Other B4A v11.5 BETA is available for download

Status
Not open for further replies.

Erel

B4X founder
Staff member
Licensed User
Longtime User
I'm happy to release v11.50 BETA #1. This is an important update.
One of the major steps during compilation is the conversion of the Java bytecode into Android (Dalvik) runtime bytecode. It is called "dexing". This was done by the optimized dexer which was implemented before B4A v1.00 was released. The main problem with the previous tool was the lack of support for Java 8 features, which are now used by many newer SDKs.
The workarounds didn't always work.

Starting from v11.50 the optimized dexer was removed and B4A uses Google's D8 tool during compilation. It is more powerful and it is also faster, especially with larger projects, as it allows implementing incremental compilation. Libraries are dexed once when needed. The code is also dexed incrementally.

Other than that this version also adds support for targetSdkVersion = 31. I still recommend setting it to 30 for now.

  • Optimized dexer replaced with D8 tool.
  • Support for targetSdkVersion=31.
  • New #ExcludedLib attribute that is required in some cases when multiple native libraries with different versions are referenced.
  • Updated internal libraries: OkHttp v1.50, OkHttpUtils2 v3.00, PreoptimizedCLV v1.21, Network v1.53, B4XTable v1.22, KeyValueStore v2.31, SMM v1.12, NB6 v1.02, FirebaseNotifications v2.01, B4XCollections v1.13
  • #ExcludedClasses attribute removed.
  • Bug fixes and other minor improvements.
Note that the code signing certificate was replaced. This can lead to false malware detections.

Download link: https://www.b4x.com/android/files/beta.exe
Please start a new thread if/when you encounter any problem with the beta.

If you want to set targetSdKVersion to 31 then the main changes are:
- When requesting the fine location permission the user can choose to limit your app to coarse location. The code to handle it is:
B4X:
rp.CheckAndRequest(rp.PERMISSION_ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION)
Wait For B4XPage_PermissionResult (Permission As String, Result As Boolean)
If Result Or rp.Check(rp.PERMISSION_ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION) Then
 'we have location permission
End If
- With a few exceptions it is no longer possible to start services in the background. One of the consequences of this restriction is that push notification messages should be sent as high priority messages. You need to set it in the B4J sending code:
B4X:
m.Put("priority", 10)
- StartServiceAt / StartServiceAtExact: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/t...-is-available-for-download.139120/post-880849
 
Last edited:

Star-Dust

Expert
Licensed User
Longtime User
- With a few exceptions it is no longer possible to start services in the background. One of the consequences of this restriction is that push notification messages should be sent as high priority messages

Draw on top of other app is possibile?

 

Jmu5667

Well-Known Member
Licensed User
Longtime User
Draw on top of other app is possibile?

I am using this on a few apps, all seem to work with 11.5 Beta, Opne JDK 11, SDK 30.
 

Dieter Baumgartner

Member
Licensed User
Longtime User
Got this message when compiling my working project with the new 11.5 Beta.
1647344661422.png
 

Ilya G.

Active Member
Licensed User
Longtime User
Is it possible to do something similar? showing a separate compilation window causes some discomfort in use
 

MikeH

Well-Known Member
Licensed User
Longtime User
B4 and after:

1647454899329.png




1647454915033.png


A noticeably big improvement in compilation speed.

I had to use #Multidex: True to avoid that error.

#ExcludeClasses no longer works, not sure if that was noted. Maybe because of the new #ExcludedLib attribute? It's no big deal.

Looking forward to trying out the other new features.
Thank you Erel :)
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top