Making FileMaker apps available to Android users in Chrome is the most exciting thing about the FileMaker 15 release. Just open the database’s web location in the latest versions of Safari or Chrome and you’re in. Well, on a smartphone or tablet running the latest version of either iOS or Android, you can now access a properly hosted FileMaker database without having to install FileMaker Go or anything else. And since FileMaker Go works only in iOS, that meant that there was no way to access a FileMaker database from an Android device. Until now, WebDirect worked only on your desktop computer. Works equally well in Chrome 48 on Android devices.Ī few versions ago FileMaker introduced WebDirect, a technology that allows users to access FileMaker databases in a web browser. Look, ma, no installation! A FileMaker 15 custom app for attorneys, accessed in Google Chrome on an iPhone 6 Plus. And in six months or a year, you may find museums and public gardens using FileMaker databases capturing iBeacon signals to provide guided tours. If you’re using FileMaker technology, say, to manage inventory in a large warehouse, you may want to take advantage of this right away. I confess that I had never heard of iBeacons before, but despite being late to this party, I found it quite easy to set up a FileMaker Pro custom app to capture an iBeacon signal and convert it into useful info.
A FileMaker 15 database can be designed to capture iBeacon signals from one or more beacons within a defined distance from the iPhone the beacon location data can then be analyzed so users can be told what they’re close to.
FileMaker Go 15’s other novelty is support for
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