Detect my app's own android:versionCode at run time

Question

Is there a way for my app to know the android:versionCode from AndroidManifest.xml or do I have to create a separate constant in one of my classes?

score 93 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 27 '11 at 10:17

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I put this in my subclassed android.app.Application but you can use it anywhere you have a context. Just change getPackageManager() to context.getPackageManager().

public int getVersion() {
    int v = 0;
    try {
        v = getPackageManager().getPackageInfo(getPackageName(), 0).versionCode;
    } catch (NameNotFoundException e) {
        // Huh? Really?
    }
    return v;
}

edited Oct 27 '11 at 10:17

Fedor

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answered Oct 06 '10 at 16:35

Jere.Jones

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 28 '16 at 05:52

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You can get version code simply from <package_name>.BuildConfig#VERSION_CODE reference. It is generated by ADT plugin/Intellij.

answered Mar 28 '16 at 05:52

Mahendran

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 06 '10 at 16:33

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Yes, you can access this information via PackageManager.getPackageInfo

Also, see details about versioning in the documentation

answered Oct 06 '10 at 16:33

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Detect my app's own android:versionCode at run time

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