We are excited to roll out VisionX 6.6.601.

This update packs a punch, bringing significant upgrades to our Mobile App and Next-Generation Web experience, alongside essential platform refinements, cloud efficiency gains, and key developer fixes.

Whether you are building cross-platform enterprise apps or fine-tuning existing layouts, version 6.6.601 delivers a smoother, faster, and more customizable developer journey.

Here is a breakdown of everything new in VisionX 6.6.601

Mobile App: Advanced Security, Richer UI & Better Customization

The VisionX Mobile experience gets a huge leap forward with security features, expanded UI components, and flexible styling tools.

• On-Device Data Encryption

  Local data is now automatically encrypted prior to storage on the device.

• Biometric & PIN Security (Optional)

  Enable Face ID, Fingerprint, or PIN protection for secure app access.

• Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

  Native support for MFA workflows straight out of the box.

• Encrypted Data Export (HTML Safe)

  Export encrypted device data directly on the device in a secure format.

• UI Styling

  Extended styling customization across menus, buttons, tables, and form components.

• Brand-new Button Group control
• Brand-new Password strength control
• Foldable group panels
• Modern Tabset component
• Direct access to all FontAwesome and Material Design Icons
• Optional Copy-to-Clipboard button inside text editors
• Optional Show-password button inside password editors
• Image manipulation for image editors
• Contextual visual indicators/markings for empty menus and empty tables
• Display small arrows if more records are available within table views
• Configure image quality and size in settings

Web (Next Generation): Speed, Precision & Smooth Workflows

Our Next-Gen Web platform gets performance enhancements and UI improvements designed for high-data volume applications.

• Sticky Table Headers

  Table headers now stay fixed at the top while scrolling through long rows of data.

• Redesigned Signature Pad

  Rebuilt from the ground up for reliable, smooth digital signature capture across devices.

• Improved Lazy Loading
• Image Choice Editor Fixes

  Resolved display and rendering glitches for images inside image choice editor.

Core Platform & Developer Experience

We have introduced handy quality-of-life enhancements and platform optimizations to speed up daily design workflows.

• Finer Spacing Controls

  Granular horizontal and vertical layout control between labels, editors, and panels.

• Security Protocol (AddOn)

  A dedicated Security protocol is now available as an AddOn for audit-heavy environments.

• Directory Switching

  Switch application directories directly within VisionX without leaving the tool.

• Cloud Footprint Reduction

  Memory optimization reducing RAM consumption for cloud-hosted deployments.

• Localized Module Setup

  Module installations now seamlessly respect system translation tables.

• Streamlined Documentation

  Module documentation is automatically provided directly in the /doc directory.

• External File Change Alerts

  The Action Editor now alerts you immediately if files have been modified externally.

• Mobile Engine Support

  Native support aligned with the latest mobile app builds.

Key Bug Fixes & Stability Improvements

This update addresses critical feedback from our developer community!

• Anchor Positions

  Fixed input issues with anchor positions in the Designer.

• Multi-Module Integration

  Resolved a bug where only one module was integrated in the Designer instead of all selected modules.

• Application Import

  application.xml settings are now properly preserved when importing applications.

• Combobox Column Renaming

  Resolved an issue where Combobox table columns could not be renamed.

• Live Preview Accuracy

  Live Preview now instantly reflects newly created reports and newly added tables in existing screens.

Ready to Upgrade?

VisionX 6.6.601 is available in the download area!

Download the update to take advantage of the new web & mobile components and performance enhancements.

Our mobile app will be available in the stores within the next few weeks!

We're happy to announce Flutter 3.44 support for our native app.

The core app and library flutter_jvx was successfully migrated to the new build system. We currently have some warnings about missing Swift Package Manager support for the packages:

• webview_cookie_manager_plus
• push
• open_filex
• flutter_tts

and missing AGP support for:

• device_info_plus
• file_picker
• file_saver
• flutter_device_platform_id
• flutter_timezone
• flutter_tts
• haptic_feedback
• mobile_scanner
• package_info_plus
• push
• screen_brightness_android
• speech_to_text
• wakelock_plus

But hopefully these will be solved by package developers in next few months.

• Perceptible performance gains

  The app is even smoother and faster than before. It looks absolutely amazing!

• Future ready

  Support for latest device features.

• Bugfixes

  Many bugs are only fixed in the latest version and won't be patched in older versions, like Keyboard toggle if you switch between input fields.

With latest core app, we fixed some smaller problems like table formatting and we introduced a nice feature:

Records available

The table shows if more records are available with two arrows in the right bottom corner. It's a small improvement but vey helpful

We also show a real checkbox in table edit dialog if you enable multi-line selection:

Real checkbox

In older versions the checkbox was a UTF-8 font:

UTF-8 Checkbox

And last but not least, we pimped the menu a little bit.
In previous versions, you couldn't scroll the last line of the menu up, which caused menu items to get cut off or overlapped on some devices. Now, you can pull the menu up a bit higher to prevent that from happening.

Menu (old)

Menu (new)

We'll be updating our app in the app stores soon.

We are currently developing a new AddOn for VisionX that allows you to log in to your application using Entra ID (Azure AD).

The AddOn integrates seamlessly into your application, giving you the flexibility to choose your preferred login method. The authentication type is determined by the URL you access, for example:

• http://myapp.visionx.cloud/AzureADAuth/ (without Entra ID login)
• http://myapp.visionx.cloud/AzureADAuth/azauth (with Entra ID login)

If Entra ID login is selected, the Entra ID login mask will appear before the application loads:

EntraID login

After a successful login, you will be redirected straight to the application and signed in automatically. All available screens will be visible immediately, based on your specific permissions. During the login process, we automatically sync app roles and user groups from Entra ID to your application.

We support the following web technologies:

• vaadin UI
• react UI
• flutter UI (mobile mode)

On mobile devices, the login process works similarly to the browser, but the login mask is displayed directly within the app:

Entra ID (mobile)

In addition to signing in, you can also change your password or perform a secure logout from Entra ID.

All you need to get started is our Entra ID AddOn.

Our drawer menu just got more flexible.

With our new compact mode for the header and/or footer, you can free up valuable space for your menu items - perfect for screen-heavy applications.
Whether you prefer a generous, information-rich layout or a sleek, space-saving design, the choice is now yours.

Here are the differences:

Standard menu

Compact header

Standard menu

Compact footer

Standard menu

Compact header and footer

Have a nice weekend!

To kick off the week, we're rolling out a brand-new tabset for you. Our previous implementation was a bit too static and didn't handle swipe gestures as smoothly as we wanted. It also lacked the fluidity you'd expect on modern mobile devices.

A tabset should feel effortless - fast, responsive, and intuitive. That's why we’ve taken this component back to the workshop and given it a serious upgrade.

Here’s a quick look at how the new version stacks up against the old one:

Tabset (old)

Tabset (new)

That makes using a tabset so much more fun

The next highlight in our styling offensive: the Main Menu.

With just a few tweaks to spacing, corner radius, and colors, you can give your app an entirely new look. A couple of entries in mobile_style.mxl — and your app transforms instantly.

Main menu (old)

Main menu (new)

Look forward to more customization options

You can now customize your apps better than before.

You already have the ability to design the screens exactly the way you want. You decide the layout and the positioning of the elements according to your preferences. With a few style settings, the app can then be visually enhanced.

Until now, the entire application frame, such as the menu and the appearance of input fields, buttons, tables, etc., could only be customized in the native code. But that is not something you can do in just a few seconds.

That is why we started making parts of the app/theme customizable. For example, you now have the option to define the corner radius, control button colors centrally, and much more.

Here is a small example:

Menu (old)

Menu (new)

Next example, an example screen:

Default color

Custom colors

Show images as avatar:

Image (portrait)

Image (avatar)

If you want, show border around images like this one:

Signature (no border)

Signature (border)

And as a little extra, menu button arrow now animates:

Buton animation

Look forward to more customization options

We've got a small but sweet update for you!

Up until now, the table would just show a big empty space whenever there were no records. Not super helpful.
To keep things clearer, we now show a friendly hint when there's nothing to display:

No records (old)

No records (new)

Enjoy the update!

We have a few new features for our VisionX Previewer app. As announced last week, here are the details of the new features.

Below you'll find links to the documentation for each item:

Theme customizing

Background customizing

Client-side encryption

Biometric & PIN authentication

Screen styling

Editor styling/features

Menu styling

An empty menu will now look like:

Empty menu

All changes will be available with next VisionX and App update!

We've added a cool new component for you. It's a list of buttons that together look like a button bar.
Flutter already provides this component out of the box, but without customizing the app you can't use it. To make sure you can use it even without customization, we implemented the ButtonGroup class on the server side.

If you now include the class in a screen like this:

you will see the following in the latest app:

Button group

You now have another very helpful component that you can integrate into your custom apps.

Have fun