[Update March 5, 2020] BDK Native Apps v1.7 released

[lantzgould]

Hey @gaurav,

I forgot to as. When deployed, will this be available for Mac users using MacBooks etc?

[gaurav]

Nope. It’s for iOS and Android.
Macs don’t use either of those platforms.

[dos]

Thanks for all your answers Gaurav. Do you think it will be possible to deep-link into the app - eg, open the app > open the browser modal on a certain URL?

I am thinking of the ability to prompt the user with a push notification and then have them taken to exactly the right place to do something… This would open up huge functionality using the “get data from page URL” workflow steps too.

Is it possible to specify the camera being used in “take a picture” - eg, lock it down to the front (selfie) camera?

I’m just waiting for my dev account with Apple and then I’m - can you tell us (in general) if anyone has had issues getting their apps signed off by Apple or if anyone is live in the App Store yet?

[JohnMark]

Hello @gaurav ,

Any ETA for audio recording?

[gaurav]

Hey guys, sorry for getting back a bit late to these:

@dos

Thanks for all your answers Gaurav. Do you think it will be possible to deep-link into the app - eg, open the app > open the browser modal on a certain URL?

Yes it’s something I’m gonna be actively looking at soon. Has been on my list just never got around to it yet.

@dos

Is it possible to specify the camera being used in “take a picture” - eg, lock it down to the front (selfie) camera?

Let me look into it… should likely be possible & easy

@dos

can you tell us (in general) if anyone has had issues getting their apps signed off by Apple or if anyone is live in the App Store yet?

In regards to the native capabilities itself no one (atleast to my knowledge) has had issues with Apple. There have been other issues though… e.g. one client forgot to remove google play store logo from their bubble login page, another forgot to give them a testing username / password etc.

@JohnMark

Any ETA for audio recording?

Sorry not yet… I’m sorta there on the recording piece itself. Figuring out the best options to send data to the app after the recording is done. Had paused on this for a bit for something else I’m gonna share soon

[MrMaker]

I would like to ask about the agencies, are they able to use it until they can deliver it to the client at least on bubble side without the wrappers?

[gnelson]

Now your teasing us.

[gaurav]

BDK Native Apps - Build before you buy

Excited to announce that BDK Native Apps is now open for everyone to try out. Before: Start a project & purchase the BDK Native apps service You receive your native app & the plugin was authorized Start adding native capabilities into your bubble app Test your app with friends, beta and list to app store Now: Install the Native apps plugin from the bubble plugin store ($16) Start adding native capabilities into your bubble app Test your app through the ‘Preview mode’ in the demo app when v…

[gaurav]

Thanks for all your questions and feedback till date folks!
Now you can try out the BDK Native apps without paying for the entire service.

Cheers!
Gaurav

[majd]

Hi @gaurav
Am I able to create a native footer menu on both IOS and Android using this service ?
Something similar to this

Thank you
Majd

[JohnMark]

Yes, I tested it @majd !

[majd]

Awesome! thanks @JohnMark

[gaurav]

Hey @majd & @JohnMark,
Actually the footer in the demo app is just a floatinggroup on the bubble app itself.

@majd
I was looking into building the native footer feature into BDK Native App service but then realized it didn’t make sense as you can build a footer as the floating group in your bubble app itself

[caioprezia]

Hello @gaurav ,

I was wondering what is the “BN - Remove Loading” , “BN - Update Loading” and “BN - Render link” options?

Thank you!

[nocodeventure]

Can I make my web application native with this plugin?

[gaurav]

Hi @caioprezia,

The latest version includes a new feature that automatically showing a animation of your choice while the your bubble pages load This allows apps to have a rich feel like uber / facebook etc.

The ‘remove loading’ workflow step allows you to remove the animation. The ‘update loading’ workflow allows you to change the animation directly from your bubble app. I just added to the loading screen documentation that you can refer for details. You can also try these out in the preview mode from the demo app.

The render link is essentially a page reload (not very useful at the moment as you can refresh your bubble page from your bubble app itself; will add documentation soon)

[gaurav]

Yep that’s correct!

[caioprezia]

Thanks Gaurav! That’s a very useful feature (loading while ‘not so fast’ bubble loads the page).

I’ve tried the ‘update loading’ but not sure if I set it up correctly. I have a page called members. On that page I created a workflow (see the image attached)

When I load the page nothing happens. I still have the blank page while bubble is loading.

Thank you

[gaurav]

Hi @caioprezia,

If you’re trying it via the preview mode, do ensure you’re providing your app details in settings section.

If you’re trying this in your native app build I provided you, that won’t work since your app was built well before this feature was introduced. You can request a rebuild from your project page if you’re looking for this feature in your app.

[boostsalesgroup]

It would be nice if there is an option to set up background image for the loading screen.