Bolt Release Notes

Find out what's included in the latest version of Pugpig Bolt for Android

V2.9 (Released 12/06/2020)
V2.8 (Released 26/02/2020)
V2.7 (Released 16/01/2020)
V2.6 (Released 29/11/2019)
V2.5 (Released 04/07/2019)
V2.4 (Released 08/03/2019)
V2.3 (Released 28/6/2018)
V2.2 (Released 28/6/2018)
V2.1 (Released 4/5/2018)
V1.5 (Released 20/11/2017)

 

2.9 - Timeline performance

Updated Zendesk, Appsflyer and Adobe SDKs to latest versions
Added the option to include a video to the app onboarding screens
Added pull to refresh functionality to timelines
Added a text resize option in settings
Added support for round icons
Added support for creating 3rd party accounts after in-app purchases
Improved downloading of timelines to improve performance
Timelines now show a last updated time
Move crash reporting from Fabric to Firebase

2.8 - AndroidX & Text resize

Initial support for AndroidX
Updated to Java 8 to allow Exoplayer capabilities
Updated Airship SDK to latest version
Added the ability to show a video on the onboarding screen
Added the ability to theme the toolbar logo in content view
Added Analytics event for tapping onboarding action button
Added firebase in-app messaging support
Added the ability to resize text from settings
Updated the image layout for the onboarding screen
Audio player will now be dismissed if the track finishes or if the app is force closed
Paywall now displays authorisation message, sign in and and subscribe buttons when necessary
Stories are now set to read if user stays on an article for 3 seconds

2.7 - Purchasing

Added new pricing strings and the ability to add purchase calls to action on certain buttons
Add support for localisable strings with substitutions
Added the ability to deep link to onboarding screens

2.6 - Firebase Deep-linking & Native Audio

Added the ability to edit timeline in settings
Added native font theming for timeline picker
Added deep linking support for firebase
Added support for external URLs as in-app deep links
Added deep link support to subscription modal and sign in screen
Added ability to theme Sign in and Subscribe cancel buttons
Added ability to set custom settings banner background colour
Added support for free trial/introductory pricing
Added additional theming options for subs modal
Added option to have a help screen deep-link action button
Added ability to handle subscriptions that are no longer actively sold
Added native audio support
Added background colour to audio player if album art does not exist
Content view toolbar will now hide on scroll
Added default image for audio notifications
Removed time from audio player notifications
Disabled buttons now visually reflect the fact that they're disabled

2.5 - Timeline Deep-linking

Added support for deep-links to non-content areas of the app
Added support for deep-linking to specific timeline groups
Added support for Airship tags and named user capabilities
Added ability to deep-link to a specific timeline within a timeline group

2.4 - Private & Marketing Timelines

Updated Amazon IAP SDK to v2.0.76
Added support for the latest Zendesk SDK
Added support for both private and marketing timelines
Added the ability to include saved timeline in a settings tab
Added draft tag to draft timelines in preview builds
Added progress indicator dots for onboarding pages
Added image gallery viewer - a user can tap on an image to swipe through all in an article
Added the ability to open article URLs as deeplinks
Improved theming options for settings page
Onboarding images now scale to fit on smaller devices

2.3 - Timeline reordering

- Added the ability to choose the order in which your timelines appear
- Added a message which pops on first run and informs users of the ability to choose and reorder timelines
- Made the today widget work correctly with multiple timelines

2.2 - In-App Purchases

- Added the ability to purchase access to premium content via auto-renewing subscriptions from the App Store
- Added a paywall that gives users the opportunity to sign in or purchase a subscription from the timeline or in the content view
- Timelines can now contain a mixture of paid and free content
- IAP purchases support iTunes introductory pricing
- Supports having a different layout for the first article in a timeline 

2.1 - Multiple Timelines

- Added support for multiple timelines. The app can now present numerous timelines which the user can swipe between. The user can also edit which timelines they see.
- The app can now feature help, terms and conditions and help screens.
- Added "share this app" and "rate this app" functionality 
- Added a settings view, accessible via the bottom menu
- Redesigned bottom menu, providing access to the saved timeline and settings
- Improved saved timeline behaviour
- Added the ability to swipe between widgets within the content view
- Added the ability to serve DFP ads in the content view via a 320x50 bottom banner
- Bolt now uses our new version of the timeline, which is much faster than previous iterations

1.5 - Offline Support

- Offline support. Bolt now pre-caches content that can be read later without a connection. 
- Paywall. Bolt content can now be hidden behind a paywall connected to your authorisation system
- Support for Playbuzz content as an iFrame in the app's timeline
- Various bug fixes and optimisations