Tying to update PWA: swUpdate.isEnabled is true but not calling the subscribed method even when ngsw-config.json is altered

Question

services/pwa.service.ts:

import { Injectable } from \'@angular/core\';
import { SwUpdate } from \'@angular/service-worker\';
import {Observable} from \"rxjs/         


        

Answer 1

This worked for me on all devices:

export class PwaUpdateService {

    updateSubscription;

    constructor(public updates: SwUpdate) {
    }

    public checkForUpdates(): void {
        this.updateSubscription = this.updates.available.subscribe(event => this.promptUser());

        if (this.updates.isEnabled) {
            // Required to enable updates on Windows and ios.
            this.updates.activateUpdate();

            interval(60 * 60 * 1000).subscribe(() => {
                this.updates.checkForUpdate().then(() => {
                    // console.log('checking for updates');
                });
            });

        }

        // Important: on Safari (ios) Heroku doesn't auto redirect links to their https which allows the installation of the pwa like usual
        // but it deactivates the swUpdate. So make sure to open your pwa on safari like so: https://example.com then (install/add to home)
    }

    promptUser(): void {
        this.updates.activateUpdate().then(() => {
            window.location.reload();
        });
    }
}