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🚀 DevCycle is Now Part of Dynatrace! [Learn more](https://blog.devcycle.com/devcycle-is-now-part-of-dynatrace/)

# See Feature Changes in Real Time

Realtime Updates enable the ability to instantly modify features without requiring users to refresh a page or restart an application. Features can be launched, modified, or disabled instantaneously.

Instant feature updates, no user actions required

## Seamless User Experiences

With Realtime Updates, your users never have to refresh a page, restart, or update an application to start using a new feature.

#### Faster Development Time

Realtime Updates allow for a much faster development time. Gone are the days when extra compilation is needed from your team to test out various variable values.

#### Instant Feature Updates for Users

Realtime Updates deliver any changes, modifications or feature upgrades to users immediately – even if an application or website is open at the time of the change.

#### Feature Failure Mitigation

In the event of a broken or failing feature, Realtime Updates enable DevCycle's kill switch to turn it off on instantly without user action – mitigating poor user experience.

## Instantly Update Features

Changes to your app or page are instant with Realtime Updates. All users, even those on long-running devices, always have the most up-to-date experience, without needing to update or restart apps, or refresh pages.

## Squash Buggy Features

If a feature isn't working right, activate DevCycle's Kill Switch while you work on a fix, and realtime Updates will ensure users receive a stable version of your feature without reloading the page or app. DevCycle allows you to separate deployment from releases so you can resolve issues faster and re-enable features whenever they're ready.

## Faster Development and Testing

Speed up development and QA testing by modifying variables in DevCycle while testing a feature and see updates in realtime.
