Announcements
Android Security Patch & Dashboard Improvements
2022-08-31
axe DevTools Mobile 0.25.2 and Android library 2.2.0 is now available!
The Android team released 2.2.0 which brings custom rule support for Compose layouts, a disconnect API to reset the network connection as needed, and a security patch by updating RetroFit from version 2.4.0 to 2.9.0.
The axe DevTools Dashboard team released 0.25.2 bringing some design and layout updates, as well as some bug fixes.
Android & iOS Minor Release
2022-07-25
Launching new rules on iOS and improvements on Android
For iOS and Android frameworks, we've reviewed the impact levels and WCAG success criterion for each rule. You may see slight changes in reporting results through the number of critical, serious, etc issues that have been identified. Impact levels for each rule are now documented for iOS and Android's XML or Compose rules.
axe DevTools for iOS is releasing axeDevToolsUIKit 3.1.0 with two new rules: Screen Title and Screen Orientation. axeDevToolsXCUI 2.1.0 will launch with the Screen Title rule. Minimum Xcode support for both frameworks has been bumped up to Xcode 12.5.1.
axe DevTools for Android 2.1.1 is releasing the capabilities to delete a scan for Compose views, a fix for connecting to the framework from Java, and improvements to the ActiveViewName rule. Due to false positives in Android's Inactive Accessible View rule, results will be automatically marked as "IGNORED". They can still be viewed using the Issue Status dropdown in the dashboard. We are actively working to reduce false positives generated by this rule and will reinstate it in a future release.
Android Library Minor Release
2022-07-05
axe DevTools Android v2.1.0 is now available
This release adds APIs for for feature parity with iOS including ignoring a rule completely and deleting a scan. It also fixes a bug with setting the scan name.
Due to false positives in the Hidden Active View Focus and Hidden Informative View Focus, results from these rules will be automatically marked as "IGNORED". They can still be viewed using the Issue Status dropdown in the dashboard. We are actively working to reduce false positives generated by these rules and will reinstate them in a future release.
Authentication Server Shutdown
2022-06-27
Deprecated authentication server to be shut down 07/01/2022
Anyone using axe DevTools Mobile since the August 2021 release will be unaffected by the shutdown of the previously used authentication server on July 1st 2022. The product migrated to Deque's Single Sign-On system with the August 2021 release. For specific component versions, please see the release notes.
June 2022 Release
2022-06-06
Launching an API refresh, features and rule support.
axe DevTools Mobile is excited to announce the release of axe-devtools-android v2.0.1, axeDevToolsUIKit (formally Attest-iOS) v3.0.0, and axeDevToolsXCUI v2.0.0.
Release highlights:
Including a rebrand, we've rehauled the API in each framework for a more intuitive and user-friendly interface.
In addition to username/password authentication, API Key support has launched for a more seamless team or CI/CD integration.
The Android library and axeDevToolsUIKit framework on iOS have improved Color Contrast detection.
Sample applications for iOS and Android are now available publicly.
Frameworks are now available publicly via Maven Central and Swift Package Manager for all Deque Customers and free trial members.
iOS now offers two new rules: Inaccessible Action in axeDevToolsUIKit and Meaningful Accessible Name available in both frameworks.
A new documentation site is now publicly available at docs.deque.com. Every page was updated and reorganized to offer the utmost clarity in exploring all axe DevTools Mobile offers. Documentation for previous versions will remain available at mobile-docs.deque.com for a limited time.
Check out the release notes for more details on these significant updates.