Changelog

Android News App v4.3.1

- Android Studio Arctic Fox | 2020.3.1
- Update Gradle 7.0

Android News App v4.3.0

- Built in Android Studio 4.2.2
- Migrate jCenter to mavenCentral
- Update latest gradle & library tools
- Min SDK version 19 (Android KitKat)
- Add in app page for publisher info
- Add New Ad Networks (AppLovin & Unity Ads)
- Audience Network Open Bidding (AdMob & AppLovin)
- Add App Open Ad format for AdMob
- Add News view count
- Add Page for News Publisher Information
- Support custom font
- Fix Native Ad overlapping the content
- Fix cannot play YouTube Video
- Increase / decrease font size in the news description
- Use FCM topic instead recorded token from database (no longer used)
- Multiple delete news in the admin panel

Android News App v4.2.1

- Add option to disable news header in UiConfig.java
- Fix deprecated warning when build the project
- Update OneSignal library

Android News App v4.2.0

- Built in latest Android Studio 4.1.0
- Update Gradle 6.5
- Update targetSdkVersion 30
- Replace AdMob smart banner to adaptive banner
- 3 Option Ad Network Providers (AdMob, FAN, StartApp)
- Ad Network is managed from admin panel (Remote Ads)
- YouTube API Key managed from admin panel
- Change database collation from ut8 to utf8mb4 (New Installation)
- Fix failed post comment with special characters
- Fix hyperlink text color in dark mode
- Improved display in RTL mode
- Fix minor bugs

Android News App v4.1.0

- New Dark Mode Added
- Fix security alert from Google Play (caused older OneSignal library)
- Fix some news content disappear when Native Ad is enabled
- Fix previous notifications disappear when receiving new notification
- Fix toolbar title that doesn't change on the home screen

Android News App v4.0.0

- Built in Android Studio 3.6.2
- Update to latest Gradle Tools and Library
- UI/UX Design Improvement
- AdMob Native Ad
- Shimmer Effect on Refresh
- Multiple News Image
- Suggested News
- Comment Section (Register/Login) can be disabled
- Purchase Code verification Improvement

Android News App v3.4.0

- Built in Android Studio 3.5.1
- Update to latest Gradle Tools and Library
- Update targetSdkVersion 29
- Migrate to AndroidX

Android News App v3.3.0

- Built in Android Studio 3.3.0
- Update to latest Gradle Tools and Dependencies Library
- Fix description content that does not appear
- Fix date display that still appears on the video menu list when date display is disabled
- Add close dialog on exit app

Android News App v3.2.0

ANDROID
- Built in Android Studio 3.2.1
- Update to latest Gradle Tools and Dependencies Library
- Update targetSdkVersion 28
- Integrated with OneSignal Push Notification
- Fixed Bottom Navigation Menu
- Text selection on news description can be disabled
- Handle to show dialog notification when app is opened
- Handle duplicate token when users re-install the app
- Reduce APK size

ADMIN PANEL
- Comment Management & Comment Approval
- Fix Connection time out when sending fcm notification
- Push Notification to open link
- Add new Settings menu for app package name, push notification provider (fcm / onesignal), site protocol, comment approval, onesignal app id & rest api key

Android News App v3.1.0

- Built in Android Studio 3.1.3
- Add GDPR
- Fix notification not received on Android O
- Fix force closed issue when opening news details on several devices
- Fix RTL layout in main page
- Fix login problem in the admin panel
- Text selection on news description can be disabled

Android News App v3.0.0 Important Note : This version as new app and it’s not compatible with previous or older version, so, using this latest project and admin panel is mandatory.

New Features and Improvement :
- Built in Android Studio 3.1.1
- Update to latest Gradle Tools and Library
- Material Design UI Improvement
- Bring new design with Bottom Navigation
- Implement Retrofit for Rest API
- Add Login & Register
- Add news comment
- Add Load More function
- Youtube and video streaming support
- Support larger data
- FCM notification to open specific news
- Favorite news for offline reading
- Implement Google AdMob according Policy Recommendation
- Interstitial Ad interval
- Easy Way Switch to RTL Mode (for Arabic Language)
- Advanced Search
- Fix NullPointerException
- Remove unused permission in AndroidManifest for policy violation
- Optimized to latest Android O
- Admin Panel UI and feature improvement

Removed features :
- Eclipse Project Removed (Deprecated)
- Onesignal Removed

Android News App v2.4.0

- Built in version of Android Studio and Eclipse
- Update additional libraries to the latest version
- Firebase Analytics & Push Notification (Android Studio)
- OneSignal Push Notification (Eclipse)
- Update listview to recyclerview
- Ripple effect on click listener added
- Easy way to enable or disable ads
- Easy way to switch in RTL mode (e.g Arabic Language)
- Fix Admin Panel problem in category selection

Android News App v2.1.0

- RTL Version included
- Add compatibility on Android Marshmallow
- Improvement support for html tag in the news description

Android News App v2.0.0

- Built in latest Android Studio and Eclipse
- Update additional libraries to the latest version
- Swipe Down Refresh Menu
- Google Analytics is Available Now
- Add New Settings Menu in Android App
- Navigation Drawer with Header Image
- New Application Logo
- New Look in News Detail View
- New UI Design for Admin Panel
- Migrate Push Notification from Parse to GCM
- Send Push Notification directly from Admin Panel
- Configuration More Easily
- Fix some minor bugs

Android News App v1.4.1

- Fix app crash issue on tablet devices

Android News App v1.4.0

- Improvement Admin Panel with more user friendly UI
- Fix problem about search menu character
- Add Compatibility for larger device screen size
- Add new navigation drawer menu
- Improvement for Eclipse Project
- Placing AdMob according new Google AdMob Policy Recommendation
- Easy Enable or Disable AdMob and StartApp ads
- Update Support Library

Android News App v1.3.1

- Available for Android Studio Version

Android News App v1.3.0

- Available for No Ads version of Android Source Code
- Improvement of the appearance of the detail news menu

Android News App v1.2.3

- Fix problem AdMob ads don’t want show up
- Fix issue that users can’t change the application package name

Android News App v1.2.2

- Support unicode characters on app news content (Arabic or other language)
- Add new content editor to allow add link, multiple image, etc in news content

Android News App v1.2.1

- Fix Error News List Pagination in Admin Panel

Android News App v1.2.0

- Add Parse Push Notification
- Add Refresh Menu
- Add AdMob Interstitial ads
- Manually Disable/Enable Date Display in News List (Includes in Documentation)

Android News App v1.0.0

- Initial release