Provide available version code

[cmkweber]

This is exposed by the AppUpdateManager:

https://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/android/play/core/appupdate/AppUpdateInfo.html#availableVersionCode()

[jonasbark]

Can you think of a use case where this would be useful?

[cmkweber]

One use case is to only force update if the version number is behind on major, or minor version, but not force if only patch version has changed. With the version number the developer can determine if update is required or not.

[jonasbark]

True on that, but there's no way to tell if it's a minor or major release based on the version code alone? That would only work if the developer has a specific way of using the code (instead of just incrementing it).
The version name isn't exposed unfortunately.

[cmkweber]

Does it not report the whole version string like: 1.0.0 - as it does on the Play Store page?

[cmkweber]

My mistake, I didn't thoroughly review what it was reporting, it looks like they just report an integer, not sure why. I'll close this since unfortunately they aren't providing the whole version string.

[jonasbark]

I reopened it again - if there's interest and someone finds a legit use case, then I'll make sure it's implemented 👍

[creativecreatorormaybenot]

@jonasbark

In my current implementation, I check against the backend if the outdated version of the app needs to be updated (a newer version is set as required by the backend). If so, I check if there is an in-app update available.
With the current implementation, I just assume that the available in-app update meets the version requirement defined by my backend (which is reasonable), but it would of course be epic if I could validate that using the package :)

[jonasbark]

1.1.4 has just been uploaded with this feature 👍