Android - ask server for new version of app?

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I want my app to check in background if there is a new version of the app on MY server (not play store servers). How is it possible?

I already thought maybe i could send a background request with asynctask to my server and evaluate it with some kind of server logics (javascript?)?

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 24 '15 at 13:08

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Make an HTTP-Request to your server. The script at the URL it's calling should simply return the number of the new build you made. In the App you will now be able to check the answer, wich contains the build number and compare it to its own build number.

answered Nov 24 '15 at 13:08

CoderPi

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How do i pass arguments between javascript and android? – Max Klaffenböck Nov 24 '15 at 13:41
I assume you wanted to say server<->android-app ? – CoderPi Nov 24 '15 at 13:44
Yes but i thought i can code on server with javascript? – Max Klaffenböck Nov 24 '15 at 13:46
You can with node.js - but at this point this is out off topic. You got your answer, but you will have to learn yourself how to use your server^^ – CoderPi Nov 24 '15 at 13:47

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 24 '15 at 13:10

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Just have an simple get api for knowing the current version of your app on the server. then find the version of your app using BuildConfig.VERSION_CODE; if the version code in your server is greater than this, then there is an update available

answered Nov 24 '15 at 13:10

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And how do i make that get api? – Max Klaffenböck Nov 24 '15 at 13:39
If you want to keep it very simple, you can just make a url on your server which returns the latest app version(or just an html even). For example. www.yourdomain.com/appversion.php(or whatever) will give you the app version. I assume you know how to do this – Ravjit Singh Nov 24 '15 at 15:28
yes but how do i check the version then? – Max Klaffenböck Nov 24 '15 at 15:35
check where? on the device or on the backend? – Ravjit Singh Nov 24 '15 at 15:39

Android - ask server for new version of app?

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