backward compatibility

  • adobehills

    (@adobehills)


    2 weeks, 2 days ago

    I am wondering that Rickey no longer takes care of this Plugin. So I want to ask, what will be happen if I update to Version 5.x. Are my PWA 4.3.0 version is still working. I have some hundred users in the system using it as PWA App. I can’t change very fast.

    Do the user have to remover the PWA form ther mobile desktop an install it again or is there a silent upgrade path to the new version.

    Thanks for your help

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  • Plugin Author amanstacker

    (@amanstacker)

    1 week, 6 days ago

    Hi adobehills,

    Thank you for using Hyper PWA, and I’m glad to hear you had a great experience with Rickey’s support. I’ll do my best to maintain that level of service and ensure you’re happy with the newly redesigned and re-architected version of the plugin.

    Before version 5.0, Hyper PWA had only a limited set of features. To support many new capabilities and make the plugin easier to use and maintain, I had to redesign it from the ground up.

    Regarding your concern, the new version is not backward compatible. However, after updating the plugin, you only need to configure the required settings again, such as the app icons and other essential options. Once configured, the updated manifest will be served to users who have already installed your PWA, and in most cases their app will update automatically. That said, due to browser and operating system limitations, some users may need to uninstall and reinstall the PWA to receive all the changes.

    I sincerely apologize for this inconvenience. This was a necessary step to ensure the long-term future of Hyper PWA and to build a much stronger foundation for upcoming features. I truly appreciate your understanding and continued support.

    Thread Starter adobehills

    (@adobehills)

    1 week, 4 days ago

    Thanks for the honest feedback. I likely won’t update right now, as this is a critical application and I need to support a wide range of Android systems running Chrome. It’s probably a bit simpler with Apple and Safari.

    I plan to install the new version on a staging system and test it against as many different configurations as possible.

    Which push services are supported? I’m currently using OneSignal, is that supported?

    As I said, I’ll probably need to do a lot of testing and will provide feedback. The initial approach certainly looks promising.

    • This reply was modified 1 week, 4 days ago by adobehills.
    Plugin Author amanstacker

    (@amanstacker)

    1 week, 2 days ago

    Sure! You should test it on your staging site before upgrading your live website.

    It is fully compatible with OneSignal. You just need to enable the OneSignal compatibility option under the Compatibility tab.

    Whenever you have some time, please give it a try and let me know how the testing goes.

    Thank you so much!

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