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@capgo/capacitor-webview-version-checker

WebView Version Checker

Capacitor plugin for checking Android WebView version freshness and guiding users to native update flows

Downloads/month

625

GitHub Stars

5

Guide

Tutorial on WebView Version Checker

Test on device

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Using @capgo/capacitor-webview-version-checker

Public API for checking WebView freshness and guiding users to updates.

Install

bun add @capgo/capacitor-webview-version-checker
bunx cap sync

What This Plugin Exposes

  • check - Runs a version check and returns the latest known status.
  • startMonitoring - Enables background monitoring (typically on app resume).
  • stopMonitoring - Disables monitoring.
  • getLastStatus - Returns the last resolved status, or null if no check was run yet.

Example Usage

check

Runs a version check and returns the latest known status.

import { WebviewVersionChecker } from '@capgo/capacitor-webview-version-checker';

await WebviewVersionChecker.check();

startMonitoring

Enables background monitoring (typically on app resume).

import { WebviewVersionChecker } from '@capgo/capacitor-webview-version-checker';

await WebviewVersionChecker.startMonitoring();

stopMonitoring

Disables monitoring.

import { WebviewVersionChecker } from '@capgo/capacitor-webview-version-checker';

await WebviewVersionChecker.stopMonitoring();

getLastStatus

Returns the last resolved status, or null if no check was run yet.

import { WebviewVersionChecker } from '@capgo/capacitor-webview-version-checker';

await WebviewVersionChecker.getLastStatus();

Full Reference

Keep going from Using @capgo/capacitor-webview-version-checker

If you are using Using @capgo/capacitor-webview-version-checker to plan native media and interface behavior, connect it with @capgo/capacitor-webview-version-checker for the implementation detail in @capgo/capacitor-webview-version-checker, Getting Started for the implementation detail in Getting Started, Using @capgo/capacitor-live-activities for the native capability in Using @capgo/capacitor-live-activities, @capgo/capacitor-live-activities for the implementation detail in @capgo/capacitor-live-activities, and Using @capgo/capacitor-video-player for the native capability in Using @capgo/capacitor-video-player.