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Applanga SDK for Android Localization CHANGELOG

Website: https://www.globallinkstrings.com

Applanga Android Documentation: https://www.globallinkstrings.com/docs/integration-documentation/android

Version 4.0.216 (5 Jun 2025)

Fixed

  • fixed issues for custom views using customView.setText(int id)

Added

  • general security checks
  • improved dev experience when working with different settings files linked to different projects on one device

Version 4.0.215 (24 Apr 2025)

Fixed

  • NullPointerException while parsing failed requests

Added

  • increased minSDK version to 21

Version 4.0.214 (23 Jan 2025)

Added

  • smaller bugfixes and internal performance improvements

Version 4.0.213 (12 Dec 2024)

Fixed

  • gradle 8 build issue for submodules

Version 4.0.212 (10 Dec 2024)

Fixed

  • improved internal requests

Version 4.0.210 (29 Nov 2024)

Added

  • improved screenshot algorithm

Version 4.0.209 (21 Nov 2024)

Added

  • added additional checks for system apps

Fixed

  • missing string upload for release builds

Version 4.0.207 (13 Nov 2024)

Added

  • internal exception logging
  • applanga sdk + plugin version warnings

Version 4.0.202 (8 May 2024)

Fixed

  • setHint NullPointerException

Version 4.0.201 (18 Apr 2024)

Added

  • public method to retrieve available languages on the dashboard

Version 4.0.200 (12 Mar 2024)

Added

  • improved Appium Screenshot support
  • gradle configuration cache support

Fixed

  • removed unnecessary warnings for Flutter and React-Native builds
  • missing string upload on windows machines

Version 4.0.199 (25 Jan 2024)

Added

  • shrinked very first Applanga.update() response
  • smaller general code optimizations

Fixed

  • fixed possible caching issues

Version 4.0.197 (7 Dec 2023)

Fixed

  • workaround for specific androidx version bug: IllegalArgumentException in LocaleList
  • setLanguage persistency issue

Version 4.0.196 (10 Nov 2023)

Fixed

  • NullPointerException for specific AndroidManifest configurations
  • reduced AAR size by removing accidentally added test resources

Version 4.0.195 (12 Oct 2023)

Added

  • option for system language fallback
  • more performant settings file handling
  • option for custom fallbacks
  • option for local string tagging in draft mode

Fixed

  • new language on the dashboard sync on first app start

Version 4.0.194 (20 Jul 2023)

Added

  • branching support for Flutter and React-Native

Version 4.0.193 (29 Jun 2023)

Fixed

  • fixed name collisions for applanga_meta if modules (or sub/sub-sub-modules) have the same name

Added

  • improved applanga_meta clean task

Version 4.0.191 (31 May 2023)

Fixed

  • duplicated menu with same item id in sub menu was wrongly displayed in some circumstances

Version 4.0.190 (25 May 2023)

Fixed

  • wrongly showing MissingApplangaSDKException

Added

  • improved settings file handling

Version 4.0.189 (11 May 2023)

Fixed

  • proguard duplicate class build error

Version 4.0.188 (26 Apr 2023)

Fixed

  • specific NavigationMenu.inflateMenu crash at runtime

Version 4.0.187 (25 Apr 2023)

Fixed

  • specific NavigationMenu.inflateMenu crash at build time

Version 4.0.186 (21 Apr 2023)

Fixed

  • cleaned up some build warnings
  • handles translation for custom NavigationMenu.inflateMenu implementations
  • fixed translations for menus with sub-items
  • fixed dialog title translation for list preferences

Added

  • added support for referenced (untranslatable) strings as preferences key

Version 4.0.184 (2 Mar 2023)

Added

  • settingsFileAutoUpdateRelease to update the settings file only for release builds
  • support for per-app language preferences
  • new Draft Mode dialog

Version 4.0.183 (22 Dec 2022)

Fixed

  • failure of screenshot uploads

Version 4.0.182 (6 Dec 2022)

Added

  • getTranslation, getTranslationArray, getQuantityTranslation as a replacement of the deprecated Applanga.getString methods

Version 4.0.181 (24 Nov 2022)

Fixed

  • Resources$NotFoundException for dynamic numeric string ids

Version 4.0.180 (10 Nov 2022)

Fixed

  • unit test detection failed for different setups

Version 4.0.179 (3 Nov 2022)

Added

  • NavController label support

Fixed

  • Applanga.setLanguage() for unit tests returns false

Version 4.0.178 (27 Oct 2022)

Fixed

  • Some configuration broke RTL layouts and TextView TextAlignment center

Version 4.0.177 (26 Oct 2022)

Fixed

  • Robolectric support and unit tests

Version 4.0.175 (11 Oct 2022)

Added

  • basic Robolectric support with limitations due to the AGP Plugin

Version 4.0.174 (6 Oct 2022)

Fixed

  • resolved proguard issues with fragment.getString in specific lambda methods

Version 4.0.173 (5 Oct 2022)

Fixed

  • fragment.getString fixed in specific typed lambda methods

Version 4.0.172 (27 Sep 2022)

Fixed

  • overriding attachBaseContext stopped views to be translated in some cases

Version 4.0.171 (15 Sep 2022)

Fixed

  • Java 11 issues with ASM transformer

Version 4.0.170 (14 Sep 2022)

Added

  • experimental support for kotlin multi-platform modules

Fixed

  • sync issues if plugin version is declared in top-level build.gradle

Version 4.0.169 (9 Sep 2022)

Added

  • better AGP version 7+ support
  • use of the new transforms API which make the build faster and more stable
  • automatic SDK initialization on app start
  • support for plugins{} notation
  • removed internal Applanga APIs from the Applanga Interface

Fixed

  • broken jar / zip error
  • unstable builds because internal AGP APIs in complex build scenarios

Version 3.0.167 (21 Jul 2022)

Fixed

  • build errors when using custom views with overloading setText method

Version 3.0.166 (12 Jul 2022)

Fixed

  • RTL layouts were ignored for specific cases

Version 3.0.165 (22 Jun 2022)

Fixed

  • improved internal applanga_meta xml parsing time -> affecting Applanga.init() startup time

Version 3.0.164 (8 Jun 2022)

Fixed

  • improved Applanga.init() startup time
  • fixed wrong missing string upload edge case while using instant run

Version 3.0.163 (19 Apr 2022)

Fixed

  • screenshot menu keyboard for tag name not showing

Version 3.0.162 (14 Apr 2022)

Fixed

  • missing string upload for android gradle plugin 7.1.3 if package name differs from application id
  • menu and preferences translation if using android gradle plugin 7.1.3
  • activity.setTitle(resourceId)

Version 3.0.161 (9 Mar 2022)

Added

  • localizeMap support for empty (null) translations

Version 3.0.160 (24 Feb 2022)

Fixed

  • removed unused reference to bluetooth to fix API 31 warnings

Version 3.0.159 (17 Feb 2022)

ADDED

  • language mapping option
  • zh-Hant-HK support

Version 3.0.158 (4 Feb 2022)

FIXED

  • case where id was shown instead of translation at startup

Version 3.0.156 (20 Jan 2022)

ADDED

  • improved placeholder conversion documentation

FIXED

  • conversion %g remains %g
  • conversion %U converts to %d
  • conversion %D converts to %d

Version 3.0.155 (18 Jan 2022)

FIXED

  • placeholder conversion database creation for multiple languages bug

Version 3.0.154 (6 Jan 2022)

FIXED

  • placeholder conversion bug fixed

Version 3.0.153 (17 Dec 2021)

ADDED

  • added support for JetpackCompose
  • improved Actionbar support
  • added exit button for screenshot menu
  • improved MaterialAlertDialogBuilder Applanga plugin support
  • Applanga setLanguageAndUpdate()
  • set minSdkVersion from 9 to 11

Version 3.0.151 (28 Oct 2021)

FIXED

  • support for simulator M1 macbook

Version 3.0.150 (2 Sep 2021)

ADDED

  • Applanga Show Id Mode
  • Applanga Convert Placeholder

Version 3.0.149 (25 Aug 2021)

ADDED

  • setDraftModelEnabled() is deprecated and renamed to setDraftModeEnabled()

FIXED

  • @NoApplanga was not respected on class level

Version 3.0.147 (24 Jun 2021)

ADDED

  • first gradle 7+ and android plugin 7+ support

Version 3.0.146 (16 Jun 2021)

FIXED

  • improved fix for random gradle build issue

Version 3.0.145 (11 Jun 2021)

Fixed

  • resolved random gradle build issue

Version 3.0.144 (14 May 2021)

Fixed

  • Auto detection of UITexts using androidX on device
  • crash in localizedStringsForCurrentLanguage

Version 3.0.143 (24 Mar 2021)

Added

  • Extra logging for initial database errors

Version 3.0.142 (18 Mar 2021)

Fixed

  • Automatic detection of androidx uitests for automated screenshots
  • Changed package name of flutter plugin to work with flutter V2
  • Support for menus with item groups

Added

  • Support for AndroidX navigation view menu

Version 3.0.141 (6 Jan 2021)

Added

  • Draft menu redesign
  • added method 'localizedStringsForCurrentLanguage'
  • Support for draft mode, plugin and ocr screenshots in jetpack compose

Version 3.0.140 (26 Nov 2020)

Fixed

  • Moved ALLOG init so that it happens before anything else, thus enabling loggign at all stages of init process.

Version 3.0.139 (21 Oct 2020)

Fixed

  • Moved ALLOG init so that it happens before anything else, thus enabling loggign at all stages of init process.

Version 3.0.139 (21 Oct 2020)

Fixed

  • Fix for projects using android gradle plugin 4.1.0 with more than 2 build varients

Version 3.0.138 (6 Oct 2020)

Added

  • Added extra logging to the init proccess to help with debugging database issues

Version 3.0.137 (30 Sep 2020)

Fixed

  • Support for android gradle plugin 4.1+

Version 3.0.135 (24 Sep 2020)

Fixed

  • Error when key is too long

Added

  • Added accessibility ids and changed screenshot overlay flags for appium testing
  • Added documentation for manual init

Version 3.0.134 (28 Jul 2020)

Fixed

  • Gzip https rerquests as default
  • added optional interface for providing string positions
  • Updated to use the 'maven-publish' plugin for release
  • Updated to use latest android sdk and gradle plugin

Version 3.0.133 (11 Jun 2020)

Fixed

  • Removed accidental debug log on gradle build

Version 3.0.132 (3 Jun 2020)

Fixed

  • Fixed issues with Android Gradle Plugin 4.x and Android Studio 4.0

Version 3.0.131 (25 May 2020)

Fixed

  • Automatic removal of language databases that dont exist on the dashboard

Version 3.0.130 (15 May 2020)

Fixed

  • Plugin now compatible with Java 8

Version 3.0.129 (6 May 2020)

Added

  • Allow flutter to take screenshots outside of draft mode
  • Optional OCR screenshots

Version 3.0.128 (9 Apr 2020)

Fixed

  • only request supported languages in update

Version 3.0.126 (6 Apr 2020)

Fixed

  • check for @NoApplanga annotation on methods
  • added check for null keys

Version 3.0.125 (2 Apr 2020)

Added

  • Screenshot interface for Flutter to provide a Bitmap of the current view
  • setDraftModelEnabled overide method

Version 3.0.123 (30 Jan 2020)

Added

  • Sending current language when reporting an issue

Version 3.0.122 (19 Nov 2019)

Fixed

  • support for localize hint on android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout & com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout

Added

  • Including strings with missing keys when taking a screen shot

Version 3.0.121 (15 Nov 2019)

Fixed

  • Fix for draft mode crash introduced in 3.0.120

Version 3.0.120 (14 Nov 2019)

Fixed

  • Fix for getString calls in androidx derived fragments
  • Fix for time picker dialog not showing correct default values
  • Fix for android app compat and androidx dialogs

Version 3.0.117 (2 Oct 2019)

  • added check for keys longer than 997 bytes to meet database requirements
  • added check for new lines in keys
  • added ApplangaDraftModeEnabled setting

Version 3.0.115 (11 Sep 2019)

Added

  • added ApplangaInitialUpdate setting
  • updated viewpump to allow for android target 29

Version 3.0.114 (18 Jul 2019)

Fixed

  • added support for sr and sr-Latn

Version 3.0.113 (7 Jun 2019)

Fixed

  • fixed deprection warning regarding getGenerateBuildConfigProvider
  • fixed deprection warning regarding getMergeResourcesProvider
  • fixed support for Robolectric tests (see documention)
  • fixed device id for non playstore builds
  • reduced Proguard obfuscation

Version 3.0.112 (2 May 2019)

Fixed

  • missing string upload if app is using some activities with react native or flutter

Version 3.0.110 (6 Feb 2019)

Fixed

  • missing ids on some screenshots with Hints or EditTextView

Version 3.0.109 (31 Jan 2019)

Fixed

  • crash on menus with not string references

Version 3.0.108 (30 Jan 2019)

Fixed

  • viewpump initialization if it was initialized earlier

Version 3.0.107 (4 Jan 2019)

Fixed

  • plugin preference parser

Version 3.0.106 (4 Jan 2019)

Fixed

  • more explicit call of plugin methods

Version 3.0.105 (2 Jan 2019)

Fixed

  • gradle build improvements

Version 3.0.104 (18 Dec 2018)

Fixed

  • preference localisation issues

Added

  • preference example to documentation

Version 3.0.103 (17 Dec 2018)

Fixed

  • Applanga logs adjusted

Version 3.0.102 (14 Dec 2018)

Added

  • using ViewPump to intercept view inflation
  • removed layout manipulation
  • improved screenshot string detection
  • build and runtime performance improvements

Version 2.0.100 (9 Nov 2018)

Added

  • reinitialization on database corruption at runtime

Version 2.0.99 (25 Oct 2018)

Fixed

  • getStringArray with String reference in String

Version 2.0.98 (23 Oct 2018)

Added

  • Support for String reference in String
  • Support for CDATA-String notation on the dashboard
  • Android split binary support

Fixed

  • Draft changes were not actualizing while in draft mode
  • Missing applanga settings file overlay fixed (also for react-native)
  • localizeMap() removes the string entry from its response if no translation is available instead of returning its key as value - for custom fallback handling (react-native)

Version 2.0.96 (10 Oct 2018)

Fixed

  • Gradle 4.6 issues with some layout files

Version 2.0.95 (9 Oct 2018)

Added

  • Gradle 4.6 functionality
  • showDraftModeDialog(Activity) to toggle the draft mode dialog without gesture

Version 2.0.94 (25 Sep 2018)

Fixed

  • Handling of corrupt sqlite databases

Version 2.0.93 (14 Aug 2018)

Added

  • React-Native support

Version 2.0.92 (6 Aug 2018)

Fixed

  • Android P database crash

Version 2.0.91 (25 Jun 2018)

Changed

  • Updated WebView Documentation
  • Widget Support Documentation

Version 2.0.89 (18 Jun 2018)

Fixed

  • fixed internal getLocal-Call

Version 2.0.87 (31 May 2018)

Added

  • JavaDoc for Applanga.java
  • BackgroundThread disabled by default
  • Reflection disabled for better Android O performance
  • Delta Updates

Fixed

  • Refactoring
  • PopupMenu issues
  • Issue missing string upload for string-arrays

Version 2.0.86 (8 May 2018)

Added

  • Usage of Androids transform API

Fixed

  • Applanga plugin error with Android plugin 3.1.2 fixed

Version 2.0.83 (2 May 2018)

Fixed

  • TextInputLayout hint issue
  • overwrite local string cache if settings file version is newer even without calling Applanga.update()

Version 2.0.82 (18 Apr 2018)

Added

  • added sources.jar with Applanga.java

Fixed

  • translation issues while using kotlin extension functions in conjunction with adapters
  • removed unused applanga handler thread if RunBackgroundThread is turned off

Version 2.0.81 (4 Apr 2018)

Fixed

  • Android O performance improvements
  • Realm incompatibilities in bytecodemanipulation
  • gradle parallel build issues for string and layout interdependencies between different modules

Version 2.0.80 (28 Mar 2018)

Fixed

  • possible crash on json parsing on pixel
  • android oreo screenshot permission request
  • android studio 3.1 support

Version 2.0.78 (13 Mar 2018)

Fixed

  • issues that where introduced with gradle parallel build support

Version 2.0.77 (8 Mar 2018)

Added

  • new option to skip layout & bytecode manipulation

Fixed

  • untranslated menus inflated from DataBindingUtil.inflate & MenuInflater.inflate
  • classpath crash if you used kotlin class from within java

Version Version 2.0.76 (27 Feb 2018)

Fixed

  • resolved issue where custom EditText setText and setHint methods crashed

Version 2.0.75 (20 Feb 2018)

Fixed

  • gradle parallel build support

Version 2.0.74 (2 Feb 2018)

Changed

  • added proxy support
  • databinding support

Fixed

  • hint localization
  • support for Java derived classes in kotlin

Version 2.0.73 (24 Jan 2018)

Changed

  • added automatic localization support for Android AutoCompleteTextView

Version 2.0.72 (4 Jan 2018)

Changed

  • added kotlin support for automated getString calls etc. with the applanga plugin

Version 2.0.71 (12 Dec 2017)

Changed

  • autotranslate View.setText and setHint calls
  • ignore strings from donottranslate.xml files
  • new flag to enable automatic settings file update

Version 2.0.70 (23 Nov 2017)

Changed

  • fixed MenuInflater crash on localizing menu without title

Version 2.0.69 (20 Nov 2017)

Changed

  • fixed endless loop on setContentView override

Version 2.0.68 (15 Nov 2017)

Changed

  • added changelog

Version 2.0.67 (3 Nov 2017)

Changed

  • plugin build time improvements

Version 2.0.66 (26 Oct 2017)

Changed

  • Android Studio 3 Release support

Version 2.0.65 (19 Oct 2017)

Fixed

  • localize Fragment issue

Version 2.0.64 (18 Oct 2017)

Changed

  • call localizeView onCreate

Version 2.0.63 (9 Oct 2017)

Fixed

  • menu translation issue

Version 2.0.62 (4 Oct 2017)

Added

  • roboelectric support

Version 2.0.61 (3 Oct 2017)

Fixed

  • minor draft mode memory leak

Version 2.0.60 (2 Oct 2017)

Fixed

  • return empty string issue

Version 2.0.59 (26 Sep 2017)

Fixed

  • quantity string fallback

Version 2.0.57 (25 Sep 2017)

Fixed

  • lint issue
  • missing settingsfile overlay

Version 2.0.53 (4 Sep 2017)

Changed

  • basic binary style support

Version 2.0.51 (10 Aug 2017)

Changed

  • Android Studio 3 Beta Support

Version 2.0.50 (2 Aug 2017)

Changed

  • removed extensive logging

Version 2.0.49 (1 Aug 2017)

Changed

  • switched from gradle script to plugin
  • deprecated - getRessources
  • updated README for new plugin integration
  • lint checks for sdk and plugin version

Version 1.0.48 (10 Jul 2017)

Fixed

  • settingsfile missing dialog
  • high memory usage

Version 1.0.43 (19 May 2017)

Fixed

  • recyclerview performance

Version 1.0.42 (15 May 2017)

Changed

  • support for recyclerviews

Version 1.0.41 (10 May 2017)

Fixed

  • rotation issue
  • only print setting values if they are set
  • performance issue

Version 1.0.40 (24 Apr 2017)

Changed

  • low memory handling
  • show local strings if database is not initialized
  • print logmessage if neither debugger nor draft mode is connected/enabled
  • make sure only app strings are uploaded to the dashboard

Version 1.0.39 (10 Mar 2017)

Changed

  • added android nougat support
  • support for different resource classes per activity

Version 1.0.36 (26 Jan 2017)

Changed

  • allow swipe in both directions for screenshot menu

Version 1.0.35 (8 Dec 2016)

Changed

  • option to read packagename in manifest

Version 1.0.34 (24 Nov 2016)

Fixed

  • connectivity issue

Version 1.0.32 (23 Nov 2016)

Fixed

  • connectivity issue

Version 1.0.31 (22 Nov 2016)

Fixed

  • docs indentation and counts
  • draft mode setting deactivation
  • screenshot issues

Version 1.0.29 (20 Oct 2016)

Changed

  • smart screenshot capture for subviews

Version 1.0.27 (8 Sep 2016)

Changed

  • improved settingfile loading

Version 1.0.25 (25 Aug 2016)

Fixed

  • minor fixes

Version 1.0.24 (12 Aug 2016)

Changed

  • added pro guard setting to prevent warnings caused by "-keepattributes InnerClasses"

Version 1.0.23 (9 Aug 2016)

Fixed

  • log typo
  • getString for ressource ids

Version 1.0.22 (8 Aug 2016)

Added

  • internal mapping for iw->he , ji->yi, in->id
  • getString for ressource ids

Fixed

  • pluralization issues
  • test support
  • proguard pluralrules fix
  • database cursor not closed

Version 1.0.21 (2 Jun 2016)

Changed

  • setLanguage improvements

Fixed

  • API level 10 issues

Version 1.0.19 (30 May 2016)

Changed

  • preferences localization support
  • localizeView threading support

Version 1.0.18 (13 May 2016)

Changed

  • moved init into seperate thread

Fixed

  • strict mode failure

Version 1.0.16 (4 May 2016)

Fixed

  • string arrays cut off on empty values

Version 1.0.15 (3 May 2016)

Fixed

  • crash on new API level

Version 1.0.14 (26 Apr 2016)

Fixed

  • marshmallow support
  • localizeView to cover views that are extend view groups and have setText/setHint methods

Version 1.0.13 (14 Mar 2016)

Changed

  • set min sdk to 9
  • performance optimizations

Fixed

  • wrong log output

Version 1.0.12 (16 Feb 2016)

Changed

  • only collect missing strings if debugger is connected or app is in draft mode
  • aligned log output on iOS and android
  • check if app is beeing debugged

Version 1.0.11 (14 Jan 2016)

Fixed

  • group update issue
  • default language fallback issue

Version 1.0.10 (16 Dec 2015)

Changed

  • setLanguage method to switch language
  • string-array support
  • print used settings

Fixed

  • threading issue
  • documentation
  • API 23 issue
  • air sdk fix

Version 1.0.9 (3 Nov 2015)

Added

  • basic support for runtime language switching

Version 1.0.6 (14 Oct 2015)

Fixed

  • build script

Version 1.0.3 (10 Oct 2015)

Changed

  • webview performance improvements
  • show dialog when no settingsfile could be found

Fixed

  • empty value issue
  • draft mode exception

Version 1.0.2 (24 Sep 2015)

Fixed

  • group updates
  • log message spam

Version 1.0.1 (15 Sep 2015)

Added

  • WebView support
  • air sdk support
  • support for non translateable strings
  • pluralization support

Fixed

  • Initialization order
  • missing string upload

Version 1.0.0 (13 Mar 2015)

Changed

  • Initial Release