We are excited to share with you the latest improvements to our Mobile and Desktop application building with Capacitor. We have put a lot of effort into fine-tuning the automatic usage of plugins, which are now auto-updated and have all necessary settings applied automatically for an even smoother experience.

In addition, we have added a new Capacitor plugin for full camera control. This means you can now fully utilize the device’s camera and take photos as you please. Check out Using Capacitor Camera Plugin for more information. Please note that the Capacitor Camera plugin is currently in beta, so you will need to enable beta extensions in order to try it out.

As the end of the year approaches and everyone starts to prepare for the holidays, this will be the last update of the year unless there are any urgent issues that need to be addressed. The Wappler team will be taking a break for a few weeks to spend time with our families and recharge, so responses to the community may be delayed during this time.

We want to thank you all for your support and engagement in the Wappler community this year. We couldn’t have done it without you. We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and we look forward to continuing to work with you in the coming year.

Capacitor Camera Beta

• brand new Capacitor Camera for mobile and desktop apps, giving access to native camera on mobile and also desktop apps
• Set the result type initially to data url for easier use with dynamic image src in App Connect

Mobile Development with Capacitor

• Automatically update Capacitor plugins when adding new platforms and on project open when needed.
• Improved Packaging of Electron apps. Now the Pack command builds an installer.
• Automatically add needed Android and iOS configuration settings required for the plugins used. For example add permissions request for the Camera plugin
• Added also iOS App Info.plist settings support for the automatic plugin settings
• Apply automatic XML formatting when editing xml files like the AndroidManifest.xml for Android and Info.plist for iOS
• Improve project settings App Info, to be saved in the capacitor config files now when used.
• Improved Electron build and pack
• Improved error handling

Capacitor SQLite Connector

• Update to the latest SQLite plugin version for improved Electron support

General

• Allow new files to be selected on open file dialog, when triggered from the Server Connect or App Connect property inspectors.
• Use system OS defined UI fonts for better alignment to system look son Mac and Linux

Code View

• Add support for auto formatting of xml files on save. Now enabled when saving xml files and the format on save option in global settings is on.

App Connect Data Traversal

• Improved paging in data view component

Capacitor SQLite Beta

• Improved update statement

Fixed issues

• Electron Pack Bug for Simple Test App (Or I'm an idiot?)
• Data View - odd behaviour
• Mobile Images Saved Locally
• Connecting to phone camera
• Tutorial: Mobile App notification and camera
• Plans for Cordova Camera