Mobile App Rewrites via Dual Boot

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2608.15135v1
• Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:15:17 GMT
• Title: Mobile App Rewrites via Dual Boot
• Abstract summary: We show how to host two mobile application variants within a single binary with a boot-time variant selection.<n>We frame the complete lifecycle as the first application of the Strangler Fig pattern to native mobile platforms.<n>The system contributed to a complete iOS application rewrite, from initial embedding through multi-segment experimentation to full deprecation of the legacy variant.
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• Abstract: We term the mechanism dual boot: the ability to host two mobile application variants within a single binary with a boot-time variant selection. This mechanism, combined with build-generated symbol resolution maps and linker retain lists, also enables two additional capabilities not inherent to the mechanism alone: (1) in-binary A/B experimentation between full application variants, and (2) graceful deprecation of the legacy variant without user disruption: preserving app store listing, branding, and install base. We frame the complete lifecycle as the first application of the Strangler Fig pattern to native mobile platforms. We validate the architecture across three evaluation scenarios, with improvements in developer productivity, experimentation capability and flexibility. The system contributed to a complete iOS application rewrite, from initial embedding through multi-segment experimentation to full deprecation of the legacy variant, without losing users throughout the 10-month evaluation.

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