Once you uploaded the app to stores, you may need to update it. This can be done in two ways:
- Building the app and resubmitting it to stores.
- Using the Expo OTA (Over the Air) updates
Resubmit to stores
This would be a straightforward approach to implement the updates, this can be by repeating the steps for building the app and submitting it to the stores after implementing the changes you wish.
Update through Expo Over The Air updates
If you want to perform any changes in the userConfig.js file or in the source code itself, this can be done simply by performing your updates and run expo-publish. This won’t apply if you are changing in the app.json file.
Updates will be implemented once you open the app, force close it, and reopen it again. You won’t need to submit the app to implement them.
However, keep in mind that the app will still be in the stores in the old version and it won’t be updated unless the user opens the app, forces closing it, and reopens it again. Also if the user reopens the app without an internet connection (which can happen as he is not aware with this process so he opens the app and closes it naturally not for update purpose), the app would crash.
So updating the app using Expo OTA may be suitable for a temporary update or for quick testing, but in the end resubmitting to the stores is recommended in the long run.
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