Release announcement: SAP BTP SDK for iOS 9.2 can now be downloaded

The new version of SAP BTP SDK for iOS 9.2 is now generally available. You can download the latest version of the SDK either from the Software Center or the downloads section on develeopers.sap.com

With this latest release, the SAP BTP SDK for iOS team has brought some exciting new features for you to explore.

In this blog, we will highlight the new upgrade’s offerings. Please visit our documentation and API reference to get a detailed overview of all the features released.

Highlights

Security

Organizations have come to trust SAP Mobile Services for their evolving security needs. The latest release of the SAP BTP SDK for iOS places a special emphasis on introducing new security-focused features, enabling you to enhance the security of your ecosystem even more.

Device Compliance

In an increasingly BYOD scenario, the app you build is running on devices that you have minimal control over. While you don’t want to limit your end-users from utilizing their own devices, you do want to guarantee that your app can only access enterprise data when running on a trusted device.

For example, now, if your app is running on a rooted device, you can detect the same and initiate the required measures.

Clipboard Protection

Regulate data flow in the app by restricting cut, copy & paste. Enable the checkbox in Admin UI to prevent end-users from copying or pasting data. Designed to enhance user experience while maintaining security, end-users are allowed to copy and paste within the app’s screens.

App Attestation Improvements

SAP BTP SDK for iOS 9.1 introduced seamless integration with Apple’s App Attest service. In version 9.2, developers can now test this integration on both iOS Simulator and Mac Catalyst platforms.

Assistant

Multi-User Mode (Offline)

The SAP BTP SDK for iOS has long supported the core enterprise mobile use-case of Shared Devices, where one device (in offline mode) is shared among multiple employees based on their shift time. In the latest release, you can turn on the feature by simply enabling a checkbox and letting the assistant take care of the rest.

SAP Fiori

New Controls

The new version of the SDK continues to bring more Swift & UI-Kit-based controls, such as paging support for data, step progress indicator and character counter. You can continue to choose from an ever-expanding range of thoughtfully designed rules that will enhance your enterprise application’s functionality.

Figure 1: Step Counter

Accessibility Enhancements

Enhanced VoiceOver support for UI Elements like a Button. The Voice Over can now provide a detailed and coherent statement e.g., “Button, turn it on to display all uncompleted work orders”.

Offline

The new SDK comes with offline improvements such as support for media/stream operations within the changeSet of a batch, as well as compatibility for Geography and Geometry types in OData 4.0.

Raise A Request

If you have feature ideas that the SDK should support, please raise an improvement request here: https://influence.sap.com/sap/ino/#/campaign/2279.

Feature Summary

This blog highlights some of the features released with the new version of SAP BTP SDK for iOS – 9.2. For details, please check the important links section.

• Device Compliance Check
• Clipboard Protection
• Multi-User Mode
• Fiori Horizon Step Counter Control
• VoiceOver Accessibility Improvement

Important Links

Acknowledgement

A huge kudos to the spectacular team that worked tirelessly, right from conceptualizing the improvements, to defining, designing, building, and eventually delivering them.