{"id":2949678,"date":"2025-11-24T04:01:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T12:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=2949678"},"modified":"2025-11-25T09:04:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T17:04:12","slug":"changes-to-the-field-operations-mobile-apps-product-life-cycle","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/field-maps\/field-mobility\/changes-to-the-field-operations-mobile-apps-product-life-cycle","title":{"rendered":"Changes to the Field Operations Mobile Apps Product Life Cycle"},"author":308292,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23261],"tags":[773402],"industry":[],"product":[679821,36681,408802,36691],"class_list":["post-2949678","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-field-mobility","tag-product-life-cycle","product-field-maps","product-navigator","product-quickcapture","product-survey123"],"acf":{"authors":[{"ID":308292,"user_firstname":"Sarah","user_lastname":"Saint-Ruth","nickname":"Sarah Saint-Ruth","user_nicename":"ssaintruth","display_name":"Sarah Saint-Ruth","user_email":"ssaintruth@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2022-04-14 16:23:12","user_description":"Sarah is the Lead Product Manager for Mobile and Field Operations team which includes ArcGIS Field Maps, ArcGIS Survey123, ArcGIS Workforce, ArcGIS QuickCapture and ArcGIS Navigator. She works as part of the wider Field Operations team to discover and deliver solutions for field staff in every industry. Based in the UK.","user_avatar":""}],"short_description":"As of November 24, 2025, Esri is applying a Mature Support phase to the product life cycle for Field Operations mobile applications.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

As of November 24, 2025, the Mature Support phase is being applied to the product life cycle for ArcGIS Field Maps, ArcGIS Navigator, ArcGIS QuickCapture, and ArcGIS Survey123 mobile applications. This change adds a third phase\u2014General Availability, Mature Support, and Retired\u2014to provide organizations with greater flexibility when deploying updates.<\/p>\n

With this change, when a new version is released, the previous version will enter Mature Support for 90 days before being retired. During this period, the previous version remains supported, allowing organizations to validate workflows and maintain compliance with IT policies while preparing for upgrade. Bug fixes will only be applied to future releases, and previous versions cannot be installed or reinstalled on devices.<\/p>\n

Best Practices:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Best practice is adopting the latest version as soon as possible. Esri conducts extensive testing before every release, but given the complexity of enterprise environments, local validation is essential.<\/p>\n

To minimize risk, use the Early Adopter program, which provides access to beta releases approximately 30 days before general availability. This enables organizations to test workflows, identify issues early, and provide feedback to influence product improvements.<\/p>\n

The Mature Support phase allows a 90-day period for the wider workforce to remain on the previous version, ensuring compliance with IT policies that mandate the use of supported software, while workflows are tested on the latest release.<\/p>\n

It remains best practice to complete this testing during the beta phase and adopt the latest version as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

Sign up to the Early Adopter Community: https:\/\/earlyadopter.esri.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n"}],"related_articles":"","show_article_image":false,"card_image":false,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BannerLArge.jpg"},"yoast_head":"\nChanges to the Field Operations Mobile Apps Product Life Cycle<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Product Life Cycle changes for ArcGIS Field Maps, ArcGIS Survey123, ArcGIS QuickCapture and ArcGIS Navigator\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/field-maps\/field-mobility\/changes-to-the-field-operations-mobile-apps-product-life-cycle\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Changes to the Field Operations Mobile Apps Product Life Cycle\" 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