Managed Package Maintenance

Sometimes updates to your app require installation of a new managed package.

Important This topic only applies to Government Cloud customers, whose apps still use the legacy connected apps framework. The majority of Mobile Publisher customers, whose apps use the external client apps framework, don't need to request, install, or maintain managed packages to use Mobile Publisher.

Here are the two main reasons you might need to upgrade the package:

• Salesforce makes an improvement to a component included in the managed package, like push notifications.
• You update the connected app name or connected app icon of your branded app, which is part of the managed package. Check out the Connected App Overview to learn more about connected apps.

In either case, Salesforce automatically creates a new managed package and sends you an email notifying you to upgrade. After receiving the email, install the new package in each licensed org where the app needs to run—for example, in both sandbox and production.