diff --git a/.changes/autostart-remove-static-constraint.md b/.changes/autostart-remove-static-constraint.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6652e19e43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/autostart-remove-static-constraint.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+autostart: minor:enhance
+autostart-js: minor:enhance
+---
+
+Use the generic `IntoIterator<Item = impl Into<String>>` instead of `Vec<&'static str>` as the parameter type for `init(args)` to remove the `&'static` lifetime constraint.
diff --git a/plugins/autostart/src/lib.rs b/plugins/autostart/src/lib.rs
index 4b4c7c23a9..38d1834830 100644
--- a/plugins/autostart/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/autostart/src/lib.rs
@@ -234,10 +234,15 @@ impl Builder {
 /// Initializes the plugin.
 ///
 /// `args` - are passed to your app on startup.
-pub fn init<R: Runtime>(
+// TODO: Remove `init` function or `args` argument in v3
+pub fn init<R: Runtime, I, S>(
     #[allow(unused)] macos_launcher: MacosLauncher,
-    args: Option<Vec<&'static str>>,
-) -> TauriPlugin<R> {
+    args: Option<I>,
+) -> TauriPlugin<R>
+where
+    I: IntoIterator<Item = S>,
+    S: Into<String>,
+{
     let mut builder = Builder::new();
     if let Some(args) = args {
         builder = builder.args(args)