Mobile Agent - BlackBerry for Android v21.3.0
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Summary of Mobile Agent - BlackBerry for Android v21.3.0
The Mobile Agent - BlackBerry for Android v21.3.0 release focuses on improving application stability by addressing key bugs and enhancing overall performance. This update is essential for ServiceNow customers using the Android Agent app to ensure smoother offline and online synchronization and better integration with third-party services and device management solutions.
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Key Features and Fixes
- Improved Offline to Online Sync Stability: Resolved an OutOfMemoryError that caused the app to crash or time out during synchronization after offline work, especially when processing large payloads. This fix prevents app crashes and avoids invalid post-crash states, ensuring reliable syncing of offline actions.
- Third-Party Deeplink Support: Fixed an issue where third-party URLs were not opening in external browsers, restoring expected navigation behavior for external links.
- Dialog Theming with Microsoft Intune MDM/MAM: Corrected dialog display issues under dark mode when managed by Intune, ensuring dialogs are readable and correctly themed regardless of device or app theme settings.
- Universal Link Handling in Whitelabel Apps: Addressed an error showing “link not supported” when using universal links in custom app ID environments.
- ServiceNow SDK Sample Application Stability: Fixed crashes occurring when the device is connected to WiFi without internet access, improving SDK sample app reliability under such network conditions.
- Additional Minor Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements: Various other enhancements contribute to a more stable and efficient user experience.
Practical Implications for ServiceNow Customers
By upgrading to version 21.3.0, customers can expect:
- Reliable offline work with large data sets syncing correctly without causing app crashes.
- Seamless handling of external links, improving workflow continuity when interacting with third-party resources.
- Consistent and readable user interface dialogs when using Microsoft Intune managed devices, especially in dark mode.
- Improved app and SDK stability under various network conditions and deployment scenarios.
- Access to the latest fixes and performance optimizations by downloading the update via Google Play Store or trying the demo mode.
The Android v21.3.0 release provides fixes for the application.
Download the latest mobile app version
To download the latest release, visit the Google Play store. Users can launch a demo to try the ServiceNow Agent app. You can use a demo account from the initial post-download screen or the instance list screen.
Fixed in this release
| Problem | Short description | Description | Steps to reproduce |
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Android Mobile PRB2004137 |
OutOfMemoryError during offline to online sync | The app either times out after two minutes or crashes during sync with an OutOfMemoryError. |
Expected behavior: Offline actions should sync successfully without crashing, even with large payloads. The app should not duplicate large response data in memory during sync processing. Users should not be left in an invalid post‑crash state. Actual behavior: The app with either time out after two minutes or crash during sync with an OutOfMemoryError. A crash may surface as RxJava UndeliverableException caused by OOM. |
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Android Mobile PRB2009019 |
A third party deeplink is not functioning in the Now Mobile app | The user is not redirected to the external browser when they select third-party URLs. | |
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Android Mobile PRB2006299 |
Dialogs do not theme correctly under Microsoft Intune MDM/MAM | The dialog is dark themed and unreadable. |
Expected behavior: The dialog should be light themed and with the right colors. Actual behavior: The dialog is dark themed and unreadable. |
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Android Mobile PRB2003717 |
Whitelabel app with custom app ID will show 'Error link not supported' with a universal link | ||
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Android Mobile PRB2004277 |
Now SDK Sample Application crash when device is connected to WiFi without internet due to ServiceNow SDK preload |
Observe that the app crashes. |
This version also includes other minor bug fixes and performance improvements.