Capacitor makes building a cross-platform app with one codebase easier than ever before. Today we will use the Ionic Framework and Capacitor to create a simple heart rate monitor app for Android and iOS in just 15 minutes. For this, we will use the Capacitor Bluetooth Low Energy plugin to connect to a heart rate sensor.
One of the biggest advantages of Capacitor over other runtimes is the ability to deliver updates in real-time, without having to resubmit the app to the app stores. This feature is referred to as Live Updates or Over-the-Air (OTA) Updates. There already exist several plugins for this, such as our Capacitor Live Update plugin, which can be integrated into your app within minutes. But how do these plugins work in detail? That's exactly what we'll look at in this blog post.
Live Updates are a powerful feature that allows you to deliver updates to your Capacitor app in real-time without having to resubmit your app to the app stores. In order to ensure a smooth rollout of updates, it is recommended to gradually roll out updates to your users. This way you can minimize potential issues and collect feedback from a smaller group of users before rolling out the update to all users.
Live Updates are a powerful feature that allows you to deliver updates to your Capacitor app in real-time without having to resubmit your app to the app stores. However, it is important to make sure that only Binary Compatible Changes are delivered to your users to prevent incompatible updates. In this guide, you will learn how to restrict live updates to specific native versions.
Capacitor is a great tool to build cross-platform apps with web technologies. However, sometimes you might run into issues when building your Android app. This post will help you to troubleshoot common issues.
Capacitor is a great tool to build cross-platform apps with web technologies. However, sometimes you might run into issues when building your iOS app. This post will help you to troubleshoot common issues.
Handling files in Capacitor can be a crucial part of your app. Whether you want to read, write or share a file, it is essential to understand the best practices in file handling to avoid potential out of memory (OOM) issues. In this guide, we will explore what you need to consider when dealing with files on Android and iOS and how to ensure efficient and reliable file management.
Today i will show you how to apply small changes to a Capacitor plugin without forking or maintaining the entire plugin. This is especially helpful if you need a hotfix for a plugin that is not yet available in the official version, but can also be useful in many other scenarios.
Push notifications are one of the most commonly used features for mobile apps. In this guide, we will add push notifications to a Capacitor app with support for Android, iOS and the Web using the Firebase Cloud Messaging SDK.
Capacitor makes building a cross-platform app with one codebase easier than ever before. In combination with the Ionic Framework, we also have a modern open source mobile UI toolkit. We will use these technologies to create a complete barcode scanner app for Android and iOS in just 15 minutes.