feat(news): news april 2026

Author: marchbold

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+---
+slug: 2026-04
+title: April 2026
+description: Extension Updates
+image: images/adobeair.png
+authors: [ marchbold ]
+tags: [newsletter, inappbilling, facebookapi, nativewebview, agerange, playbilling]
+---
+
+> March Release Update
+
+March brought a focused set of extension updates with important SDK upgrades, stability fixes, and testing improvements across billing, social login, web views, and age signal support.
+
+Key focus:
+
+- Updating Google Play Billing to the latest supported version
+- Keeping Facebook iOS SDK integrations current
+- Resolving a macOS NativeWebView crash scenario
+- Expanding AgeRange testing and handling paths for edge cases
+
+As always, we recommend updating to the latest versions to ensure compatibility, stability, and access to the newest platform features.
+
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+
+Here's a quick overview of the latest extension updates:
+
+:::note Extension Updates
+- [InAppBilling v18.1.0](https://github.com/distriqt/ANE-InAppBilling/releases/tag/v18.1.0) - Play Billing SDK v8.3.0 and `countryCode` support in `getUserData`
+- [FacebookAPI v18.1.1](https://github.com/distriqt/ANE-FacebookAPI/releases/tag/v18.1.1) - iOS SDK update to v18.0.3
+- [NativeWebView v8.0.5](https://github.com/distriqt/ANE-NativeWebView/releases/tag/v8.0.5) - macOS focus-loss crash fix
+- [AgeRange v0.3.0](https://github.com/airnativeextensions/ANE-AgeRange/releases/tag/v0.3.0) - Null handling, fake error testing, and packaging fixes
+- [AgeRange v0.2.0](https://github.com/airnativeextensions/ANE-AgeRange/releases/tag/v0.2.0) - Play Age Signals API v0.0.3 updates
+:::
+
+If you have any questions, we're here to help!
+
+
+---
+
+![](images/inappbilling.png)
+
+### [InAppBilling](https://airnativeextensions.com/extension/com.distriqt.InAppBilling)
+
+[v18.1.0](https://github.com/distriqt/ANE-InAppBilling/releases/tag/v18.1.0)
+
+This release updates Google Play Billing and improves user data support across platforms.
+
+#### Updates
+- Android: Updated Play Billing SDK to v8.3.0
+- Android and iOS: Added `countryCode` to `getUserData` functionality
+
+
+---
+
+![](images/facebook.png)
+
+### [FacebookAPI](https://airnativeextensions.com/extension/com.distriqt.FacebookAPI)
+
+[v18.1.1](https://github.com/distriqt/ANE-FacebookAPI/releases/tag/v18.1.1)
+
+This update keeps the iOS Facebook integration current and aligned with the latest SDK release.
+
+#### Updates
+- iOS SDK updated to v18.0.3
+
+
+---
+
+![](images/nativewebview.png)
+
+### [NativeWebView](https://airnativeextensions.com/extension/com.distriqt.NativeWebView)
+
+[v8.0.5](https://github.com/distriqt/ANE-NativeWebView/releases/tag/v8.0.5)
+
+This release addresses a macOS stability issue seen in specific focus-change situations.
+
+#### Updates
+- macOS: Fixed a crash when WebView loses focus in particular situations
+
+
+---
+
+![](images/agerange.png)
+
+### [AgeRange](https://docs.airnativeextensions.com/docs/agerange/)
+
+[v0.3.0](https://github.com/airnativeextensions/ANE-AgeRange/releases/tag/v0.3.0)
+
+AgeRange v0.3.0 improves reliability and testing support around user status and error simulation.
+The previous release (v0.2.0) updated the Play Age Signals API integration and introduced support for the new `SELF_DECLARED` status and `SDK_VERSION_OUTDATED` error handling path.
+
+#### Updates
+- Android: Handle `null` values for user status in both normal and fake result paths
+- Android: Added ability to set fake error values for testing
+- iOS: Added ability to set fake error values for testing
+- AirPackage: Corrected dependencies and package metadata
+- Android: Updated Play Age Signals API to v0.0.3
+
+
+---
+
+![](images/adobeair.png)
+
+## Further Information
+
+As always, thank you for your continued support of distriqt and the AIR developer community.
+Your feedback and contributions help us keep these extensions up to date and running smoothly across platforms.
+
+- For full documentation and setup guides, visit [docs.airnativeextensions.com](https://docs.airnativeextensions.com)
+- Join the AIR community discussions and get support at [github](https://github.com/airsdk/Adobe-Runtime-Support/)
+- Publicly available extensions at [airnativeextensions](https://github.com/airnativeextensions)
+- [Support](https://github.com/sponsors/marchbold) my ongoing involvement in the community
+
+Stay tuned for more updates next month!