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Minimum Version Gate
A MinVersionGate component wraps the entire app tree and shows a blocking update prompt when the client runtime version is below the configured floor, preventing users on incompatible old builds from hitting backend breaking changes.
- Tier: Core
- Status: Config-toggled
- Config: app.minRuntimeVersion
WHY IT MATTERS
Most mobile app projects spend weeks plumbing the same infrastructure before writing a single line of product code. Minimum Version Gate 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 minimum version gate 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. Controlled by `app.minRuntimeVersion` in gas.config.ts. 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 Minimum Version Gate is the wrong choice
Avoid setting an aggressive min version in consumer apps where users are slow to update, as it will block significant portions of your DAU until they act.
Tier: Core · Config-toggled
Evaluate your use case
Check whether minimum version gate aligns with your target audience, platform constraints, and regulatory environment before enabling it.
Audit the config
The `app.minRuntimeVersion` flag controls this feature. Set it to false in gas.config.ts to disable the feature entirely with no residual code paths.
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 minimum version gate. Browse the ideas catalog to see apps across all categories that ship with this feature wired in.
CAPABILITIES
Minimum Version Gate capability breakdown
Concrete dimensions of what the built-in minimum version gate 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-updates (runtimeVersion) + Supabase Edge Function (check-min-version). | expo-updates (runtimeVersion) + Supabase Edge Function (check-min-version) |
| Network mode | This feature operates in Online-only mode. | Online-only |
| Sync frequency | Data syncs On-launch. | On-launch |
| Tier | Core feature — included in every app. | Core |
| Template status | Enabled via app.minRuntimeVersion. | Config-toggled |
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