With RAD Studio 10 Seattle, you can build apps that run on iOS 9. A change in the iOS SDK is causing deployment issues on iOS 9 for 32-bit iOS applications built with XE7 and XE8. This is not an issue with RAD Studio 10 Seattle.  Below are some simple workaround steps for building iOS 32-bit applications for iOS 9 with XE7 and XE8.  This does not impact iOS 64-bit applications or Universal binaries built with XE8 that were deployed to 64-bit iOS de...

BeaconFence is a developer proximity solution that delivers precise “GPS-Free” indoor/outdoor user location tracking and events with radial and geometric zones for any physical location and layout. Visually draw the layout of the physical location and beacon placement to track location information down to inches. Create radial and rectangular zones and track intersections, enters, and exits with callback events. BeaconFence enables developers to take proximity beacons to the next level by adding...

There is a lot happening in the Delphi world recently. There are many new components and technologies available for Delphi programmers, many of them are available separately from Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio. In fact the list of Delphi "add-on" technologies is growing longer, including AppAnalytics, InterBase,EMS, Ray Konopka Signature VCL Controls, CodeSite and all other components available from inside of the IDE via GetIt. Since the release of RAD St...

Learn how to use InterBase Events and Change Views to get notification of, and to collect server side data changes.

Just back from Software Development Conference in Israel. There was probably around 600 attendees gathered in Hilton Tel Aviv hotel. It is always great to meet existing, loyal Delphi developers. They are very happy with the latest versions of RAD Studio. At conferences like this it is also interesting to meet developers new to Delphi and C++Builder. Embarcadero message of "native multi-device development from one source code" resonates very well and developers love the possibility t...

The Community Toolbar in RAD Studio XE8 provides quick access to key Embarcadero Community features and is available as part of the RAD Studio XE8 General Update 1 and RAD Studio XE8 Subscription Update 1. The toolbar quickly notifies you of new Messages from other community members. Logging in is easy since you can just use your existing EDN account. Quickly view Upcoming Events, including webinars, skill sprints and live in-action sessions with the community calendar and view and respond ...

FireMonkey’s underlying visual control architecture has been significantly overhauled in XE8 to enable multiple presentation implementations per control called “ControlTypes” - in particular, native OS control presentations can be utilized. The new underlying architecture is MVC based and is backward compatible enabling developers to choose at design time between Styled and Platform control types on a per control* basis (*for controls that include both control types). This allows you to select w...

During and after my Maps Skill Sprint last week, I received multiple questions on how to use TMapView with RAD Studio XE8. I thought I would create a new demo that showcases the following functionality to help answer those questions. This demo showcases the following RAD Studio XE8 functionality: Using TMapView on iOS and Android. For Android, you will need an API key: http://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/XE8/en/Configuring_Android_Applications_to_Use_Google_Maps for details Loca...

Last week I have been participating in The Appsterdam Smart City Challenge 2015 in one-person Embarcadero team. My Delphi XE8 mobile app "Multilanguage Mile" did not get to the Top 5, but it was a very interesting and inspiring event. The hackathon took place in the Amsterdam ArenA stadion. It was the very first time that anybody was allowed to stay over night in Ajax ArenA. There was 65 developers and designers in 12 teams competing in building innovative apps for smart cities! ...

Easily build Windows 10 apps now with RAD Studio XE8 and this great new VCL Windows 10 style.  The full release of Windows 10 is right around the corner and your end users will expect apps to adopt the new visual style. This is a great opportunity to get ahead of the curve and prepare your VCL app for Windows 10 today!  The new style works for VCL apps with RAD Studio XE8, C++Builder XE8, or Delphi XE8. XE8 customers can download the new Windows 10 VCL style by clicking here.&nb...