Release date: August 30, 2024

Overview

Android Mobile Messaging SDK version 5.23.0 release includes new features, enhancements and bug fixes.

Environment requirements

The Android Mobile Messaging SDK version 5.23.0 uses:

• Minimum API version 21
• Compile API version 34
• Target API version 34
• Maps SDK "com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:18.1.0"
• Structured Content Library “com.liveperson.android:lp_structured_content:2.6.5”
• Date Picker Library “com.liveperson.android:lp-date-picker:2.2.0”
• Appointment List Library "com.liveperson.android:lp-appointment-scheduler:2.0.0"

New features

• Provided the ability to identify the bot user messages and decorate the UI different from human agent messages. There are additional branding configurations provided for this purpose:

  • bot_bubble_stroke_width. Default value is the same as agent_bubble_stroke_width.
  • bot_bubble_stroke_color. Default value is the same as agent_bubble_message_text_color
  • bot_bubble_message_text_color. Default value is the same as agent_bubble_message_text_color
  • bot_bubble_message_link_text_color. Default value is the same as agent_bubble_message_link_text_color
  • bot_bubble_message_markdown_hyperlink_text_color. Default value is the same as agent_bubble_message_markdown_hyperlink_text_color
  • bot_bubble_timestamp_text_color. Default value is the same as agent_bubble_timestamp_text_color
  • bot_bubble_background_color. Default value is the same as agent_bubble_background_color
  • bot_avatar_background_color. Default value is the same as agent_avatar_background_color
  • bot_avatar_icon_color. Default value is the same as agent_avatar_icon_color
  • bot_bubble_link_preview_background_color. Default value is the same as agent_bubble_link_preview_background_color
  • bot_bubble_link_preview_title_text_color. Default value is the same as agent_bubble_link_preview_title_text_color
  • bot_bubble_link_preview_description_text_color. Default value is the same as agent_bubble_link_preview_description_text_color
  • bot_bubble_link_preview_background_stroke_color. Default value is the same as agent_bubble_link_preview_background_stroke_color
  • bot_bubble_link_preview_background_stroke_width. Default value is the same as agent_bubble_link_preview_background_stroke_width
  • lp_messaging_ui_ic_bot_avatar. It is a copy of drawable resource lp_messaging_ui_ic_bot_avatar

• A new SDK callback is provided that will be invoked when welcome message option gets tapped. Check this link for more info.

Enhancements

• Added new flag lp_is_connection_bar_enabled to show/hide connection banner. Check this link for more info.
• Added new flag lp_announce_message_status_first to manage order of message's description's data. Check this link for more info.
• Improved accessibility announcements and added missed content descriptions for Date Picker component.

Bugs fixed

• Fixed scrolling flags behavior.
• Internal bug fixes.