1.1

Update Google Play Services version to 8.4

1.0 release and bugfixes

• New feature: we can now automatically turn on Bluetooth for you if it's turned off (provided the app has permissions for it)
• Support for rules that are based on a tag vs. individual beacons

Bugfixes and improvements

• Fixed an issue related to dwell time handling
• Some improvements

Improved scanning behavior on multiple devices

• Improved the beacon scanning algorithm to work better on a range of devices
• Added optional power saving mode
• Fixed a bug that was causing a max of 1 rule broadcast to be sent in a second
• Bugfixes and improvements

Improved sync and geofence APIs

• The SDK now automatically handles bluetooth state changes
• Showing a message in log if location is not enabled
• Rule and Place sync operations now have broadcast for success and error results
• Bugfixes and performance improvements

Added APIs for customizing scan duration

• The Beaconstac instance now has methods to get and set the values of activeScanDuration and passiveScanDuration. You can customize these values to ensure better beacon detection depending on the device.
• Bugfixes and improvements

Added support for Tag-based Rules

• Only set a maximum of one rangedBeacons callbacks each second.
• The library now supports Rules based on Tags

Added integration support for Android 14+

• This library can now be included in Android apps being built for minSdkVersion 14 and above. Beacon detection will only work on devices that have BLE hardware and are running Android versions 18+.
• startRangingBeacons and stopRangingBeacons throw MSException if called on devices without BLE support.
• Exposed setBeaconAffinity method on the Beaconstac class.
• There is now a simple interface WebhookHandler for handling MSAction.executeWebhook callbacks.
• executeWebhook throws MSException if called on actions with types other than MSActionTypeWebhook.

New APIs for beacon scanning and major fixes

• Fixed major issue of event broadcasts sometimes silently failing on Android 4.3
• New methods startRangingBeacons and stopRangingBeacons on the Beaconstac instance to start and stop ranging beacons
• Rule sync interval can be controlled using the ruleSyncInterval value in beaconstac.xml
• Rule syncing can be forced using syncRules method on the Beaconstac instance
• Added error messages and validations
• Code cleanup
• Bug fixes and improvements

Significant stability improvements and bug fixes

• Bug fixes and improvements
• Updated dependencies
• Optimized scan cycles
• Added sample code for handling various Action types.
• Added sample code for a way to stop beacon scanning.
• Incorporated feedback from users.

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