Quality is a function of iteration
If your team is still waiting on full builds for every pull request, you are moving too slow. With Expo Updates you can speed up the QA process and your iteration velocity.
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Iterate faster with Expo Updates
Quality comes from iteration. Expo Updates remove the slowest parts of the mobile development cycle so your team can test changes faster, get feedback earlier, and keep momentum high.
Faster pull request previews
Instead of sending around builds, waiting for installers, or switching branches, you can generate a preview update that anyone on your team can load on their device in seconds.
♢ A link that loads instantly inside your development build
♢ No manual distribution
♢ No device setup friction
♢ Faster feedback in every review
Your teammates and QA can see the real change, in context, without running the app locally.
Accelerate QA without new builds
Expo's OTA Updates let you deliver JavaScript and asset updates directly into your existing, approved binary. This means QA can test fixes and refinements immediately, without waiting for a new build to complete.
♢ Validate design updates instantly
♢ Confirm small fixes quickly
♢ Iterate on UI details in real time
♢ Keep your cycle moving smoothly
Builds are still required when you make native changes, and Update respects that. But for most day to day iteration, your team can move much faster.
Improve production quality with targeted updates
When your app is live, Expo's OTA Updates allow you to safely deliver improvements inside your existing binary. These updates are limited to JavaScript and asset changes, following all platform guidelines.
♢ Resolve issues sooner
♢ Provide a smoother experience for users
♢ Keep your app evolving between full releases
This may sound familiar. It's what most team were using CodePush for prior to deprecation.
The fastest mobile QA workflow: Expo pull request previews in GitHub Actions
Waiting 15–20 minutes for every build kills QA momentum. In this video, you’ll learn how to replace slow, binary-based QA workflows with instant over-the-air pull request previews using Expo and GitHub Actions.
How devs feel about Expo Updates
Since I started using OTA , QA became way faster
Once you’ve nailed OTA updates with @expo, you unlock serious leverage. It's honestly such a game-changer, we can go from discovering a bug and shipping a fix in like 5 minutes
You shouldn't build a customer facing app or any app in general without implementing OTA btw. Check out expo-updates (https://docs.expo.dev/versions/latest/sdk/updates/) from @expo
OTA updates with @expo is a godsend
What nobody tells you about Over-The-Air updates: EAS Update has saved more apps from bad releases than any code review ever could.
yep know about shorebird..but nothing beats Expo updates ;) so smooth, native features comes as they land on the platform
OTA updates with @expo is magic.
I will never, ever, forget to add "channel" here.
this is powerful.
expo update is powerful.
expo is powerful.
eas update is a life saver
Absolutely love Expo updates, shipping small fixes is easy and quick. How do you even do it without it?
DX with @expo is just awesome. I am about to head out to Walmart but still wanted to ship few updates before. Just run
npx eas-cli@latest workflow:run .eas/workflows/deploy-to-production.yml
that's it. deploy to android and ios + expo update
Start iterating faster with Expo
The old QA flow is too slow. There is no need to wait 15-20 minutes for each little change to be packaged up in a build. Use our Update service to speed up QA, iterate faster, and deliver an elevated experience to your users.