@rnforge/react-native-in-app-updates

Capability-first React Native in-app updates. Android uses Google Play Core immediate and flexible update flows. iOS reports explicit unsupported status and provides an App Store fallback instead of silently pretending updates can be installed in-app.

Docs

Full documentation lives at rnforge.dev:

• Overview
• Installation
• Quick Start
• App Integration
• API Guide
• Troubleshooting
• LLM docs
• Full LLM docs

Support Matrix

Platform	In-App Update Flow	Store Page	Install Listener
Android (Google Play)	immediate + flexible	yes	yes
Android (sideload / debug)	unsupported	Play Store fallback	no
iOS	unsupported	App Store fallback	unsupported event only

Requirements

• React Native version supported by react-native-nitro-modules
• react-native-nitro-modules (peer dependency)
• Android: compileSdkVersion 34+, NDK 27+, Google Play Services
• iOS: Xcode 16.4+, Swift 5.9+

Installation

npm install @rnforge/react-native-in-app-updates react-native-nitro-modules

This package includes native code. After installing, rebuild your native projects:

• iOS: cd ios && pod install, then rebuild from Xcode or your normal React Native command.
• Android: Rebuild from Android Studio or your normal React Native command.
• Expo: Use a development build. Run npx expo prebuild, then build and run a development app with your normal Expo workflow.

Quick Start

import {
  getUpdateStatus,
  startImmediateUpdate,
  startFlexibleUpdate,
  openStorePage,
  canStartImmediateUpdate,
  canStartFlexibleUpdate,
  canOpenStorePage,
} from '@rnforge/react-native-in-app-updates'

const storeOptions = {
  ios: {
    appStoreId: '1234567890',
  },
}

const status = await getUpdateStatus(storeOptions)

if (canStartImmediateUpdate(status)) {
  await startImmediateUpdate()
} else if (canStartFlexibleUpdate(status)) {
  await startFlexibleUpdate()
} else if (canOpenStorePage(status)) {
  await openStorePage(storeOptions)
}

For flexible update progress tracking, listener cleanup, and a full React component example, see the App Integration docs.

Testing

bun run typecheck
bun run test

See TESTING.md for automated test commands and local verification.

Real Android update flows (immediate and flexible) require a Play-distributed build. Debug and sideload builds are useful for testing fallback UI and store page behavior only.

License

MIT