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feat(app): automate iOS beta distribution

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Beta tags now reach external testers without per-release dashboard work. Reserve distinct native build slots so successive betas and the promoted stable build can coexist under one app version.
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Mohamed Boudra
2026-08-04 19:21:22 +02:00
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@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ npm run release:patch
npm run release:minor
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This bumps the version across all workspaces, runs checks, publishes to npm, and pushes the branch + tag. The tag push triggers `Desktop Release`, `Android APK Release`, `Docker`, and `Release Notes Sync` on GitHub Actions. EAS picks up the same tag via the EAS GitHub app and starts the iOS + Android store builds in parallel (see "Mobile builds (EAS)" below) — there is no `release-mobile.yml` in this repo.
This bumps the version across all workspaces, runs checks, publishes to npm, and pushes the branch + tag. The tag push triggers `Desktop Release`, `Android APK Release`, `Docker`, and `Release Notes Sync` on GitHub Actions. EAS picks up the same tag via the EAS GitHub app and starts the iOS + Android store builds in parallel (see "Mobile builds (EAS)" below) — there is no mobile-release workflow under `.github/workflows`.
After the stable release succeeds, move npm's `beta` pointer to the new stable
version for every published package. This changes dist-tags only; do not
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ npm run release:promote # Promote X.Y.Z-beta.N to stable X.Y.Z
- Beta tags are published GitHub prereleases like `v0.1.41-beta.1`
- Betas publish npm packages with `--tag beta`, so `npm install @getpaseo/cli@beta` opts in while plain `npm install @getpaseo/cli` stays on `latest`
- Betas publish desktop assets and APKs for testing, but they do not trigger the production web/mobile release flows
- Betas publish desktop assets and APKs for testing. They also build iOS, upload it to TestFlight, add it to the `Paseo Beta` external group, and submit it for Beta App Review. They do not submit mobile builds to the production stores.
- `release:promote` creates a fresh stable tag like `v0.1.41`; the final release never reuses the beta tag
- Desktop assets now come from the Electron package at `packages/desktop`
- Beta releases use Electron's `beta` update channel. Users on the stable channel only receive stable releases; users on the beta channel receive beta releases and the final stable release when it is published.
@@ -238,9 +238,11 @@ iOS and Android store builds are not in `.github/workflows`. They are triggered
- **iOS (TestFlight + App Store)** — EAS builds with profile `production`, uploads to TestFlight, and a Fastlane lane submits the build for App Store review.
- **Android APK (GitHub Release asset)** — separate, via `.github/workflows/android-apk-release.yml`. This is the only Android-related workflow that lives in this repo.
EAS uses the local app version source. `packages/app/app.config.js` derives Android `versionCode` and iOS `buildNumber` from the package version as `major * 1_000_000 + minor * 1_000 + patch`, ignoring prerelease metadata. Rebuilding the same tag produces the same native build number; if a store has already accepted a binary and you need a different binary, cut a new patch instead of relying on EAS remote auto-increment.
EAS uses the local app version source. `packages/app/app.config.js` derives the native version from the package version. Android `versionCode` is `major * 1_000_000 + minor * 1_000 + patch`. iOS reserves 1,000 build slots per app version: beta `N` uses slot `N`, and stable uses slot `999`. For example, `0.2.6-beta.2` appears in App Store Connect as version `0.2.6` build `2006002`; stable uses build `2006999`. Rebuilding the same tag produces the same native build number; if a store has already accepted a binary and you need a different binary, cut the next beta or patch instead of relying on EAS remote auto-increment.
There is no `release-mobile.yml` in this repo. Earlier versions of these docs referenced one — that workflow was removed and the EAS GitHub app handles tag triggering directly.
Beta tags run `Release iOS Beta`. The workflow uploads the build to TestFlight, distributes it to the persistent `Paseo Beta` external group, and submits it for Beta App Review. Testers and the group are managed once in App Store Connect; releases require no dashboard action.
There is no mobile-release workflow under `.github/workflows`. The EAS GitHub app reads the workflows under `packages/app/.eas/workflows` and handles tag triggering directly.
### Watching mobile builds from the terminal