Using updatetheapp.com with Expo Updates (Under Development)
Note: Direct integration and streamlined support for usingexpo-updates
withupdatetheapp.com
is currently under active development and coming soon! The following guide describes the planned approach and potential configuration for early testing or preview purposes.
updatetheapp.com
aims to provide seamless Over-the-Air (OTA) updates for Expo applications by leveraging the powerful expo-updates
library. This works by having updatetheapp.com
implement the required Expo Updates protocol, similar to how you might set up a custom update server.
While the dedicated tooling and dashboard integration are being finalized, you can conceptually configure your Expo project to fetch updates from updatetheapp.com
by manually setting up expo-updates
.
updatetheapp.com
update server endpoint.
expo-updates
:
If not already installed, add it to your project:
app.json
/ app.config.js
:
You need to specify the updates.url
and a runtimeVersion
in your app configuration.
updatetheapp.com
’s backend service at the specified url
will need to:
runtimeVersion
.expo-updates
.updatetheapp.com
dashboard.