Mobile API Gateway: UIWebview deprecated in iOS 12

Products

• CA API Gateway

Issue/Introduction

UIWebview is deprecated in iOS 12 and Apple has noted [ITMS-90809] that as of April 2020 they will no longer accept new apps using UIWebview.

How will this be addressed in the MAG SDK? 

 

 

Environment

Release : 4.x

Component : Mobile API Gateway

Resolution

UIWebview is used by both MASUI and MAS foundation.

 

MASUI 2.2

https://techdocs.broadcom.com/content/broadcom/techdocs/us/en/ca-enterprise-software/layer7-api-management/mobile-sdk-for-ca-mobile-api-gateway/2-0/iOS/IOSTR_2-0/MASUI.html

https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/ca-enterprise-software/layer7-api-management/mobile-sdk-for-ca-mobile-api-gateway/2-3/ios-sdk/ios-2-2-ref/MASUI.html 

The MASUI templates act as a template for UI screens and not expected to be used as-is in production. It acts as a sample and enables customers to mimic their UI dialogs. Moving forward, the template will be removed from support for iOS 12+ and will not be developing it further.

 

The solution is to either

1) Target an iOS version <= 11

2) Design your own UI.

 

MAS Foundation

https://techdocs.broadcom.com/content/broadcom/techdocs/us/en/ca-enterprise-software/layer7-api-management/mobile-sdk-for-ca-mobile-api-gateway/2-0/iOS/IOSTR_2-0/MASFoundation.html

MAS SDK 2.1 will replace the dependency on UIWebView with WKWebview. This is tentatively scheduled to be done before the end of March. Moving forward, to submit a new app to the Apple App Store, SDK 2.1 will be required. Starting in December, any updates to existing apps on the App Store will require SDK 2.1.