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title: "Product Changelog: August 2022"
description: See all the improvements, bug fixes, and enhancements we completed on the platform in August 2022 at Basis Theory.
image: https://blog.basistheory.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/630f947cf1b8001a3d72c388_Basis%20Theory%20Changelog%20Aug%202024.jpeg
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# Changelog: August 2022

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## The Highlights

### Updating Elements with Refs

To stay consistent with the current React trends, targeting Elements now uses [Refs](https://developers.basistheory.com/docs/sdks/web/javascript) just like any other React element in a developer's application. 

IMPORTANT: ***The “getElements” method*** [***will be deprecated***](https://docs.basistheory.com/elements/?_gl=1*1qlxi7d*_ga*MTExMzcxMTgxOS4xNjUwNDgyNDI4*_ga_CVTJZHL7Y2*MTY2MjE0OTc3NC4yNzkuMS4xNjYyMTUwMTYzLjAuMC4w#react-deprecations-deprecated-features) ***on Nov. 15th, 2022. Functionality with existing implementations will persist; however, future enhancements to Elements will require the use of “Refs”. Please see*** [***our docs***](https://docs.basistheory.com/elements/?_gl=1*1qlxi7d*_ga*MTExMzcxMTgxOS4xNjUwNDgyNDI4*_ga_CVTJZHL7Y2*MTY2MjE0OTc3NC4yNzkuMS4xNjYyMTUwMTYzLjAuMC4w#basistheoryreact-using-refs) ***for a code example.***

### Updates to Elements with Blur and Focus

We added the ability to [Blur or Focus](https://developers.basistheory.com/docs/sdks/web/javascript#element-methods) on inputs of an Element to programmatically determine where their end-users focus belongs, allowing more options when designing input form experiences.

### Simplified Application Types

We’ve simplified our application types to help new customers quickly build their first application. To do this, we replaced “Server to Server”, “Elements”, “Client Side”, and “Management” with “Public”, “Private”, and “Management”. 

A quick breakdown of the changes:

- The new “Public” application type will serve as a replacement for both the “Client-side” and “Elements” types. 
- The new “Private” application type is replacing the “Server to Server” application type. 
- “Management” remains the same.

### Other releases, fixes & improvements

- Fixed bug with detokenizing aliased tokens
- Launched https://echo.basistheory.com for a simpler testing experience.
- Expanded Expressions’ *Reveal* capabilities with [onChange](https://docs.basistheory.com/expressions/?_gl=1*ewinem*_ga*MTExMzcxMTgxOS4xNjUwNDgyNDI4*_ga_CVTJZHL7Y2*MTY2MjA0NDk2NS4yNzEuMS4xNjYyMDQ1MDU2LjAuMC4w#filters-last4)‍
- Fixed memory issue with multiple Elements on screen
- Improved usability for Web Portal

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