Yahoo! Application Platform 1.9 Release Notes
Abstract
Welcome to the Yahoo! Application Platform (YAP). This document provides an overview of the new features in this release. For the latest information on YAP, see the YDN Forum.
Looking for more docs? See the YAP Developers Guide.
Release Date: December 2009
What's New in This Release?
Updated My Apps Page
- Check it out: My Apps.
- A new nav bar enables users can now go back to their list of apps from the canvas page.
- Users can now search for apps and browse app categories.
Better App Sharing
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The
yml:messageandyml:sharetags have been updated, as well as the "Share" button in the app chrome. - Users can now share their favorite apps with Contacts, which reside in Yahoo! Address Book. Previously, users could share apps only with Connections, but users have many more Contacts than Connections.
Better Yahoo! Homepage Integration
- Users can stay in context when interacting with an app on the Yahoo! homepage.
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By specifying
yml:alinks in the Small View, developers can enable users to switch from the Small View to the Canvas View while remaining on on the Yahoo! homepage.
YDN Improvements
- Better integration between My Projects (dashboard) and Project Details (Application Editor).
- Developers can now update the meta-data of OAuth apps on the Project Details page.
- On the YDN Forum, email notifications have been added and RSS feeds have been improved.