---
title: "Guides | Shorebird Blog"
description: "How to ship Flutter updates safely with Shorebird: rollouts, rollbacks, CI and what happens when something fails."
url: https://shorebird.dev/blog/category/guides/
---

The Shorebird blog

# Guides.

How to ship Flutter updates safely with Shorebird: rollouts, rollbacks, CI and what happens when something fails.

* [All 72](/blog)
* [Product updates 29](/blog/category/product)
* [Guides 12](/blog/category/guides)
* [Flutter & industry 19](/blog/category/flutter)
* [Company 12](/blog/category/company)

## All posts

* Guides Sep 2, 2026 6 min read

  ### [What happens when a patch fails](/blog/what-happens-when-a-patch-fails)

  A close look at how Shorebird patches fail, what your users experience when they do, and what you can do about it.

  ![](/_astro/abhishek-doshi.DveI0bx__ZfWpAX.webp)

  Abhishek Doshi

  Developer Relations Engineer

* Guides Aug 4, 2026 3 min read

  ### [Exploring Shorebird Samples: Real-world use cases for over-the-air updates](/blog/exploring-shorebird-samples)

  A tour of the Shorebird Samples repository: real-world examples for flavors, progressive rollouts, add-to-app, and patchable business logic.

  ![](/_astro/abhishek-doshi.DveI0bx__ZfWpAX.webp)

  Abhishek Doshi

  Developer Relations Engineer

* Guides Jul 30, 2026 4 min read

  ### [Manually control your Shorebird updates](/blog/manual-control-of-your-shorebird-updates)

  Learn how to disable Shorebird's automatic updates and take full manual control over when and how patches roll out to your users.

  ![](/_astro/abhishek-doshi.DveI0bx__ZfWpAX.webp)

  Abhishek Doshi

  Developer Relations Engineer

* Guides Jun 2, 2026 4 min read

  ### [Why you need to deploy Shorebird on day 1](/blog/why-you-need-to-deploy-shorebird-on-day-1)

  Adding Shorebird Code Push to your Flutter app from day one changes how your team ships

  ![](/_astro/tom-arra.IgPqHpb8_ZasOGN.webp)

  Tom Arra

  Head of Operations

* Guides May 21, 2026 4 min read

  ### [Keep your Flutter version current](/blog/keep-your-flutter-version-current)

  Learn why an N-1 upgrade strategy keeps your app secure, your dependencies healthy, and your team out of painful upgrade projects.

  ![](/_astro/tom-arra.IgPqHpb8_ZasOGN.webp)

  Tom Arra

  Head of Operations

* Guides Mar 4, 2026 2 min read

  ### [Are you smart enough to predict an outage?](/blog/predict-an-outage)

  How Shorebird can help you prepare in case of an outage.

  ![](/_astro/eric-seidel.C0UU7sl0_1R85Yl.webp)

  Eric Seidel

  CEO and Founder

* Guides Jul 22, 2025 2 min read

  ### [Estimating your patch needs with Shorebird](/blog/how-many-patches)

  Here’s a simple way to estimate usage—whether you ship once a month or every commit.

  ![](/_astro/tom-arra.IgPqHpb8_ZasOGN.webp)

  Tom Arra

  Head of Operations

* Guides Jul 7, 2025 3 min read

  ### [Rolling Back Patches - Why It Matters More Than You Think](/blog/rolling-back-patches-reflection)

  Why this overlooked superpower gives Flutter teams the control they’ve been missing.

  ![](/_astro/tom-arra.IgPqHpb8_ZasOGN.webp)

  Tom Arra

  Head of Operations

* Guides Oct 10, 2024 1 min read

  ### [Using Shorebird with your Team](/blog/organizations)

  Announcing "Organizations" support for improved collaboration within teams.

  ![](/_astro/shorebird.8BV7hDal_Z2urCdl.webp)

  Shorebird

  The Shorebird Team

* Guides Sep 25, 2024 1 min read

  ### [How to integrate Shorebird into your development workflow](/blog/development-workflow)

  Announcing our opinionated development workflow guide.

  ![](/_astro/felix-angelov.BC9z19kk_ZSO5b3.webp)

  Felix Angelov

  Founding Engineer

* Guides Aug 20, 2024 2 min read

  ### [Viewing logs in released apps](/blog/viewing-logs)

  How to view logs for an app without a debugger attached.

  ![](/_astro/bryan-oltman.TgpL39LN_Z2gxQnO.webp)

  Bryan Oltman

  Founding Engineer

* Guides Aug 16, 2024 2 min read

  ### [Surviving the upgrade to Dart 3.5.0](/blog/dart-3-5-0)

  Troubleshooting when upgrading to Dart 3.5.0.

  ![](/_astro/bryan-oltman.TgpL39LN_Z2gxQnO.webp)

  Bryan Oltman

  Founding Engineer

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