Android Question How to check for update?

[Zeev Goldstein]

Hi

I had a function that checked if there's an update to my app in google play store
Since sdk 34 it stopped working

How can i check for app update now?

Thanks

 

[AnandGupta]

Hi

I had a function that checked if there's an update to my app in google play store
Since sdk 34 it stopped working

How can i check for app update now?

Thanks

Can you put the code what/how it does ?
Experts may give some alternative to it.

 

[Zeev Goldstein]

Can you put the code what/how it does ?
Experts may give some alternative to it.

thank you Anand for your reply
unfortunately i removed the code as it caused problems with google play store that blocked it
before sdk 34 it worked fine and i know it has issues with security
so i removed the code as i had to upload a new version (sdk 33 upgraded to sdk 34 - that was all)
now the app will automatically update by google store but i want to be able to notify and force in certain cases
any ideas?
thanks

 

[AnandGupta]

Few suggestion based on Forum read.

• upload a version text file at your server, read from your app and notify user
• check gplay url and see the version number there, put version in whats new
• push notification, complex though, to your app

 

[Zeev Goldstein]

Few suggestion based on Forum read.

• upload a version text file at your server, read from your app and notify user
• check gplay url and see the version number there, put version in whats new
• push notification, complex though, to your app

thanks
that's very close to what i currently do

how do i check gplay for current version?

i saw in other apps that they can activate directly the update instead of going to the app page and let the user press update
how can i do that if i find from gplay that there's an update?

many thanks

 

[AnandGupta]

how do i check gplay for current version?

i saw in other apps that they can activate directly the update instead of going to the app page and let the user press update
how can i do that if i find from gplay that there's an update?

If you found the version difference, just open your gplay url, I think.

 

[Zeev Goldstein]

If you found the version difference, just open your gplay url, I think.

yes - but how do i check the gplay app version?
that will be a big step as i will be able to compare to the app's ver and take action
at this point this is the big question

 

[AnandGupta]

yes - but how do i check the gplay app version?
that will be a big step as i will be able to compare to the app's ver and take action
at this point this is the big question

Check my app gplay page
Mini Todo Widget – Apps on Google Play

Mini Todo Widget - Apps on Google Play

Mini Todo List with resizable widget. Organize and view on home screen.

play.google.com

See version written in what's new

What's new
Fixed bugs. Added Contact developer option. Added smooth animation. Made more colorful for version 1.54

Similarly check your app page.

 

[Zeev Goldstein]

Check my app gplay page
Mini Todo Widget – Apps on Google Play

Mini Todo Widget - Apps on Google Play

Mini Todo List with resizable widget. Organize and view on home screen.

play.google.com

See version written in what's new

What's new
Fixed bugs. Added Contact developer option. Added smooth animation. Made more colorful for version 1.54

Similarly check your app page.

thanks
that's not really what i wanted
i wanted to take the app version from the app's listing to from my update description
i know other are doing it so i wondered how do they do it and do the same trick

 

[AnandGupta]

thanks
that's not really what i wanted
i wanted to take the app version from the app's listing to from my update description
i know other are doing it so i wondered how do they do it and do the same trick

Maybe experts here can throw some light on it.

 

[Zeev Goldstein]

Maybe experts here can throw some light on it.

yes, what I'm hoping...

 

[DonManfred]

i know other are doing it so i wondered how do they do it and do the same trick

Soiw the code they are using and which works.

 

[Zeev Goldstein]

Soiw the code they are using and which works.

hi
not sure your message is clear...

 

[DonManfred]

Ask the author of a app, on which you know it works, how they are doing it.

Or find a working java code (for SDK 34!). We can help porting it to b4a.

 

[Zeev Goldstein]

Ask the author of a app, on which you know it works, how they are doing it.

Or find a working java code (for SDK 34!). We can help porting it to b4a.

i wish i could
these are all kind of apps i have no contact to the developers
some are banks etc

i was hoping someone here can help...
i think we all need such a solution especially since what was working stopped due to sdk 34

 

[Computersmith64]

You can use the In-App Update API -> https://developer.android.com/guide/playcore/in-app-updates

- Colin.

 

[Zeev Goldstein]

You can use the In-App Update API -> https://developer.android.com/guide/playcore/in-app-updates

- Colin.

thanks
EXACTLY what i meant
the problem is how to tell there's an update?
and then i will require someone else - an expert (i'm not - so far from this) to make it a b4a feature/lib so we can all use it

 

[Computersmith64]

thanks
EXACTLY what i meant
the problem is how to tell there's an update?
and then i will require someone else - an expert (i'm not - so far from this) to make it a b4a feature/lib so we can all use it

The API tells you if there's an update available & how long it has been available. Yeah - you need someone to wrap it for B4A...

- Colin.

 

[Zeev Goldstein]

The API tells you if there's an update available & how long it has been available. Yeah - you need someone to wrap it for B4A...

- Colin.

so now i need to wait for that somebody...

 

[Computersmith64]

so now i need to wait for that somebody...

In theory you could use JavaObject to access the API functionality, but I couldn't tell you how.

- Colin.