Ionic's Appflow platform has introduced Self-hosted Live Updates, allowing developers to push real-time app updates directly to users without app store delays, addressing challenges faced by enterprises due to compliance standards or geographical restrictions. This feature lets companies distribute web build artifacts through their own infrastructure, ensuring quicker bug fixes and content changes while maintaining security through a public/private key pairing. The process involves generating a key pair, configuring the Capacitor Live Updates plugin, and registering the artifact location with Appflow. Additionally, Ionic Portals support enables native iOS and Android apps to leverage self-hosted updates, facilitating collaboration between native and web teams.