While playing with bulk-updater agent few frameworks received updates:

• Google Mobile Ads updated from 13.5.0 to 13.6.0
• Facebook updated from 18.0.3 to 18.1.0
• IronSource updated from 9.4.1 to 9.4.2

That was an experiment to implement agent driven alt-pods processing. The goal was to delegate all manual work to sub-agent while keep all deterministic scripts in place. Following was delegated to agent:

• check upstream for update framework, downloading and unpacking;
• handling new version with existing harvester script;
• analyze bro-gen suggestions and normalize naming of methods;
• merging of normalized suggestions with existing yaml files;
• restart handling cycle with changes;
• compiling and testing of generated modules;
• allow agent to recovery during normalization and merging.

Somehow it works. Today. But probably will not work tomorrow (check “the bad” section).

toolset

GitHub Copilot agent was used running as IntelliJ plugin with GPT-5.4-mini model. All related files located in .github/ folder of alt-pods repo.

the good

• automatic fetch of new framework version and storing them at expected location is really working and useful;
• automatic normalization of suggestions and merging with existing yaml files is useful and handles most of the cases;
• doesn’t cost too much, around 500 credits for full rebind. Or 200 for update scan with few frameworks updated.

the bad

• agent is not deterministic, might be changed with any update of the plugin, model;
• most part of agent prompt is to prohibit agent from doing random things;
• lack of proper sandboxing, agent invoke tons of shell commands, generate scripts etc. It is hard to control and verify what it does, as it breaks the idea of automation. So first thing is to do dangerous “allow everything”;
• messes with file path. considering “allow everything” it feels bad :)
• slow. rebind cycle takes around 3h, update scan takes around 1h;
• local models like Gemma4 is extremely slow in agent mode (while chat feels okay) and ever more dangerous in messing with file path (like starts looking for files in /root of drive instead of project folder). So it is not usable for this task.

bottom line

Setup will be used and probably improved in the future, most concern at moment it is slow speed.

Alt-pods update issue 1.60, new sync with recent releases.
Released to maven central.

Updated pods

• Google Mobile Ads adapters updated
• Google Mobile Ads updated from 13.3.0 to 13.5.0
• UnityAds updated from 4.17.0 to 4.18.1 (no api changes)
• Tenjin updated from 1.16.1 to 1.17.1
• Singular updated from 12.10.1 to 12.12.0
• OneSignal updated from 5.5.1 to 5.5.3
• Lottie updated from 4.6.0 to 4.6.1
• InMobiSDK updated from 11.2.0 to 11.3.0
• Firebase updated from 12.2.0 to 12.15.0
• CleverAds updated from 4.6.6 to 4.7.4
• Chars updated, no api/version changes
• AppsFlyer updated from 6.18.0 to 7.0.0
• AppLovinSDK updated from 13.6.2 to 13.6.3 (no api changes)
• AdjustSDK updated from 5.6.2 to 5.7.0

about versioning

Each pod has version of corresponding framework + .0 suffix. E.g.: Google Mobile Ads 13.0.0 are accessible as following dependency:

implementation “io.github.dkimitsa.robovm:robopods-google-mobile-ads-ios:13.0.0.0”

Also for set of pods, built from single source there are bill-of-material available, where version of bom is framework version with .0 suffix:
Facebook:

implementation platform(“io.github.dkimitsa.robovm:robopods-facebook-bom:18.0.3.0) // v18.0.3
implementation “io.github.dkimitsa.robovm:robopods-facebook-login-ios”

Firebase:

implementation platform(“io.github.dkimitsa.robovm:robopods-firebase-bom:12.9.0.0”) // v12.9.0
implementation “io.github.dkimitsa.robovm:robopods-firebase-analytics-ios”

• These pods were released to Maven central, each pod under own version. Source code @github

Updates are not fully tested, please open issue if bug found.

Idea plugin was submitted to Idea Marketplace and should be available soon.
Meanwhile it can be downloaded manually from MobiVM site.

2.3.25, June, 2026

• support for launching on ios17+ devices #830
• support for recent Intellij Idea/AndroidStudio #835, 836
• improvement: IdeaPlugin – excluding “robovm-build” from content root #839

Happy coding!
Please report any issue to tracker.

Alt-pods update issue 1.59, new sync with recent releases.
Released to maven central.

Updated pods

• Tenjin updated 1.15.1 to 1.16.1
• OneSignal updated 5.5.0 to 5.5.1
• IronSource updated 9.2.0 to 9.4.1
• Fyber updated 8.4.5 to 8.4.7
• CleverAds updated 4.6.3 to 4.6.6
• AppsFlyer updated 6.17.9 to 6.18.0
• Inmobi updated 11.1.1 to 11.2.0
• Google Mobile Ads updated 13.1.0 to 13.3.0
• Firebase updated to v12.10.0 -> v12.12.0
• new framework: Adjust SDK v5.6.2

about versioning

Each pod has version of corresponding framework + .0 suffix. E.g.: Google Mobile Ads 13.0.0 are accessible as following dependency:

implementation “io.github.dkimitsa.robovm:robopods-google-mobile-ads-ios:13.0.0.0”

Also for set of pods, built from single source there are bill-of-material available, where version of bom is framework version with .0 suffix:
Facebook:

implementation platform(“io.github.dkimitsa.robovm:robopods-facebook-bom:18.0.3.0) // v18.0.3
implementation “io.github.dkimitsa.robovm:robopods-facebook-login-ios”

Firebase:

implementation platform(“io.github.dkimitsa.robovm:robopods-firebase-bom:12.9.0.0”) // v12.9.0
implementation “io.github.dkimitsa.robovm:robopods-firebase-analytics-ios”

• These pods were released to Maven central, each pod under own version. Source code @github

Updates are not fully tested, please open issue if bug found.

Alt-pods update issue 1.58, new sync with recent releases and first update after migrating to new version numbering.

Updated pods (ones with API changed)

• Appsflyer updated 6.17.8 to 6.17.9
• CleverAds updated 4.5.4 to 4.6.2
• Firebase updated to v12.9.0 -> v12.10.0
• Google Mobile Ads updated 13.0.0 to 13.1.0
• OneSignal updated 5.4.1 to 5.5.0
• UnityAds updated: v4.16.6 -> v4.17.0

about versioning

Each pod has version of corresponding framework + .0 suffix. E.g.: Google Mobile Ads 13.0.0 are accessible as following dependency:

implementation “io.github.dkimitsa.robovm:robopods-google-mobile-ads-ios:13.0.0.0”

Also for set of pods, built from single source there are bill-of-material available, where version of bom is framework version with .0 suffix:
Facebook:

implementation platform(“io.github.dkimitsa.robovm:robopods-facebook-bom:18.0.3.0) // v18.0.3
implementation “io.github.dkimitsa.robovm:robopods-facebook-login-ios”

Firebase:

implementation platform(“io.github.dkimitsa.robovm:robopods-firebase-bom:12.9.0.0”) // v12.9.0
implementation “io.github.dkimitsa.robovm:robopods-firebase-analytics-ios”

• These pods were released to Maven central, each pod under own version. Source code @github

Updates are not fully tested, please open issue if bug found.

Eclipse plugin for RoboVM is being maintained at low priority and there are no plans for major updates in the near future. More over it is not clear if it is being used at all. Anyway meanwhile we keep it working and compatible with latest Eclipse versions. Below is the step-by-step instruction on how to set up development environment for it.

Alt-pods update issue 1.57, new sync with recent releases and first update after migrating to new version numbering.

how version builds

Each pod has version of corresponding framework + .0 suffix. E.g.: Google Mobile Ads 13.0.0 are accessible as following dependency:

implementation “io.github.dkimitsa.robovm:robopods-google-mobile-ads-ios:13.0.0.0”

Also for set of pods, built from single source there are bill-of-material available, where version of bom is framework version with .0 suffix:
Facebook:

implementation platform(“io.github.dkimitsa.robovm:robopods-facebook-bom:18.0.3.0) // v18.0.3
implementation “io.github.dkimitsa.robovm:robopods-facebook-login-ios”

Firebase:

implementation platform(“io.github.dkimitsa.robovm:robopods-firebase-bom:12.9.0.0”) // v12.9.0
implementation “io.github.dkimitsa.robovm:robopods-firebase-analytics-ios”

Updated pods (ones with API changed)

• Singular updated 12.9.0 to 12.10.0
• OneSignal updated 5.2.15 to 5.4.1
• Fyber updated 8.4.2 to 8.4.5
• CleverAds updated 4.5.4 to 4.6.2
• BranchMetrics updated 3.13.0 to 3.14.0
• Inmobi updated 11.1.0 to 11.1.1
• ApplovinSDK updated 13.5.1 to 13.6.0
• Google Mobile Ads updated 12.14.0 to 13.0.0
• Facebook updated 18.0.1 to 18.0.3
• Firebase updated to v12.7.0 -> v12.9.0

Updated pods (ones with API changed)

• UnityAds updated 4.16.5 to 4.16.6
• Tenjin updated 1.15.0 to 1.15.1

• Lottie updated 4.5.2 to 4.6.0

• These pods were were released to Maven central, each pod under own version. Source code @github

Updates are not fully tested, please open issue if bug found.

There are two major updates regarding AltPods:

• v1.56.0 was released to Maven Central.
• The approach to versioning has changed.

Breaking Changes: Migration from bundle versions to individual pod versions

Previous drawbacks:

• A single version number was used for all modules within an alt-pod release. For example, alt-pods v1.56.0 contained Firebase Crashlytics v1.56.0, even though the actual bindings corresponded to 12.7.0.
• All modules were released under the new alt-pods version, even if no changes were made to them.
• Incompatible binding versions were sometimes grouped under a single alt-pods umbrella (e.g., an ads library might not be compatible with the Google Ads mediator if the latest version wasn’t available yet).

What has changed:

• Each module now has its own version built from the binary version. For example, if SomeFramework is vA.B.C, the pod version will be vA.B.C.0. The .0 suffix allows for future patch versions.
• Each module is now independent and can be deployed separately.
• There is no longer a need to deploy pods that haven’t received updates.
• Snapshot versions will no longer be used for periodic updates. Only new frameworks currently under testing might be deployed as snapshots.

The artifacts for v1.56.0 have already been deployed under their own independent versions to Maven Central and are ready for testing.
The upcoming v1.57.0 delivery is a work in progress, as it requires script adaptations, but it is expected to be available for testing later this week.

View the migration source code on GitHub

Please open an issue if you encounter any bugs.

AltPods v1.55.0 were released to Maven central.
New scan performed to sync with recent releases and available for testing as v1.56.0-SNAPSHOT.

Updated pods (ones with API changed)

• CleverAds v4.4.2 to v4.5.4
• Fyber v8.4.1 to v8.4.2
• Google Mobile Ads v12.12.0 to v12.14.0
• InMobi v11.0.0 to v11.1.0
• IronSource v9.0.0 to v9.2.0
• HelpShift v10.4.1 to v10.5.0
• Singular v12.9.0 to v12.9.2
• Tenjin 1.14.5 to 1.14.7

• UnityAds v1.14.11 to v1.15.0

• These pods were pushed to https://central.sonatype.com/repository/maven-snapshots/ maven repo under 1.56.0-SNAPSHOTS version. Source code @github

Updates are not fully tested, please open issue if bug found.

AltPods v1.54.0 were released to Maven central. New scan performed to sync with recent releases and available for testing as v1.55.0-SNAPSHOT.

Updated pods (ones with API changed)

• AppLovinSDK v13.4.0 -> v13.5.0
• CleverAds v4.3.0 -> v4.4.2
• OneSignal v5.2.14 -> v5.2.15

• Singular v12.8.1 -> v12.9.0

• These pods were pushed to https://central.sonatype.com/repository/maven-snapshots/ maven repo under 1.55.0-SNAPSHOTS version. Source code @github

Updates are not fully tested, please open issue if bug found.