Versioned Builds Are Back, With Master Builds For Fast VerificationVersioned builds return with a Maven-era model: pin a cloud build to a released Codename One version, or build against master to verify the current development head without waiting for a nightly package.Jul 14, 2026·4 min read
Device Integrity And App Review: RASP, Attestation, And Asking For Ratings RightTwo new core APIs shipped this week. DeviceIntegrity gives high-security apps portable attestation and RASP signals (Play Integrity, App Attest, root/jailbreak/Frida and accessibility-abuse detection), while AppReview handles native store-review…Jul 8, 2026·7 min read
Apple TV And Android TV: One Codebase, And CSS @media For The Living RoomCodename One now treats TV as a first-class form factor with CN.isTV(), runtime device-tv and device-watch CSS @media variants, an Android TV APK via the android.tv build hint, and a separate tvOS Metal target built by TvNativeBuilder.Jul 7, 2026·5 min read
A Privacy-First Analytics API: One Facade, A Provider SPI, And A Consent GateA new analytics API replaces the deprecated Google Analytics v1 service with a single facade, a provider SPI you can point at GA4, Matomo, Firebase, our cloud or your own backend, and a consent gate that is opt-in by default. Nothing leaves the…Jul 6, 2026·8 min read
Rich Text And Code Editing: RichTextArea And A Syntax-Highlighting CodeEditorTwo new cross-platform visual editors ship in PR #5272. RichTextArea is a WYSIWYG HTML editor, and CodeEditor is an IDE-style editor with syntax highlighting for eight languages, async code completion and diagnostics. Both run on a shared…Jul 5, 2026·6 min read
Maps You Control: A Pure-Vector MapView And Pluggable Native ProvidersA new maps API (PR #5264) brings mapping back into Codename One core with two components on one MapSurface API — a pure-vector MapView drawn entirely through Graphics, and a NativeMap whose provider (Apple MapKit, Google Maps) is chosen by a build…Jul 4, 2026·7 min read
Funding Open Source Without The Bait And Switch: Analytics, Native Maps, TV And MoreThis week adds a privacy-first analytics API, a pure-vector map engine with pluggable native providers, Apple TV and Android TV support with CSS @media for form factors, rich text and code editors, and device integrity and app review APIs. It is…Jul 3, 2026·11 min read
