Startup time of an application is often key in retaining your users so it can be critical to make start time as short as possible.
One factor that can contribute to the startup time of an AIR application is loading the definitions for the functionality in native extensions. This is normally done by AIR automatically however with the latest AIR release you can now specify an option on an extension in your application to delay load the extension functionality.
ANE updates, AIR SDK Manager
This year has been remarkably busy and unfortunately news updates were pushed down the list, but as the year comes to a close I'd like to update on what we see as the major native extension news over the past months.
Major changes across all our extensions include:
We have several major projects in the works including:
Some of the key recent changes are listed below.
Looking forward to another year of amazing AIR development!
AIR SDK Manager, Adverts, Application Rater
As the end of the year approaches we have been cleaning up a lot of the work we have done this year and starting to set out development goals for the first half of next year. As we enter into the final weeks of the year if there is anything in our extensions that you believe should have priority please let us know and we will be sure to schedule it for the beginning of the year.
Importantly this month Harman have released a beta of the new AIR SDK Manager.
AIR SDK Manager, Adverts, Application Rater
As the end of the year approaches we have been cleaning up a lot of the work we have done this year and starting to set out development goals for the first half of next year. As we enter into the final weeks of the year if there is anything in our extensions that you believe should have priority please let us know and we will be sure to schedule it for the beginning of the year.
Importantly this month Harman have released a beta of the new AIR SDK Manager.
Many of you will have received the following notice from Google over the previous months:
Starting on August 2, 2022, all new apps must use Billing Library version 4 or newer. By November 1, 2022, all updates to existing apps must use Billing Library version 4 or newer.
We are excited to announce that version 14 of the InAppBilling extension brings v5.0.0 of the Billing library so you will be able to update your applications before the November deadline for updates.
At some point in your application development when you start to store and share data you will need to handle user GDPR settings.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a European Union (EU) regulation that mandates how an organisation should handle personal data.
If you use personalised advertising or store user related data on your server then you will need to address GDPR concerns in your application.