change data type from float to string

I need to change a data type from float to string but I don't have the option to make that change, any ideas?

Are you in production with people using different versions of your app?

yes, I am in production

Will people be using old versions of your app? Can you afford downtime?

If I can open a downtime

Does the app refer to my Flutter application?

Yes. With mobile apps, people may be on different versions because they haven't updated the app. As such, you need to make sure to continue to support them until they upgrade

The type of data I need to change is in appwrite in a collection

we don't allow that. if you do that, your old app will error because it expects a number but is getting a string

I understand, thanks for the information.