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BlackBerry Dynamics SDK for iOS
 version 11.0

What's new in the
BlackBerry Dynamics SDK for iOS
 version 11.0

Changes to the SDK and software requirements:
Feature
Description
iOS
 16 readiness
iOS
 16 is supported in this release of
BlackBerry Dynamics SDK for iOS
. During the easy activation process, users will receive an
Allow Paste
 prompt when switching to authentication delegate if the app is using
BlackBerry Dynamics SDK for iOS
 version 10.2 or 10.1. As a result, you must update
BlackBerry Dynamics SDK for iOS
 to version 11.0 to avoid this usability issue.
Upcoming changes to
BlackBerry Dynamics SDK for iOS
 static library support
Support for the
BlackBerry Dynamics SDK for iOS
 static library will be deprecated in the 11.1 release and will no longer be available in a future release. At that time,
BlackBerry Dynamics SDK for iOS
 will support the dynamic framework only. For more information, see Using the BlackBerry Dynamics SDK dynamic framework.
WKWebView enhancements
The following WkWebView enhancements are new in this release of
BlackBerry Dynamics SDK for iOS
:
  • HTML5 persistent local storage is now supported.
Support for
Apple
 Silicon M1 devices
The following are now supported in this release of
BlackBerry Dynamics SDK for iOS
:
  • BlackBerry Dynamics
     apps using SDK version 11.0 or later are supported for
    Apple
     Silicon devices. Previously,
    BlackBerry Dynamics
     apps were blocked on this device type.
  • BlackBerry Dynamics
     apps running on
    Apple
     Silicon devices are reported as
    macOS
     apps in the
    UEM
     management console.
  • UEM
     administrators can control access to
    BlackBerry Dynamics
     apps using the
    macOS
     compliance settings available in the management console.
  • To support Easy Activation and authentication delegation, you will need to provide the
    macOS
     bundle ID for the app in the Apps settings in myAccount.
  • iOSAppOnMac apps now have a
    Reset User
     button on the login screen. This allows users to delete the provisioned user and wipe the existing application data, but not delete the app or container directories. Users will receive a confirmation prompt to ensure they want to reset the user.
Third-party IDP activation enhancements
Users can now activate a
BlackBerry Dynamics
 app through a third-party IDP, such as
Active Directory
 or
Okta
. Users can also sign in using their organizational credentials if they need to reset their app password or if their app has been locked. If this feature is enabled by an administrator, users will not need to request an unlock code through
UEM
 self-service or from their administrator.
Changes to Easy Activation on
iOS
 16
If a user is shown the password authentication screen during the Easy Activation process, the UI will now display the
BlackBerry
 icon instead of the icon for the app that is requesting activation.
Authentication enhancements
If a user's biometric authentication fails, they will be permitted to authenticate using their device passcode if the
UEM
 policy
Permit fallback to device passcode if biometric authentication fails
 is enabled by their
UEM
 administrator.
Unsupported NSURLSession properties
The following NSURLSession properties are new in
iOS
 16 and are not yet supported by
BlackBerry Dynamics SDK for iOS
:
  • Class: NSMutableURLRequest
    • property: requiresDNSSECValidation
  • Class: NSURLSessionConfiguration
    • property: requiresDNSSECValidation
Apple
 Live Text limitations
The
Apple
  Live Text APIs, introduced in
iOS
 16, allow apps to interact with text inside of images and perform an action on that text such as copy and paste. These APIs are not secured by
BlackBerry Dynamics SDK for iOS
 and can not be limited by a DLP policy. As a result,
BlackBerry
 recommends that you do not use the following APIs in your app:
  • ImageAnalyzer
  • ImageAnalysis
  • ImageAnalysisInteraction
  • ImageAnalysisInteractionDelegate

BlackBerry Dynamics Launcher Library

This release uses
BlackBerry Dynamics Launcher Library
 version 3.5.0.328

Fixed issues

The following issues are fixed in this release:
An issue where
BlackBerry Tasks
 or
BlackBerry Notes
 would close when navigating to a different
BlackBerry
 app from the
BlackBerry Dynamics Launcher
, has been resolved. (GD-59086)
An issue where the spacing between UI elements would change when the device would change from portrait to landscape mode, has been resolved. (GD-59083)
An issue where multiple credential prompts would display when setting up a
Kerberos
 authentication method type test, has been resolved. (GD-59074)
An issue where the screen would continuously flash during the setup process on DEP devices has been resolved. (GD-58559)
An issue where a
BlackBerry Dynamics
 app that used ASWebAuthenticationSession with a
Kerberos
, NTLM, Digest, or Basic URL, would receive a 401 status code and would not prompt the user to enter their sign in credentials, has been resolved. (GD-56706)

Known issues or limitations

If a user provisions a
BlackBerry Dynamics
 app using biometric authentication (Touch ID or Face ID) while the
Permit fallback to device passcode if biometric authentication fails
 policy is enabled, sends the app to the background, returns the app to the foreground, and selects
Don't Allow
 at the Face ID prompt, the user will be forced to use the device passcode to unlock the container instead of the container password. The user will not be able to use the container password to unlock the app when it is sent to the background and returned to the foreground again.
Workaround
: The user must restart the app to be able to use the container password. To re-enable Face ID authentication to the app, the user must go to Device Settings > Face ID and Passcode > Other Apps and enable Face ID for the app.
On
iOS
 16, dictation is still operational even if the
Do not allow iOS dictation
BlackBerry Dynamics
 profile setting is enabled. (GD-59536)
On
iOS
 16, if a user views a .pdf in web view and long presses on some text in the file, a second pasteboard will appear with the buttons
Look up
,
Translate
, and
Share
. The
Translate
 and
share
 buttons are not operational. The
Look up
 button will display a preview, but it is not active and the user will not be able to navigate through it. (GD-58940)
If a
BlackBerry Dynamics
 app uses the
BlackBerry Dynamics
 static library, you will not be able to build that app on an
Apple
 M1 simulator.
If a user upgrades a
BlackBerry Dynamics
 app that uses SDK version 9.x or earlier to a new version that uses SDK 10.1 or later, the app will not retain any cookies. (GD-55766)
If a
BlackBerry Dynamics
 app uses
Kerberos
 authentication and the app tries to access a web page using an IP address, after the user enters their credentials, the web page does not load as expected and the user is prompted to enter their credentials again in a loop. (GD-54481)
Workaround
: When you develop
BlackBerry Dynamics
 apps, do not hard code URLs that use IP addresses. If users can manually enter a URL, instruct users to avoid URLs that use an IP address.
When an
Apple
 M1 device user tries to remove a
BlackBerry Dynamics
 app binary by moving it to the trash, the secure container is not removed from the device. (GD-53650)
Workaround:
 The user must delete the folder under ~/Library/Containers/BB_App_Name.