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Support Policy

Community Maintenance#

The Ionic Framework has been 100% open source (MIT) since the very beginning, and always will be. Developers can ensure Ionic is the right choice for their cross-platform apps through Ionic’s community maintenance strategy. The Ionic team regularly ships new releases, bug fixes, and is very welcoming to community pull requests.

Framework Maintenance and Support Status#

Given the reality of time and resource restraints as well as the desire to keep innovating in the frontend development space, over time it becomes necessary for the Ionic team to shift focus to newer versions of the Framework. However, Ionic will do everything it can to make the transition to newer versions as smooth as possible. The Ionic team recommends updating to the newest version of the Ionic Framework for the latest features, improvements and stability updates. For more details, consult the Migration page.

The current status of each Ionic Framework version is:

VersionStatusReleasedMaintenance EndsExt. Support Ends
V5ActiveFeb 11, 2020TBDTBD
V4MaintenanceJan 23, 2019Aug 11, 2020TBD
V3Extended Support OnlyApr 5, 2017Oct 30, 2019Aug 11, 2020
V2End of SupportJan 25, 2017Apr 5, 2017Apr 5, 2017
V1End of SupportMay 12, 2015Jan 25, 2017Jan 25, 2017
  • Maintenance: Only critical bug and security fixes. No major feature improvements.
  • Extended Support: For teams and organizations that require additional long term support, Ionic has extended support options available. To learn more, see our Enterprise offerings.

Compatibility Recommendations#

The Ionic team has compiled a set of recommendations for using the Ionic Framework in conjunction with other contextually-relevant software. This is not meant to be a comprehensive list, but covers many common compatibility questions. The Ionic team strongly recommends reviewing your project dependencies once each quarter to keep track of new releases, features and bug fixes.

The Ionic team generally recommends the latest releases of third party packages and strives to support the latest releases within 2-4 weeks of general availability.

Core Dependencies#

Ionic Angular#

FrameworkRequired Angular VersionTypeScript
v6v11+4.0+
v5v8.2+3.5+
v4v8.2+3.5+
v3v5.2.112.6.2

Ionic React#

FrameworkRequired React VersionTypeScript
v6v17+3.7+
v5v16.8+3.7+
v4v16.8+3.7+

Ionic Vue#

FrameworkRequired Vue VersionTypeScript
v6v3.0.6+3.9+
v5v3.0+3.9+

Native Bridges#

FrameworkCordovaCapacitor
V5 - Angularcordova-android 8.X, cordova-ios 5.XLatest 2.X
V5 - ReactNot supportedLatest 2.x
V5 - VueNot supportedLatest 2.X
V4 - Angularcordova-android 8.X, cordova-ios 5.XLatest 2.X
V4 - ReactNot supportedLatest 2.x
V3cordova-android 8.X, cordova-ios 5.XNot officially supported
  • As iOS and Android (and related tools) are updated, you can expect more updates for Cordova and Capacitor, so it is recommended to stay on the latest version(s) of Cordova and Capacitor.

Ionic Platform & Products#

FrameworkAppflowIonic Native Premier Plugins*
V5 - Angular@ionic/angular 5.XUse latest available
V5 - React@ionic/react 5.XUse latest available
V4 - Angular@ionic/angular 4.XUse latest available
V4 - React@ionic/react 4.XUse latest available
V3ionic-angular 3.9.XUse latest; special configuration may be required

Ionic Platform & Products (Cont.)#

FrameworkIonic StudioIonic Native Community Plugins*
V5 - Angular@ionic/angular 5.X@ionic-native 5.X
V5 - ReactNot currently supported@ionic-native 5.X*
V4 - Angular@ionic/angular 5.X@ionic-native 5.X
V4 - ReactNot currently supported@ionic-native 5.X*
V3Not currently supported@ionic-native 4.X
  • Wrappers (and their associated plugins) are community maintained.
  • *Cordova plugin support with Ionic Native and @ionic/react can be achieved using the vanilla JavaScript implementation
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