--- description: Capawesome offers enterprise-grade solutions and services designed for teams building cross-platform apps with Capacitor. title: 2026 - Page 3 - Capawesome image: https://capawesome.io/docs/assets/images/social/blog/archive/2026/page/3.png --- [Skip to content ](#2026) [🖥️ Introducing the **Capacitor Electron Platform** — build desktop apps for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Free & open source. ](/blog/announcing-the-capacitor-electron-platform/) * [ SDKs ](/docs/sdks/) * [ Formbricks ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/formbricks/) * [ Geocoder ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/geocoder/) * [ Google Sign-In ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/google-sign-in/) * [ Grafana Faro ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/grafana-faro/) * [ Gyroscope ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/gyroscope/) * [ Haptics ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/haptics/) * [ Home Indicator ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/home-indicator/) * [ In-App Browser ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/in-app-browser/) * [ Install Referrer ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/install-referrer/) * [ Intercom ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/intercom/) * [ Intune ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/intune/) * [ Keep Awake ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/keep-awake/) * [ libSQL ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/libsql/) * [ Light Sensor ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/light-sensor/) * [ Live Update ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/live-update/) * [ Localization ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/localization/) * [ Mail Composer ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/mail-composer/) * [ Managed Configurations ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/managed-configurations/) * [ Maps Launcher ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/maps-launcher/) * [ Media Session ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/media-session/) * [ ML Kit ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/mlkit/) * [ Navigation Bar ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/navigation-bar/) * [ Network ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/network/) * [ NFC ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/nfc/) * [ Node.js ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/nodejs/) * [ OAuth ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/oauth/) * [ Passkeys ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/passkeys/) * [ Password Autofill ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/password-autofill/) * [ PDF Generator ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/pdf-generator/) * [ PDF Viewer ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/pdf-viewer/) * [ Pedometer ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/pedometer/) * [ Permissions ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/permissions/) * [ Phone Dialer ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/phone-dialer/) * [ Photo Editor ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/photo-editor/) * [ Photo Manipulator ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/photo-manipulator/) * [ PixLive ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/pixlive/) * [ PostHog ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/posthog/) * [ Printer ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/printer/) * [ Privacy Screen ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/privacy-screen/) * [ Proximity Sensor ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/proximity-sensor/) * [ Purchases ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/purchases/) * [ RealtimeKit ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/realtimekit/) * [ Root Detection ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/root-detection/) * [ Screen Brightness ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/screen-brightness/) * [ Screen Orientation ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/screen-orientation/) * [ Screen Reader ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/screen-reader/) * [ Screenshot ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/screenshot/) * [ Secure Preferences ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/secure-preferences/) * [ Settings Launcher ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/settings-launcher/) * [ Shake ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/shake/) * [ Silent Mode ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/silent-mode/) * [ SIM ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/sim/) * [ SMS Composer ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/sms-composer/) * [ Speech Recognition ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/speech-recognition/) * [ Speech Synthesis ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/speech-synthesis/) * [ Share Target ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/share-target/) * [ Square Mobile Payments ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/square-mobile-payments/) * [ SQLite ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/sqlite/) * [ Superwall ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/superwall/) * [ System WebView ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/system-webview/) * [ Tauri ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/tauri/) * [ Text Interaction ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/text-interaction/) * [ Text Zoom ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/text-zoom/) * [ Thermal State ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/thermal-state/) * [ Toast ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/toast/) * [ Torch ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/torch/) * [ Vault ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/vault/) * [ Volume ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/volume/) * [ Wallet ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/wallet/) * [ Wifi ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/wifi/) * [ YouTube Player ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/youtube-player/) * [ Zip ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/zip/) * [ Cordova ](/docs/sdks/cordova/) * [ Cloud ](/docs/cloud/) * [ Integrations ](/docs/cloud/live-updates/integrations/) * Concepts * Reference * [ Troubleshooting ](/docs/cloud/live-updates/troubleshooting/) * [ FAQ ](/docs/cloud/live-updates/faq/) * [ Native Builds ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/) * [ Set Up Environments ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/environments/) * [ Overwrite Native Configurations ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/native-configurations/) * [ Auto-Increment Build Numbers ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/auto-incrementing-build-numbers/) * [ Configure the Web Build Script ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/web-build-script/) * [ Build from a Monorepo ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/monorepo/) * [ Use pnpm, Yarn, or bun ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/package-managers/) * [ Install Private npm Packages ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/npm-private-registry/) * [ Override the Java Version ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/override-java-version/) * [ Custom iOS Provisioning Profiles ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/custom-ios-provisioning-profiles/) * [ Build without Git ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/build-without-git/) * [ Access Git Behind a Firewall ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/firewall-access/) * [ Integrations ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/integrations/) * Reference * [ Troubleshooting ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/troubleshooting/) * [ FAQ ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/faq/) * [ App Store Publishing ](/docs/cloud/app-store-publishing/) * [ Submit a Build ](/docs/cloud/app-store-publishing/submit-a-build/) * [ Submit Automatically After a Build ](/docs/cloud/app-store-publishing/submit-automatically/) * [ Troubleshooting ](/docs/cloud/app-store-publishing/troubleshooting/) * [ FAQ ](/docs/cloud/app-store-publishing/faq/) * [ Automations ](/docs/cloud/automations/) * [ Reference ](/docs/cloud/automations/reference/) * [ Troubleshooting ](/docs/cloud/automations/troubleshooting/) * [ FAQ ](/docs/cloud/automations/faq/) * [ Assist ](/docs/cloud/assist/) * [ CLI ](/docs/cloud/cli/) * APIs and SDKs * [ Webhooks ](/docs/cloud/webhooks/) * [ Integrations ](/docs/cloud/integrations/) * Account * [ Organization ](/docs/cloud/organizations/) * [ Two-Factor Enforcement ](/docs/cloud/organizations/two-factor-authentication/) * [ Audit Logs ](/docs/cloud/organizations/audit-logs/) * [ Billing ](/docs/cloud/organizations/billing/) * [ License Keys ](/docs/cloud/license-keys/) * [ AI ](/docs/ai/) * [ Insiders ](/docs/insiders/) * [ Billing & Plans ](/docs/insiders/billing-and-plans/) * [ FAQ ](/docs/insiders/faq/) * [ License ](https://capawesome.io/legal/eula/) * [ Support ](/docs/support/) * [ Contributing ](/docs/contributing/) * Contributing code * [ Code of Conduct ](/docs/contributing/code-of-conduct/) * [ Questions ](https://docs.github.com/en/discussions/collaborating-with-your-community-using-discussions/participating-in-a-discussion#creating-a-discussion) * [ Blog ](/blog/) * [ 2025 ](/blog/archive/2025/) * [ 2024 ](/blog/archive/2024/) * [ 2023 ](/blog/archive/2023/) * [ 2022 ](/blog/archive/2022/) * Categories ## [Build & Ship iOS Apps with Bitbucket Pipelines](/blog/build-and-deploy-ios-apps-with-bitbucket/) Bitbucket Pipelines is a solid CI/CD home for your backend, your web app, and your tests. Then you try to build your iOS app and hit a wall: Atlassian's hosted runners are Linux containers, and there's no macOS image to pick. iOS builds need Xcode, and Xcode needs a Mac. This guide shows you how to close that gap — building, signing, and shipping iOS apps straight from your existing Bitbucket pipeline, without owning a single Mac. ## [Best iOS CI/CD Platforms in 2026 Compared Side by Side](/blog/comparing-ci-cd-platforms-for-ios-apps/) Picking a CI/CD platform for an [iOS](/technologies/ios/) app in 2026 is a different exercise than it was three years ago. Apple introduced its own service. The longest-running managed hybrid platform announced an end-of-life date. Apple Silicon raised the floor on what teams expect from a build runner. This post compares the six mobile DevOps platforms that show up most often in real iOS team evaluations — Ionic Appflow, Bitrise, Codemagic, GitHub Actions, Xcode Cloud, and Capawesome Cloud — feature by feature, with a closing section on which one fits which kind of team. ## [What's New in Capacitor 8.4.0: SystemBars, getDouble & packageOptions](/blog/whats-new-in-capacitor-8-4-0/) Capacitor 8.4.0 is out, and most of the work targets clean Android edge-to-edge: three `SystemBars` fixes tighten safe-area behavior. The release also adds a `getDouble` config getter and an experimental CLI option that untangles Swift Package Manager identity collisions, including one our own team ran into. ## [Capacitor Vault Plugin: Store Secrets Securely](/blog/announcing-the-capacitor-vault-plugin/) Today we're introducing the [Capacitor Vault plugin](/docs/sdks/capacitor/vault/). It lets you store secrets behind an explicit biometric or device-passcode unlock — the foundation for password managers, authenticator apps, banking apps, and any app-lock screen. The plugin ships with multi-vault support, configurable auto-lock, hardware-backed encryption, and full cross-platform parity across Android, iOS, and Web. It is available now to all Capawesome [Insiders](/docs/insiders/). ## [Managed iOS CI/CD in 2026 Without macOS or Pipelines](/blog/ci-cd-for-ios-apps/) An AI agent can write Swift. What it can't do without human help is rent a Mac, store a `.p12` distribution certificate, match a provisioning profile to your entitlements, and push a signed IPA to TestFlight. [iOS](/technologies/ios/) shipping in 2026 sits in a strange place — code generation keeps getting easier and the release path around it has barely changed, with most of it still behind Xcode, App Store Connect, and a handful of credential UIs an agent has no way to navigate. [Capawesome Cloud](/) was built to close that gap. Every step of an iOS release — Apple Silicon build, signing, IPA output, TestFlight delivery — is a single CLI command with structured JSON output, [driveable from any AI agent runtime](/solutions/agents/) or from a standard CI workflow. This post walks through where iOS CI/CD collects friction, what a managed platform removes from it, and how Capawesome Cloud fits the picture. It's mobile DevOps for iOS distilled to a single command: build, signing, and store delivery as one managed flow. ## [Build and Deploy iOS Apps with GitLab CI/CD](/blog/build-and-deploy-ios-apps-with-gitlab-ci-cd/) GitLab CI/CD is happy to build your backend, your web app, and your Android binaries on the shared Linux runners you already have. Then you try to add an iOS build, and the pipeline grinds to a halt: there's no `xcodebuild` on Linux, and suddenly you're shopping for a macOS runner. In this guide, we'll show you how to keep your GitLab pipeline exactly where it is and still ship a signed iOS app to TestFlight and the App Store — without registering, renting, or babysitting a single Mac. ## [Capacitor Edge-to-Edge & Safe Areas: The Complete Guide](/blog/capacitor-edge-to-edge-and-safe-areas-guide/) Edge-to-edge has been one of the rougher edges of building with Capacitor for the past two years. Status bars hiding the top of your header, navigation gestures obscuring buttons, an Android plugin patched into every project just to make insets work — most teams ended up with a workaround instead of a real solution. That story changed quietly between Capacitor 8.3.0 and 8.3.2\. The framework now ships proper edge-to-edge support out of the box on both platforms, and the third-party plugin most projects relied on has moved from "recommended" to "fallback for special cases." This guide is the up-to-date playbook: what the platforms expect, what Capacitor finally fixed, and the small set of CSS you actually need to write today. ## [Built to Last: The Capawesome Story](/blog/built-to-last-the-capawesome-story/) If you've been following the [Ionic Appflow](/blog/alternative-to-appflow/) news, you're not alone in feeling unsettled. Last year, Ionic announced the end of their commercial products by late 2027, and over the past few weeks we've had more calls than ever with teams asking us the same question, sometimes directly, sometimes carefully: _"What's to say you won't do the same thing in two years?"_ It's a fair question. And it deserves a real answer. ## [The Best CI/CD Platforms for Cordova Apps in 2026](/blog/comparing-ci-cd-platforms-for-cordova-apps/) Five years ago, [Cordova](https://capawesome.io/integrations/cordova/) teams had a comfortable pick of managed CI/CD platforms built specifically for them. Today, that pick has shrunk. Microsoft App Center is retired. Ionic Appflow is winding down. The generalist CI/CD platforms that remain still build Cordova apps, but they treat Cordova as one framework among many — not as a first-class target with managed Live Updates and Cordova-aware tooling. This post compares the mobile DevOps platforms still standing for Apache Cordova in 2026, with verified facts about each one's current Cordova support, signing model, update delivery story, and long-term outlook. ## [The Modern CI/CD Solution for Cordova Apps in 2026](/blog/ci-cd-for-cordova-apps/) [Apache Cordova](https://capawesome.io/integrations/cordova/) is not dead. Plenty of teams still ship production apps on it — internal line-of-business tools, regulated-industry apps, mature consumer apps that simply do their job. What is dying is the build-and-release infrastructure around it. The managed services that Cordova teams leaned on for years are shutting down, and the general-purpose runners that remain were never built with Cordova in mind. So the framework keeps working while the pipeline that used to ship it quietly falls apart. This post walks through how [Capawesome Cloud](/) closes that gap — a CI/CD platform that treats Apache Cordova as a first-class target rather than a legacy edge case it tolerates. For Cordova teams, it restores the managed mobile DevOps workflow that App Center and Appflow used to provide. Back to top