of 7 is the ability to run 2 apps at the same time, and
share screen space (side by side).  Also the ability to drag text and
images from one app to the other.

You mention that popular apps exist in both the App Store as well as on
Google Play.  Have you ever just randomly picked such an app as an
exercise, and went through the process of evaluation to see where you might
run into a roadblock while using LC's "built-in" features, not a mashup of
externals and roll-your-own C code mess?  Most of the folks I've heard from
on this list anyway are relying on externals for iOS that aren't available
on Android (even for the older versions).

~Roger