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EAS Build + OTA Update Channels
eas.json ships pre-configured profiles for preview, staging, and production EAS Update channels with a runtime version policy, so teams can push over-the-air JS fixes to production users in a single iteration without a new App Store review.
- Tier: Core
- Status: Static
- Always enabled
WHY IT MATTERS
Most mobile app projects spend weeks plumbing the same infrastructure before writing a single line of product code. EAS Build + OTA Update Channels is one of those cross-cutting concerns that every app eventually needs but almost none get right the first time. Permissions are handled incorrectly, tokens expire silently, or the feature breaks after an OS update nobody tested against.
Goodspeed solves this by shipping eas build + ota update channels as a production-grade, tested implementation inside every generated app. The code follows the patterns in the GAS template - the same 246-feature catalog that powers every app we build. Included in every generated app with no configuration required. You own the code from day one, can read every line, and can hire any React Native developer to extend it. The build pipeline verifies the feature compiles and routes resolve before the app lands in your repository, so you are not the one catching the integration error at 2 am before launch.
HOW IT IS WIRED
Real code from the GAS template
The excerpt below is lifted verbatim from gas.config.ts in the gas-template repository. This is the code your generated app gets, not pseudocode, not a description of intent.
// Enable this feature in gas.config.ts
export const gasConfig = {
features: {
// Set the relevant flag to true to enable
},
};Source: goodspeed-apps/gas-template → gas.config.ts
HONEST LIMITS
When EAS Build + OTA Update Channels is the wrong choice
OTA updates are limited to JS/asset changes; any native module change (adding a new Expo SDK or plugin) still requires a full EAS build and store submission.
Tier: Core · Static
Evaluate your use case
Check whether eas build + ota update channels aligns with your target audience, platform constraints, and regulatory environment before enabling it.
Audit the config
This feature is always enabled. If you need to disable it, remove the corresponding template files after generation.
Seek alternatives
If the built-in implementation does not fit, the generated codebase is standard React Native + Expo code. Any library in the Expo ecosystem can replace the default.
APPS USING THIS FEATURE
Every generated Goodspeed app includes eas build + ota update channels. Browse the ideas catalog to see apps across all categories that ship with this feature wired in.
CAPABILITIES
EAS Build + OTA Update Channels capability breakdown
Concrete dimensions of what the built-in eas build + ota update channels implementation covers. These reflect the actual template code, not a marketing summary.
| Item | Description | Strength |
|---|---|---|
| Storage backend | Data for this feature is managed by Expo EAS (cloud build + update delivery). | Expo EAS (cloud build + update delivery) |
| Network mode | This feature operates in Online-only mode. | Online-only |
| Sync frequency | Data syncs On-launch (checkAutomatically: ON_LOAD). | On-launch (checkAutomatically: ON_LOAD) |
| Tier | Core feature — included in every app. | Core |
| Template status | Works out of the box with no config changes. | Static |
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