Bixby Developer Center

Updated: March 18, 2020

New Thumbnail Area Component in Bixby Views

The size key in cards and images is now deprecated. Use the new aspect-ratio key to specify how an image or a card fits in a Bixby View.

Old:

image-card {
  size (L)
  ...
}

New:

image-card {
  aspect-ratio (4:3)
  ...
}

For more information, see Cards in Bixby Views.

Deprecation Stages (learn more)

• Stage 1: R19O
• Stage 2: R19O
• End of Life: R19U

New Runtime Version 3

We've added a new runtime version that covers a number of runtime flags:

• concepts-inherit-super-type-features
• no-filtering-with-validation
• modern-default-view-behavior
• modern-prompt-rejection
• support-halt-effect-in-computed-inputs
• use-authorization-header-for-remote-endpoint-oauth
• use-input-views-for-selection-list-detail

For more information, read about runtime version 3.

Batch 7 Categories Released

The following NL categories were added this release:

• AudioBook
• MovieTickets
• Lottery
• Trivia
• JobSearch
• SportsScore

'$user.nickName' Deprecated

We've deprecated the $user.nickName Expression Language function because it never returned a value.

Deprecation Stages (learn more)

• Stage 1: R20A
• Stage 2: R20D
• End of Life: R20O

Updates to User Location Capsule Permission

If you previously used the user-profile-access permission for accessing the user's location, you now should now use the device-location-access permission. The user-profile-access permission will soon be deprecated.

Required Justification for Capsule Permissions

If you are requesting permissions in your capsule-info.bxb, you must now provide a localized justification using the requested-permissions key, which is then presented to the user:

capsule-info {
  ...
  requested-permissions {
    ...
    permission (user-profile-access) {
      justification (Your location will be used to find restaurants nearby)
    }
  }
}

Deprecation Stages (learn more)

• Stage 1: R20A
• Stage 2: R20G
• End of Life: R20O