As we reach the end of 2024, there's a few things we want to let you know about before the holidays start.

API authentication deprecation 🌇

Back in July, we announced that Alloy's API authentication will only accept bearer tokens starting from next year. Therefore, this is one last reminder that token headers and token URL parameters will no longer work as of early January 2025.

If you haven't already, please update any integrations or tools you use accordingly!

Mobile developer account transfer 📲

As part of some new year housekeeping, we'll be transferring ownership of the Alloy Mobile app to new Causeway developer accounts on both the App Store and Google Play Store.

Don't worry, this won't affect Alloy Mobile's availability on either store! You won't need to reinstall the app and any unsynced data should be unaffected.

However, there may be some minor side effects:

• If you use your fingerprint to sign in, or rely on saved passwords, you may need enter your account details again.
• You may need to re-grant permission for Alloy Mobile to access your device's camera, gallery and location.

The developer transfer will be performed in January 2025. In the unlikely event that this causes any issues, please contact Support for assistance.

Alloy Mobile iOS map behaviour 🗺️

We will be improving the behaviour of the map in Alloy Mobile iOS:

• When selecting an item, the transition will be smoothly animated instead of abruptly jumping to the item.
• Selecting any part of an item's geometry will select the item. The map will pan and zoom so that the item's entire geometry is visible.
• With an item selected, selecting a marker on that item will zoom the map to that marker.
• If multiple item geometries overlap a location, selecting that location will cycle through those items.

Nothing too drastic but just so you know what to expect! These changes will be implemented in Alloy Mobile v2.66 on 9th January 2025. If you experience any issues with the new behaviour, please contact Support.

Overview

For those of you using Alloy to interact with the government's Street Manager service, an important transition is coming up.

In May 2022, the Department of Transport released v4.0 of the Street Manager API. Since then, they've continued to maintain endpoints for both v3 and v4.

While v3 isn't being decommissioned until May/June 2023, the legislative changes in v4 will come into force on 1st April 2023, effectively compelling all users to make the switch.

Therefore, we're updating Alloy to support the current v4.15 specification ahead of this deadline.

Who will be affected

This change will affect anyone using Alloy Web or Alloy Mobile to interact with the Street Manager service.

Details

Fortunately, there are only a few changes to learn about!

New permit conditions

• NCT09d - Changes to traffic management arrangements APPLIES TO ALL MAJOR PERMITS on Category 0, 1, and 2 streets only.
• NCT03 – Activities ancillary to those permitted – supplementary information.

For more detail, see the Statutory guidance for highway authorities.

New Traffic Management type

A new TM Carriageway Restriction Type will be available: Temporary obstruction 15 minute delay.

Footpath Closure

A new Foothpath Closure attribute will be mandatory for all permit requests.

Emergency Contact Name and Number

New Emergency Contact Name and Emergency Contact Number attributes will be optional for most permit requests, unless the chosen Traffic Management type is Multi Way Signals or Two Way Signals.

Expected Release

30th March 2023 as part of the Alloy v2.45 release.