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Feature Lifecycle Statuses: Labs, Early Access, & General Availability

How upcoming and released features are rolled out on Radio.co.

Written by Jamie Ashbrook

We want to be transparent about how our features develop. We're retiring the term "Beta", instead using three clear lifecycle statuses so you always know a feature's stability, who can access it, and what support to expect.

Overview of Feature Statuses

Status

Meaning

Access

Support

🧪 Labs

Experimental / validation phase. Early testing to gather feedback. May change significantly, be removed, or never ship.

Early testers, selected cohorts, or opt-in.

No SLA. Feedback is passed directly to the product team.

🚀 Early Access (EA)

Incomplete feature, but committed. Active development is ongoing, but committed to taking it to full release.

Any station can opt in via Station Settings. Can be toggled off at any time.

No SLA for general bugs. Critical issues (SEV3) are addressed during working hours.

✅ General Availability (GA)

Stable and fully supported. Standard, production-ready product meeting all technical requirements.

All users.

Standard SLA and severities. Handled via normal bug and incident channels.

How You'll See This in Studio

  1. In-App Badges: Features in Labs or Early Access will display a small badge next to the feature name inside the dashboard.

  2. Opting In / Out: You can enable or disable Early Access features directly in your Station Settings under the feature flags section.

  3. Unlisted Help Guides: Labs and Early Access features will include direct links to unlisted documentation to help you test them effectively.

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