iOS

This page contains an overview of all relevant changes made to the Social Plus UIKit modules and the latest version releases.

New Features:

  • Introduced the ability to create, interact with, and view Poll Posts.

  • Updated the community profile page to hide the Create Post button for users without permission to create posts.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.49.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.49.3

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.45.0

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0


New Features:

  • Introduced gesture-based navigation for moving between story targets.

  • Introduced new story creation permissions to AmitySocialHomePage and AmityCommunityProfilePage.

Fixes:

  • Fixed an issue causing a crash related to NSDataDetector.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.49.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.49.3

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.46.0

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0


New Features:

  • Introduced the ability to create, interact with, and display them across all feeds.

  • Introduced functionality to hide the Create Post button on the community profile page if the user lacks permission to create posts.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0+

  • Realm Version: 10.49.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.49.3

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.45.0

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0


New Features:

  • Removed MobileVLCKit and AmityVideoPlayer from UIKit v4 and now rely on the AmityUIKitLivestream framework instead.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.49.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.49.3

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.45.0

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0

Fixes:

  • Fixed an issue where the navigation bar was hidden in AmitySocialHomePage.

  • Fixed an issue with the image/video picker when selecting media stored in iCloud.

  • Fixed a navigation issue from the News Feed to the User Feed and Community Feed.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.49.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.49.3

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.44.0

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0


Fixes:

  • Fixed a permission issue for UIKitLivestream.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.49.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.49.3

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.44.0

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0


Version 3.20.11 (2024-10-09)

New Features:

  • Introduced functionality to display only communities where users have permission to post when creating posts on the Global Feed.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.49.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.49.3

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.43.0

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0


New Features:

  • Introduced globally featured posts in the News Feed.

  • Introduced brand user display in comments.

  • Introduced the ability to display and view livestream posts.

  • Introduced functionality to display only communities where users can post when creating posts from the Global Feed.

Fixes:

  • Fixed various bugs in User Feed and Social UIKit v4.0.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.49.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.49.3

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.43.0

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0


New Features:

  • Introduced User Feed, User Image and Video Feed, and related pages.

Fixes:

  • Fixed an issue where the community profile's Pinned tab did not display a featured post unless it was pinned.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.42.1

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0


New Features:

  • Introduced Image and Video feeds to the Community Profile page.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.49.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.49.3

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.42.1

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0


New Features:

  • Introduced Community Categories, Recommended Communities, and Trending Communities components in UIKit V4.

  • Introduced All Categories page and Communities by Category page in UIKit V4.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.49.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.49.3

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.42.0

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0


New Features:

  • Added support for displaying posts from a brand, with a brand icon next to the username if the author is a brand.

  • Introduced Community Creation and Community Setting pages.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.49.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.49.3

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.42.0

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0


New Features:

  • Introduced support for uploading HEIC images and HDR videos with HEVC encoding. UIKit now converts files to the appropriate format before uploading.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.49.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.49.3

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.41.0

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0


New Features:

  • Introduced the removal of deleted users when querying Followers, Followings, and Blocked users.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.49.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.49.3

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.41.0

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0


Version 3.20.10 (2024-08-15)

New Features:

  • Introduced the removal of deleted users when querying Followers and Followingusers.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.49.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.49.3

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.40.0

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0


New Features:

  • Changed the announcement post to a featured post.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.49.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.49.3

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.40.0

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0


New Features:

  • Removed the deleted user from channel members and community members.

Fixes:

  • Fixed various bugs in Social UIKit v4.0.

  • Fixed an issue where the non-member user list was shown when trying to mention in a comment.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.49.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.49.3

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.39.0

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0


Version 3.20.9 (2024-08-02)

New Features:

  • Removed the deleted user from channel members, and community members.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.49.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.49.3

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.39.0

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0


New Features:

  • Integrated announcement post and pin tab into AmityCommunityProfilePage.

  • Introduced AmityCommunityPinnedPostComponent.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.49.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.49.3

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.39.0

  • Minimum Target: iOS 14.0


Version 3.20.8 (2024-07-12)

Fixes:

  • Fixed the issue where highlights were not displaying correctly in posts and comments.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.49.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.49.3

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.38.0

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0


New Features

  • Introduced Community profile page.

  • Supported Text Image and Video post creation.

  • Supported Premium Ads in community feed.

Fixes

  • Fixed various bugs in the new Social UIKit v4.0

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.49.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.49.3

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.38.0

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0


New Features

  • Introduced AmitySocialV4Compatible page, a new version of AmityCommunityHomePageViewController, to work with Premium Ads.

  • Introduced Premium Ads in the NewsFeed, Story, and Comment of the v4 module.

  • Introduced the new AmitySocialHomePage, AmityPostDetailPage, and AmityPostComposerPage in the v4 module.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.49.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.49.3

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.37.0

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0


Version 3.20.7 (2024-07-05)

New Features

  • Added Authorization header for the video player.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.49.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.49.3

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.37.0

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0


Fixes

  • Fixed setting SG as the default region when setting up the AmityUIKit.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.49.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.49.3

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.35.0

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0


Version 3.20.6 (2024-06-04)

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where the message list did not show the first message when loaded.

  • Fixed an issue where newly created messages caused the scrollview offset to change.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.49.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.49.3

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.34.0

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0


New Features

  • Introduced message reactions in LiveChat, including adding/removing reactions and viewing the history of reactions. For more information please visit - Reaction List Component.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.49.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.49.3

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.34.0

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0


Version 3.20.2 (2024-04-05)

New Features

  • Update privacy manifest of Realm on AmitySDK

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.49.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.49.3

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.34.0

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0


New Features

  • An alert will be displayed when attempting to mention more than the allowable limit.

Fixes

  • Resolved pagination issue in the story global feed.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.49.1

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.49.1

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.33.0

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0


New Features

  • An alert will be displayed when attempting to mention more than the allowable limit.

Fixes

  • Resolved pagination issue in the story global feed.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.49.1

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.49.1

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.33.0

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0


New Features

  • Support for dark theme in live chat.

  • Limit maximum characters for message creation to 200 characters.

  • Highlight hyperlinks in text messages.

  • New confirmation popup dialog for failed messages.

  • Add functionality to report/unreport messages in live chat.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.49.1

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.49.1

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.32.0

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0


New Features

  • Added Privacy Manifest files in AmityUIKit and AmityUIKit4.

  • Enhanced community search by keyword in Searching Community Page.

  • Introduce live chat functionalities enabling users to view, create, and interact with messages in 'live' channels, for more details please visit Chat.

Deprecations:

  • Deprecated AmityStoryTabComponent(storyFeedType: StoryFeedType)) initializer. Use AmityStoryTabComponent(type: AmityStoryTabComponentType) instead.

  • Deprecated AmityCreateStoryPage(targetId: String, avatar: URL) initializer. Use AmityCreateStoryPage(targetId: String, targetType: AmityStoryTargetType) instead.

  • Deprecated AmityDraftStoryPage(targetId: String, avatar: URL, mediaType: .image(URL, UIImage)) initializer. Use AmityDraftStoryPage(targetId: String, targetType: AmityStoryTargetType, mediaType: AmityStoryMediaType) instead.

  • Deprecated AmityViewStoryPage(storyTargets: [AmityStoryTargetModel], startFromTargetIndex: 0) initializer. Use AmityViewStoryPage(type: AmityViewStoryPageType) instead.

  • Deprecated AmityCommentTrayComponent(referenceId: String, referenceType: AmityCommentReferenceType) initializer. Use AmityCommentTrayComponent(referenceId: String, referenceType: AmityCommentReferenceType, community: AmityCommunity?, shouldAllowInteraction: Bool = false, shouldAllowCreation: Bool = false) instead.

  • Deprecated AmityPostTargetPickerViewController.make(postContentType: AmityPostContentType) initializer. Use AmityTargetSelectionPage(type: AmityTargetSelectionPageType) instead.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.42.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.42.3

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.32.0


Version 3.20.2 (2024-04-05)

New Features

  • Fixed an issue in the community query that omitted some communities from the live collection if their display name contained the search keyword.

  • Corrected the implementation of the debouncer in community search functionality.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.42.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.42.3

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.30.0


New Features

  • Introduced a dark theme for the story feature.

  • Enabled users with 'manage story' permissions to delete stories.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.42.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.42.3

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.28.0


New Features

  • Supported mentioned comments in Story.

  • Enhanced story camera image capture mode.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.42.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.42.3

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.28.0


New Features

  • Added animation on opening and closing of AmityViewStoryPage.

  • Implemented whitelist URL and blocked word checking for URL attached to a Story in AmityHyperLinkConfigComponent.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.42.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.42.3

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.28.0


New Features

  • Introduced global story feed and supports viewing stories across different communities.

  • Added viewing mentioned users in story's comment.

  • Added an option to block/unblock user via user profile options menu.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.42.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.42.3

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.28.0


Version 3.20.0 (2024-03-06)

New Features

  • Display status icon next to comment which fails to sync with server. Tapping on status icon will show option to delete that failed comment.

  • Added alert message when user tries to use camera without granting camera permission.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.42.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.42.3

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.28.0


New Features

  • Introduced global story feed and supports viewing stories across different communities.

  • Added viewing mentioned users in story's comment.

  • Added an option to block/unblock user via user profile options menu.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.42.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.42.3

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.28.0


Version 3.19.0 (2024-02-21)

New Features

  • Added an option to block/unblock user via user profile options menu.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.42.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.42.3

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.27.0


Version 4.0.0-beta3 (2024-02-09)

New Features

  • Supported creating, editing and viewing comment to a story.

  • Supported adding reaction to story and a story's comment.

  • Supported adding hyperlink to story and viewing hyperlink item in a story.

  • Added Story Comment Setting in Community.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.42.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.42.3

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.26.0


New Features

  • Added Story Deletion feature.

  • Users now have the ability to mute or unmute video stories.

  • Added functionality for users to tap and hold to pause a story.

  • Introduced Story view count feature.

  • Integrated Story Seen State tracking.

  • Enabled swiping down to close the View Story Screen.

  • Added support for Fit/Fill options in creating image stories.

  • Updated Community Avatar Placeholders from a birthday-themed icon to a generic icon.

  • Implemented Story Settings for enhanced user control.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.42.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.42.3

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.26.0


New Features:

Amity UIKit 4.0 Framework

  • Introduction of UIKit 4.0 beta: A comprehensive overhaul of the UIKit, offering enhanced performance, scalability, and ease of use.

  • Modernized UI/UX: Adoption of the latest design trends and standards, ensuring a more intuitive and user-friendly experience.

Story Feature

  • Dynamic Story Creation: Users can now create interactive and engaging stories, similar to popular social media platforms.

  • Rich Media Support: Enhanced support for images, and videos within stories.

For further information please visit UIKit V4 (beta).

As of now, the enhanced customization options and the design updates in Amity UIKit 4.0 are exclusively available for the Story feature. These advancements provide a glimpse into the future possibilities of the toolkit. We plan to extend these capabilities to other features in future releases, continually expanding the versatility and applicability of the UIKit.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.42.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.42.3

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.24.0


Version 3.18.0 (2023-12-22)

Fixes:

  • Fixed user profile avatar is not updating.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.42.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.42.3

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.24.0


Version 3.17.0 (2023-11-12)

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.42.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.42.3

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.23.0


Version 3.16.0 (2023-11-17)

New Features:

  • Added Preview Link UI in the post. User can now see the preview UI of the URL included in the post content.

Fixes:

  • Fixed crash issue when playing recorded livestream video.

  • Fixed chat pagination issue.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.42.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.42.3

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.22.0

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0


Version 3.15.0 (2023-11-03)

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.42.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.42.3

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.21.0

Version 3.13.1 (2023-10-19)

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.42.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.42.3

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.20.0

Version 3.13.1 (2023-10-16)

Dependency Update:

  • Updated RealmSwift v10.42.3

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.42.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.42.3

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.19.1

Version 3.13.0 (2023-10-06)

Deprecations:

  • UIKit will not play recorded live streams itself. Please help to override openRecordedLiveStreamPlayer function in AmityEventHandler to play recorded live streams. Please check this live stream documentation for more detail.

Compatibility:

  • Xcode Version: 15.0

  • Realm Version: 10.42.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.42.3

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.19.0

Version 3.12.0 (2023-09-22)

Fixes

  • SDK Upgrade.

Compatibility

  • Xcode Version: 14.3.1

  • Realm Version: 10.42.3

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.42.3

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.18.0

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0

Version 3.11.0 (2023-09-08)

New Features

  • Supported moderator badge in comments.

  • Supported video duration in the video post gallery.

Compatibility

  • Xcode Version: 14.3.1

  • Realm Version: 10.41.1

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.17.0

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.41.1

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0

Version 3.10.2 (2023-09-04)

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where the livestream viewer froze when swiping or going back to the homepage device during a live broadcast.

  • Fixed missing video duration in the video gallery.

Compatibility

  • Xcode Version: 14.3.1

  • Realm Version: 10.42.0

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.42.0

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.15.2

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0

Version 3.10.1 (2023-08-23)

Fixes

  • Fixed the issue with the 'Follow' button on the user profile not functioning correctly.

Compatibility

  • Xcode Version: 14.3.1

  • Realm Version: 10.42.0

  • Realm Swift Version: 10.42.0

  • AmitySDK Version: 6.15.2

  • Minimum Target: iOS 13.0

Version 3.10.0 (2023-08-10)

Fixes

  • SDK Upgrade