React Native Over-the-Air Updates in 2026: Skip the App Store Wait with Codemagic CodePush

Tired of waiting days for App Store review every time you need to ship a fix?

In this video we break down how Over-the-Air (OTA) updates work for React Native apps and how Codemagic CodePush lets you push hotfixes, run experiments, and do controlled rollouts without touching the App Store or Google Play.

What we cover:
✅ What OTA updates actually are (and what they cannot do)
✅ The 3 core use cases: hotfixes, iteration, controlled rollouts
✅ What makes Codemagic CodePush different
✅ Analytics dashboard, no CLI required
✅ Pricing: Fixed price plans and Pay-as-you-go, no bandwidth or storage charges
✅ Enterprise security: SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR and CCPA

🔗 Learn more: https://codemagic.io/codepush
📞 Talk to Sales: https://codemagic.io/contact-sales
📖 Read the full guide: https://blog.codemagic.io/react-native-ota-updates-guide/

Chapters

0:00 The Friday afternoon bug scenario

0:30 What is CodePush and OTA updates?

1:09 SDK setup and New Architecture support

1:25 CLI, rollbacks and phased rollouts

1:44 Three core use cases

2:29 What makes Codemagic different

3:17 Infrastructure and reliability

3:41 Analytics dashboard

4:11 CI/CD integration

4:24 Pricing breakdown

5:07 Security and compliance

5:48 Summary — the core pitch

6:14 Who is this built for?

6:37 Where to get started