Problem
When I release a new version to the production channel in Ionic Pro Deploy (Channels) then I have to cycle my app twice in order to get the latest version. Even worse, on the first cycle my app reverts back to a far earlier version for some reason.
What I mean by cycling is, starting from a state where the application is shut down and not open, I open the app, wait for the splash screen to go away and app to be ready, and then close the app.
Question
How do I get my app to download the latest version on the very next time I open the Ionic app following my production release?
Plugin configuration
I used the plugin config from the dashboard.ionicjs.com page:
cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-ionic --save \
--variable APP_ID="[myappid]" \
--variable CHANNEL_NAME="Production" \
--variable UPDATE_METHOD="background"
Execute the command you already showed but set UPDATE_METHOD to "auto"
If you wand more control over your updating methods have a look at this:
https://ionicframework.com/docs/pro/deploy/plugin-api.html
In my case, live deploy worked correctly on a "blank" Ionic project. Live deploy also worked correctly on "my" app on iOS but not on Android.
I followed the follow steps and successfully fixed Android. However, during this process iOS suddenly had the same problem (would apply update on app install/close/open).
Set versions as per Ionic support. IonicPro live deploy currently requires these versions. Ionic are in the process of fixing this dependency:
"cordova-plugin-ionic-webview": "1.1.19",
"cordova-plugin-ionic": "4.1.7",
Install a new version of "blank" project. Update my app to use the same npm plugin versions (some of my app plugins were old).
Remove/add android platform. My hunch is this is what ultimately resolved the issue.
I wanted to try a remove/add ios platform to see if that also resolved the issue on iOS. But it was less work to ultimately switch over to IonicPro rather than re-config the local build setup.
Live deploy worked correctly on both iOS and Android after creating binaries in IonicPro.
Related
I am trying to install ionic DevApp in my android lollipop version. But I am not finding the app in play store.
Seems like it was removed from the Google playstore, meanwhile you can use the latest version that was available in the store:
https://apkpure.com/ionic-devapp/io.ionic.devapp
This is because Ionic is now focusing on native-tooling and has now moved to Capacitor, therefore Ionic DevApp is no longer maintained thus it's removed from the app stores, not completely for iOS if you've installed it before
To go around this, search it's APK file from google.
Or for iOS go to App Store > Your Profile Avatar > Purchased, look for Ionic DevApp then re-install it (it will be there only if you installed it before).
Now i have the latest version of ionic 3.0.0. My ionic version: 3.0.0.
And my ionic info:
global packages:
#ionic/cli-utils : 1.0.0
Ionic CLI : 3.0.0
System:
Node : v7.3.0
OS : macOS Sierra
Xcode : Xcode 8.3.2 Build version 8E2002
ios-deploy : 1.9.0
ios-sim : 5.0.13
Now i have two question in this. I searched , but not able to get the clear. If any one can answer. It will be helpful for many new bie like me.
So,
1.Now i have ionic 3.0.0. Then if i want to open the project in ionic v2. i will give ` ionic start newapp blank --v2 or (--ts_)'. And i will use some updated plugin having in ionic 3.0.0. Does it will work out. or i need to create a seperate project for ionic version 3 ??
Now i have old ionic 1 project that i am still working on. So once i update my ionic to3.0.0. Now what i done is :
ionic start newapp blank --v1 then i copied my old project www folder to this newapp and i replaced it.
My question is. Still can i use angular js1 to code for this project also. And while make ionic release means when i want to put it in my app store. Does any problem will occur. Because i have create this project as --v1.
If yes when i create a new project ionic start newapp blank --v1 its asking me Link this app to your Ionic Dashboard to use tools like Ionic View? y/N : what should i need to do
Please clarify me..thanks in advance
Using the ionic-cli version 3.0 you should be able to work on all versions of ionic projects.
The new cli will create an ionic v3 app by default. If you want to create an ionic v1 app, you need to add --v1. But if you are starting with a new app, I strongly recommend going for v2+.
Depending on the version your ionic app has, you need to add some additional plugins:
#ionic/cli-plugin-ionic-angular – Ionic Angular project plugin that provides useful build tools and generators. (ionic v2+)
#ionic/cli-plugin-ionic1 – Ionic 1 project plugin that has functionality ported from the old CLI.
#ionic/cli-plugin-cordova – Essential for an Ionic/Cordova app.
#ionic/cli-plugin-proxy – For proxying CLI requests through a firewall.
I can't tell you if you need to link your app to the dashboard. If you are using the Ionic services (Push, View, etc), then it makes sense.
That being said, I have experienced quite a few "bugs" or inconsistent behaviour with the new cli, so you might need to downgrade if something doesn't work.
I had this same worry when I updated my Ionic to v3 (CLI 3.1.2). They seem to really be pushing to use their cloud services (obviously, they want to start making some money on it).
When I tried the old v1 command:
ionic build ios
I received:
The build command has been renamed. To find out more, run:
ionic cordova build --help
So, then I tried
ionic covdova build ios
That failed with this:
ionic package build ios
[ERROR] Your project file (./ionic.config.json) does not contain 'app_id'. Run ionic link.
So, after looking around a bit, I used this command and it worked:
ionic cordova build ios --v1
It asked me to install a couple of things, then chugged out a new successful build. All good.
Please use following command as I had trouble with "--v1"
ionic start newapp blank --type=ionic1
As mentioned by #Samuel.
Add Ionic 1 CLI to the devDependency list. Open package.json file in the project directory and add the following line to devDependencies.
"#ionic/cli-framework": "^1.0.0-rc.2"
Example package.json:
Running ionic repair removed package.json and node_modules then, if prompted, run npm audit fix, and then you will be asked to Install #angular/cli?
Both ionic serve and ionic run are not reflecting any of my latest changes. ionic serve is showing them from a few hours ago, and ionic run is showing them from about an hour later. Since then, I've discarded all my changes, and created a new branch from the parent--yet it's still showing those same versions from a few hours ago on the first branch. In short, there's code showing up that I don't have in any files in this, or any, branch. And no uncommitted changes.
Your system information:
Cordova CLI: 6.5.0
Ionic CLI Version: 2.2.2
Ionic App Lib Version: 2.2.1
ios-deploy version: 1.9.0
ios-sim version: 5.0.8
OS: macOS Sierra
Node Version: v6.10.1
Xcode version: Xcode 8.3.1 Build version 8E1000a
I've tried things including ionic state restore and ionic state reset as well as removing and adding platforms back manually.
Also, this is what shows up in my console currently:
Static file server running # http://localhost:8000/index.html
CTRL + C to shut down
200 /service-worker.js
Whereas it previously displayed a list of html, css, etc. requests when the page loaded. Currently, I can make it work as expected by unregistering and removing all ServiceWorkers at chrome://serviceworker-internals/ and chrome://inspect/#service-workers
#stephen, it's been some time now, but I faced a similar issue before. Turns out I had registered the service worker that ships with projects created with the CLI, check your index.html and see if the lines that register the service worker are commented out. If they are you may be having a different problem, if they aren't and you didn't plan to use a service worker, comment them out again, and on your browser (you said chrome), after running ionic serve, open "Inspect" (Ctrl+Shift+I), go to the "Application" tab - "Service Workers" and unregister it.
This happens because the service worker that ships with new projects created using the cli will cache all resources, next time you update your code the browser will load the previous version, that's why you don't see the changes.
Hope it helps
Open the developer console, right click on the button to reload the page and click on empty cache and reload in a forced way (Last option).
I have a team working on an ionic 2 project. Do I need to run:
ionic platform add ios
ionic platform add android
on each team members computer or is this platform configuration saved somewhere and I just need to run a command to have all the defined platforms setup?
In your updated setup, run :
ionic state save
This will add all your platform and plugin details to your package.json.
After the install in other systems, if platforms are not set,
do:
ionic state restore
No need to run every time. one time is enough, it will create supporting files first time run.
I'm a web developer, new to Ionic.But I can't find out how can I update my app on the server,like a website,and without having user redownload the app.Is there any solutions?
Thanks!
There's an available plugin you can use Cordova-hot-code-push
This plugin provides functionality to perform automatic updates of the web based content in your application.Basically, everything that is stored in www folder of your Cordova project can be updated using this plugin.
supported platforms: Android 4.0.0 or above.
iOS 7.0 or above. Xcode 7 is required.
It has a great wiki too.
Yes, as of recently there is a solution for this. Ionic calls it Ionic Deploy, and you can see the official documentation about it here.
However, one must note that this is still in Alpha version and they don't recommend it for production, but since they're very apt in shipping new features, I'm sure this will be even production ready very soon.