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What's new in V8.0.0
IBM MobileFirst™ Platform Foundation V8.0.0 brings significant changes that modernize your MobileFirst application development, deployment, and management experience.
- What's new in building apps
The IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation SDK and command-line interface have been redesigned to give you greater flexibility and efficiency when developing your apps. Also, we can now use any of your preferred Cordova tools when you develop cross-platform apps.- What's new in MobileFirst APIs
New features improve and extend the APIs that we can use to develop mobile applications. Use the latest APIs to take advantage of new, improved, or changed functions in IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation.- What's new in MobileFirst security
The security framework in IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation was entirely redesigned. New security features were introduced, and some modifications were made to existing features.- What's new in operating system support
IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation V8.0.0 introduces support for Windows 10 Universal apps as well as Apple watchOS 2.- What's new in deploying and managing apps
IBM MobileFirst Platform FoundationV8.0.0 comes with capabilities to help you deploy and manage your apps. We can now update your apps and adapters without restarting MobileFirst Server.- What's new in MobileFirst Server
MobileFirst Server has been redesigned to help reduce the time and cost of deploying and updating your apps. In addition to the redesign of the MobileFirst Server, IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation expands the number of installation methods available.- What's new in IBM MobileFirst Analytics
IBM MobileFirst Analytics introduces a redesigned console with information presentation improvements and role-based access controls. The console is also now available in a number of different languages.- What's new in push notifications
With IBM MobileFirst Platform FoundationV8.0.0, the push notification service is provided as a stand-alone service hosted on a separate web application.
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