Adobe Experience Manager Mobile Version 2016.7, released June 1, includes new and improved features, and several bug fixes.
Features
Upload PDFs as Article Files
AEM Mobile articles can now be created from PDF files. PDF files can be uploaded directly in the On-Demand Portal and added to a project’s content or exported to a project using the AEM Mobile PDF Export for Acrobat add-on. Acrobat can load PDFs from a computer’s local file system, Document Cloud, Creative Cloud, Dropbox, and Microsoft SharePoint. Single PDF files can be exported to a project, or the option to do a bulk conversion is available.
Custom Authentication
Custom Authentication allows for more control over the authentication process and offers a customizable sign-in experience in AEM Mobile apps. The custom designed authentication sign-in experience will appear in the app as a full-screen web view. Currently there is support for SAML 2.0 and OAuth 2.0. OAuth 2.0 supports social sharing logins such as Facebook or Gmail, and SAML 2.0 provides MFA/OKTA support. Identity providers are set up in Master Settings and applied to a project in Project Settings.
Authentication APIs (iOS)
Authentication APIs can be used to enable entitlement sign-in from any web view in your app and offer greater flexibility to trigger the sign-in prompt.
Using App Fonts in HTML Articles
HTML articles can now contain references to app fonts, so it is no longer necessary to upload fonts separately for each article. Referencing fonts that are already uploaded in the app improves article download speed and performance.
Search (Beta) in Desktop Web Viewer
The Search option is now available in the Desktop Web Viewer. In-app searching is now supported on all platforms: iOS, Android, Windows, and now Desktop Web Viewer. Users perform searches based on metadata when in-app searching has been enabled, giving them quicker access to the app’s content.
Bug Fixes
This release also includes numerous viewer and service bug fixes. For the complete list, see Adobe’s Bug Fix Release Notes page.
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Posted by: Monica Murphy
