Announcements¶

November 17, 2025
in Announcements, Cloud
9 min read

Announcing Capawesome Cloud Native Builds

We're thrilled to announce the launch of Capawesome Cloud Native Builds, a powerful new feature that brings native iOS and Android app building to the cloud. Inspired by Ionic Appflow and Expo Application Services (EAS), we've built a production-ready solution specifically for Capacitor and Ionic apps with first-class support for Capacitor Live Updates, modern architecture for improved performance, and seamless integration with your development workflow. Say goodbye to complex CI/CD configurations and expensive build minutes — Native Builds is here to make your mobile app development faster, more reliable, and more affordable.

August 18, 2025
in Announcements, Cloud
2 min read

Capawesome Cloud Achieves SOC 2 Type 2 Compliance

We are thrilled to announce that Capawesome Cloud has successfully achieved SOC 2 Type 2 compliance! This significant milestone demonstrates our unwavering commitment to maintaining the highest security standards and protecting our customers' data.

July 26, 2025
in Announcements, Plugins
3 min read

Announcing the Capacitor Barometer Plugin

We're pleased to introduce the Capacitor Barometer plugin, bringing atmospheric pressure sensing capabilities to your Capacitor applications. This plugin enables precise barometric measurements in hectopascals (hPa) with support for real-time updates and sensor availability detection across Android and iOS platforms. The plugin is now available for all Capawesome Insiders.

July 21, 2025
in Announcements, Plugins
4 min read

Announcing the SQLite Plugin for Capacitor

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our comprehensive Capacitor SQLite plugin. This powerful database solution brings enterprise-grade SQLite functionality to your Capacitor applications with support for encryption, transactions, schema migrations, and seamless cross-platform compatibility across Android, iOS, and web. The plugin is now available for all Capawesome Insiders.

May 1, 2025
in Announcements, Plugins
3 min read

Announcing the Capacitor Biometrics Plugin

Today we are excited to announce our brand new Capacitor Biometrics plugin. This plugin allows you to request biometric authentication, such as using face recognition or fingerprint recognition, on the device. The plugin provides cross-platform support for Android and iOS and is now available to all Capawesome Insiders.

May 1, 2025
in Announcements, Plugins
2 min read

Announcing the Capacitor Secure Preferences Plugin

Today we are excited to announce our brand new Capacitor Secure Preferences plugin. This plugin is a drop-in replacement for the official Capacitor Preferences plugin and allows you to securely store key/value pairs such as passwords, tokens or other sensitive information. The plugin provides cross-platform support for Android, iOS and Web and is now available to all Capawesome Insiders.

April 24, 2025
in Announcements, Cloud
2 min read

Announcing the Capawesome Cloud Open Source Program

We are excited to announce the launch of the Capawesome Cloud Open Source Program! This program is designed to support open source projects and developers by providing free access to Capawesome Cloud, our powerful platform for delivering Over-the-Air (OTA) updates to Capacitor apps.

March 31, 2025
in Announcements, Plugins
2 min read

Announcing the Capacitor Audio Recorder Plugin

Today we are excited to announce our brand new Capacitor Audio Recorder plugin. This plugin enables recording audio in your Capacitor app and provides cross-platform support for Android, iOS and web. It's available to all Capawesome Insiders.

March 24, 2025
in Announcements, Plugins
4 min read

Announcing the Capacitor Contacts Plugin

Today we are excited to announce our brand new Capacitor Contacts plugin. This plugin allows you to access the device's contacts and provides cross-platform support for Android, iOS, and Web. The project is now available for all Capawesome Insiders.

October 28, 2024
in Announcements, Plugins
3 min read

Announcing the Capawesome NPM Registry

Today we are very excited to announce the brand new Capawesome npm registry. This registry is part of Capawesome's Insiders program and aims to make it much easier for sponsors to access our Sponsorware.