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Name changes and GUID migration: Azure App Service on Linux Standard plan
The App Service on Linux Standard plan (along with Basic and Premium plans) is generally available. New names and resource GUIDs will be reflected in billing statements starting June 1, 2018.
Name changes and GUID migration: Azure App Service on Linux Premium plan
The App Service on Linux Premium plan (along with Standard and Basic plans) is generally available. New names and resource GUIDs will be reflected in billing statements starting June 1, 2018.
Name changes and GUID migration: Azure App Service on Linux Basic plan
The App Service on Linux Basic plan (along with Standard and Premium plans) is generally available. New names and resource GUIDs will be reflected in billing statements starting June 1, 2018.
April 2018
Power BI Embedded supports additional mobile gestures
Support for double-click and swipe gestures in reports is now available for Power BI Embedded visuals.
February 2018
Visual Studio App Center
Visual Studio App Center will combine multiple services commonly used by mobile developers into a single, integrated product. You'll be able to build, test, distribute, and monitor your mobile apps, and then easily add backend cloud services to scale your app to millions of users on demand.
November 2017
Name changes: Visual Studio Mobile Center
Visual Studio Mobile Center is now Visual Studio App Center. App Center is generally available.
May 2017
Visual Studio App Center feature updates
New features have been added to Visual Studio App Center that empower developers to ship mobile apps more frequently, at higher-quality, and with greater confidence.
December 2016
General availability: Mobile Apps SDKs for Apache Cordova and JavaScript
We released the Mobile Apps SDK for Apache Cordova v2.0.0, and the Mobile Apps SDK for JavaScript. This completes the suite of mobile platforms that the Mobile Apps feature supports.
October 2016
Mobile Apps .NET SDK 3.0.2 released
Version 3.0.2 of the Azure App Service Mobile Apps .NET SDK has been released for people who are upgrading from version 2.x to get support for Android Nougat.
Azure App Service Companion preview
Azure App Service Companion provides the basic functionality of App Service in an experience that's optimized for your mobile device.
August 2016
Azure Mobile Apps SDK for Apache Cordova reaches RC1
The Azure Mobile Apps SDK for Apache Cordova is now at v2.0.0-RC1. This version includes better handling of conflicts for offline sync, plus bug fixes.
Improved support for Azure AD B2C in App Service
In a recent service update, we improved our overall support for Azure Active Directory B2C in Azure App Service.
Introducing a quicker Mobile Apps Quickstart
You can use the Mobile Apps Quickstart to create a mobile back end more quickly than you can by using the traditional Mobile Apps process.
July 2016
Azure App Service Authentication and Azure AD domain hints
When you're creating web, mobile, API, or Function apps for use by members of your organization, it’s often the case that you’re using Azure Active Directory and you want to remove the option to sign in with non-organizational credentials.
May 2016
Announcing Azure Mobile Services transition to Azure App Service
We're transitioning from Azure Mobile Services to Azure App Service. While no action is required on your part, please note that the management experience will change. You can choose to migrate before September 1, 2016 or wait until Azure migrates you.
April 2016
Mobile Apps iOS Client SDK v3.1.0 released
An update to the iOS Client SDK for Mobile Apps contains a fix to Azure Active Directory authentication and switches the SDK to use WebKit instead of WebView.
March 2016
Enhancements to the Azure portal
Various bug fixes and feature enhancements to the Azure portal.
Automatic discovery of custom APIs for Logic Apps
Logic Apps automatically discovers custom APIs with any type of trigger.
Azure App Service supports V2 virtual networks
Azure App Service supports V2 (Resource Manager) virtual networks. You can integrate your web, mobile, or API apps with your V1 or V2 virtual networks.
February 2016
General availability: Node.js SDK for Azure Mobile Apps 2.0.0
Azure Mobile Apps 2.0.0 Node.js SDK is now generally available.
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