Ionic has announced the alpha release of Ionic Portals, a new product designed to facilitate collaboration between native mobile app developers and web teams by offering an enhanced Web View native control. Built on the Capacitor hybrid app runtime, which is used by companies like Burger King and Aflac, Ionic Portals addresses the challenges of integrating web experiences into native mobile apps in a controlled and efficient manner. The product aims to bridge the gap between web and native development by allowing web developers to contribute features to apps without disrupting the native development process, providing features like new API programming, a robust web-to-native communication bridge, and the ability to deploy live updates. The launch targets teams that face difficulties in integrating web and native functionalities and invites interested developers to join the closed alpha waitlist to ensure the product meets their needs effectively.