The Kumulos Swift SDK offers push notifications, backend storage, audience and behavior analytics, and engagement and performance statistics. iOS 9.0+ is required. The current version is 2.1.0.
Google acquires Firebase to support real-time synchronization and monetization strategy to capitalize on real-time Web apps and support end-to-end development.
Android 5.0 Lollipop provides an API that makes it possible for apps to offer native screen recording functionality without the need for users to root.
Google made several new tools available to Android developers, including the Text API and version 3 of the Google Cast SDK. The former adds optical character recognition technology for several languages, while the latter makes it far easier to add Google cast technology to mobile apps.