Introducing Trapeze: Easy iOS and Android Project Configuration

Today I’m excited to announce the public availability of Trapeze, our new open-source project that makes it easy to manage native and cross-platform mobile projects from a simple YAML-based configuration-file format. Through this configuration file, ... more

Announcing Stencil v3.0 Beta

Hey folks, hope you are all doing well around this time of the year. We’ve been hard at work over the past few months working on the next major version of Stencil, the web component compiler. Today, I’m thrilled to share that Stencil 3.0 Beta is available ... more

Q4 Ionic Show Recap

Our last Ionic Show of the year was all about looking back at what we’ve accomplished together, as well as looking forward to what’s to come. From updates to what’s next as Ionic joins forces with OutSystems to our latest venture to colonize the moon ... more

Ionic + Outsystems: The Future of Enterprise App Development

Today we’re incredibly excited to share the news that Ionic is joining OutSystems to help build the category leader in enterprise app development. You can read the full announcement here. TL;DR – Ionic will remain independent, and you can expect a significant ... more

Learn how to customize live updates with the Live Update API demo app

The Appflow mobile DevOps platform provides everything you need for mobile builds and deployments, including the ability to push live updates to users instantly. In addition to an easy-to-use dashboard, live updates are configurable with the Live Update ... more

Ionic Wins Comparably Awards for Best Work-Life Balance and Happiest Employees

October 2022 Ionic has been named one of the top companies for Best Work-Life Balance and Happiest Employees by Comparably, a leading culture and brand reputation platform. Comparably’s awards are based on employee feedback submitted to Comparably.com ... more

Self-Hosted Live Updates are Here

Long gone are the days of waiting for the app store to approve updates to your applications. With Live Updates from Appflow, Ionic’s mobile DevOps platform, developers can push live app updates directly to users and testers instantly. Live Updates lets ... more

Ionic is the Most Useable Mobile Development Framework

G2, a peer-to-peer review site and software marketplace, awards companies that excel in various business areas – from implementation to support to employee growth. In the Fall of 2022, G2 recognized Ionic with 16 awards across various categories, highlighting ... more

Live Update SDK v5.5.3 Released

The latest Live Update SDK release has arrived and is here to address an issue on iOS 15.6 and above. Previous to this patch release, users were intermittently experiencing failures to download Live Updates. Appflow’s Live Update feature lets you update ... more

Q3 Ionic Show Recap

The Q3 Ionic Show had it all… fireworks, live performances, a monkey on a unicycle. Okay, not quite – but it DID have a ton of exciting updates about all things Ionic! If you weren’t able to catch it live, here’s what you missed: New at Ionic: Trapeze! ... more

Announcing Stencil v2.14.1

Today, we’re excited to release Stencil v2.14.1. This new patch release includes a number of bug fixes that we hope you’ll enjoy. So open up your terminal, run npm install @stencil/core, and let’s take a look at the improvements included in this release. ... more

Adding Push Notifications to Your Ionic React App

The following is guest blog post from Pato Vargas, Developer Advocate at OneSignal. It’s no secret that push notifications can help you engage and retain app users. This tutorial will show you how to integrate with OneSignal to leverage push notifications ... more

Building with Stencil: Bar Chart

Creating a Bar Chart Web Component with Stencil There are a number of very robust charting libraries on the market. Some are commercial. Some are free. You should use them. Every once in a while though, you need to roll your own. Not to worry! With a ... more

Dynamic Jamstack with Stencil and Supabase

The Jamstack is a modern architecture for creating websites that focus on performance and developer experience. It can be used for anything from personal static blogs to large, enterprise, dynamic storefronts. The Jam in Jamstack stands for JavaScript, ... more

Announcing Ionicons 5

Today, I’m excited to announce version 5 of Ionicons, a hand-crafted set of premium open source icons for use across web, iOS, Android, and desktop apps. Ionicons 5 builds on our previous Web Component icon foundation, bringing over 1200 icons and a totally ... more

A New Package for the CLI

TL;DR, we’re re-releasing the CLI package under a new name, @ionic/cli! To update, first you will need to uninstall the old CLI package. $ npm uninstall -g ionic $ npm install -g @ionic/cli You will still interact with the CLI via ionic command, just ... more

Introducing Ionic Animations

Building efficient animations has traditionally been hard. Developers are often limited by the libraries available to them as well as the hardware that their apps run on. On top of that, many of these animation libraries use a JavaScript-driven approach ... more

Announcing Capacitor 1.0

Today I’m thrilled to announce the 1.0 release of Capacitor, Ionic’s new Native API Container that makes it easy to build web apps that run on iOS, Android, Electron, and on the web as Progressive Web Apps—with full access to native functionality on ... more

Announcing Capacitor 1.0

Today I’m thrilled to announce the 1.0 release of Capacitor, Ionic’s new Native API Container that makes it easy to build web apps that run on iOS, Android, Electron, and on the web as Progressive Web Apps—with full access to native functionality on ... more

Announcing Stencil One: Beta

Today, we’re thrilled to announce the release of Stencil 1.0 beta (what we’re calling Stencil One ), featuring an all-new compiler architecture. It is not only able to better optimize your components, but is designed to be completely future-proof. What ... more

Announcing Stencil One: Beta

Today, we’re thrilled to announce the release of Stencil 1.0 beta (what we’re calling Stencil One ), featuring an all-new compiler architecture. It is not only able to better optimize your components, but is designed to be completely future-proof. What ... more

PWAs Powered by Web Components with David Dal Busco

After a brief hiatus, our Bet on the Web podcast is back with a new episode. This time, we’re chatting with David Dal Busco, the creator of DeckDeckGo and organizer of the Ionic Zurich meetup group. David’s Ionic journey began when he was tasked with ... more

PWAs Powered by Web Components with David Dal Busco

After a brief hiatus, our Bet on the Web podcast is back with a new episode. This time, we’re chatting with David Dal Busco, the creator of DeckDeckGo and organizer of the Ionic Zurich meetup group. David’s Ionic journey began when he was tasked with ... more

Capacitor Beta: The Road to 1.0

The Capacitor team has been heads down the last few months preparing for a version 1.0 release, currently slated for early June. Here’s the latest news on the Capacitor beta. Haven’t heard of Capacitor? It’s our new open source cross-platform app runtime ... more

Capacitor Beta: The Road to 1.0

The Capacitor team has been heads down the last few months preparing for a version 1.0 release, currently slated for early June. Here’s the latest news on the Capacitor beta. Haven’t heard of Capacitor? It’s our new open source cross-platform app runtime ... more

Build Secure Offline Apps with Ionic & Couchbase Lite

Couchbase Lite is a full-featured NoSQL database that runs locally on mobile devices. The Couchbase Lite plugin, built and maintained by Ionic as part of Ionic Native Enterprise Edition, makes it easy to take advantage of the Couchbase Lite database ... more

Build Secure Offline Apps with Ionic & Couchbase Lite

Couchbase Lite is a full-featured NoSQL database that runs locally on mobile devices. The Couchbase Lite plugin, built and maintained by Ionic as part of Ionic Native Enterprise Edition, makes it easy to take advantage of the Couchbase Lite database ... more

Using React Hooks in Ionic React

If you’ve been following the news in the React ecosystem, you’ve likely heard about the new React Hooks API available in React v16.8. Hooks expose React features like state and context to functional, or non-class components. They also make it easier ... more

Using React Hooks in Ionic React

If you’ve been following the news in the React ecosystem, you’ve likely heard about the new React Hooks API available in React v16.8. Hooks expose React features like state and context to functional, or non-class components. They also make it easier ... more

Full-Stack TypeScript with Ionic, Angular, and NestJS Part 2

Welcome to part two of the Full-stack TypeScript with Ionic and NestJS series! In part one of the series, we went over the benefits of using TypeScript on both the client and server, shared an introduction to NestJS, and built a simple app, that’s already ... more