# Codename One 5.0 "Social" is now Live

DevFeed: [Codename One 5.0 "Social" is now Live](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/codename-one-5-0-social-is-now-live-19257.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.codenameone.com/blog/codename-one-5-0-social-live/>)

Author: Shai Almog

Published: 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [CodeName One](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/codename-one.md>)

Topics: [Mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mobile.md>), [Java](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/java.md>), [Kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kotlin.md>), [CSS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/css.md>), [push-notification](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/push-notification.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>)

Tags: [css](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/css.md>), [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>), [java](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/java.md>), [kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kotlin.md>), [mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [push-notification](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/push-notification.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>)

## AI overview

Codename One 5.0, nicknamed "Social," is announced as a release for Java and Kotlin developers. It adds live CSS updates, iOS launch screen storyboards, newer JDK support, Android API level 27 migration, updated build server infrastructure, and richer push notifications.

## Source excerpt

We are thrilled to announce the release of Codename One 5.0 - Social. Codename One is an open source "Write Once Run Anywhere" mobile platform for Java and Kotlin developers! We postponed the release of this version since it's so packed with big changes. We made CSS a first class citizen in Codename One and made CSS updates live (no recompile necessary). We moved from screenshots in iOS launches to storyboards. Added support for newer JDK's. Migrated to Android API level 27. Moved our entire build server infrastructure. Redid push notification and so much more...