Capacitor Live Updates: A Complete Guide to OTA Updates
Capacitor Live Updates enable Over-the-Air (OTA) updates for the web layer of mobile apps without requiring app store reviews or user intervention. These updates allow developers to quickly deploy fixes and improvements by replacing only the HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and assets within the app's WebView. However, any changes to native code or plugins still require a traditional app store release.
- ▪Capacitor Live Updates only modify the web layer of an app, leaving the native binary unchanged.
- ▪Updates can be used for hotfixes, faster iteration, staged rollouts, and reducing user friction from manual updates.
- ▪Changes involving native code, plugins, or configuration files are not binary-compatible and require a standard app store submission.
- ▪Both Apple and Google allow OTA updates as long as they do not alter the app’s primary purpose or bypass security mechanisms.
- ▪Developers must choose an update strategy, configure the Live Update plugin, and use a delivery service like Capawesome Cloud to deploy updates.
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