On June 24, 2016, the Ionic Platform announced the shutdown of several alpha services as part of its transition to a more robust beta platform, which was slated to become the production release by mid-2016. This final notice emphasized the need for users to migrate their applications to the new platform to ensure continued functionality and highlighted the improvements and increased scalability offered by the updated services. While the transition required varying levels of effort depending on the service, many features remained consistent or were enhanced. The announcement clarified that the analytics service was not included in the shutdown, and further updates on that product would be provided. CEO Max Lynch expressed appreciation for users' understanding and encouraged them to subscribe to the company's newsletter for future updates.