Product Updates

PowerSync Service Dart/Flutter SDK React Native SDK Kotlin SDK JavaScript/Web SDK Swift SDK Node.js SDK .NET SDK Capacitor SDK Rust SDK

Sync Catch-Up with Checkpoint Requests (Alpha)

Checkpoint requests let your app catch up with the server on demand, waiting until the local database is up to date with the latest server state, covering pending uploads as well as downloads. Rolling out across our SDKs as an alpha release, starting with Swift.

September 30, 2026

Rust SDK

Rust Client SDK Reaches Beta

The PowerSync Rust SDK is now in beta. This release adds checkpoint requests and `disconnect_and_clear()`, and changes how you set up the async runtime.

September 29, 2026

PowerSync Dashboard

PowerSync Dashboard: v0.0.74

[ADDED] The Client SDK Setup page and the Connect drawer now generate a client schema and backend connector for the Rust SDK.

September 29, 2026

Rust SDK

PowerSync Rust SDK: v0.1.0

[IMPROVED] The Rust SDK is now in beta. This release also adds `request_checkpoint()` and `disconnect_and_clear()`, and changes how you create a `PowerSyncEnvironment`.

September 28, 2026

Kotlin SDK

PowerSync Kotlin SDK: v1.15.2

[FIXED] A failed CRUD upload broke out of the retry loop instead of retrying after the configured delay.

September 28, 2026

JavaScript/Web SDK

JavaScript Web Client SDK: v2.4.1

[FIXED] A regression from `@powersync/web` 2.4.0 where `WASQLiteVFS.OPFSWriteAheadVFS` used larger write-ahead logs than intended.

September 23, 2026

Notice PowerSync Service

Our Plan for Phasing Out Sync Rules

We're phasing out Sync Rules in favor of Sync Streams over the next 15 months. From 15 March 2027, new PowerSync Cloud instances can only use Sync Streams. From 15 December 2027, you can no longer deploy Sync Rules and support for them ends.

September 22, 2026

Node.js SDK

Node.js Client SDK: v1.1.0

[ADDED] `disconnectAndClear({ soft: true })` clears your synced tables but keeps the internal sync state. A later `connect()` for the same user then completes without downloading all data again.

September 21, 2026

React Native SDK

React Native Client SDK: v2.3.0

[ADDED] `disconnectAndClear({ soft: true })` clears your synced tables but keeps the internal sync state. A later `connect()` for the same user then completes without downloading all data again.

September 21, 2026

Swift SDK

PowerSync Swift SDK: v1.16.2

[FIXED] A Sync Stream subscription added right after `connect()`, before the first server response, took up to 20 seconds to take effect. The SDK now applies it immediately.

September 16, 2026