Ionic Appflow Migration

Replace each Appflow feature the project uses - Live Updates, native cloud builds, store deployment - and remove Appflow only after each replacement is verified.

Context: Ionic stopped selling Appflow in February 2025; existing customers keep access until December 31, 2027 with no new features. Plan the migration well before that date.

When to Use

TRIGGER when:

• package.json has @capacitor/live-updates or cordova-plugin-ionic.
• capacitor.config.* has plugins.LiveUpdates, or config.xml / Info.plist / strings.xml hold Appflow deploy keys (APP_ID, CHANNEL_NAME, UPDATE_METHOD, IonAppId, IonChannelName).
• CI calls ionic deploy, appflow, ionic package build, or the Appflow dashboard triggers builds and store uploads.

Do not use for:

• @ionic-enterprise/* plugins -> ionic-enterprise-sdk-migration.
• Capawesome Cloud -> capawesome-live-update-migration.
• Greenfield Capgo setup -> capgo-live-updates.

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