The Backendless Platform is built to run anywhere. We have had that vision right from the very first release of the product. Many of you are familiar with Backendless that we host in the cloud; however, the exact same technology stack is also available as an on-premises solution which we call Backendless Pro. Backendless Pro…
We are thrilled to announce that Backendless version 5.0 has been released. The Backendless Cloud installation has been updated; all apps run on the new version now. The new release is a major milestone for Backendless as it significantly strengthens our position as a leader in the mobile application development space. The new release delivers…
It has not quite been a year since we released version 4 into GA (it went live on July 3rd, 2017). There were 48 “point” releases between then and now, but we also have been hard at work on the next major version of Backendless – version 5. The new release will be backward compatible…
The release of Backendless 4.5.0 introduces support for file search in Backendless Console. We already had search API in our SDKs (Android, iOS, JS, REST) and based on the feedback from the customers added search support in the Console. Here’s what you can do now: Basic search Type in a partial or full name of…
Backendless Pro, the standalone version of Backendless, is now officially released and is available for download. The new release includes the latest version of the Backendless Platform. Version 4, which was originally launched only for the Backendless Cloud product, is a major improvement over the previous version. The version 4 release includes: Completely redesigned Backendless…
Performing a calculation on a group of database objects may be a complex task. For example, to calculate the sum of all orders for a customer would require retrieving all that customer’s orders then iterating over them to calculate the mathematical sum of all amounts. This was yesterday! As of Backendless 4.4.0, you can use aggregate functions…
As we announced earlier, we have discontinued the free plan in 3.x. We wrote about it on our blog as well as email newsletters. If your application was on the free plan in Backendless 3.x, you can either migrate it to Backendless 4 (which has a free plan and that is not going anywhere) or you…
We believe that Backendless is great. We know that many developers building with Backendless think so too. This is why we added support for referrals. It is built right into Backendless Console and every Backendless developer got his/her own invite code. There is a convenient way to access the “Invites” page by clicking the “Send…
In a surprise move, Facebook announced shutdown of Parse, a service they acquired in 2013. The company gave developers until January of 2017 to migrate their apps off of Parse. Many developers have been turning to Backendless as a feature-rich alternative that matches Parse’s features and offers new functionality such as Publish/Subscribe messaging, support for…