CodePush updates download and install successfully but changes don't appear

[rohith-thummanapally-sidsfarm]

Environment

Platform: iOS
React Native version: 0.79.0
CodePush version: 1.4.0
CodePush service: Revopush
Device/Simulator: iOS Device (iPhone)
Build type: TestFlight (Release configuration)

Description
CodePush updates download, verify, and install successfully in Staging environment, but the changes don't appear in the app . The same setup works perfectly in Production environment.

CodePush Configuration:

function MainStack()
{

const codePushStatusDidChange = async (syncStatus) => {
    console.log('codepush' , syncStatus);
    if (syncStatus === codePush.SyncStatus.UPDATE_INSTALLED) {
     console.log('codepush updated to latest codepush');
    }
    else if(syncStatus === codePush.SyncStatus.DOWNLOADING_PACKAGE)
    {
      console.log('codepush Downloading package - JS');
    } 
    else if(syncStatus === codePush.SyncStatus.INSTALLING_UPDATE)
    {
      console.log('codepush INSTALLING_UPDATE - JS');
    }
  };

  const syncCodepushUpdate = async () => {
    try {
      await codePush.sync(
        {
          installMode: codePush.InstallMode.IMMEDIATE,
        },
        codePushStatusDidChange,
      );
    } catch (error) {
      console.log(error);
      crashlytics().recordError(error, 'Home-syncCodepushUpdate');
    }
  };

useEffect(()=>{
syncCodepushUpdate();
},[]);

//all of other logic
return (...//my screens);
}

export default codePush(MainStack);

Native Configuration (AppDelegate.swift)
override func bundleURL() -> URL? {
#if DEBUG
return RCTBundleURLProvider.sharedSettings().jsBundleURL(forBundleRoot: "index")
#else
return CodePush.bundleURL()
#endif
}

Info.plist
CodePushDeploymentKey
[STAGING_DEPLOYMENT_KEY]

Steps to Reproduce

1. Build app version for TestFlight (Release configuration)
2. Install app on device from TestFlight
3. Make simple text changes in a .js file (e.g., change "Hello" to "Hello World")
4. Release update to Staging (do a codepush )
5. Open app - CodePush sync is triggered
6. Observe logs and app behavior

Expected Behavior

After CodePush update completes and app restarts, the text changes should be visible immediately.

Actual Behavior

• Update downloads successfully
• Hash verification passes
• Update installs successfully
• Logs show "Update is installed and will be run on the next app restart"
• App restarts
• Changes are NOT visible

After 2nd /3rd Restart of app

After Restart

codepush: App is up to date

Additional Information

codePush.getUpdateMetadata();
is giving

{ install: [Function: install],
isPending: false,
description: '',
label: 'v37',
failedInstall: false,
binaryDate: '1770835938.000000',
packageHash: 'e9922be8abc55a04a837eb20c043278e933a2bfb0e8d1fbccb5dfsomehash',
bundlePath: '.bundles/main.jsbundle',
isMandatory: true,
appVersion: '4.1.35',
downloadUrl: 'https://blob.revopush.org/diff_EJCVC2fnZx_6dHVSbzNIvRV3tdsTz-ncM-sAL4p4JOT',
packageSize: 1606455,
deploymentKey: 'My Deployment KEY',
isFirstRun: false }

i have downloaded the bundle from downloadUrl , my changes are there in bundle (BTW i am just testing for textual changes)

[revopushbot]

please provide logs from device. Code Push logs are annotated with [CodePush] prefix so logs will explicitly tell from what bundle app starts. Example from ANdroid belos but idea is the same

[CodePush] Loading JS bundle from "assets://index.android.bundle"
[CodePush] Checking for update.
2026-02-15 18:59:38.770  4910-4928  ReactNativeJS           com.webapp                           I  [CodePush] Downloading package.
2026-02-15 18:59:40.306  4910-4936  ReactNative             com.webapp                           D  [CodePush] Error deleting file app.json
2026-02-15 18:59:40.309  4910-4928  ReactNativeJS           com.webapp                           I  [CodePush] Installing update.
2026-02-15 18:59:40.317  4910-4929  ReactNative             com.webapp                           D  [CodePush] Loading JS bundle from "/data/user/0/com.webapp/files/CodePush/0a8da5e7f4d9c55f9de6a433ed4053e32f4c074829d51e8929510df1fdfcc4e1/CodePush/index.android.bundle"                  

Also please be aware that TestFlight approach for testing is quite limited. Due to apple security restriction on app restart it deletes all the changes made by an app where CodePush needs to have download assets and bundles be persisted so to run on top of it.

[dangthequan]

I have got same issue on android :(

[tuanphamhnl]

For work around, I use this library to restart the app: https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-restart