---
title: Channel Pausing for Capawesome Cloud Live Updates
description: Temporarily stop Live Updates for specific channels with the new pause and resume feature, now available in the Capawesome Cloud Console and CLI.
date:
  created: 2026-01-24
  updated: 2026-01-24
authors:
  - robingenz
categories:
  - Announcements
  - Cloud
---

# Channel Pausing for Capawesome Cloud Live Updates

Take control of your Live Update deployments with the new channel pausing feature. Temporarily suspend updates for specific channels and resume them when you're ready—all with a single click or command.

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## What's New

You can now pause and resume channels directly from the [Capawesome Cloud Console](https://console.cloud.capawesome.io/apps/_/channels){:target="_blank"} or via the [Capawesome CLI](../../cloud/cli/index.md). When a channel is paused, devices will stop receiving new Live Updates from that channel until you resume it.

This feature is perfect for:

- **Temporary holds**: Pause updates during critical business periods or maintenance windows
- **Testing control**: Stop production deployments while testing new bundles
- **Incident response**: Quickly halt problematic updates without deleting the channel

## Using the CLI

Pause a channel to stop Live Updates:

```bash
npx @capawesome/cli apps:channels:pause
```

Resume a channel to restore Live Updates:

```bash
npx @capawesome/cli apps:channels:resume
```

Paused channels remain fully configured and retain all their bundles—you're just temporarily stopping the distribution of updates to devices.

## Get Started

The channel pausing feature is available now for all Capawesome Cloud users. Visit the [Channels](https://console.cloud.capawesome.io/apps/_/channels){:target="_blank"} page in your console or update to the latest version of the [Capawesome CLI](../../cloud/cli/index.md) to start using it today. If you need more granular control at the device level, check out [Forced Channel Assignments](./capawesome-cloud-forced-channel-assignments.md) to override the channel for individual devices.

## Related Posts

- [Announcing the Live Update Plugin for Capacitor](./announcing-the-capacitor-live-update-plugin.md)
- [Capacitor App Updates: The Complete Guide](./capacitor-app-update-guide.md)
- [Capacitor Live Updates: The Complete OTA Guide](./capacitor-live-updates-guide.md)