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Summary

Adds two new sections to the "Updating Native Apps" (OTA) page, explaining
two release strategies not previously documented: rolling out features that
require a full app store release, and upgrading the Mendix version safely.
Applied to refguide (Studio Pro 11), refguide10, and refguide9.

Changes

  • New section "Rolling Out Features That Span an App Store Release":
    explains how to use OTA to prepare a feature while keeping it hidden
    behind a constant (via a nanoflow decision or conditional visibility),
    then enable it with a small, low-risk app store release. Keeps old and
    new app versions compatible while the release is under Apple review.
  • New section "Upgrading the Mendix Version": recommends keeping version
    upgrades separate from feature work, keeping model changes minimal, and
    explains that a compatible model lets the old and new native client both
    work against the upgraded runtime, so the new client can ship via a
    normal app store release without OTA.
  • Reordered the page so both new sections sit after "When to Use OTA
    Updates" and before "Enabling and Building an App with Mendix OTA
    Updates Enabled," keeping strategy guidance grouped with the existing
    use-case guidance.
  • Backported identically to refguide10 and refguide9.

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