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.
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How to Build a Heart Rate Monitor with Capacitor
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.
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.
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.
Announcing the Capacitor Bluetooth Low Energy Plugin
Today we are excited to announce our brand new Capacitor Bluetooth Low Energy plugin. This plugin enables interaction with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices in the central role and provides cross-platform support for Android and iOS. The project is now available for all Capawesome Insiders.
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.
Announcing the Capacitor Live Update Plugin
One of the biggest advantages of Capacitor over other runtimes is the ability to deliver updates in real-time without having to resubmit your app to the app stores, so-called Over-the-Air (OTA) updates. For this reason, we are very excited to introduce you today to our brand new Capacitor Live Update plugin. In this blog post, you will learn everything about the new plugin and how you can implement it in your Capacitor app.
Updating to Capacitor 6.0
Capacitor 6.0 is finally here and brings a lot of improvements! Make sure to check out the official announcement post from the Ionic team. In this article, you can find out what breaking changes have been made to the Capawesome plugins.
The File Handling Guide for Capacitor
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.
How to patch a Capacitor plugin
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.