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React Native & Expo Bundle Analyzer Guide
Compare React Native and Expo bundle analyzers, then use source maps to inspect package, file, and build-size evidence.
13 min read
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Articles, guides, comparisons and release notes about React Native OTA updates, release engineering and mobile deployments.
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Engineering
React Native OTA Source Maps with Sentry and Hermes
How to keep a React Native OTA Hermes bundle, its composed source map, and every Sentry event on one exact artifact identity.
12 min read
Comparisons
React Native OTA Update Tools Compared (2026)
A neutral comparison of CodePush alternatives and managed, Expo-centered, and self-hosted React Native OTA options in 2026.
14 min read
Engineering
React Native OTA Updates: How Production Delivery Works
An end-to-end engineering model for React Native OTA compatibility, artifact delivery, activation, observation, and recovery.
11 min read
Engineering
How staged rollouts, targeting, and rollback fit together
A resolve-path view of managed publishing, audience rules, stable rollout buckets, fallthrough, and recovery from an unhealthy update.
9 min read
Comparisons
Life after CodePush: choosing an OTA strategy for React Native
A technical framework for comparing Expo Updates, managed OTA platforms, and self-hosted infrastructure after App Center CodePush.
10 min read
Engineering
Why Bundle Drop Combines Patch Delivery with Full-Bundle Reliability
Why production OTA delivery should treat smaller patch downloads as an optimization while preserving a verified full-bundle fallback.
10 min read
Engineering
Release Channels vs Environments: They're Not the Same Thing
How to model OTA release tracks, app-defined runtime context, native compatibility, and Bundle Drop infrastructure without collapsing them into one environment label.
8 min read
Engineering
Runtime versions: the compatibility boundary for React Native OTA updates
A technical model of per-platform runtimeVersion lanes, literal and Expo authority, channel separation, and coexistence across native binaries.
8 min read
Guides
When an OTA Update Isn't Enough (and You Need a Store Release)
A practical boundary for deciding whether React Native and Expo changes can ship over the air or require a new native binary.
9 min read
Comparisons
Managed vs Self-Hosted OTA: Which One Fits Your Team?
A neutral framework for choosing where OTA platform operations, security, recovery, and long-term maintenance should live.
10 min read
Guides
Why React Native Teams Use OTA Updates
A decision framework for when React Native teams should use OTA delivery, what it adds to release operations, and when it is not worth adopting.
9 min read
Decisions
Why We Don't Price by Monthly Active Users
An engineering view of OTA platform costs, what monthly active users measure, and why Bundle Drop prices closer to operational capacity.
9 min read
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