Immediate update does not restart the app automatically after installing.

[AkaankshK]

Hi,
When we perform a flexible update, the app restarts automatically after installing the update, but in the case of immediate update it installs the update but does not restart the app automatically.

Heres my code:

  void handleBootStart() async {
    await ServicesManager.initAttributionService();
    User? user = FirebaseAuth.instance.currentUser;
    AppUpdateModel updateData = await AppUpdateService().isAppUpdateAvailable();
    if (updateData.isAppUpdateAvailable &&
        !Get.find<AppSession>().state.canSkipAppUpdate) {
      setSplashAnimationAsComplete();
      if (Platform.isAndroid && updateData.useInAppUpdate) {
        //In app update code
        final _updateDataFromPlayStore = await InAppUpdate.checkForUpdate();
        if (updateData.forceUpdate &&
            _updateDataFromPlayStore.immediateUpdateAllowed) {
          InAppUpdate.performImmediateUpdate().catchError((e) {
            App.showSnackBar(title: e.toString());
          });
        } else if (updateData.isAppUpdateAvailable &&
            _updateDataFromPlayStore.flexibleUpdateAllowed) {
          emit(state.copyWith(
              isSplashAnimationOver: false, isFlexibleUpdateLoading: true));
          final _result = await InAppUpdate.startFlexibleUpdate();
          if (_result == AppUpdateResult.userDeniedUpdate) {
            emit(state.copyWith(
                isSplashAnimationOver: true, isFlexibleUpdateLoading: false));
            _handleNavigationDestination(user);
          } else if (_result == AppUpdateResult.success) {
            await InAppUpdate.completeFlexibleUpdate();
          }
        } else {
          _handleNavigationDestination(user);
        }
      } else {
        Sailor.replaceStackWithWidget(AppUpdateScreen(
          updateData: updateData,
          onSkip: () => _handleNavigationDestination(user),
        ));
      }
    } else {
      _handleNavigationDestination(user);
    }
  }

@jonasbark

[jonasbark]

If the update is applied in Android OS then there's no way that the app stays alive. Probably you're not awaiting the performImmediateUpdate future or an error happens in between.

[AkaankshK]

@jonasbark

this was my production previous code, I was awaiting the future, but it did not work, so i tried the example, that did not help either :/

if (updateData.forceUpdate && _updateDataFromPlayStore.immediateUpdateAllowed) {
          final _result = await InAppUpdate.performImmediateUpdate();
          if (_result == AppUpdateResult.userDeniedUpdate) {
            Sailor.replaceStackWithWidget(AppUpdateScreen(
              updateData: updateData,
              onSkip: () => _handleNavigationDestination(user),
            ));
          }
          if (_result == AppUpdateResult.success) {
            _handleNavigationDestination(user);
          }
        }

[AkaankshK]

@jonasbark and everyone else who is facing this issue,

I read in a google issue tracker that in android 10 and above, this restart is not working, so i changed the the launch mode in android manifest file and it started working.

android:launchMode="singleTask"