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Dev tools · April 9, 2024

Shorebird

Flutter over the air updates

Shorebird launched on April 9, 2024 with 387 votes, #93 of 4,347 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.

In plain words

Shorebird enables Flutter app developers to deploy bug fixes and updates directly to user devices without going through app store approval processes. The tool integrates quickly with minimal code modifications and provides monitoring to track patch installations. It works with both Android and iOS platforms while maintaining compliance with Play Store and App Store policies.

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From the sources

Fix bugs in production instantly in your Flutter apps. ⏱️ Integrate in minutes with no code changes 🚀 Instantly deploy over the air updates to users' devices 📊 Monitor patch installs over time ✅ Comply with Play Store and App Store policies

Ship Flutter apps faster with Shorebird Code Push and CI. Deploy fixes instantly, reduce risk, and stay in control of releases.

We use Shorebird at Kijiji on Android and it's been awesome. Working well at a very large scale. Shorebird was very useful for distributing updates to my Flame game with over 10k players. Works like a charm. Shorebird solves one of the biggest challenges: bringing over-the-air updates instantly to your users. Backed by an amazing team. With our client’s app dependency on real-time task management, waiting for app store approvals wasn’t an option. Any downtime could lead to lost revenue for their customers. Shorebird’s over-the-air patches saved us multiple times with critical fixes. Over time, we have realized that we could Shorebird a fix quickly to all of our users, which made an enormous…from shorebird.dev

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