By capturing the compass headings you can let the potential buyer know that they’ll need room darkening shades in the evening so that the glare from the sun won’t make the TV disappear, or that the room will have just the right light for their favorite plants.Ĭonfigure Local Notifications allows you to notify the user when certain conditions are met, even when FileMaker Go is not the active application. Let’s say a user takes a picture of a window in the living room. But you wouldn’t need to remind them if the Battery Status returns a 2, which indicates that it is already plugged in.Ĭompass headings might be useful in a home inspection or real estate app. For example, you could check when a sync script begins and if the battery level is below 10%, set a notification to warn the user that they should plug in before continuing. Go can now also access the device’s gyroscope, accelerometer, and compass to return information for things like Acceleration, Rotation Rate, and Compass headings.īattery Level and Status can be pretty useful to know if your mobile solution requires a syncing process. Sensor support allows FileMaker Go to access data from the iOS device such as Battery Level, Battery Status, and Location. So what are each of these things and why should I care? The list might not be long, but these new features are powerful and yet again open up the platform to endless possibilities: When I first looked at the new feature list for Go 17, I thought, “oh there’s not much to see.” But then I dove in and realized that this release is yet another example of quality over quantity. Edited on AugFileMaker Go 17: New Mobile Featuresīeth Latta, FileMaker Consultant, IT Solutions
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