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Ably clears its iOS SDK of a 'tracking' privacy label while pitching realtime to AI agents.

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◆Current state
Ably is a realtime messaging platform that is repositioning its pub/sub infrastructure as transport for AI agent output, alongside LiveObjects shared state. Recent releases are SDK hardening: faster liveness detection, LiveObjects reaching stable across platforms, simpler channel rules and permissions, and now a corrected iOS privacy manifest.
◆Where it's heading
The product is running two tracks: AI Transport for streaming and steering agent output, and steady maturation of the core SDKs and the config-as-code surface. The core work removes friction for app developers, such as App Store privacy labels, Terraform and permission rules, so the platform is easier to adopt.
◆Prediction
Expect AI Transport to move toward a 1.0 SDK, and LiveObjects stable releases for the remaining platform SDKs.

◆Recent moves

  1. 7d ago

    Cocoa SDK v1.4.1: Privacy manifest changes

    The Cocoa SDK's privacy manifest no longer marks Device ID as used for tracking, so apps no longer need to list it under 'Data Used to Track You' on their App Store label. It's a small change that removes a real adoption objection for iOS teams.

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  2. 19d ago

    Signed unbatched webhooks, simpler filtered-subscribe permissions

    Unbatched webhooks can now be signed, filtered subscriptions will only need plain subscribe permission, and Pusher-adaptor users can bind a connection to a clientId. It continues the cleanup of configuration and permission rules that followed the channel-rule match expressions.

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  3. 28d ago

    Flexible match expression in channel rules

    Channel rules now use wildcard-style match expressions instead of implicit namespace prefixes. Along with the capability wildcard fix, it removes surprising configuration behaviour ahead of larger deployments.

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  4. 29d ago

    AI Transport JS SDK v0.9.0: A simplified streaming layer

    AI Transport's new streaming layer lets teams stream agent output with cancellation and steering while keeping their own message format and store. It lowers the adoption barrier that the conversation-tree-first design created.

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  5. 1mo ago

    JS PubSub SDK v2.29.0 Release

    The JS SDK now checks liveness with protocol PINGs, so suspended apps no longer look connected, and adds a presence memberKey. It's core reliability work that the agent-streaming story depends on.

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  6. 1mo ago

    Ably Dotnet SDK v1.2.19 Release

    The .NET SDK now detects a quiet connection in about 25 seconds instead of 120. Users see a concrete reconnection improvement, part of the broader SDK hardening pass.

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