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Espresso / UIAutomator SDK

1.26.0 - 2025-04-03

  1. Fixed an exception in continuous mode caused by main thread calls;
  2. Resolved issues with content grouping;
  3. Improved accessibility support for WebView.

1.25.1 - 2025-02-12

  1. Enhanced accessibility scanning stability for improved report reliability;
  2. Refined Tappable Area validation logic;
  3. Added metadata support for Duplicate Name validation.

1.25.0 - 2025-01-23

  1. Introduced an optional feature allowing users to export accessibility reports in CSV format;

  2. Implemented support for AA-compliant Tappable Areas;

  3. Image encoding optimisation.

1.24.0 - 2025-01-13

  1. Implemented support for AA tappable area validation for XML screens;

  2. Added metadata for the duplicate name validation;

  3. Optional export of the accessibility report in CSV format;

  4. Fixed PX to DP conversion.

1.23.8 - 2024-12-10

  1. Fixed file saving for empty reports;

  2. Color Contrast validation bugfix;

  3. Fixed HTML report borders, issue numbers, and element IDs.

1.23.7 - 2024-11-26

  1. Improved WebView support;

  2. Fixed hidden elements detection;

  3. Fixed missed criteria object for output reports;

  4. Fixed Color Contrast validation for Jetpack Compose buttons;

  5. Enhanced image processing for Android WebViews;

1.23.6 - 2024-11-05

  1. Updated open-source software license information;

  2. Improved accessibility validation support for Jetpack Compose;

  3. Stability improvements and bug fixes.

1.23.5 - 2024-10-28

  1. Stability improvements and bug fixes.

1.23.4 - 2024-10-11

  1. Improved keyboard detection;

  2. Stability improvements and bug fixes.

1.23.3 - 2024-09-27

  1. Fixed Conflicting Type in Label validation;

  2. Improved keyboard handling;

  3. Stability improvement and bug fix.

1.23.2 - 2024-09-13

  1. Stability improvement and bug fix.

1.23.1 - 2024-09-06

  1. Added overlapping controls validation;

  2. Color contrast logic improvement;

  3. Stability improvement and bug fix.

1.23.0 - 2024-09-03

1.Changes Tappable Area validation severity type from “Best Practice“ to “Serious”;

  1. Added SAT screenshots in HTML reports;

  2. Jetpack Compose support;

  3. Stability improvement and bug fix.

1.22.0 - 2024-08-19

  1. Added no issues report as a part of public API;

1.21.0 - 2024-08-13

Release notes:

  1. Added Label In Name validation;

  2. Added Accessible Name Starts With Label validation;

  3. Added Conflicting Type In Label validation;

  4. Enhanced stability and bug fixes.

1.20.1 - 2024-05-31

Release notes:

  1. Improved custom touch delegates processing;

  2. Enhanced stability and bug fixes.

1.20.0 - 2024-04-24

Release notes:

  1. Added support for the Android Mobile Kit;

  2. Implemented validation for minimum text size;

  3. Enabled WebView validations;

  4. Enhanced stability and bug fixes.

1.19.0 - 2024-04-24

Release notes:

  1. Stability improvement and bug fix.

1.18.3 - 2024-03-29

Release notes:

  1. Improved the color contrast validation logic.

1.18.2 - 2024-03-26

Release notes:

  1. Stability improvement and bug fix.

1.18.1 - 2024-03-22

Release notes:

  1. Improved the tappable area validation logic;

  2. Improved the new HTML representation;

  3. Improved the special characters validation;

  4. Stability improvement and bug fix.

1.18.0 - 2024-03-14

Release notes:

  1. Added improved HTML reports.

1.16.1 - 2024-03-13

Release notes:

  1. Stability improvement and bug fix.

1.16.0 - 2024-02-29

Release notes:

  1. Added Unique option name validation;

  2. Added Content grouping validation;

  3. Stability improvement and bug fix.

1.14.0 - 2023-12-27

Release notes:

  1. Added uploading report feature to Evinced Platform.

v1.13.0 - 2023-11-15

Release notes:

  1. Added the export of meaningful labels;
  2. Bug fixing;

v1.12.2 - 2023-10-19

Release notes:

  1. Fixed x86 target devices support;

v1.12.1 - 2023-10-04

Release notes:

  1. Fixed armeabi-v7a target devices support;

v1.12.0 - 2023-09-14

Release notes:

  1. Validations logic improvements (content grouping);

  2. Added a new validation (instruction in name);

  3. Stability improvement and bug fix.

v1.11.1 - 2023-05-24

Release notes:

  1. Fixed meaningful accessible names and meaningful alternative text logic.

v1.11.0 - 2023-05-22

Release notes:

  1. Added validation criteria to JSON and HTML output reports.

v1.10.0 - 2023-05-15

Release notes:

  1. Improving algorithms using OCR technology.

v1.9.0 - 2023-05-08

Release notes:

  1. Add new interactable role validation support;
  2. Add new alternative text validation support;
  3. Stability improvement and bug fix.

v1.8.1 - 2023-01-19

Release notes:

  1. Stability improvement and bug fix.

v1.8.0 - 2022-11-29

Release notes:

  1. Options to make report name as a function name;
  2. Added supporting Android API 33;
  3. Stability improvement and bug fix.

v1.7.0 - 2022-09-16

Release notes:

  1. New functionality added for ability to trace from where report()/analyze() was called;
  2. Stability improvement and bug fix.

v1.6.1(46) - 2022-08-19

Release notes:

  1. Stability improvement and bug fix.

v1.6.0(45) - 2022-08-11

Release notes:

  1. Change log file is added;
  2. Color Contrast rule configuration is introduced in rule-config;
  3. Additional options to customize SDK behavior is introduced.

v1.5.0(44) - 2022-07-25

Release notes:

  1. Customize report name and report dir;
  2. Create an InitOptions object using the builder API.

v1.4.0(43) - 2022-07-18

Release notes:

  1. Adding RuleConfig options to manage the ability to disable/enable a11y rules and their customization as well;
  2. API change: move screenshotOptions to InitOptions.

1.3.1(42) - 2022-06-28

Release notes:

  1. Stability improvement and bug fix.

1.3.1(42) - 2022-06-28

Release notes:

  1. Stability improvement and bug fix.

1.3.0(41) - 2022-05-15

Details:

  • Espresso SDK v1.3.0(41);
  • Espresso EXT v1.0.0(1);
  • UIAutomator EXT v1.0.0(1).

Release notes:

  1. Continuous Mode is introduced;
  2. Issue filtering with recursion is introduced for UIAutomator and Espresso modules;
  3. Few fixes.

1.1.0(33) - 2022-02-21

Release notes:

  1. Introduce custom configuration and issue removal.

1.0.3(30) - 2022-02-02

Release notes:

  1. Stability improvement and bug fix.

1.0.2(29) - 2022-01-13

Release notes:

  1. Stability improvement and bug fix.

1.0.1(28) - 2021-12-16

Release notes:

  1. Stability improvement and bug fix.

1.0.0(22) - 2021-09-09

Release notes:

  1. Espresso SDK for automated accessibility testing has been released.