Capacitor Live Updates SDK is Now Generally Available

Appflow has announced the general availability of a new Capacitor-based Live Updates SDK that enhances the performance of its Live Updates product for mobile applications. This SDK allows developers to instantly deploy updates to Capacitor apps without requiring users to download new versions from app stores, thereby improving user experience by enabling quick bug fixes, feature additions, and performance optimizations. The SDK has been rewritten using native mobile technology, leading to improvements such as faster download speeds and parallelized downloading. It also includes revamped documentation and an enhanced API that allows dynamic configuration at runtime and the ability to change update channels. These updates are app store compliant, supporting strategies like A/B testing and rollbacks. The new SDK can be easily installed and configured, with guidance for migrating from the previous Cordova-based SDK available. The Ionic community played a vital role in refining the SDK during its beta testing phase, and the SDK is accessible through all Appflow plans.