Migrating client applications to IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation V8.0.0

Migrate your existing client applications to IBM MobileFirst™ Platform Foundation V8.0.0.

Read the following topics to learn how to migrate your client application from IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation V7.1 to V8.0.0. To learn more about changes in the development process, in the MobileFirst security framework and push service, and more, see Migrating apps from earlier releases.

Migrating existing native iOS applications
To migrate an existing native iOS project that was created with IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation version 6.2.0 or later, you must modify the project to use the SDK from the current version. Then you replace the client-side APIs that are discontinued or not in V8.0.0. The migration assistance tool can scan your code and generate reports of the APIs to replace.
Migrating existing native Android applications
To migrate an existing native Android project that was created with IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation version 6.2.0 or later, you must modify the project to use the SDK from the current version. Then you replace the client-side APIs that are discontinued or not in V8.0.0. The migration assistance tool can scan your code and generate reports of the APIs to replace.
Migrating existing native Windows applications
To migrate an existing native Windows project that was created with IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation version 6.2.0 or later, you must modify the project to use the SDK from the current version. Then you replace the client-side APIs that are discontinued or not in V8.0.0. The migration assistance tool can scan your code and generate reports of the APIs to replace.
Migrating existing Cordova and hybrid applications
To migrate an existing Cordova or hybrid application that was created with IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation version 6.2.0 or later, you must create a Cordova project that uses the plug-ins from the current version. Then you replace the client-side APIs that are discontinued or not in V8.0.0. The migration assistance tool can help you in this task.

Parent topic: Migrating apps from earlier releases