Removal of Pega Mobile Client 7
Valid from Pega Version 8.5
You can now use a single Pega Mobile Client™ that improves app performance, app development, and meets all your mobile needs. With the introduction of new functionalities for mobile apps, Pega Mobile Client 7 is removed in Pega Platform™ 8.5.
Upgrade impact
After an upgrade to Pega 8.5, you can no longer build mobile apps based on Pega Mobile Client 7, and existing apps based on Pega Mobile Client 7 no longer connect to Pega Platform. App developers can now configure mobile apps with Pega Mobile Client.
What steps are required to update the application to be compatible with this change?
Existing clients that upgrade to Pega 8.5 are automatically switched to Pega Mobile Client.
Web portal reuse removed from the mobile channel
Valid from Pega Version 8.5
The reuse of web portals for creating mobile apps with a single web view is no longer supported. You can conveniently update your existing channels that reuse web portals to take advantage of the multiple-views experience and native mobile capabilities, such as native mobile list views or floating action buttons.
Upgrade impact
The Reuse web portal option is removed from Pega Platform 8.5 and later.
What steps are required to update the application to be compatible with this change?
App developers need to use the migration tool available on the mobile channel to move their apps to the recommended new navigation designer. When users open existing mobile channel with the Reuse web portal option configured, they are prompted to run through the wizard to upgrade the mobile channel to the latest Pega Mobile Client based configuration. When this is done, app developers should rebuild the app.
Native synchronization indicators for offline-enabled mobile apps
Valid from Pega Version 8.5
Offline-enabled mobile apps now include a set of native synchronization indicators. Indicators keep users informed about the data synchronization status, for example, the Syncing indicator appears when an app regains network connectivity and starts receiving responses from the server. You can customize the indicators to better suit the look and feel of your mobile app. For more information, see Customizing synchronization indicators.
Upgrade impact
After upgrading Pega Platform™ to version 8.5, your app does not include native synchronization indicators until you update your application to use UI-Kit 15.
What steps are required to update the application to be compatible with this change?
Update the UI Kit in your application to version 15. For more information, see Updating the UI Kit in your application.