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Exploring the Capacitor Biometrics API

Modern mobile applications increasingly rely on biometric authentication to provide secure and convenient user experiences. With the Capacitor Biometrics plugin from Capawesome, developers can integrate powerful biometric authentication capabilities into their Ionic and Capacitor applications, enabling fingerprint, face, and iris recognition across Android, iOS, and Web platforms through a unified API that simplifies the complexity of platform-specific biometric implementations.

This guide covers the Capacitor Biometrics API with practical examples and best practices. For the full Capacitor Biometrics plugin documentation, see the API Reference.

Exploring the Capacitor NFC API

Near Field Communication (NFC) has become an essential technology for modern mobile applications, enabling seamless interactions between devices and smart objects. With the Capacitor NFC plugin from Capawesome, developers can integrate powerful NFC capabilities into their Ionic and Capacitor applications, bridging the gap between web technologies and native device features through a unified NFC API that works seamlessly across multiple platforms, including Android, iOS, and Web.

How to Securely Store Credentials with Capacitor

A common requirement for mobile apps is secure storage of credentials (passwords, tokens, API keys) and user authentication via biometrics (fingerprint, Face ID). With Ionic's Identity Vault and Secure Storage no longer maintained, you can achieve the same with the Capacitor Biometrics plugin and Capacitor Secure Preferences.

For a complete walkthrough on the Biometrcis plugin make sure to read Exploring the Capacitor Biometrics API.

How Live Updates for Capacitor work

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.

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Migrating from App Center to Capawesome Cloud

Microsoft App Center is being retired, leaving many developers looking for alternatives to continue delivering over-the-air updates and building their mobile applications. Capawesome Cloud provides a powerful, modern solution for Capacitor apps that offers seamless Live Updates and enterprise-grade features.

This guide will walk you through migrating your Capacitor app from App Center to Capawesome Cloud, focusing on replacing App Center's CodePush functionality with Capawesome Live Updates while maintaining your existing workflow and improving your app's update delivery system.

How to gradually roll out Capacitor Live Updates

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.

How to restrict Capacitor Live Updates to Native Versions

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.