We introduced the Ionic Cloud CLI in 2021, and it has come a long way since. After some iterating, we’re super excited to announce that we are relaunching the CLI functionality under a brand-new name – “Appflow CLI.”  The new 1.0 version of the Appflow CLI makes it simple to take advantage of Appflow’s mobile CI/CD features within your existing CI/CD platforms—like Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, and more. Let’s dive in Mobile CI/CD: Complicated but necessary Continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD), one of the fastest-growing sectors of the developer market, ha ..read more

In today’s mobile-first world, businesses need a robust mobile app strategy to reach and engage with their target audience. While native apps have traditionally been the go-to solution, progressive web applications (PWAs) have emerged as a compelling alternative, and may have you considering a PWA-first strategy. PWAs offer a wealth of benefits, including increased reach, reduced development costs, and an improved user experience. However, PWAs are limited in their ability to access native device features and the end user experience can be significantly impacted when changes to the platforms t ..read more

Today, we’re excited to announce the release of Ionic 8! This stable release comes after several betas and release candidates with improvements suggested by the Ionic community. Thanks to your contributions and the hard work of our team, we’re thrilled to launch Ionic 8. What’s new? Enhancements to theming, accessibility, revised iOS designs, a new Picker experience, and a new password toggle component. For complete details and demos, please see the Ionic 8 beta announcement. Let’s get into what’s new. Web Accessibility Out-of-the-box To help developers build accessible apps, Ionic UI compone ..read more

We’re excited to announce Capacitor 6, the latest upgrade to our native runtime for web apps. This release brings experimental Swift Package Manager support, aligns with Apple’s new privacy requirements, and introduces improvements across the board, ensuring your projects are future-proof and more efficient. With Capacitor 6, we continue our commitment to simplifying cross-platform app development, making it easier for developers to deliver outstanding web-based apps with native performance. What’s New? Capacitor 6 brings with it a slew of updates designed to ensure your projects are in lockst ..read more

In March, the Angular community gathered in Salt Lake City for the annual edition of ngConf. If you have been following along with the Angular Renaissance, then you know how exciting this ngConf was. There were amazing sessions from community members (including yours truly) as well as critical updates from the Angular Core team. With that in mind, let’s look at some of the updates and see what this means for Ionic developers using Angular. A new output on things Last month, I wrote about how Angular was revisiting its core set of component APIs to streamline and simplify how things work in Ang ..read more

As we navigate through the technological advancements of 2024, Vite is becoming an essential tool for helping developers create high-performance apps for the web and mobile devices. The combination of Vite and native development is helping developers to create more performant  web and mobile applications. Let’s look at the latest in Vite-based tools and gather insight into the ever evolving ecosystem of the Web Native landscape. We’ll see what new tools are out there, the latest targets we can deploy to, and how tools like Ionic are utilizing Vite to provide the best-in-class experience f ..read more

Superapps can be transformative for a business. Whether you’re looking to better onboard and retain employees, empower frontline workers, or improve operational efficiency, superapps may well be the answer you’ve been looking for. But how can you know that a superapp is right for your specific use case? What questions do you need to ask yourself to determine if it’s the right path to go down? While not an exhaustive list, these questions are a great starting point as you consider whether superapps are right for you. What are your goals and objectives for building a POC? As you look to build ou ..read more

Consider these five questions to ask before beginning your mobile app development project—from choosing between cross-platform mobile development or native, to investing in the right vendors. When you’re evaluating different mobile development solutions, you’ll often see head-to-head comparisons of “Cross-Platform vs. Native.” These comparisons provide feature checklists, performance reviews, and other helpful info. But to pick the right mobile app development approach, you need to dig much deeper. If you’re actively evaluating mobile solutions, this guide is for you. The goal of this article ..read more

Superapps have the power to transform the way we get things done throughout the day. Rather than juggling dozens of logins and hopping between disparate apps on our mobile devices, superapps enable a smoother, more consistent user experience by consolidating numerous apps into one. But what exactly goes into a superapp? How are they used? And how can you start building one? Let’s find out What actually is a superapp? A superapp is an all-in-one ecosystem for various services within the context of a single mobile application. In other words, a one-stop-shop for typically disparate digital exp ..read more

With Apple’s release of the Vision Pro, we’ve been getting a lot of questions around incorporating Augmented Reality (AR) and Capacitor. The truth is that while it’s possible to add AR to your Capacitor projects, creating those experiences can be fairly difficult even within native Apple applications. The process of developing AR experiences is dependent on the types of experiences you are trying to create, how immersive you want the experience to be, and how far you are willing to go into native code to make it work. That combined with knowledge of 3D modeling, animation, photogrammetry, and ..read more