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Kony VisualizerVersion1.3

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January, 2020

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Revision History

Date Document Version Description of Modifications/Release

02/28/2019 1.3 Document updated for Kony App Platform V8 SP4

10/30/2018 1.2 Document updated with Android supported devices for KonyApp Platform V8 SP3

04/24/2018 1.1Document updated with iOS, Android and Windows supporteddevices for Kony platform.

09/19/2017 1.0 Document published for V8 GA



Table of Contents

1. Supported Operating Systems for Native Apps 6

2. Supported Devices by Kony Platform 7

2.1 iOS Platform 7

2.1.1 Kony Visualizer supported versions for iOS 8

2.1.1.1 App submission with iOS 12 9

2.2 Android Platform 9

2.2.1 Supported Devices 9

2.3 WindowsPlatform 11

2.3.1 Supported Devices 11

2.3.2 WindowsDesktop 12

2.3.2.1 Environment 12

2.3.2.2 VMEngines 13

2.3.2.3 Sync Support 13

2.3.2.4 SkySync Support 13

2.3.2.5 CompatibilityMatrix 14

2.3.3 Windows 8.1 Tablet 15







2.3.4 Windows 10 Tablet 18





2.3.5 Windows 10Mobile 19





3. Supported Development Languages 22

3.1 Native Apps 22

3.2 MobileWeb 22

4. Device Categorization for Server-Side Mobile Web 24

5. Kony Visualizer Supported Browsers for Desktop Web 27

6. Kony Visualizer Supported Versions - Server-Side Mobile Web 28

7. Kony Visualizer Supported Versions for HTML5 Single Page Apps (SPA) 30


1. Supported Operating Systems for Native Apps Kony VisualizerVersion1.3

1. Supported Operating Systems for Native Apps

Kony Visualizer Enterprise Edition version V8 SP4 supports the following operating systems:

Platform Supported VersionApple iOS l Minimum version 8.x

AppleWatch OS l Minimum versionWatch OS 2.0

Google Android l Minimum version 4.2

Google AndroidWear l Minimum version 25 (Wear 2.0)

RIM BlackBerry OS l BlackBerry 10.0 (APK->BAR, BB 10 Hybrid)

Windows l Windows Phone 8.1 Silverlight

l Windows 8.1 Update 1 Desktop/Tablet

l Windows 10 Desktop/Tablet

l Windows 10Mobile

l Windows Desktop (also known as Windows Classic orWindows

Legacy)


2. Supported Devices by Kony Platform Kony VisualizerVersion1.3

2. Supported Devices by Kony Platform

The following sections provide a list of devices supported by Kony Visualizer for native apps.

l iOS Platform

l Android Platform

l WindowsPlatform

2.1 iOS Platform

The following is a list of supported devices for the iOS platform along with the corresponding form

factors:

Device/Family Form Factor MaxSupported OS

iPhone

iPhone 5S 1136×640 Latest iOS 12

iPhone 6 1334×750 Latest iOS 12

iPhone 6 Plus 1920×1080 Latest iOS 12

iPhone 6 S 1334×750 Latest iOS 12

iPhone 6 S Plus 1920×1080 Latest iOS 12

iPhone SE 1136×640 Latest iOS 12





iPhone X 2436×1125 Latest iOS 12

iPhone XS 1125×2436 Latest iOS 12

iPhone XS Max 1242×2688 Latest iOS 12



Device/Family Form Factor MaxSupported OS

iPhone XR 828×1792 Latest iOS 12

iPod

iPod (6th Gen) 1136×640 Latest iOS 12

iPad

iPad Air 1 2048×1536 Latest iOS 12

iPad Air 2 2048×1536 Latest iOS 12

iPad pro 12.9 inch 1st gen 2732×2048 Latest iOS 12

iPad pro 9.7 inch 2048x1536 Latest iOS 12

iPad pro 12.9 inch 2nd gen 2732×2048 Latest iOS 12

iPad pro 10.5 inch 2224×1668 Latest iOS 12

iPad 5th Gen 2048×1536 Latest iOS 12

iPad mini 2 2048×1536 Latest iOS 12



2.1.1 Kony Visualizer supported versions for iOS

iOS Versions Kony Release Versions

6.0/6.5 7.x 8.x

iOS 9.x

iOS 10.x

iOS-GA-6.0.3.65

iOS-GA-6.5.3.21

iOS-GA-7.1.1.3



iOS Versions Kony Release Versions

6.0/6.5 7.x 8.x

iOS 11.x

iOS-GA-6.5.3.51 iOS-GA-7.1.1.12

iOS-GA-7.3.0.26

iOS-GA-7.2.1.28

iOS 12.x

iOS-GA-7.1.1.16

iOS-GA-7.2.1.47

iOS-GA-7.3.0.67

iOS-GA-8.1.33

iOS-GA-8.2.23

iOS-GA-8.3.0

iOS-GA-8.3.1

2.1.1.1 App submission with iOS 12

If you want to submit your app to the iOS App Store, youmust provide the

NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription and NSCameraUsageDescription even if your app

does not use the camera or the photo library.

Note: To run iOS 12 applications, youmust upgrade the Visualizer IDE plugins to create IPA and

list simulators.

2.2 Android Platform

2.2.1 Supported Devices

Google provides an Android CDD (Compatibility Definition Document) though there is no validation

process for Android device compatibility fromGoogle. For more information please refer to:

https://source.android.com/source/faqs.html#compatibility


https://source.android.com/compatibility/cdd.htmlhttps://source.android.com/source/faqs.html#compatibility


All devices, which are CDD compliant are supported. All those deviceswith default Play Store client

software can be assumed asCDD compatible devices.

Kony Visualizer supported versions for Android OS

Android Versions Kony Release Versions

6.0/6.5 7.0/V8 8.1/8.2/8.3 8.4

4.0 - 4.0.2

4.0.3 - 4.0.4

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

5.0

6.0

7.0 For 6.0: AND-GA-6.0.3.51

For 6.5: AND-GA_6.5.3.13AND-GA-7.1.1.1

8.0

AND-GA-7.2.1.37

AND-GA-7.3.0.46

9.0 CompatibilitySupport

CompatibilitySupport



2.3 Windows Platform

2.3.1 Supported Devices

All deviceswith the supported versionswith the below system requirements

l RAM1GB and above

Kony Visualizer supported versions for Windows

WindowsPhoneVersions

Kony Release Versions

5.0 5.5 / 5.6 5.6.2 6.0/6.5 7.0 7.1/V8

Windows Desktop

Windows 8.1 Tablets

Windows 10 Tablets

Windows 10 Mobile

Features for Windows Tablet/Desktop

Microsoft Windows 8.1 has threemajor versions. Kony supports JavaScript as development

languages to create native apps for all the versions ofWindows.

The followingMicrosoft Windows 8.1 platforms are supported:

l Microsoft Windows 8.1 on Intel chipset (desktopmachines, Intel-based surface tablets).

o To build native apps for thesemachines using Kony, do it either fromWindows 7 desktop

or Windows 8.1 desktopOS.



l Microsoft Windows 8.1 on ARM chipset (MS Surface RT, Ultrabooks)

o To build native apps for thesemachines using Kony, youmust have Kony Visualizer on

Windows 8.1 desktopOS.

l Microsoft Windows 8.1 on x64 (MS Surface Pro)

o To build native apps for thesemachines using Kony, you can do it either fromWindows 7

desktop or Windows 8.1 desktopOS.

Kony supports the following channels for Windows Platform:

l WindowsDesktop

l Windows 8.1 Tablet

l Windows 10 Tablet

l Windows 10Mobile

2.3.2 Windows Desktop

The apps built for this platformwork onWindows 7,Windows 8/8.1, andWindows 10. Forms are

created under the desktop section in Kony Visualizer.

2.3.2.1 Environment

Software used by platform .net Framework 4.0, Visual Studio 2012 and Blend

Platform DevelopmentLanguage

C# and XAML

Runtime WPF

VM engines See below

Output binary type EXE (in Debug mode) and MSI (in Release mode)


http://docs.kony.com/konylibrary/visualizer/visualizer_user_guide/Default.htm#NewLocationsOfFamiliarFeatures.htm?TocPath=Introduction|_____1


Marketing plug-in name KIOSK-GA- (Example: KIOSK-GA-5.0.31 and KIOSK-GA-5.6.2)

Deployment modes MSI package distribution and installation

2.3.2.2 VM Engines

Release JavaScript Engine Lua Engine

All 5.0 and 5.5 releases Jurassic (https://jurassic.codeplex.com/ ) Lua VM

5.6 and 5.6.1 Web Browser control as JavaScript interpreter Lua VM

5.6.2 and above V8.Net (https://v8dotnet.codeplex.com/ ) Lua VM

6.0 and above V8.Net (https://v8dotnet.codeplex.com/ ) Lua VM

8.0 and above Chakra engine N/A

2.3.2.3 Sync Support

IDE plug-in Windows desktop/kiosk plug-in

IDE 5.0 KIOSK-GA-5.0.25






2.3.2.4 SkySync Support



IDE 5.5 KIOSK-GA-5.5.3.1



https://jurassic.codeplex.com/https://v8dotnet.codeplex.com/https://v8dotnet.codeplex.com/






2.3.2.5 Compatibility Matrix

KonyWindows plug-in Lua support JavaScript support

4.1 No No

5.0 No No

5.0.24 Yes Yes

5.5 Yes Yes

5.6 Yes Yes

5.6.2 Yes Yes

6.0 Yes (Upgraded Apps) Yes

6.5 No Yes

7.0 No Yes

The following are the development and runtime environment compatibilitymatrices for the above

supported releases:

Kony Visualizer runningon

Any Desktop/Laptop/Kiosk running with OS

Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Windows 10

Windows 7 OS Yes Yes Yes Yes


Windows 8.1 OS Yes Yes Yes Yes


Yes: Application successfully deploys and works; No: Application will not be deployed.



2.3.3 Windows 8.1 Tablet

These areWindowsStore apps. Forms are created under the tablet section in Kony Visualizer.

2.3.3.1 Environment

Software used by platform Windows 8.1 SDK, Visual Studio 2013 and Blend

Platform Development Language C# and XAML

Runtime XAML and WINRT

VM engines Lua VM for Lua; JSCore for JavaScript

Output binary type APPX or ZIP

Marketing plug-in name WIN8-GA- (Example: WIN8-GA-5.6.2)

Deployment modes Windows Store Marketplace or MDM solution


IDE plug-in Windows 8.1 plug-in

IDE 5.0 No

IDE 5.5 No

IDE 5.6 WIN8-GA-5.6.2

IDE 6.0 WIN8-GA-6.0.0

IDE 6.5 WIN8-GA-6.5.0

IDE 7.0 WIN8-GA-7.0.0



IDE 5.0 No

IDE 5.5 No





IDE 5.6 WIN8-GA-5.6.2

IDE 6.0 WIN8-GA-6.0.0

IDE 6.5 WIN8-GA-6.5.0

IDE 7.0 WIN8-GA-7.0.0



4.1 No No

5.0 No No

5.5 No No

5.6 No No

5.6.2 Yes Yes

6.0 Yes (Upgraded Apps) Yes

6.5 No Yes

7.0 No Yes

Windows 8.1 update platform support is added in 5.6.2. APPX package file generated for Windows

8.1 update will not be deployed onWindows 7 or Windows 8. The APPX file can only be deployed on

Windows 8.1 update.

The following are the development and runtime environment compatibilitymatrices for release 5.6.2.



KonyVisualizer on

Buildoption

Deploy application on Install fromVisualizer

Install manually from outputfolder

Windows 8.1(x86)

x86 Windows 8.1 (32-bit) Yes Yes

x86 Windows 8.1 (64-bit) N/A Yes


ARM Windows 8.1 ARM (MSSurface)

N/A Yes

Windows 8.1(x64)





N/A Yes

Windows 8 (x86)





N/A Yes

Windows 8 (x64)





N/A Yes

Windows 7





N/A Yes



2.3.4 Windows 10 Tablet

These areWindowsStore apps. Forms are created under the tablet section in Kony Visualizer.

2.3.4.1 Environment

Software used by platform Windows 10 SDK, Visual Studio 2015 and Blend



Engine Chakra





IDE plug-in Windows 10 plug-in

IDE 5.0 No

IDE 5.5 No

IDE 5.6 No

IDE 6.0 No

IDE 6.5 No

IDE 7.0 WIN10-GA-7.0.0



IDE 5.0 No

IDE 5.5 No





IDE 5.6 No

IDE 6.0 No

IDE 6.5 No

IDE 7.0 WIN10-GA-7.0.0



4.1 No No

5.0 No No

5.5 No No

5.6 No No

5.6.2 No No

6.0 No No

6.5 No No

7.0 No Yes

2.3.5 Windows 10 Mobile

These areWindowsStore apps. Forms are created under themobile section in Kony Visualizer.

2.3.5.1 Environment

Software used by platform Windows 10 SDK, Visual Studio 2015 and Blend



Engine Chakra









IDE 5.0 No

IDE 5.5 No

IDE 5.6 No

IDE 6.0 No

IDE 6.5 No

IDE 7.0 WIN10-GA-7.0.0



IDE 5.0 No

IDE 5.5 No

IDE 5.6 No

IDE 6.0 No

IDE 6.5 No

IDE 7.0 No

IDE 7.1 WIN10-GA-7.0.0



4.1 No No




5.0 No No

5.5 No No

5.6 No No

5.6.2 No No

6.0 No No

6.5 No No

7.0 No No

7.1 No Yes

8.0 No Yes


3. Supported Development Languages Kony VisualizerVersion1.3

3. Supported Development Languages

3.1 Native Apps

Kony supported development languages for Native Apps:

Platforms JavaScript Runtime Support

iOS

Android

BlackBerry

Windows Phone(Phone 8.1 and 10)

Windows Tablet(Windows 8.1 and 10)

Windows Desktop(Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10)

Note: JavaScript is the development language required for building new applications on all other

platforms.

Note: Lua as a development language is no longer supported in Kony Platform 6.0 and above.

3.2 Mobile Web

Kony supported development languages for MobileWeb:


SPA


3. Supported Development Languages Kony VisualizerVersion1.3


Mobile Web

Desktop browser


4. Device Categorization for Server-Side Mobile Web Kony VisualizerVersion1.3

4. Device Categorization for Server-Side Mobile Web

Support for Server SideMobileWeb is deprecated fromKony 7.0 GA release.

Kony Visualizer categorizes devices into different categories based on supported browser features:

Device Category Browser Feature Sample Devices

Basic devices

1. XHTML-MP 1.0 compliant

2. No JS support

3. CSS 1.0 or 2.0

1. BlackBerry devices with OS < 4.6(Pearl)

2. Windows Mobile 6.0 and 6.5

3. Nokia non-Webkit browser devices

Basic devices with JavaScript(BJS)

1. XHTML-MP 1.0 compliant

2. Limited JS support

3. CSS 1.0 or 2.0

1. BlackBerry devices with OS >= 4.6(Strom, Bold, Curve )

2. Windows Mobile 7

3. Nokia devices with Webkit 413

Advanced Devices (Devicessupporting advanced JS &HTML but not HTML5)

1. XHTML – MP 1.0 Compliant

2. Full JS Support

3. CSS Support > 2.0

1. Palm Web OS

2. Nokia devices with Webkit 525 andabove

HTML5 devices (devicessupporting HTML5 Spec)

1. HTML5 compliant

2. Full JS support

3. CSS support 3.0

4. Support for Touch

1. iPhone OS

2. Android

3. BlackBerry 6.0 and above (onlyTouch devices)



Device Category Browser Feature Sample Devices

HTML5 Non Touch(NTH)(devices supporting HTML5spec but non-touch)

1. HTML5 compliant

2. Full JS support

3. CSS support 3.0

4. Support for Touch

1. Blackberry 7.0 (non-touch devices)

2. Windows Mango 7.5

Note: The (traditional) server sideMobileWeb platform does not support the tablet form factors

(iPad, Android Tab, and Playbook).

Note: OnlyWebKit-based browsers are supported for the server-sidemobile web and SPA

HTML5 category. Because Firefox andOpera are notWebKit-based, they are not supported by

SPA but are supported byDesktopWeb.

Disclaimers:

1. Kony Visualizer categorizes devices as Basic, BJS, Advanced, HTML5, and NTH based on the

combination of markup support, JavaScript, and CSS spec support on the device browsers.

2. Kony Visualizer generates standard compliant markup. Based on the browser implementations,

the ouput may render differently on different browsers.

3. Support for JavaScript on devices is directly dependent on the JavaScript engines embedded

with the browsers.

4. Kony Visualizer supports CSS2 and CSS3. Depending on the browser implementations, the

rendering of the CSSmay differ from browser to browser within the same family.

5. Kony Visualizer uses the standards compliant GeoLocation API. Support for GPS depends on

theGeoLocation API implemented by the browsers.



6. Kony Visualizer is dependent onGoogleMaps to provide static and interactivemaps. Apps

using GoogleMaps should refer to the licensing requirements of Google.


5. Kony Visualizer Supported Browsers for Desktop Web Kony VisualizerVersion1.3

5. Kony Visualizer Supported Browsers for Desktop Web

Kony Visualizer supports the following browsers for DesktopWeb:

Application Servers Versions Supported

Internet Explorer l 11 (Only on Win 7 SP1 and Win 8.1 update1)

Microsoft Edge l Version 25 and greater

Mozilla FireFox l Version 38 and greater

Safari l 6.x and greater (on Mac OS)

Chrome l Version 30 and greater

Opera l Version 15 and greater

Note: KonyDesktopWebChannel does not support browser compatibilitymode feature.


6. Kony Visualizer Supported Versions - Server-Side Mobile Web Kony VisualizerVersion1.3

6. Kony Visualizer Supported Versions - Server-Side Mobile Web

Support for Server SideMobileWeb is deprecated fromKony 7.0 GA release.

Server sideMobileWeb(Traditional)

KonyRelease Versions

5.0 5.5 / 5.6 6.0/6.5 7.0/V8

Basic

BJS

BlackBerry (4.6 - 5.0)

Windows Mobile 7

Nokia (Webkit 413 - 416)

HTML5 Browsers

HTML5 - iOS

4.3

5.x

6.x

7.x

HTML5 - Android

2.1

2.2

2.3 - 2.3.2


6. Kony Visualizer Supported Versions - Server-Side Mobile Web Kony VisualizerVersion1.3

Server sideMobileWeb(Traditional)


5.0 5.5 / 5.6 6.0/6.5 7.0/V8

2.3.3-2.3.7

3.0-3.2

4.0-4.0.2

4.0.3-4.0.4

4.1 - 4.4

HTML5 - BlackBerry

6.0

7.0

10.0

NTH (Non-Touch HTML5)

BlackBerry Non Touch (6.0)

Windows Mango (7.5)

Windows Phone 8


7. Kony Visualizer Supported Versions for HTML5 Single Page Apps

(SPA)

Kony

VisualizerVersion1.3

7. Kony Visualizer Supported Versions for HTML5 Single Page

Apps (SPA)

Note: The SPA Platformwas released from 4.1 onwards. It only supports browsers that are

compatible with HTML5.

Note: In SPA platform, build is supported only on default browsers of the specific platform. For

example, if you build an SPA for iOS, then the application can only be viewed on Safari, similarly, if

you build an SPA for Android platform, then the application can only be viewed onGoogle

Chrome.

HTML5 Single PageApps (SPA)


5.0 5.5 5.6 6.0/6.5 7.0 V8

iOS

4.3

5.x

6.x

7.x

8.x

9.x

Android

2.1

2.2

2.3 - 2.3.2



(SPA)

Kony




5.0 5.5 5.6 6.0/6.5 7.0 V8

2.3.3-2.3.7

3.0-3.2

4.0-4.0.2

4.0.3-4.0.4

4.1 - 4.4

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

BlackBerryTouch and Non-Touch

Devices

4.5

4.6

5.0

6.0

7.0

10.0

Windows NTH (Non-Touch HTML5)

Windows Mobile 6.x



(SPA)

Kony




5.0 5.5 5.6 6.0/6.5 7.0 V8

Windows Mango(7.5)

Windows Phone 8 (Touch)

Windows Phone 8 (Touch)

Windows phone 8.1

Windows phone 10

Disclaimers

1. Support for JavaScript on devices is directly dependent on the JavaScript engines embedded

with the browsers.

2. Kony Visualizer supports CSS3. Depending on the browser implementations, the rendering of

the CSSmay differ from browser to browser within the same family.

3. Kony Visualizer uses the standards compliant GeoLocation API. Support for GPS depends on

theGeoLocation API implemented by the browsers.

4. Kony Visualizer is dependent onGoogleMaps to provide static and interactivemaps. Apps

using GoogleMaps should comply with the licensing requirements of Google.

5. OnlyWebKit-based browsers are supported for the server-sidemobile web and SPA HTML5

category. Because Firefox andOpera are notWebKit-based, they are not supported by SPA

but are supported byDesktopWeb.


1. Supported Operating Systems for Native Apps2. Supported Devices by Kony Platform2.1 iOS Platform2.1.1 Kony Visualizer supported versions for iOS2.1.1.1 App submission with iOS 12

2.2 Android Platform2.2.1 Supported Devices

2.3 Windows Platform2.3.1 Supported Devices2.3.2 Windows Desktop2.3.2.1 Environment2.3.2.2 VM Engines2.3.2.3 Sync Support2.3.2.4 SkySync Support2.3.2.5 Compatibility Matrix

2.3.3 Windows 8.1 Tablet2.3.3.1 Environment2.3.3.2 Sync Support2.3.3.3 SkySync Support2.3.3.4 Compatibility Matrix

2.3.4 Windows 10 Tablet2.3.4.1 Environment2.3.4.2 Sync Support2.3.4.3 SkySync Support2.3.4.4 Compatibility Matrix

2.3.5 Windows 10 Mobile2.3.5.1 Environment2.3.5.2 Sync Support2.3.5.3 SkySync Support2.3.5.4 Compatibility Matrix

3. Supported Development Languages3.1 Native Apps3.2 Mobile Web

4. Device Categorization for Server-Side Mobile Web5. Kony Visualizer Supported Browsers for Desktop Web6. Kony Visualizer Supported Versions - Server-Side Mobile Web7. Kony Visualizer Supported Versions for HTML5 Single Page Apps (SPA)

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