Hello,
Im using Ionic 7 and I just saw it was already released for 1 year Ionic 8, I am scared about upgrading my app to this version and capacitor or google login wouldnt work, anyone can tell me if there are issues with it? thank you
At Impero IT Services, we have recently upgraded a couple of our enterprise apps from Ionic 7 to Ionic 8, including one logistics app with real-time Google OAuth login via Capacitor and Firebase.
What Worked
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Capacitor plugins (like
@capacitor/google-auth) remained fully compatible after minor adjustments -
UI upgrades with Ionic 8 were smoother, mostly a refined version with better performance, especially around animation handling and component improvements.
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better support for modern Angular features
Things to Watch Out
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If you are using custom native plugins or any outdated Capacitor plugins, test those first, One app we handled had issues with an older biometric auth plugin that needed a patch.
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Update your
capacitor.config.tsand make sure any plugins that rely on native layers (like Google Sign-In) are using the latest versions compatible with Capacitor 5 (which comes with Ionic 8). -
Always clone the app and test in a staging environment before pushing updates
Before upgrading, run
npx @ionic/cli doctor check
and go through the Ionic v8 upgrade guide. Also, test Google Login using the new plugin versions in a sandbox build (you can simulate this using Firebase auth emulator if needed).
Thank you man! i appreciate your time!
Just to be clear, Ionic and Capacitor are completely separate. They can be upgraded independently. For example, we are running Ionic 8 but still on Capacitor 6 (waiting for some the wiggles with Android on Capacitor 7 to get resolved).