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Release Notes Wikitude SDK Professional Edition

Wikitude SDK 9.9

Release Date: 2021-07-01

New

  • Replaced nlohmann json dependency with jsoncpp
  • Added support for XCFrameworks. Please check the updated Setup Guide to see how to use XCFrameworks in your project
  • Added support for Flutter 2.2.0

Fixed

  • Fixed a rare crash that could occur when using HTMLDrawables

Removed

  • Ended support for Android 5.1. Android 6.0 is now the new minimum supported version

Wikitude SDK 9.8.0

Release Date: 2021-05-18

Wikitude SDK 9.7.1

Release Date: 2021-04-28

Wikitude SDK 9.7.0

Release Date: 2021-04-06

Wikitude SDK 9.6.0

Release Date: 2021-02-23

New

  • Support Android scoped storage from SDK 29

Improved

  • On some Android devices camera access is improved when Camera2 API is not available

Fixed

  • Fixed back navigation if invalid URL is entered in the custom URL

Wikitude SDK 9.5.0

Release Date: 2020-12-01

New

  • Compatibility with Android 11
  • Support for ARCore 1.19.0
  • Upgrade and compatibility with Flutter version 1.22.3
  • Method to display native alerts for Android
  • Method to display native alerts for iOS
  • Method to ask if the internal WebView can navigate back

Improved

  • Faster initial recognition of Object Targets
  • Faster overall tracking of Object Targets
  • More accurate tracking of Object Targets in difficult situations
  • Better alignment of augmentations for Image Targets
  • The camera is no longer zoomed in on iOS devices with a 4:3 aspect ratio

Removed

  • The samples in the JavaScript API don't contain any jQuery anymore, making it easier to work with them.

Wikitude SDK 9.4.0

Release Date: 2020-10-21

Improved

  • Universal access from file URLs now enabled by default in the iOS ArchitectView.
  • Object Trackers initialize with fewer wrong poses

Wikitude SDK 9.3.1

Release Date: 2020-09-17

New

  • Compatibility with iOS 14

Known Issues

  • When using Xcode 12 check out the additional manual steps to move the script files.

Wikitude SDK 9.3

Release Date: 2020-08-25

Removed

  • Support for iOS 11. iOS 12 is now the new minimum supported version
  • Support for Android 5.0. Android 5.1 is now the new minimum supported version

Known Issues

  • There is an issue in some Android specific devices when using the capture screen functionality after sending the app to background where a dialog is shown with a permission denied message.

Wikitude SDK 9.2

Release Date: 2020-07-09

Improved

  • Image Tracking now behaves more stable against short, fast movements
  • Data communication with the Cloud Recognition version 2 service adapted, so that recognition accuracy is significantly improved (e.g. greater distance)
  • Update OpenSSL to version 1.1.1
  • Update Flutter version to 1.17.1
  • Added Flutter version in the info tab

Fixed

  • Fixed Cloud Recognition issue where accuracy was worse when HD or FullHD resolutions being were used
  • Html Drawable is disappeared after closing the external web site
  • Fixed freeze after sequence of device orientation changes
  • Fixed rare crash when onPause was called multiple times in rapid succession

Wikitude SDK 9.1.0

Release Date: 2020-05-19

Improved

  • Tracking is not lost when zooming camera
  • Improvements to accuracy for Object Recognition
  • Improved handling of first recognition for objects
  • Improved alignment of augmentations for image tracking when rotating target

Wikitude SDK 9.0.0

Release Date: 2020-03-31

New

  • Improved image tracking performance and stability

Fixed

  • Fixed a crash that happened when permissions are handled externally

Wikitude SDK 8.10.0

Release Date: 2019-12-10

Wikitude SDK 8.9.1

Release Date: 2019-09-30

Wikitude SDK 8.9

Release Date: 2019-09-24

New

  • Implemented support for iOS 13
  • Implemented support for Android 10

Improved

  • WebKit is now enabled by default, replaced all internal use of UIWebView with WKWebView.

Removed

  • Removed internal use of the deprecated UIWebView.
  • Removed all UIWebView related properties from the WTArchitectView API.
  • Removed shouldUseWebKit from the WTArchitectView API, since we only use WebKit now.

Wikitude SDK 8.7

Release Date: 2019-08-13

Improved

  • Camera frame handling is now faster for all platforms.
  • Range for detecting an image target using an ImageTracker has been significantly improved.

Wikitude SDK 8.6

Release Date: 2019-07-11

New

  • Initial release of the Wikitude Flutter plugin.

Improved

  • Changed plugin lifecycle behaviour. A call to pause is now always preceded by a call to resume

Removed

  • Support for wto 7.0 file format for Object Targets