Release Notes for iOS

Changelog

4.13.0

Added Supported Printers

• TD-4425DN
• TD-4525DN
• TD-4455DNWB
• TD-4555DNWB
• TD-4425DNF
• TD-4555DNWBF
• RJ-3235B
• RJ-3255WB
• RJ-4235B
• RJ-4255WB
• PT-E720BT
• PT-E920BT

New Features

• Added the new API and related class for authentication.
  • See BRLMChannelCredential.
• Added new methods into BRLMPrinterDriverGenerator.
  • See openChannel:withCredential:.
• Added new methods into BRLMPrinterDriver.
  • See transferPrinterConfigurationFiles:progress:.
• Added new methods into BRPtouchPrinter for authentication support.
  • See setCredential:.

API Enhancements or Changes

• Delete the description of the method printImageWithClosures:settings: in BRLMPrinterDriver .
• Enhanced documentation with additional notes for CutMark functionality in BRLMPTPrintSettings regarding behavior on models that do not support CutMark.

4.12.1

Issues Fixed

• Fixed that the density of BRLMTDPrintSettings and BRLMRJPrintSettings would inadvertently change the printer's own density settings instead."

4.12.0

New Features

• Added the new API and related class.
  • See BRLMFileAnalyzer.
  • See BRLMFileAnalyzeError.
  • See BRLMFileAnalyzeResult.
  • See BRLMPtouchDeviceDependedDataHeader.
  • See BRLMRemoveTemplateResult.
  • See BRLMTransferResult.
• Added new methods into BRLMPrinterDriver.
  • See printImageWithClosures:settings:.
  • See transferFirmwareFiles:progress:.
  • See transferTemplateFiles:progress:.
  • See transferDatabaseFiles:progress:.
  • See transferBinaryFiles:progress:.
  • See transferBinaryData:progress:.
• Added properties into PrinterModelSpec.
  • See modelCode.
  • See seriesCode.
  • See supportedQLLabels.
  • See supportedPTLabels.
• Added properties for feedDirectionMargins into several print settings.
  • See BRLMPTPrintSettings.
  • See BRLMQLPrintSettings.
  • See BRLMTDPrintSettings.
  • See BRLMRJPrintSettings.

API Enhancements or Changes

• Expanded BRLMChannel.extraInfo and added new keys.

Deprecations

• Dropped sendPRNFileWithURL: of BRLMPrinterDriver.
• Dropped sendPRNFileWithURLs: of BRLMPrinterDriver.
• Dropped sendRawData: of BRLMPrinterDriver.
• Dropped rotate180degrees of BRLMRJPrintSettings.

4.9.1

Added Supported Printers

• TD-2310D_203
• TD-2310D_300
• TD-2320D_203
• TD-2320D_300
• TD-2320DF_203
• TD-2320DF_300
• TD-2320DSA_203
• TD-2320DSA_300
• TD-2350D_203
• TD-2350D_300
• TD-2350DF_203
• TD-2350DF_300
• TD-2350DSA_203
• TD-2350DSA_300
• TD-2350DFSA_203
• TD-2350DFSA_300

API Enhancements or Changes

• Added customRecord into BRLMTDPrintSettings
• Added strCustomRecord into BRPtouchPrintInfo
• Added setPrinterNameFromStatus: into BRPtouchPrinter
• Added an error code BRLMPrinterStatusErrorCodeIncompatibleOptionalEquipment into BRLMPrinterStatus
• Added an error code BRLMPrintErrorCodePrinterStatusErrorIncompatibleOptionalEquipment into BRLMPrintError
• Added an error code ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_OPTIONAL_EQUIPMENT_ into ErrorCode
• Added energyRank into BRLMCustomPaperSize
• Added energyRank into BRCustomPaperInfoCommand

4.7.2

Added Supported Printers

• PT-E310BT
• PT-E510
• PT-E560BT

Supported System Requirement Changes

• Supported privacy updates for App Store submissions announced at December, 2023

API Enhancements or Changes

• Added an error code BRLMPrinterStatusErrorCodeUnsupportedCharger into BRLMPrinterStatus
• Added an error code BRLMPrintErrorCodeUnsupportedCharger into BRLMPrintError
• Added an error code ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_USB_CHARGER_ into ErrorCode

4.6.7

New Features

• Added the new API and related class
  • See BRLMPrinterDriver
  • See BRLMRequestPrinterInfoResult
  • See BRLMRequestPrinterInfoError
  • See BRLMBatteryInfo
  • See BRLMPtouchTemplateInfo
  • See BRLMTemplateObjectReplacer
  • See BRLMTemplatePrintSettingsProtocol
  • See BRLMPJTemplatePrintSettings
  • See BRLMRJTemplatePrintSettings
  • See BRLMTDTemplatePrintSettings
  • See BRLMPTTemplatePrintSettings
  • See BRLMQLTemplatePrintSettings
  • See BRLMMWTemplatePrintSettings
• Renew sample applicatoin
  • See Sample Application

Supported System Requirement Changes

• Updated recommended environment.
  • See Supported OS

4.6.4

Added Supported Printers

• QL-810Wc
• QL-820NWBc
• QL-1110NWBc

Brother Print SDK handles QL-810Wc as QL-810W, QL-820NWBc as QL-820NWB, and QL-1110NWBc as QL-1110NWB.

Supported System Requirement Changes

• Updated minimum supported OS version to iOS13 or later

New Features

• Added the new API and related class
  • See BRLMPrinterSearcher
  • See BRLMPrinterSearchResult
  • See BRLMPrinterSearchError
  • See BRLMNetworkSearchOption
  • See BRLMBLESearchOption
  • See BRLMChannel
• Updated sample application
  • Add BRLMPrinterModelSpec sample
• Added image rotation property to print settings.
  • See imageRotation

API Enhancements or Changes

• Added printers supported by sendDatabase:
  • See Send Database
• Added supported paper size for PJ series
  • See BRLMPJPrintSettingsPaperSizeStandardA5_Landscape
• Defined the initial integer value of each existing ErrorCode enums. See below:
  • BRLMPrintError
  • BRLMGetStatusError
  • BRLMOpenChannelError

Deprecations

• printOrientation
• bRotate180

4.6.1

Added Supported Printers

• TD-2125N
• TD-2125NWB
• TD-2135N
• TD-2135NWB
• QL-810Wc
• QL-820NWBc
• QL-1110NWBc

Info

• Brother Print SDK handles QL-8xxc as QL-8xx and QL-11xxc as QL-11xx.
• If you support QL-8xxc or QL-11xxc over Network, you do not need to update.
• If you support QL-8xxc or QL-11xxc over Bluetooth, you need to update to 4.6.1 and require MFi approval when publishing in App store.

New Features

• Added the new API
  • See BRLMPrinterModelSpec
• Added BRLMLog class

API Enhancements or Changes

• Supported new label for QL series
  • See BRLMQLPrintSettingsLabelSize.
• Supported new label for PT series
  • See BRLMPTPrintSettingsLabelSize.
• Added errorDescription and allLogs in BRLMPrintError class.

Issues Fixed

• Fixed that autoCutForEachPageCount does not work in some PT series.

Deprecations

• Dropped BRLMError
• Dropped forceVanishingMargin
• Dropped bBanishMargin

4.5.2

Issues Fixed

• Fix minor bugs

4.5.1

Added Supported Printers

• PJ-862
• PJ-863
• PJ-883

Supported System Requirement Changes

• Supported for the XCFramework format.
• Updated recommended environment and support OS. See Supported OS

New Features

• Added property of BRLMPrinterStatus to handle printer status easily.
  • See BRLMPrinterStatus
  • See BRLMMediaInfo
  • See BRLMPrinterBatteryStatus
• Enabled enhanchment for Black & Red label print for QL-8xxx series
  • See biColorRedEnhancement, biColorGreenEnhancement and biColorBlueEnhancement
• Enabled to set autoCutForEachPage for TD serires
  • See autoCutForEachPageCount

API Enhancements or Changes

• Supported new label for QL series
  • See BRLMQLPrintSettingsLabelSize.

Deprecations

• Dropped - (instancetype)initWithWidthDots:(NSUInteger)width lengthDots:(NSUInteger)length feedDots:(NSUInteger)feed
• Dropped @property (nonatomic) NSUInteger feedDots

4.3.1

Added Supported Printers

• RJ-3230B
• RJ-3250WB

Bluetooth connection with these printers is supported with iOS 12.2 or later.

Supported System Requirement Changes

• Updated recommended development environment to Xcode 12 or later
  • Supported OS

Issues Fixed

• Fixed that value could not be set to strBLEAdvertiseLocalName
• Fixed that printing multiple pages did not work on RJ-4030Ai when compress mode is Mode9

4.2.1

Issues Fixed

• Improved memory handling during network communication

4.2.0

This version is built with Xcode11.

Supported System Requirement Changes

• Updated supporting OS from iOS 9 or later to iOS 10 or later
• Updated recommended development environment from Xcode 10 or later to Xcode 11 or later
  • Supported OS
• Supported Xcode11 for Sample App.

API Enhancements or Changes

• Renamed the framework file for Wi-Fi only from BRLMPrinterKitW.framework to BRLMPrinterKit.framework.
  • The framework for Wi-Fi only and Bluetooth are stored in directories with different names.
• Changed import-style in public headers from "" to <>
• Improved speed of multi-page PDF printing.

Issues Fixed

• Fixed memory leaks in network communication.

4.0.2

Issues Fixed

• Updated UIWebView to WKWebView in IPAddressHelpViewController
  • Announced in Updating Apps that Use Web Views
• Removed IPAddressHelpViewController.nib from BRLMPrinterKit.framework

4.0.1

Added Supported Printer

• PT-P910BT

Supported System Requirement Changes

• Update supporting OS from iOS 8 or later to iOS 9 or later
• Update recommended development environment from Xcode 9 or later to Xcode 10 or later
  • Supported OS

New Features

• Validation for print settings
  • BRLMValidatePrintSettings
  • BRLMValidatePrintSettingsIssue
  • BRLMValidatePrintSettingsReport
• API Reference for iOS v.4 +
  ( printing/managing p-touch templates and changing printer configurations are not supported in this version. )

API Enhancements or Changes

• Fixed a process to save a PRN file.
  • Automatic status notification mode is always turned off (Do not notify) when strSaveFilePath is set.

3.4.0

Added Supported Printer

• MW-270.

3.2.0

Added Supported Printer

• MW-170.

3.1.12

New Features

• Added support for bitcode.

3.1.10

Added Supported Printers

• TD-4410D, TD-4510D, TD-4420DN, TD-4520DN, TD-4550DNWB

API Enhancements or Changes

• Added APIs printing with P-touch template
  • startPTTPrint:encoding:
  • replaceText:
  • replaceTextIndex:objectIndex:
  • replaceTextName:objectName:
  • flushPTTPrintWithCopies:
• Added an API and a type to set custom paper information for RJ/TD series
  • setCustomPaperInfoCommand:
  • BRCustomPaperInfoCommand

3.1.9

Added Supported Printer

• RJ-4250WB

New Features

• BatteryHealth information

API Enhancements or Changes

• Added getBatteryInfo in BRPtouchPrinter class
• Added the class BRPtouchBatteryInfo

3.1.7

Added Supported Printer

• RJ-4230B

Supported System Requirement Changes

• Changed supported OS from iOS6 ~ 10 to iOS7 ~ 11

New Features

• Added Bluetooth Low Energy I/F
• Added description of Bluetooth Low Energy
• Added battery information at Printer Status
• Added function of get System Report
• Added function of get/set Printer Settings
• Added function of print multiple image files
• Added threshold for binarization image
• Added modes for Fit Print Setting

API Enhancements or Changes

• Added BRPtouchBLEManager class
• Changed BRPtouchPrinter class
  • Added getStatus
  • Added getSystemReport
  • Added getPrinterSettings
  • Added setPrinterSettings
  • Added printFiles
• Changed BRPtouchPrintInfo class
  • Added nHalftoneBinaryThreshold
  • Added PRINT_FIT_TO_PAGE, PRINT_FIT_TO_PAPER
• Added BRPtouchPrinterStatus class

Issues Fixed

• Error correction: from bAtCutEnd to bEndCut

Deprecations

• Deprecated getPTstatus

3.1.6

Supported System Requirement Changes

• Supported Xcode 9

3.1.5

Added Supported Printers

• QL-1110NWB/QL-1115NWB

3.1.0

Supported System Requirement Changes

• Supported Xcode 7, Xcode 8

3.0.7

Added Supported Printers

• RJ-3050A1/RJ-3150Ai
• QL-810W/QL-820NWB
• TD-2120N/TD-2130N

API Enhancements or Changes

• Added setAutoConnectBluetooth and isAutoConnectBluetooth

3.0.6

Added Supported Printers

• RJ-2050/RJ-2140/RJ-2150
• QL-710W/QL-720NW
• PT-E550W/PT-P750W/PT-D800W/PT-E800W/PT-E850TKW/PT-P900W/PT-P950NW

New Features

• Added template transfer
• Added scaling function

API Enhancements or Changes

• Added errors to BRPtouchPrinter class: ERROR_BUFFER_FULL, ERROR_TUBE_EMPTY, ERROR_TUBE_RIBBON_EMPTY
• Revised the properties of BRPtouchPrintInfo
• Changed the MAX value of nCustomWidth
• Added function of setCustomPaperFile
• Added the list of paper size list to strPaperName

3.0.5

New Features

• Added explanation for Wi-Fi connection printers
• IPv6 Support.

API Enhancements or Changes

• Added some properties to BRPtouchNetworkManager

3.0.4

Added Supported Printers

• PJ-673
• RJ-4040/RJ-4030Ai/RJ-3150/RJ-3050

API Enhancements or Changes

• Added brShowBluetoothAccessoryPickerWithNameFilter
• Added some properties to BRPtouchPrintInfo

3.0.3

Added Supported Printers

• PJ-763MFi/PJ-773

API Enhancements or Changes

• Changed nAutoCutFlag in BRPtouchPrintInfo class
• Changed skipStatusCheck to bBidirection

3.0.2

Deprecations

• Dropped -(BOOL)setCustomPaperFile:(NSString *)strFilePath

3.0.0

• New release of proof draft for MW-260MFi/MW-145MFi