I am having the exact same issue. While testing, I create a build that used the “Insiders” channel. I was able to create a build that pulled from this channel. Now, I have created a new build I am trying to deploy that defaults to the Beta channel instead, but even though my cordova plugin is set to “Beta” (in both package.json and config.xml) the new build still defaults to the “Insiders” channel for updates.
"cordova-plugin-ionic": {
"APP_ID": "XXXXXX",
"CHANNEL_NAME": "Beta",
"UPDATE_METHOD": "auto",
"MAX_STORE": "2",
"WARN_DEBUG": "false"
},
I don’t even know where to look at where this setting might be stuck.
I also added the Pro api and ran the following code to get the currently selected version
const res = await Pro.deploy.info();
this.deployChannel = res.channel;
and it confirms that it is reading from the “Insiders” channel.