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No account required. ](/blog/share-mobile-app-builds-with-testers/) * [ SDKs ](/docs/sdks/) * [ Formbricks ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/formbricks/) * [ Geocoder ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/geocoder/) * [ Google Sign-In ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/google-sign-in/) * [ Grafana Faro ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/grafana-faro/) * [ Gyroscope ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/gyroscope/) * [ Haptics ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/haptics/) * [ Home Indicator ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/home-indicator/) * [ In-App Browser ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/in-app-browser/) * [ Install Referrer ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/install-referrer/) * [ Intercom ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/intercom/) * [ Intune ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/intune/) * [ Keep Awake ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/keep-awake/) * [ libSQL ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/libsql/) * [ Light Sensor ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/light-sensor/) * [ Live Update ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/live-update/) * [ Localization ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/localization/) * [ Mail Composer ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/mail-composer/) * [ Managed Configurations ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/managed-configurations/) * [ Maps Launcher ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/maps-launcher/) * [ Media Session ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/media-session/) * [ ML Kit ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/mlkit/) * [ Navigation Bar ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/navigation-bar/) * [ Network ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/network/) * [ NFC ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/nfc/) * [ Node.js ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/nodejs/) * [ OAuth ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/oauth/) * [ Passkeys ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/passkeys/) * [ Password Autofill ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/password-autofill/) * [ PDF Generator ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/pdf-generator/) * [ PDF Viewer ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/pdf-viewer/) * [ Pedometer ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/pedometer/) * [ Permissions ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/permissions/) * [ Phone Dialer ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/phone-dialer/) * [ Photo Editor ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/photo-editor/) * [ Photo Manipulator ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/photo-manipulator/) * [ PixLive ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/pixlive/) * [ PostHog ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/posthog/) * [ Printer ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/printer/) * [ Privacy Screen ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/privacy-screen/) * [ Proximity Sensor ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/proximity-sensor/) * [ Purchases ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/purchases/) * [ RealtimeKit ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/realtimekit/) * [ Root Detection ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/root-detection/) * [ Screen Brightness ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/screen-brightness/) * [ Screen Orientation ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/screen-orientation/) * [ Screen Reader ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/screen-reader/) * [ Screenshot ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/screenshot/) * [ Secure Preferences ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/secure-preferences/) * [ Settings Launcher ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/settings-launcher/) * [ Shake ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/shake/) * [ Silent Mode ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/silent-mode/) * [ SIM ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/sim/) * [ SMS Composer ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/sms-composer/) * [ Speech Recognition ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/speech-recognition/) * [ Speech Synthesis ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/speech-synthesis/) * [ Share Target ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/share-target/) * [ Square Mobile Payments ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/square-mobile-payments/) * [ SQLite ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/sqlite/) * [ Superwall ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/superwall/) * [ System WebView ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/system-webview/) * [ Tauri ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/tauri/) * [ Text Interaction ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/text-interaction/) * [ Text Zoom ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/text-zoom/) * [ Thermal State ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/thermal-state/) * [ Toast ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/toast/) * [ Torch ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/torch/) * [ Vault ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/vault/) * [ Volume ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/volume/) * [ Wallet ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/wallet/) * [ Wifi ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/wifi/) * [ YouTube Player ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/youtube-player/) * [ Zip ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/zip/) * [ Cordova ](/docs/sdks/cordova/) * [ Cloud ](/docs/cloud/) * [ Integrations ](/docs/cloud/live-updates/integrations/) * Concepts * Reference * [ Troubleshooting ](/docs/cloud/live-updates/troubleshooting/) * [ FAQ ](/docs/cloud/live-updates/faq/) * [ Native Builds ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/) * [ Set Up Environments ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/environments/) * [ Overwrite Native Configurations ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/native-configurations/) * [ Auto-Increment Build Numbers ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/auto-incrementing-build-numbers/) * [ Configure the Web Build Script ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/web-build-script/) * [ Build from a Monorepo ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/monorepo/) * [ Use pnpm, Yarn, or bun ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/package-managers/) * [ Install Private npm Packages ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/npm-private-registry/) * [ Override the Java Version ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/override-java-version/) * [ Custom iOS Provisioning Profiles ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/custom-ios-provisioning-profiles/) * [ Build without Git ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/build-without-git/) * [ Access Git Behind a Firewall ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/firewall-access/) * [ Integrations ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/integrations/) * Reference * [ Troubleshooting ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/troubleshooting/) * [ FAQ ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/faq/) * [ App Store Publishing ](/docs/cloud/app-store-publishing/) * [ Submit a Build ](/docs/cloud/app-store-publishing/submit-a-build/) * [ Submit Automatically After a Build ](/docs/cloud/app-store-publishing/submit-automatically/) * [ Troubleshooting ](/docs/cloud/app-store-publishing/troubleshooting/) * [ FAQ ](/docs/cloud/app-store-publishing/faq/) * [ Automations ](/docs/cloud/automations/) * [ Reference ](/docs/cloud/automations/reference/) * [ Troubleshooting ](/docs/cloud/automations/troubleshooting/) * [ FAQ ](/docs/cloud/automations/faq/) * [ Assist ](/docs/cloud/assist/) * [ CLI ](/docs/cloud/cli/) * APIs and SDKs * [ Webhooks ](/docs/cloud/webhooks/) * [ Integrations ](/docs/cloud/integrations/) * Notifications * Account * [ Organization ](/docs/cloud/organizations/) * [ Two-Factor Enforcement ](/docs/cloud/organizations/two-factor-authentication/) * [ Audit Logs ](/docs/cloud/organizations/audit-logs/) * [ Billing ](/docs/cloud/organizations/billing/) * [ License Keys ](/docs/cloud/license-keys/) * [ AI ](/docs/ai/) * [ Insiders ](/docs/insiders/) * [ Billing & Plans ](/docs/insiders/billing-and-plans/) * [ FAQ ](/docs/insiders/faq/) * [ License ](https://capawesome.io/legal/eula/) * [ Support ](/docs/support/) * [ Contributing ](/docs/contributing/) * Contributing code * [ Code of Conduct ](/docs/contributing/code-of-conduct/) * [ Questions ](https://docs.github.com/en/discussions/collaborating-with-your-community-using-discussions/participating-in-a-discussion#creating-a-discussion) * [ Blog ](/blog/) * Categories * [ Showcase ](/blog/category/showcase/) * [ Updates ](/blog/category/updates/) ## [Capacitor Firestore: Real-Time Data & Offline Sync](/blog/capacitor-firebase-cloud-firestore-guide/) Storing and syncing app data usually means picking between rolling your own backend or relying on the Firebase JavaScript SDK inside a WebView, which comes with weaker performance and its own authentication quirks on native. The [Capacitor Firebase Cloud Firestore plugin](/docs/sdks/capacitor/firebase/cloud-firestore/), sponsored by [AppScreens](https://appscreens.com/?%5Flocale=en&utm%5Fsource=capawesome&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=capawesome&gclid=capawesome), gives you the native Android and iOS Firestore SDKs behind one Capacitor API instead. This guide walks the whole thing end to end — creating the Firestore database, installing and configuring the plugin, reading and writing data, and how offline sync and real-time listeners behave in practice — plus the production practices and gotchas that trip teams up in real apps. ## [Firebase Authentication in Capacitor: Setup & Best Practices](/blog/capacitor-firebase-authentication-guide/) Most apps need to know who's using them, and building that from scratch (password hashing, session tokens, social login handshakes, phone verification) is a lot of surface area to get wrong. The [Capacitor Firebase Authentication plugin](/docs/sdks/capacitor/firebase/authentication/) wraps Firebase's native Android and iOS Authentication SDKs, plus the Firebase JS SDK on web, behind a single API, so you get production-grade sign-in without writing that layer yourself. The catch is that the setup has real depth — a Firebase project, native config files, and per-provider steps that the reference docs assume you already understand. This guide walks the whole thing end to end: creating the project, installing and configuring the plugin, wiring up Google and email/password sign-in, and then the production practices and gotchas that actually trip teams up. ## [Capacitor Privacy Screen: Hide Sensitive App Content](/blog/capacitor-privacy-screen-hide-app-content/) Open your phone's app switcher right now and look at what's on screen. If you use a banking app, a dating app, or anything with private messages, there's a good chance a snapshot of that content is sitting there in plain view. Anyone can also screenshot or screen-record it without you knowing. The [Capacitor Privacy Screen plugin](/docs/sdks/capacitor/privacy-screen/) closes that gap with a few lines of code, and the apps that use it well tend to be the ones people trust with their most sensitive information. ## [Capacitor ML Kit 8.2.0: 14 New Plugins](/blog/capacitor-mlkit-8-2-0-release/) [Capacitor ML Kit](/docs/sdks/capacitor/mlkit/) 8.2.0 is the biggest release in the project's history: 14 new plugins land at once, completing coverage of Google's [ML Kit](https://developers.google.com/ml-kit) APIs. There are new vision plugins for text recognition, image labeling, object detection, pose detection, and digital ink recognition; natural language plugins for smart replies, entity extraction, and language identification; and six GenAI plugins that run Gemini Nano directly on the device. All of it is on-device machine learning: no server, no API keys, and no per-request costs. Here's what's in the release and how to use it. ## [The Complete Guide to Capacitor Device Sensors](/blog/capacitor-device-sensors-guide/) Fitness trackers, motion-controlled games, navigation apps, and adaptive UIs all lean on the same thing under the hood: the sensors already built into every Android and iOS phone. Native mobile teams have used these APIs for years; cross-platform and hybrid app developers building with Capacitor, Ionic, or a JavaScript framework often assume that kind of native device access means writing separate Swift and Kotlin code. It doesn't. Capacitor exposes ten hardware sensors as separate, focused plugins instead of one catch-all "sensors" API, so a single TypeScript codebase gets the same motion, environment, and device-state data a fully native app would. This guide covers all ten — grouped by what you're actually building (fitness tracking, games, navigation, adaptive UX, background work) rather than by sensor name — with a working snippet for each, the real apps that use this category of sensor data, and the platform gaps you'll actually hit. ## [How to Use Custom SQLite Extensions in Capacitor](/blog/how-to-use-custom-sqlite-extensions-with-capacitor/) SQLite ships with a lot out of the box, but sometimes you need behavior it doesn't provide: a custom FTS5 tokenizer for a language it doesn't handle well, a domain-specific SQL function, or a custom collation. Loadable extensions let you add exactly that. As of version 0.3.9, the [Capacitor SQLite plugin](/docs/sdks/capacitor/sqlite/) supports custom SQLite extensions on both Android and iOS. The catch is that each platform uses a different mechanism, so this guide walks through both — using a custom FTS5 tokenizer as the running example. ## [Cordova Hot Code Push Alternative for OTA Updates](/blog/cordova-hot-code-push-alternative/) If your Cordova app still ships over-the-air updates through `cordova-hot-code-push` or `cordova-plugin-code-push`, you're building on top of two dead plugins. The nordnet Hot Code Push plugin has been deprecated for years, and Microsoft's CodePush plugin retired alongside App Center on March 31, 2025\. Both still install, both still run, and neither is getting a fix the next time a Cordova or OS update breaks them. This post is about what to do next. We'll look at exactly what stopped being maintained, what a Cordova OTA update solution needs to have in 2026, and how to move to a maintained replacement without rewriting your app. ## [Cordova Live Updates: A Complete Guide to OTA Updates](/blog/cordova-live-updates-guide/) For most Cordova apps, the day-to-day changes — a copy fix, a styling tweak, a bug in the JavaScript — live entirely in the web assets. Shipping one has traditionally meant rebuilding the native binary, resubmitting to the App Store and Google Play, and waiting out review before anyone sees it. Cordova Live Updates skip that round trip. You publish a new web bundle, and devices download and apply it on their next launch — usually within minutes, without a store submission in the loop. This guide covers the whole picture: how an over-the-air update moves through a Cordova app, the three decisions that shape your setup, how code signing protects the bundle in transit, the practices that keep production rollouts boring, and a working example you can clone today. It assumes you're either replacing Appflow's live updates or adding OTA delivery to a Cordova app for the first time. ## [Capacitor Vault Plugin: Store Secrets Securely](/blog/announcing-the-capacitor-vault-plugin/) Today we're introducing the [Capacitor Vault plugin](/docs/sdks/capacitor/vault/). It lets you store secrets behind an explicit biometric or device-passcode unlock — the foundation for password managers, authenticator apps, banking apps, and any app-lock screen. The plugin ships with multi-vault support, configurable auto-lock, hardware-backed encryption, and full cross-platform parity across Android, iOS, and Web. It is available now to all Capawesome [Insiders](/docs/insiders/). ## [Capacitor Live Updates: The Complete OTA Guide](/blog/capacitor-live-updates-guide/) Shipping a fix used to mean a bundled binary, an app store review, and a few days of hoping users would tap "update". With Capacitor Live Updates that loop shrinks to minutes. You push a new web bundle, devices pick it up on the next launch, and the next version of your app is already in users' hands. This guide is the long version. We'll walk through how live updates actually work under the hood, the three choices every team has to make, the security model, the production best practices that keep you out of trouble, and a complete end-to-end example based on a real-world app. Whether you're evaluating live updates for the first time or already shipping them, you should leave with a clear picture of the recommended path and the tradeoffs behind it. Back to top