is autoupdating possible in Android without using android market?

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Is there a way to automatically update application on Android?

As a property of an application(NOT USING GOOGLE PLAY), an auto-updating possible in android? I mean can a application check and download the new apk file, and install after downloading it?

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 29 '12 at 17:47

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Check out the CWAC-Updater project: https://github.com/commonsguy/cwac-updater

answered Mar 29 '12 at 17:47

Marc Bernstein

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really great and easy to use! Kudos to Mark Murphy – AVEbrahimi Nov 11 '12 at 14:22
Link is broken, updated link - https://github.com/gauravarora/cwac-updater – Jaydev Oct 04 '16 at 07:25
@Jaydev this link is broken too – Jorgesys Aug 21 '19 at 20:16

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 25 '12 at 06:56

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If you don't want to maintain you own update server, you may try this: auto-update-apk.com

Android client is open-source under Apache 2.0 license, so you may see how it works and make any changes, if necessary, before incorporating into your own project or using it as a starting point of your project.

answered Apr 25 '12 at 06:56

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Love it, and they offer 1GB of monthly bandwidth for free, with a nice web interface to manage your apps. To incorporate in your project, add three permissions in the manifest, copy-paste a Java class and call its constructor. It's that simple! – tiktak Aug 07 '13 at 05:01

score -1 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 29 '12 at 17:47

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Yes, you can use your own webservice for checking updates, and open link to new apk in browser. After downloading user can install new version.

answered Mar 29 '12 at 17:47

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is autoupdating possible in Android without using android market?

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