Adobe Digital Publishing Suite User Manual
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Deep linking with parameters (Enterprise only, iOS only)
Information Screen (iOS only)
Secure folios (Enterprise only, iOS only)
Calendar API support (iOS only)
No more "Show More" in viewer library
Sign In / Subscribe enhancements (Enterprise)
Enhancements to entitlement information (Enterprise)
Enhancements to text notifications
The v30 update enhances the v29 feature of capturing deep linking parameters. With
the v29 release, deep links supported only custom slots (such as a custom store) as the destination. With v30 viewers, the link parameters are
now available via the JS APIs regardless of the deep link destination. For example, you can now create a link that opens a specific folio and article
in an app and offers a subscription discount.
When deep linking into applications, you can receive information back from the viewer via JavaScript APIs. This feature supports linking to articles
using the navto format, writing to local storage, and setting a value in the application that is accessible via the JS API. For more information, see
In iOS viewers, you can invoke a transparent web view from anywhere in the app that can access the Reading
API or the Library and Store API, including the library, the custom store, a banner, or an article. You can determine reader entitlement state and
other behaviors in order to display desired content in the transparent web view.
You can launch the Information Screen from either the app level (such as a custom library or entitlement banner) or from the folio level (HTML
article or Web Content overlay). The HTML files used in the Information Screen must be hosted on a server outside the app, not stored within the
app. Users must be connected to the Internet to view the Information Screen.
For a summary of features that can access JS APIs, see Using HTML and JS APIs to extend DPS.
For examples and instructions about creating an Information Screen, see
this
.
A new “Enable Secure Content” option is now available when you use the Account Administration tool
to configure an application role for an Enterprise account. Select this option only if you have confidential or sensitive information in your app. Social
sharing, web viewer, and background downloads are not available in a secure account.
Folios in a secure account are not available through the Folio Producer Service (acrobat.com). Folios are available only when published to the
Adobe Distribution Service. To preview folios in a secure account, you can use Preview on Device to view them in Adobe Content Viewer, or you
can build a custom app and view published folios.
Folios are secure only if Enable Secure Content is selected for a v30 app and if v30 folios are published with "Encrypt Folio" selected.
Folios delivered to an app using the secure content feature are protected when the device is locked or powered off. The folios become available
after the device is unlocked using a pass code. This is standard iOS functionality provided by the operating system.
For more information, see the Secure folios in DPS account help article and the
.
Support for adding events to the calendar is now included in the JavaScript APIs. For example, you can allow
users to tap a link to add an upcoming event to their Calendar app (non-recurring events only). You can also allow items such as a list of recipe
ingredients to be added to the user’s Reminders app. For examples, see
the DPS Developer Center [article not
yet available].
On the iPad, readers can now scroll continuously through content in the library. Users no longer need to
tap the Show More button at the bottom of the library to display additional folios.
You can now invoke the native viewer sign-in dialog box and subscription dialog box from
within custom views. With this change, you can use the native subscription or sign-in dialog box to display purchase options instead of having to
create your own. The native sign-in dialog box is available in the Library and Store API. The native subscription dialog box is available in both the
Library and Store API and the Reading API.
Adobe will begin using an internal cloud-based service to provide proxy entitlement
information. Enterprise publishers offering direct entitlement will still be able to provide both authentication and entitlements, but the Adobe service
will be able to cache entitlements on behalf of publishers. For details, see the
tech note.
Folio Producer services
Note the following changes to server features.
A redesigned push notification service with extended capabilities is now available. This new Push
Notification Portal offers the following capabilities:
Schedule text notifications with an option to cancel unsent notifications.
View the history of text notifications. You can send notifications and view the status of current/scheduled notifications.
Pass deep links in text notifications. For example, you can provide a link that opens the app library.
Use SiteCatalyst analytics to evaluate text notification data.
For more information, see the Push notifications help article and this
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