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The AppStudio Team has released a new Release Candidate build (RC beta build) of ArcGIS AppStudio 5.0 to the Esri Early Adopter Community.  As we are just weeks away from the official release of AppStudio 5.0, this is an important time to test your apps with the AppStudio RC beta so we can address any urgent issues if found.   Reminder: This release includes some major underlying changes to AppStudio, the most significant is support for Qt 5.15 and ArcGIS Runtime SDK for Qt 100.10. (see this blog post for more information) There is a possibility that this update will introduce breaking changes for your current AppStudio apps. Important: Starting in April 2021 all iOS apps submitted to the Apple App Store must be built with Xcode 12.  Support for Xcode 12 is now part of ArcGIS AppStudio 5.0 and the AppStudio 5.0 Cloud Make service.  We encourage you to test this new build service for your apps, especially if you have plans to submit or update an app to the Apple App Store in the upcoming weeks or months.   Access software from the Esri EAC To access the AppStudio 5.0 RC beta builds visit the Esri Early Adopter Community website (EAC). Install ArcGIS AppStudio Desktop 5.0.x (Windows, MacOS, Linux) from the Software Download section. AppStudio Player 5.0.x (Android): Download and install AppStudio Player 5.0.x from here. AppStudio Player 5.0.x (iOS) is available via Apple's TestFlight: Download and install AppStudio Player 5.0.x from here.   Some of the other features in AppStudio 5.0 include: ArcGIS Runtime has been updated to 100.10. and Qt has been updated to version 5.15.2. Slovak is now a supported language. Support has been added for building your app as an Android App Bundle. A number of sample apps have been updated to fix bugs caused by updates to the ArcGIS Runtime, Qt, and Android file paths. The AppFramework Battery component has been finalized. AppStudio Player include the following: All templates have been updated to use ArcGIS Runtime 100.10 and Qt 5.15.2. Slovak is now a supported language.     Thank you, ArcGIS AppStudio Team.  ... View more

NOTICE: ArcGIS AppStudio Deprecation Information – Updated November 2021 The goal of AppStudio is to bring native app creation tools to all ArcGIS users. If you peel back the technical layers of the AppStudio stack you will find various components such as the Qt SDK, Android SDK, Apple Xcode, and ArcGIS Runtime that enable things like cross-platform development and geospatial mapping tools. These components are development projects in themselves, each with release timelines and retirement dates. This blog post is an update on some recent and future software deprecations. We hope this information will help you in planning your strategy when developing AppStudio apps and supporting your users. November 2021 Windows 32bit Operating Systems – Deprecation For users who are running AppStudio apps on Windows 32bit devices, it is necessary that you have an immediate migration strategy to move to Windows 64-bit apps and devices in the future. The Qt Company has ended support for building Windows 32-bit apps with the release of Qt 6.x last year. ArcGIS AppStudio will remove and retire support for Windows 32bit in 2022.     April 2021   Support for iOS 12 - Deprecation Q2 2021 AppStudio 5.0 (released Aprile 2021) is the last version of AppStudio to support iOS 12. This means that apps built with future versions of AppStudio will not work on some older devices such as the iPhone 5s/6/6Plus, iPad Mini 2/3, and iPad Air (2013).   September 2020   AppStudio 2.1 Cloud Make Servers Shutdown– Effective September 2020 This is a notice that the ArcGIS Cloud Make servers that supported previously retired AppStudio 2.1 and ArcGIS Runtime 10.2.6 has been taken offline. Please see this blog post for more detailed information about the AppStudio 2.1 deprecation. https://community.esri.com/groups/appstudio/blog/2018/12/15/important-notice-appstudio-21-deprecation-and-platform-support-information   Android 5.0 – Deprecation Q4 2020 AppStudio 4.4 is scheduled to be released in Q4 2020 and will be the last release to support Android 5.0. After the release of AppStudio 4.4, the minimum supported version will be Android 6.0.   Ubuntu Linux 16.04 – Deprecation Q1 2021 ArcGIS AppStudio 4.3 supports Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04. ArcGIS AppStudio 5.0 is scheduled to release in Q1 or 2021 and at that time we will deprecate support for Ubuntu Linux 16.04. AppStudio 5.0 will have support for Ubuntu 18.04 and 20.04.   Universal Windows Platform (UWP) Apps – Deprecation Q1 2021 AppStudio 5.0 is scheduled to be released in the first quarter of 2021 and will not support building Universal Windows Platform apps. AppStudio 4.4 in Q4 of 2020 will be the last version to support UWP. If you are delivering Windows apps in the future it is suggested that you use Windows 64 bit builds.   Windows 32bit Operating Systems – Future Deprecation For users who are running AppStudio apps on Windows 32bit devices, it is necessary that you have a migration strategy to move to Windows 64bit devices in the future. The Qt Company is ending support for building Windows 32-bit apps with the release of Qt 6.0 in Dec of 2020. ArcGIS AppStudio will stay on a Qt 5.x version until at least the end of 2021 which will provide Windows 32bit support.   ANGLE Rendering Support for Windows Apps – Future Deprecation When AppStudio moves to the Qt 6.0 framework the ANGLE graphics rendering option will be deprecated, currently, the target date for this is Q1 2022. ... View more

Use this discussion thread to ask questions that you would like answered during the AppStudio Workshop 2020. Use the "Add a Reply" button below to ask your question and we will either answer the question in this thread of discuss it at our next workshop session. ... View more

NOTICE: This AppStudio Workshop is now full. Those interested in the workshop can register to be put on the waitlist and notified of future workshops. AppStudio for ArcGIS Virtual Workshop The AppStudio for ArcGIS team will be holding a free virtual workshop starting on April 28 th . This hands-on workshop will give attendees the knowledge and skills they need to quickly start building cross-platform native apps with AppStudio.  The workshop is divided into 4 sections which will be presented over a two week period.  Please see the agenda below for details on workshop dates and times. Who should attend? Esri users who are interested in building cross-platform apps using AppStudio for ArcGIS.   We will be using Zoom video conferencing technology to present the workshop, this will give the AppStudio team the ability to interact with attendees through chat and video conferencing. We will post the workshop video recording each day, this will give attendees with scheduling conflicts an opportunity to catch up on the material before the next section.   This is a free workshop, but you must register to attend as space will be limited.   Cost: Free If you are interested in attending, please click the Register button above and complete the registration form.  If you have any questions about the workshop, send an email to appstudiofeedback@esri.com.   -The AppStudio Team     Agenda: Tuesday April 28 th   9:00am – 12:00pm PST Day 1 – ArcGIS AppStudio: The Basics Workshop Introduction and Prep AppStudio Overview Tour of AppStudio Desktop Introduction to AppStudio Player Exercise Configuring your first App Thursday April 30 th   9:00am – 12:00pm PST Day 2 – ArcGIS AppStudio: Design, Distribution and Customization Tips and Tricks of App Design Distributing your AppStudio Apps The AppStudio Architecture Customizing your app with Code Introduction to Qt Creator Working with QML + JavaScript Exercise: Customizing an App with code  Tuesday May 5 th   9:00am – 12:00pm PST Day 3 – ArcGIS AppStudio: Coding Essentials Testing and Debugging your Apps Using Sample code in your app AppStudio Coding Concepts Building Layouts with QML Using JavaScript in your Apps Exercise: Create an app from Scratch Thursday May 7 th  9:00am – 12:00pm PST Day 4 – ArcGIS AppStudio: Mapping and Advanced Components Introduction to ArcGIS Runtime Exercise: Putting a Map in your App The Benefits of the AppStudio Framework Add cross-platform functionality with Plugins Exercise: Add Framework Components to your App ... View more

ArcPad 10.2.6 is available to download from My Esri.   The key areas of improvement in ArcPad 10.2.6 are the behavior of subtype defaults, the ability to filter NMEA sentences and the ability to run the ArcPad Data Manager tools in debug mode. (details below) NOTE: The retirement date for ArcPad 10.2.6 has been extended to December 31st 2021. ArcPad will continue to be supported through December 31, 2021, at which time the product will be retired and support will end. See the ArcPad Product Life Cycle document for more information. ArcPad When you change a subtype value in ArcPad, all unedited subtype defined defaults in other fields, are automatically changed to match the defaults of the subtype. (NIM080188) New extension NMEAFilter has been added that allows the user to filter specific NMEA sentences from being used by ArcPad. Filtered messages are greyed out in the GPS/Rangefinder debug window and not used when determining a location. (BUG-000114664) Note: To filter messages, apply a value to the NMEAFILTERS user property. For example, to use only GPS NMEA messages, in the ArcPad script window enter and execute the following: Application.userProperties("NMEAFILTERS") = "$GP;!$". One or more filters can be supplied, separated by a semicolon. Example values include: $—Accept all NMEA messages. !$—Reject all NMEA messages. $GP;!$—Accept only GPS messages, reject all other messages. $GN;!$—Accept only GNSS messages, reject all other messages. $GL;!$—Accept only GLONASS messages, reject all other messages. $BD;!$—Accept only Beidou messages, reject all other messages. $GN;$GL;!$—Accept both GNSS and GLONASS messages, reject all other messages. !$GP;$—Reject all GPS messages, accept all other messages. !$BD;$—Reject all Beidou messages, accept all other messages. __________________________________________________________ To see filtered messages (displayed in grey), select GPS/Rangefinder Debug from the GPS Active menu on the Main toolbar. ArcPad Data Manager Debug version of ArcPadToolsGen2.dll is now included in the installation. This may assist troubleshooting check-in or check out issues by providing more error diagnostics. To use, replace the file C:\Program Files (x86)\ArcGIS\ArcPad10.2\DesktopTools10.0\ArcPadToolsGen2.dll file with the one located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\ArcGIS\ArcPad10.2\Extras folder. Perform your check out or check-in as intended. If the Data Manager crashes, save the error information supplied, and send to Esri Technical Support for more assistance. TLS 1.1 no longer supported Syncing of feature services and the upload and download of ArcPad Packages hosted in ArcGIS Online will continue to be available to users on devices that support TLS 1.2. Windows (7, 8.1, 10) can be updated to support TLS 1.2 and Windows Embedded HandHeld 7.0 devices can be patched by the manufacturer. Devices that only support TLS 1.1 can not use secured feature services and ArcPad Packages hosted in ArcGIS Online. ... View more

The AppStudio team is hard at work on the next version of AppStudio for ArcGIS (version 4.0). As always there will be technical updates to the software, but with this new version there will also come some significant changes to how we license the software. More details about the new technical features and capabilities coming with AppStudio 4.0 are detailed in this blog post, but here is an overview of the highlights. New 3D Scene Viewer template AppStudio extension for Visual Studio Code (open VS Code from AppStudio, write QML) Support for opening a permission dialog while app is running Preview file before sharing Change language while app is running Updates to JavaScript environment (ECMAScript 7) If you want access to the AppStudio 4.0 beta visit the AppStudio for ArcGIS Early Adopter Community. Licensing Changes AppStudio is a powerful suite of tools that provides our users an easy to use, yet extremely robust cross-platform app development experience. We want more ArcGIS users to experience the full power of AppStudio, and have access to more templates, layouts, samples, and tools. To give access to more of what AppStudio has to offer, we have decided to make some changes to the license levels. Name Change First things first, we are changing the name of the licensing levels Original Name New Name AppStudio for ArcGIS Basic AppStudio for ArcGIS AppStudio for ArcGIS Standard AppStudio for ArcGIS Developer Edition Just as before, every ArcGIS organization member with a user type of Creator or GIS Professional will have access to AppStudio for ArcGIS (we’ve dropped “Basic” from the name). If you have an AppStudio for ArcGIS Standard license it will be renamed to AppStudio for ArcGIS Developer Edition. We are also working on making an easier experience to purchase and provision an AppStudio Developer Edition license to the ArcGIS organization of your choice. What comes with an AppStudio for ArcGIS license? Previously, the AppStudio Basic license lets you create a native app from one of three templates on appstudio.arcgis.com. This online template experience offered minimal configuration options and required that maps and data be public. At version 4.0 all AppStudio for ArcGIS licenses now includes the AppStudio Desktop application. AppStudio Desktop lets you configure an app from a template, build an app from a layout, or add functionality to an app using code from one of our 70+ live samples. Speaking of code... also included is the ability to write custom code for your app using Qt Creator (installed with desktop) or Microsoft Visual Studio Code (using a new AppStudio extension). After you have created an app using AppStudio Desktop you can upload it to your ArcGIS organization and share it with others in your org using AppStudio Player. An AppStudio app stored in ArcGIS Online is just another item in your organization. And just as you share data, maps, and web apps with others, you can share your AppStudio apps and then run the app using AppStudio Player (more about AppStudio Player below). Note: The app building experience on appstudio.arcgis.com will be retired on August 15th, 2019, see the Q&A below for more information. What comes with an AppStudio for ArcGIS Developer Edition license? The Developer Edition license adds a few key components for more advanced developers or those who want to distribute their apps as a standalone installed app via a public app store or an enterprise deployment. The Developer Edition includes a set of Enterprise templates such as Survey123, AuGeo, and AppStudio Player. Access to the AppStudio cloud Make service is also included with the Developer Edition so you can generate app installation files for iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, and Linux. This table highlights the capabilities of AppStudio editions at version 4.0: AppStudio for ArcGIS AppStudio Developer Edition Download and use AppStudio Desktop X X Convert your ArcGIS web maps into mobile apps X X Build apps with no coding, using configurable app templates X X Extend apps built using the configurable app templates X X Create custom apps using your developer skills X X Share apps within your ArcGIS organization using AppStudio Player X X Use Cloud Make to build install executables (Android, iOS, Windows, OS X Linux) X Publish to the Apple and Google Play app stores X Use Mobile Device Management (MDM) systems to share in an Enterprise X Access to AppStudio enterprise app templates (Survey123, QuickCapture, AuGeo, more...) X In the future - Create add-ins for Survey123 for ArcGIS X We are excited about these new changes to AppStudio and the opportunity to share more of the great tools in AppStudio with a larger audience. We understand that these changes may be disruptive for some of our existing users who have been using the web experience to build apps. Please reach out to us (appstudiofeedback@esri.com) so we can better help you through this license transition. Below is a Q&A to help with some of the common questions we think people might have. If you have other questions, please leave them in the comments section below. Thank You – The AppStudio team Q & A What will happen to the app building experience on appstudio.arcgis.com website? The template based app building tools on appstudio.arcgis.com will be shutdown August 15th, 2019 with the release of AppStudio 4.0. Going forward you will use the tools in AppStudio Desktop to configure an app based on one of the standard templates (Map Viewer, Map Tour, Quick Report). AppStudio Desktop offers many more settings for these templates, so you have more control configuring the look and feel of your app... without writing any code. Some of the settings you can configure in AppStudio desktop include the app color, text color, custom fonts, feedback email, offline map package, and more. If you have already created apps using the website tools those apps will not go away, you can download and further customize those apps using AppStudio Desktop. What AppStudio license level has access to generate a build? (access to cloud Make) A significant change in the licensing is that to generate a standalone install build (suitable for submitting to the app stores) for an app will require an AppStudio Developer Edition license. Those users who have created apps from the website experience using an AppStudio Basic license will no longer have access to generate a standalone build of their app after August 15th, 2019. How do I share my app with others using AppStudio Player for ArcGIS? AppStudio for ArcGIS Player is an amazing tool that can transform how you distribute apps in your organization. Using AppStudio Player is like having a private app store, which you control. You can determine who has access to what apps in your organization and when they get updated. Here how it works: 1. Create an app using AppStudio Desktop 2. Using AppStudio Desktop upload your app to ArcGIS Online or Enterprise 3. In your portal set the sharing property to share your app with others in your ArcGIS organization. Share it with a group of users, the entire organization, or even the public. 4. The end user of the app downloads AppStudio Player onto their device from the app stores or from the AppStudio website. 5. They login using their username/password for their ArcGIS organization. 6. Next, they download the shared app to the device 7. Now they can run the app as a native application right within AppStudio Player ... View more

The goal of AppStudio is to bring native app creation tools to all ArcGIS users. As you know AppStudio provides productivity tools for building, testing, and distributing apps that can be used by both developer and non-developers...and everyone in-between.  If you peel back the technical layers of the AppStudio stack you will find various components such as the Qt SDK, Android SDK, Apple Xcode and ArcGIS Runtime that enable things like cross platform development and geospatial mapping tools.  These components are development projects in themselves, each with release timelines and feature updates. This blog post is to update you on some the current state of AppStudio versions and upcoming important dates and dependencies for different platforms.   AppStudio for ArcGIS 2.1 Deprecation and ArcGIS Runtime 10.2.6 Retirement The ArcGIS Runtime is the core mapping component that gives AppStudio access to various mapping and geospatial capabilities. The initial 1.0 release of AppStudio was built on earlier 10.2.x version of the ArcGIS Runtime, and at AppStudio 2.0 we included support for both the 10.2.x Runtime as well as introduced the new 100.x Runtime.  In April of 2018 AppStudio 3.0 was released and the 10.2.x Runtime was removed completely form the AppStudio product. The 10.2.6 ver of ArcGIS Runtime for Qt that was included in AppStudio 2.1 is now in Mature Support. This means that it will no longer receive updates, patches, or platform testing and certification. AppStudio for ArcGIS 2.1 has been in Mature Support since April 2018 and will be retired starting April 1 2019. Because of the support status of ArcGIS Runtime 10.2.x and issues with submitting to app stores (see the next sections), AppStudio 2.1 is being deprecated and it is recommended that users move any current development projects to a newer version of AppStudio. The apps you have already created and/or published to the app stores will continue to work, but your ability to support and enhance these apps will be limited (see next section about Android and iOS support). The AppStudio 2.1 Desktop download has already been removed from our website, if you require access to download AppStudio Desktop 2.1 for app maintenance purpose please reach out to the AppStudio team directly at appstudio@esri.com.   Android API Level 26 Requirement for the Google Play Store At the beginning of November 2018 any Android app submitted to the Google Play Store (new app or update to existing app) needs to be built to target the Android API Level 26 (Android 8.0) or higher.  The AppStudio Cloud Make servers have been upgraded to support API Level 26 Android builds if you are using AppStudio Desktop 3.0 or higher.  If you have apps built with AppStudio 2.1 earlier you will not be able to submit an apps (new or update) to the Google Play Store. Xcode 9 / iOS 11 SDK Requirement for the Apple App Store The Apple App Store currently requires that all new apps and updates are built with Xcode 9 (iOS 11 SDK). AppStudio 2.1 and the ArcGIS Runtime 10.2.6 are use an older verion of Xcdoe and thus are not capable of creating iOS binaries (IPA files) that meet the App Store requirement.   April 2019 Xcode 10.1 / iOS 12 SKD Requirement for the Apple App Store When you request an iOS build using the AppStudio Cloud Make service your AppStudio app is compiled using Apple’s Xcode tools to create a binary (ipa) file suitable for distribution.  In March 2019 Apple Inc will require that all apps (new and updates) submitted to the Apple App Store are compiled using a XCode 10.1.  This timing of the requirement is problematic because support for XCode 10 in the Qt SDK is a recent addition and the ArcGIS Runtime for Qt is still working on support for this version of the Qt SDK.  What does this mean for the AppStudio Developers? Starting in March of 2019 you will not be able to submit AppStudio app to the Apple App Store using any version of AppStudio, including the released 3.2 version of AppStudio.  We will release a beta version of AppStudio 3.3 in the beginning of March that supports Xcode 10 so you can develop and test your apps in preparation of the final release. In April we will release AppStudio 3.3 with support for Xcode 10.1 and providing a way for you to submit apps to the Apple App Store on a released version of AppStudio.  We are providing this information so you can plan accordingly with any iOS releases that may be scheduled for March or April 2019.  If you have questions or concerns about the timeline for iOS / Xcode 10.1 support, please contact the AppStudio Team appstudio@esri.com.     Ref links https://support.esri.com/en/Products/Developers/native-runtime-sdks/arcgis-runtime-sdk-for-qt/10-2-6#product-support   https://support.esri.com/en/Products/Apps/app-builders/AppStudio-for-ArcGIS/3-1#product-support   https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2017/12/improving-app-security-and-performance.html   https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=05072018a   https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=09122018c ... View more