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5/12/2026
Shipping React Native Updates Without the App Store: A Practical Guide to OTA and React Native Stallion

Shipping React Native Updates Without the App Store: A Practical Guide to OTA and React Native Stallion

Short summary

Shipping JavaScript-only updates to React Native apps without app store delays has been the domain of CodePush (retired in 2025) and similar tools. React Native Stallion is a new managed OTA platform offering patch-level diffs, bucket-based testing, automatic rollback on crashes, and cryptographic bundle signing. The article covers OTA fundamentals, why the CodePush ecosystem shifted, and a complete implementation walkthrough with code for both Android and iOS.

  • •CodePush deprecated in 2025; React Native Stallion fills the gap with differential patching and managed infrastructure
  • •Features include bucket-based testing, automatic crash rollback, and cryptographic bundle signing
  • •Complete implementation guide with code examples for Android (Kotlin) and iOS (Swift)

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