Release notes
This page lists all updates to the Shake Android SDK.
What's next?
What would you like us to build next? Upvote upcoming features and suggest new ideas on the Public feedback board.
16.2.2
What's new
We know it's important to keep your dashboard clean and well organized, that's why you can now simply add tags to your tickets programmatically via code.
Bug fixes
Added missing proguard rules for R8 full mode support.
16.2.1
What's new
From now, you can execute a block of code when certain actions are triggered within Shake.
This version now contains Turkish, Korean and Dutch translations, which additionally extend the lists of languages into which Shake's been translated.
Bug fixes
We fixed a few minor bugs that were causing problems. Shake is now more stable and runs even smoother.
16.2.0
What's new
We’ve made it possible for users to open a New chat without submitting a New ticket.
Additionally, you can customize Shake home screen buttons according to your taste.
Chat notifications are upgraded with push notifications, so users can receive chat notifications even when app is closed. Also, there’s now a neat seen indicator that tells you exactly if the message was seen or not. 🚀
16.1.0
What's new
Introducing Custom branding! 🎨️
From now you can customize the appearance of the Shake SDK with your brand's colors, fonts, and more and align the SDK with your brand's identity for a consistent user experience.
16.0.0
What's new
We're excited to announce the latest feature in our SDK, which allows you to create a custom feedback form. Now you can collect even more detailed information from your users and tailor the form to your specific needs. Say goodbye to generic feedback form and hello to personalized data collection!
15.3.1
Bug fixes
Fixed invalid log spam on React Native SDK, improved chat messages notification and SDK stability
15.3.0
What's new
The unread chat messages listener is now available in Shake. Anywhere in your app, you can show a user how many unread messages in Shake they have.
Bug fixes
Whoops! If you passed null to Shake user register or update methods, that would crash your app. Is crashing any good? No — so we knew what to do. Now everything works smoothly. While we were at it, we patched a few other obscure edge cases that you were not even aware of.
15.2.0
What's new
The former Inspect screen has turned into an entire Inspect section. Your testers can now browse, filter and share ticket's Activity history, inspect every log, see Ticket metadata, User metadata and the stack trace — all without ever leaving your app.
Bug fixes
We fixed a few minor bugs that were causing problems. Shake is now more stable and runs even smoother.
15.1.1
Bug fixes
We happily squashed a few pesky bugs.
15.1.0
What's new
Chat, the most popular feature on the Public feedback board, is now available.
Bug fixes
There were a few minor bugs that caused problems, like bugs do. We fixed those and improved SDK stability too.
15.0.2
What's new
Not all of you love the default Shake color. Now, whenever users open it, Shake can appear in your brand color.
This version now contains Russian, Italian, Polish, Latvian, Estonian and Thai translations, which additionally extend the lists of languages into which Shake's been translated. Your users whose default device language is set to one of these will automatically see Shake in their language.
15.0.1
Bug fixes
We happily squashed a few pesky bugs.
15.0.0
What's new
We've completely redesigned Shake to continue delivering you more and more options in a scalable manner. It also started supporting dark and light themes, so it can beautifully fit into your app in either case.
We introduced a Home screen where your users can see tickets they previously reported.
14.4.0
What's new
From now on, you will be able to register your app users with Shake. You can assign metadata to each user too.
Bug fixes
You can now safely call Shake methods before Shake is started. We've handled those crashes.
14.3.0
What's new
If you are using the shaking gesture as your invocation event, you can now adjust the device’s sensitivity to the shaking gesture.
Shake now supports customization of feedback types. You can configure Shake to display any number of custom categories related to your product.
We've added an option to exclude the screenshot from tickets. This option allows you to capture the screenshot only when required.
This version now contains a Portuguese translation, which additionally extends the lists of languages into which Shake's been translated. Your users whose default device language is set to one of these will automatically see Shake in their language.
14.2.0
What's new
Shake Crash beta is released. This personalized crash reporting module allows you to prevent bad reviews, build user relationships and fix app crashes faster than before with the power of data automation. Read all about it on its subpage, or dive right into its docs to enable it in your app.
We've increased the size limit for feedback attachments, now you can attach up to 10 MB per file.
14.1.5
Bug fixes
There were a few minor bugs that caused problems, like bugs do. We fixed those, and improved the SDK stability too.
14.1.4
What's new
This version now contains Traditional and Simplified Chinese translations, which additionally extends the lists of languages Shake's been translated to. Your users whose default device language is set to one of these will automatically see Shake in their language.
14.1.3
What's new
JCenter will be sunset soon so we moved Shake to Maven Central. If you’re upgrading from the older version, make sure to update the dependency in the build.gradle file.
The minSdkVersion has been changed to 21. If your project is using a version lower than 21, you should upgrade the minSdkVersion in your module’s build.gradle file.
14.1.2
Bug fixes
We've tinkered with some details and gave the interiors a thorough clean. The SDK is now smoother than it was.
14.1.1
What's new
We updated the start method. The configuration keys are now loaded via the method, and not with the values from the .xml file. Don’t worry, the existing implementation will still work for some time.
14.1
What's new
Shake now requires compileSdkVersion 29 or higher, make sure to update the version in the build.gradle file.
Shake will now automatically redact sensitive data from your network requests, notifications and touch events so it never reaches Shake servers.
We've added console logs to Activity history.
We've all been waiting for this! Your users can record an additional video of their screen or grab one or two more extra screenshots and attach them to the ticket they're submitting — without ever leaving your app.
14.0
What's new
Shake is available in the new Maven repository. If you're upgrading from the older version, make sure to update the Maven repository in the build.gradle file.
Users can finally report different types of feedback: bugs, suggestions and questions.
Shake now allows you to protect sensitive data on the mobile device itself, so it never reaches the Shake servers. It can be used for notifications, network requests, screens and screen elements.
You can now use the in-app intro message to inform your users about Shake availability.