Over-the-air (OTA) operating system updates are an important part of the digital product lifecycle. Once devices are in users’ hands or distributed across different locations, fixing vulnerabilities, improving performance and adding capabilities should not depend on an in-person visit.
In this article, the Raybone team discusses the technical and product considerations behind remote operating system updates: secure release processes and package validation, failure management, rollback to a stable version, and compatibility with different hardware.
This article was first published on a Raybone team member’s blog and has been moved here for preservation in the official Raybone blog.
Original article: Remote operating system updates on Virgool