Does apple allow OTA updates of application

code-push, cordova, ios, react-native

Solution

In short: using React Native with CodePush is ok.

Apple allows update javascript code that executed inside system `WebView` or `JavascriptCore` if app doesn't provide unlimited access to native SDK or system functions to this code. React Native uses `JavascriptCore` and provide limited API to js code so it's ok.

But of course you should avoid change app purpose with OTA.

For more info you can read this and this discussions.

Problem

I came across code push framework which allows developers to push OTA updates of mobile application which is built in `cordova` and `react-native` without rolling updates on play/apple store for minor fixes. I believe code push have their SDK for the `cordova` and `react-native` and in their SDK they are trying to pull code from repository then do something to make changes in the build without compilation or so. How does it possible to fetch latest changes and reflect them in app without compiling and bulid app again. Does apple allow this to fetch silently OTA updates of app ?

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