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description: Advanced techniques and configurations for the Capacitor Live Update SDK. Custom strategies, hooks, manual updates, and integration with native code.
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# Advanced Usage[¶](#advanced-usage "Permanent link")

If you want more control over the update process, you can use the following methods:

1. [fetchLatestBundle()](/docs/plugins/live-update/#fetchlatestbundle): Check for updates without downloading them.
2. [downloadBundle()](/docs/plugins/live-update/#downloadbundle): Download updates without applying them.
3. [setNextBundle()](/docs/plugins/live-update/#setnextbundle): Set a new bundle as the next bundle to be applied.
4. [reload()](/docs/plugins/live-update/#reload): Apply the new bundle immediately.

Disable Automatic Updates

If you are manually handling the update process, it is **strongly recommended** to set the [autoUpdateStrategy](/docs/plugins/live-update/#configuration) configuration option to `none` to prevent conflicts with the automatic update mechanism.

## Check for updates[¶](#check-for-updates "Permanent link")

You can check for new bundles without downloading them by using the [fetchLatestBundle()](/docs/plugins/live-update/#fetchlatestbundle) method:

`[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-1)import { LiveUpdate } from "@capawesome/capacitor-live-update";
[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-2)
[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-3)const checkForUpdates = async () => {
[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-4)  const result = await LiveUpdate.fetchLatestBundle();
[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-5)  if (result.bundleId) {
[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-6)    console.log("New update available: " + result.downloadUrl);
[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-7)  } else {
[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-8)    console.log("No update available");
[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-9)  }
[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-10)};
`

This method returns all important information about the latest bundle, including the bundle ID and the download URL.

## Download updates[¶](#download-updates "Permanent link")

You can then download bundles by using the [downloadBundle()](/docs/plugins/live-update/#downloadbundle) method:

`[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-1-1)import { LiveUpdate } from "@capawesome/capacitor-live-update";
[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-1-2)
[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-1-3)const downloadUpdate = async (bundleId: string, url: string) => {
[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-1-4)  await LiveUpdate.downloadBundle({
[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-1-5)    bundleId,
[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-1-6)    url
[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-1-7)  });
[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-1-8)};
`

This method downloads the bundle, extracts the files, and moves them to the correct location in your app.

## Apply updates[¶](#apply-updates "Permanent link")

You can set a new bundle as the next bundle to be applied by using the [setNextBundle()](/docs/plugins/live-update/#setnextbundle) method:

`[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-2-1)import { LiveUpdate } from "@capawesome/capacitor-live-update";
[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-2-2)
[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-2-3)const setNextBundle = async (bundleId: string) => {
[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-2-4)  await LiveUpdate.setNextBundle({
[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-2-5)    bundleId,
[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-2-6)  });
[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-2-7)};
`

If the bundle should be applied immediately, you can also call the [reload()](/docs/plugins/live-update/#reload) method:

`[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-1)import { LiveUpdate } from "@capawesome/capacitor-live-update";
[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-2)
[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-3)const reload = async () => {
[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-4)  await LiveUpdate.reload();
[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-5)};
`

May 7, 2026 

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