Which plan do I need?

Pro or Team, the plans that include channels.

Can I set it from CI or an AI tool?

Yes. The CLI command channel-address, PUT /api/ci/channels/address and the MCP tool set_channel_address.

What happens to apps that check for updates?

Apps built with the old address keep getting answers from the in-app update check, so you do not need a new build.

A channel link you can read out loud

Pro and Team

A channel link already stays the same while builds change behind it. With a custom address it is also easy to type, say on a call or print next to a QR code: appforshare.io/c/acme-beta.

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Example

Beta channel

Addressappforshare.io/c/acme-beta
PreviousRedirects for 30 days
Update checkWorks on both

Made for

Agencies that give each client a named beta link
Teams that print a channel QR code with the address under it
Anyone moving from Diawi's custom address add-on

What it ends

Reading an 8 character random code to a client over the phone
A printed address nobody can type

How it works

Step 1
Pick the address
On the project's Testing tab, press Address on the channel, or run appforshare channel-address acme-beta --channel beta --app <bundle id>. 3 to 40 lower case letters, digits and hyphens.
Step 2
Share it
The channel link and QR code now use the new address. It opens the newest build in the channel, as before.
Step 3
Old links keep working
The previous address redirects the page for 30 days, and the in-app update check on it keeps answering.

Addresses are never reused

An address is unique on AppForShare in any letter case, and some words are reserved. Once a channel has used an address, nobody else can pick it, even after the channel is deleted, so testers who kept an old link never land on someone else's build. A channel can go back to an address it had before.

Good to know

The page redirect from the old address lasts 30 days. The in-app update check on it keeps working after that.
On a custom domain (Team) the channel uses the same address on your domain.

Questions

Which plan do I need?: Pro or Team, the plans that include channels.
Can I set it from CI or an AI tool?: Yes. The CLI command channel-address, PUT /api/ci/channels/address and the MCP tool set_channel_address.
What happens to apps that check for updates?: Apps built with the old address keep getting answers from the in-app update check, so you do not need a new build.