Oracle Mobile Application Framework 2.6.0 Patch 2 Release Notes

New Features in 2.6.0.  This does not change in patch 1 or 2.

  1. For MAF applications on the iOS platform, you must use Xcode 10.x to build and release your MAF applications for this release. For more information, see Using Xcode 10.x with MAF 2.6.0.
  2. MAF applications on iOS 12 devices can receive voice commands issued by Siri. For information about how to integrate this capability into your MAF application, see Implementing Sirikit for Use on iOS Devices.
  3. You can now configure a single sign-on connection in a MAF application to remember the user’s ID for subsequent logins by adding enablerememberusername value="true" element to the connection. See How to Configure Single Sign-On in a MAF Application.
  4. MAF applications on Android must now use Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) rather than Google Cloud Messaging (GCM), which has been deprecated by Google. For information about how to migrate to use FCM, see Migrating an Application to MAF 2.6.0.

Fixed Issues - Patch 2

  1. 29869267 - ERROR WITH SERVER USING SELF-SIGNED CERTIFICATE
    iOS and Android.
  2. 29825284 - SSO ENABLED - REMEMBER DEVICE IN SSO PAGE NOT WORKING
    All platforms. After login, Remember device page comes up where user can click on the checkbox for device to recognized when user logs in the second time is not working.
  3. 29807266 - SSO ENABLED - ALERT BOX IS NOT SHOWN AFTER CONFIGURATION DOWNLOAD WITH SSO
    iOS. Post download of customizations we show a notification alert incase of SSO environment to notify users to restart the app.
  4. 29537263 - ORIENTATION CHANGE FROM PORTRAIT TO LANDSCAPE AND BACK TO PORTRAIT BREAKS
    All platforms. App layout becomes mixed up and unresponsive. Have to restart the app.

Fixed Issues - Patch 1

  1. 29670104 - COMPANY SINGLE SIGN-ON LANDING SCREEN BROKEN
    Was only reported on iPhone XR.
  2. 29556945 - USERNAME NOT REMEMBERED IN THE SSO LOGIN PAGE
    All platoforms.

Known Issues

  1. 29866252 - LOGIN API IS NOT SENDING ACCEPT-LANGUAGE HEADER FROM ANDROID DEVICE
    Android. Application will use server language in this use case. - Fix will be in the 2.6.1 release.
  2. 29812727 - SSO ENABLED - SANDBOX IS NOT GETTING DOWNLOADED
    All platforms. Once the sandbox is downloaded restart the app, but the new contents are not reflected.
  3. 29825758 - 5TH ATTEMPT OF LOGIN INVALID CREDENTIALS DOESN'T THROW ANY ERROR
    All platforms. Name and password are removed. No access is given, so no security threat.
  4. 30024440 - DATE PICKER COLOR IS OFF AND SHOWS MILLISECONDS
    Android.
    1. The background color of date field looks grayish
    2. If the date value contains milliseconds then the date picker value also shows milliseconds. Now, if we click on the Date picker and select date then it doesn't show the milliseconds.
  5. 30021710 - Android system webview 75.0.3770.101 not rendering properly
    Android.
    UI components like Select and Date pickers are not rendering properly. This behavior is seen in apps built with MAF2.5.0 as well.