Cordova / Phonegap: Live update codebase

Question

We are using Cordova along with AngularJS for iOS and Android applications.

One big disadvantage of iOS are the long review times from Apple. In Google\'s Playstore, yo

Answer 1

cordova-app-loader is an easy to use plugin to update app files via 3 simple steps:

1. check() for a new manifest
2. download() files
3. update() your app!

It supports android and iOS

Answer 2

I think the best choice would be to not try to do this with Phonegap, but rather identify your dynamic parts and implement these in Javascript.

Yes, I mean you should indeed use Javascript yourself without Phonegap, for example via JavaScriptBridge: https://github.com/kishikawakatsumi/JavaScriptBridge

It may require more work initially to redesign your app into a "static" part (your PhoneGap app) and dynamic part (dynamic created views via JavascriptBirdge), and interacte seemlessly between them. But in my opinion, that will be ultimately the best software design.

However, also make sure you still meet Apples AppStore requirements.