--- title: Updating to Capacitor 6.0 description: Capacitor 6.0 is here! Find out what breaking changes have been made to the Capawesome plugins and how to update your code. date: created: 2024-04-16 updated: 2024-04-16 authors: - robingenz categories: - Capacitor - SDKs --- # 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](https://ionic.io/blog/announcing-capacitor-6-0){:target="_blank"} from the Ionic team. In this article, you can find out what breaking changes have been made to the Capawesome plugins. !!! tip "AI-Assisted Upgrade" For a more guided experience, add the [Capawesome skills](https://github.com/capawesome-team/skills){:target="_blank"} to your project with `npx skills add capawesome-team/skills --skill capacitor-app-upgrades` and use the following prompt with your preferred AI coding assistant: ``` Use the `capacitor-app-upgrades` skill from `capawesome-team/skills` to help me upgrade my Capacitor app to Capacitor 6. ``` ## Plugins The following plugin functionality has been modified or removed. Update your code accordingly. More information can be found in the respective `BREAKING.md` file of each plugin. ### Android Foreground Service - You must specify appropriate foreground service types in your `AndroidManifest.xml` (see [Declare foreground services in your manifest](https://developer.android.com/develop/background-work/services/foreground-services#types){:target="_blank"} and [Request the foreground service permissions](https://developer.android.com/develop/background-work/services/foreground-services#request-foreground-service-permissions){:target="_blank"}). ### App Update - The `currentVersion` property has been replaced by the `currentVersionCode` and `currentVersionName` properties in the `AppUpdateInfo` interface. - The `availableVersion` property has been replaced by the `availableVersionCode` and `availableVersionName` properties in the `AppUpdateInfo` interface. ### File Picker - The `multiple` property has been replaced by a new `limit` property in the `PickFilesOptions` and `PickMediaOptions` interfaces. - The `File` interface has been replaced by the `PickedFile` interface. - The default value of the `skipTranscoding` property has been changed to `true`. ### Firebase Analytics - The Firebase Javascript SDK has been updated to `10.9.0`. - The Analytics component of the Firebase Android SDK has been updated to `20.5.1`. ### Firebase App - The Firebase Javascript SDK has been updated to `10.9.0`. - The Firebase iOS SDK has been updated to `10.24.0`. - On Android, the `firebaseCommonVersion` variable has been updated to `20.4.2`. ### Firebase App Check - The Firebase Javascript SDK has been updated to `10.9.0`. - The Firebase iOS SDK has been updated to `10.24.0`. - On Android, the `firebaseAppCheckPlayIntegrityVersion` variable has been updated to `17.1.2`. - On Android, the `firebaseAppCheckDebugVersion` variable has been updated to `17.1.2`. ### Firebase Authentication - The Firebase Javascript SDK has been updated to `10.9.0`. - The Firebase iOS SDK has been updated to `10.24.0`. - On Android, the `firebaseAuthVersion` variable has been updated to `22.3.1`. - On Android, the `playServicesAuthVersion` variable has been updated to `21.0.0`. - On Android, the `facebookLoginVersion` variable has been updated to `16.3.0`. ### Firebase Crashlytics - The Firebase Javascript SDK has been updated to `10.9.0`. - The Firebase iOS SDK has been updated to `10.24.0`. - On Android, the `firebaseCrashlyticsVersion` variable has been updated to `18.6.2`. ### Firebase Cloud Firestore - The Firebase Javascript SDK has been updated to `10.9.0`. - The Firebase iOS SDK has been updated to `10.24.0`. - The `QueryDocumentSnapshot` interface has been replaced with the `DocumentSnapshot` interface. - On Android, the `firebaseFirestoreVersion` variable has been updated to `24.10.3`. ### Firebase Cloud Messaging - The Firebase Javascript SDK has been updated to `10.9.0`. - The Firebase iOS SDK has been updated to `10.24.0`. - On Android, the `firebaseMessagingVersion` variable has been updated to `23.4.1`. ### Firebase Cloud Storage - The Firebase Javascript SDK has been updated to `10.9.0`. - The Firebase iOS SDK has been updated to `10.24.0`. - On Android, the `firebaseStorageVersion` variable has been updated to `20.3.0`. ### Firebase Performance Monitoring - The Firebase Javascript SDK has been updated to `10.9.0`. - The Firebase iOS SDK has been updated to `10.24.0`. - On Android, the `firebasePerfVersion` variable has been updated to `20.5.2`. ### Firebase Remote Config - The Firebase Javascript SDK has been updated to `10.9.0`. - The Firebase iOS SDK has been updated to `10.24.0`. - On Android, the `firebaseConfigVersion` variable has been updated to `21.6.3`. ### ML Kit Barcode Scanning - On Android, the `mlkitBarcodeScanningVersion` variable has been updated to `17.2.0`. - On Android, the `playServicesCodeScannerVersion` variable has been updated to `16.1.0`. ### ML Kit Face Detection - On Android, the `mlkitFaceDetectionVersion` variable has been updated to `16.1.6`. ### ML Kit Face Mesh Detection - On Android, the `mlkitFaceMeshDetectionVersion` variable has been updated to `16.0.0-beta2`. ### ML Kit Selfie Segmentation - On Android, the `mlkitSelfieSegmentationVersion` variable has been updated to `16.0.0-beta5`. ### ML Kit Translation - On Android, the `mlkitTranslateVersion` variable has been updated to `17.0.2`. ### NFC - The `techType` property of the `TransceiveOptions` interface is now only available for iOS. On Android, the `connect(...)` method must first be called to establish the connection to an NFC tag. The `transceive(...)` method can then be used to send and receive data. Finally, the `close(...)` method must be called to terminate the connection. ## Related Posts - [How to Fix Capacitor Plugin Build Errors with AGP 9](./how-to-fix-capacitor-plugin-build-errors-with-agp-9.md) - [How to Upgrade Your Capacitor App to Capacitor 8](./how-to-upgrade-your-capacitor-app-to-capacitor-8.md) - [How to Upgrade Your Capacitor Plugin to Capacitor 8](./how-to-upgrade-your-capacitor-plugin-to-capacitor-8.md) - [Support 16 KB page sizes in Android with Capacitor](./support-16kb-page-sizes-with-capacitor.md)